Self-helpless

No way, Jose!

Now, I dont want you to get too excited, but I'm embarking on a little bit of self-improvment at the moment... I dont know where it's come from, but I'm on a roll, so I'm sticking to it.

I have started keeping a food diary (as recommended by Aj Rochester, author of the book "Confessions of a Reformed Dieter" - BRILLIANT book. If you haven't read it - DO IT NOW!) and I've been really putting some effort in with my exercise. I've been doing at least 30 minutes of exercise every day: Either walking the dogs, running, going to the gym, or riding my bike. I've also started riding my bike or walking to work instead of driving, although this week we've had a week of solid rain, so I've had to drive - otherwise I'd have to swim to work!

I really need to lose some kgs. Really. I'm 175cm, and 90kg. I think it was actually seeing that figure - 90 - on the scales that freaked me out and pushed me into doing something about my health. Also, recently I have noticed my fitness slide in the wrong direction. I am using my asthma inhaler more frequently, and I've been feeling pain in my chest when i do power-walking at school with my sport-group. NOT GOOD.

So. Time for action. I need to get my ass off the couch and moving, before this downhill slide becomes an avalanche!

My first goal - 85kg.

HEAR THAT CYBER-WORLD??? HEAR THAT EVERYONE! I - Anjel - hereby promise to hit 85kg before the christmas holidays!

I am following the plan in AJ's book, keeping the food diary, and there's another thing...

Next year, my school wants to send a team to run the City to Surf. I plan to be on that excursion running those 14K's with those kids.

...oh god - what am I saying??? 14 Kilometres???? I cant even run 100 metres! It seems completely insane, and completely impossible... but hell. That's the kinda woman I am.

BRING IT ON.


This'll be me next year. NOT.