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Hello there everyone, and welcome to my blog (hats off to 'Blogging for Dummies' for teaching this dummy how to....you know!).

I am overweight; make that very overweight. I think the technical term is 'morbidly obese'....ouch! Over the last few years I have had a few health warning shots, enough to make me realise that although there is nothing going on with my health that can't be reversed; my time is running out to do something about it before something really bad happens.

So this is my journey to health, and the plan is an ambitious one. I want to lose weight, and I want to get fitter; fit enough to run the Manchester 10k in May of 2012, fit enough to run a half marathon towards the end of 2012, and then fit enough to run the London Marathon in 2013, where the blogging journey will end at the finish line down the Mall.

I write this in the hope that the words and thoughts of both myself and readers can inspire me when the journey gets difficult, then hopefully people can be inspired by my story; believing that the most difficult journey is possible.

I make a promise to you that I will be honest - if the wheels fall off and I have six pizzas in two days, I will come clean - and I will do my very best. Share it with me.

......Wish me luck!!

Tuesday, 13 September 2011

Weigh in (13)

Well I have not one cotton-picking clue how this happened. Here's me, gingerly stepping on to the scales expecting a metaphorical 'tut-tut', along with telling me just how much damage I have done; and I am down to 17 stone 8 pounds! How do you do stunned silence in a blog post...? How about this...............
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Yep, that should just about do it.
I had a night out with one of my best friends (booze), and succumbed to a Chinese takeaway at the weekend. No swimming last weekend either. Strange, but I am not complaining.
One thing is for sure; I don't think I will get away with that regime for another week (and there may still be some residual effect on next week's weigh-in), but the badminton season starts on Friday, and I have had my usual training session tonight with Michael (never gonna make me sweat, no matter how hard you try) Wood. I think a relaxing swim will be in order on Saturday morning too. Exercise this week shouldn't be a problem then!
I truly hope I am over this dodgy period and regained my focus. I think I was a bit naive to think that the level of vigilance could be maintained, but I am well aware that it is these recoveries - rather than the easy times - which are the most important things to get me where I want to go. Let's keep it going.
Posted by Adyblady at 23:20
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Wee_Ali said... Reply to comment

Now that's a cheery start to my day :-) It's funny ... because you're being strongly motivated to do this for health reasons, every time there's a big weight loss week-on-week, I can't help feeling such gratitude that this will probably mean you are in my life for longer.
Keep going AdyBlady ... and enjoy yourself along the way :-)
W-A x.

14 September 2011 at 08:44
Adyblady said... Reply to comment

@Wee_Ali
I promise I won't go and walk under a bus; ironic though that may be!
In truth, it's a really nice thing to say, and comforting to know that if you are stuck with me for longer; the reverse is also true!

14 September 2011 at 15:21

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