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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!!

Saturday, 23 February 2013

You Can't Beat A Bit Of Downton

Pre-run nerves are already starting! Fortunately (or maybe not!) although the sniffles are no worse they are not really any better either. Still, I'm going to give tomorrow a go; fully prepared to give it up as a lost cause if things are not going well, but I have to try at the very least.

Despite the tidying up, shopping, brewing up, lunch and dinner-making Mum and I had a pretty lazy day. The sore throat sadly prevented me from reading to her - as is one of our pastimes - but didn't stop us from sitting down, chatting, watching the rugby, dropping off to sleep and watching what is fast becoming one of the best TV Series currently airing.

Confession time here, over the last couple of Christmasses, I have been buying Mum the various series DVD box sets of Downton Abbey. Whilst I bought it in the confidence that she would enjoy it, I also bought it in the knowledge that when Mum watched an episode, I would be watching it too! We are now onto the third series.

For those of you who know them; Downton has shades of 'Upstairs, Downstairs' and 'Gosford Park', but for me it is SO much better. It is that rare combination of casting, characters, plots, sub-plots which makes watching only one episode on DVD nigh-on impossible (how people managed when it was on TV I shall never know; only one episode a week?!). Oh, and yes; in case you were wondering, it does have more than it's fair share of romance (and yes: in case you were wondering, there is a common denominator which runs through my favourite TV!). A couple the night before their wedding, kissing with their eyes closed to abide by the 'groom not seeing the bride' rule was sooooooo sweet!

I know I know.....soppy old sod.......

Anyway; I left Mum tucked up in front of the telly, watching Mrs' Browns Boys. and it's time for me to retire (chance would be a fine thing). Good night's sleep urgently required. Nightie night!!

......57 days and counting......

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