Hello..

Well here we go.. In January 2008 I started a journey of getting myself healthy, I was 140.4 kgs+ and SO unhappy. I wore a size 28 clothes and had a BMI over 50. I was unhealthy, unfit and pre-diabetic. My family was scared for my life and things were not going well. I started just watching what I ate and walking 30 mins a day. the weight fell off slowly and I begin to feel better. Eventually I joined weight watchers and managed to over the next year lose 30 kgs. I started to run I started to see a trainer and my weight kept coming off. In June 2011 I had lost 80 kgs and felt great. But I was unhappy in my relationship and left my partner of 5 years and decided to leave my job as well and move city. In between all that I gained back 8 kg, I also fell in love with my friend of 12 years and felt the happiest I had in years.  

I managed my weight ok through 2012, it went up and down between 88-94 kgs. Things were ok and I was playing with it but not really trying as hard as was really needed or being as committed as I needed to be to shift it. I had burst at it and then weeks of just well plodding along. But in November 2012 I was 89 kgs and felt happy enough. 

Then xmas came and went and my weight started to sky rocket and I was running and exercising. I felt unwell a lot and headed to the Dr, by this stage I had stabbing awful pains, my gallbladder was pretty cross and I had it removed urgently late february 2013. Since then I have had major issues with my weight. I have hit the 101.6 kg mark and freaked out and I have had the worst reflux of my life and been sent to a specialist. But in recent weeks it seems to have gone again and I have stopped taking my medication.

I now feel better about myself and again ready to kick this weight for once and for all while I train to run a half marathon on the 13th of April 2014. This is one of my personal goals I have not been able to achieve as yet.. this time.. its going to get done.

Today I weight 99.9 kgs, I wear a size 14 jean and a size 16 top. I am not comfortable this size. 

My goal is to get to 75 - 80 kgs and be a size 12 top and bottom, I want to run a half marathon. I want to feel proud of myself and happy in my clothes. 

So as of next week I start the coach to 5 km training ( already have completed week 1 day 1 & 2 this week) and I will continue running until I am a half marathon runner. 

I have always achieved good weight loss when it is along side a an exercise goal. This goal is massive but it is on my bucket list. SO it will be done. 
I have hunted down a training program and I will start that 12 weeks out ( so beginning of January) and between now and then I need to get to a 7-10km run distance. 

Aswell as all of this I live with my inlaws while my house is being built and I am currently applying for jobs for next year. 
Wish me luck. 

I CAN DO THIS, I am capable of reaching my goals and dreams. 

I am going to use myfitnesspal to track my calories (1500 a day) and map my run to track my runs. Aswell as wear my heart rate monitor while running. 

Goal is to run 3 times a week and hopefully bike once a week with the Fiance. 

As my training increases my goals will aswell. 

This is the end goal:   http://orewabeachhalfmarathon.com