Okay, here is the whole truth!!
I measured my various "bits" (!) on Monday at the start of my challenge and weighed myself - all was rather deperessing, but not a surprise to me!!
Chest: 42" (not boobs - just fat back!!)
Belly (!) : 38"
Waist: 43"
Thigh: 23"
Arm: 12"
Weight: 11stone 7lb!!!!!
When I got married nearly 19 years ago I weighed 8 stone 10lb!! Two children later and an awful lot of stress and lack of exercise and far too much wine and chocolate have taken their toll!!
This week I've started building up very slowly to starting a regular exercise routine.
On Monday when I shuffled the rowing machine out of the shed and dusted it down I could only manage 10 rows without collapsing in a heap! Wednesday I managed 20 rows and today I am up to 30 rows. My aim is to get to 100.
I started back on the Wii Fit - it told me off for not using it for nearly a year!!! I am in the category of "Overweight" - which is a lot better than being in the "Obese" bit!! I've set myself a target of loosing 2lb every 2 weeks at the moment - a pound a week - eventually I'd like to do 2lb a week.
On Monday I could do 20 minutes on the Wii Fit and that was enough for me! Today I managed 31 minutes and was sweating for England!! I hope to up my running on there steadily - at the moment I'm only just doing the 3 minutes without huffing and puffing and having to keep my chest in check with my arm to stop them knocking me out bouncing around! I need to invest in a good sturdy Sports Bra!!
It's a start - it's far more than I was doing a week ago - steady as she goes!!
Once I feel a tad better about myself I'll get my bike out and go public - at the moment am happy doing a bit of exercise in the comfort of my living room with the curtains closed so that no-one on the bus can see me as it turns around over the road!!
Weigh in is Monday - hoping for a 2lb loss in the first week - I've sweated enough to deserve it!
Next I need to cut back on my chocolate and win intake - trying to limit the wine to the weekends only - we'll see!!
For every pound I loose I will be donating £10 to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust - they may get a heap of money out of me - or they may get a tenner - only I can make sure they get plenty!!
