I'm writing this from my work desk, knowing (read: dreading the thought) that when I get home I have to go for my first run of my first week of the Couch to 5k challenge. I am terrified.
I've been overweight for the majority of my memory. I was an active kid, always dancing however I was always in the largest leotard... now I'm 26 years old, 5ft 4 and 16 stone. After years of depression - I'm back on track, I'm off the pills, settled in my job and I am ready to take control of my body, well-being and essential happiness.
The overall goal is to get fit, slim down to a healthy (for my height) 9st and increase my chances of living a long, happy and healthy life. Today, I'm taking the first step of a very long journey and at the moment the path feels quite lonely.... I'm just looking for some friendly advice from people that have done it or are still doing it!
Today was my first official day on the NHS weight loss plan, but I had been logging my food intake for about a week or so in order to get my head in the right space and have made some progress (to my disbelief). I really didn't want to start full throttle, then fail, and give up and eat a whole packet of Doritos...
I'm following the 'NHS 12 week weight loss plan' and 'NHS 12 week fitness plan' to get me started and using the 'My Fitness tracker' app to log my food intake and 'MisFit Shine' to keep me motivated.