April 2011.Welcome to my blog!
Hi, I'm Catherine, I'm 43 years old living happily in Surrey, UK with 3 cats and a husband of 9 years. I am quite lazy and like cake and wine. My weight has fluctuated over the years but now I have decided I need to do something about it for good. I need to lose 42lbs to be a healthy weight and, of course, happy when I go clothes shopping. I'm doing it by tracking my calories with mynetdiary and learning to run with the Getrunning couch to 5k programme. I want to be capable of doing a 5k run by my next birthday in August 2011 and easily get into size 12 (UK size) jeans by Christmas. I want to still be healthy and fit when I'm 80.
I am not dieting but rather, changing my lifestyle from sedentary, indulgent and fed up when I look in the mirror to fit, toned, slim and grinning!
I have dieted and hit the gym 100's of times before but always quietly so I don't get pitying looks when I give up. This time is different. I made a conscious decision to make his public on Twitter, Facebook and now by blogging so there is no turning back. I mean, as so many of you are watching, if I stopped now, that would just be embarrassing!
Please feel free to add comments or ask questions.
Thanks for reading xx
Jan 2012. Update.
I finished the couch 2 5k programme, run 5k's regularly and now training for a 10k run. I am down 2 stone to a comfortable size 14 (UK size). I didn't quite manage size 12 by Christmas but my next goal is size 12 for my 10th wedding anniversary at the end of July. I should easily make that.
