This is a nice way to start the New Year isn’t it. I didn’t need to make a resolution along the lines of ‘get fit for summer’ or ‘eat less sugar’, because I had already done it. I’m not smug about it though. It makes me nervous. I think, my resolution is just as hard as losing it. Maintain the results.
In January 2017, I wasn’t doing any sport at all and I was steadily stress/comfort eating myself out of half my wardrobe. I had a bulging disc. Getting in and out of the car was painful, running was out of the question.
In April, a very clever surgeon (who I really must write and thank) successfully shaved off (lovely) the bulging disc. Thankfully there wasn’t any permanent nerve damage so all I had to do was convince my nerve that it wasn’t in pain anymore and then start rehabilitating myself back to fitness. I did this by running, signing up for pilates and seeing a sports therapist to make sure I was going down the right track.
In September, for lots of reasons (see Lessons from the Body Coach), I signed up for Joe Wicks’ 90 Day SSS Plan. I wanted to do something positive for me. Already a lover of exercise, the HIIT and weight training sessions weren’t that difficult to do, it was following a diet that was my big challenge. I learnt so many things, which I talk about here and here. The main thing I got out of it was realising that eating healthy food was really enjoyable. It doesn’t have to be complicated (lots of weighing things out) and there is a lot of freedom to get from being disciplined.
As I said, now that I have finished the programme, the big question is; can I keep it up? Will the old habits of eating a bag of Haribo at 4pm every day come back? Will I continue to prepare three healthy meals a day or will I start skipping meals and surviving on high carbohydrate snacks? Has this new healthy lifestyle become a way of life for me or was it just a 3-month diet?
To help me commit to keeping lean and healthy, I have started this blog and I am going to write a post every day that documents a healthy choice I have made each day for the next year. It could be a meal I have cooked, food product I have found, exercise I’m doing, anything that is essentially helping me to keep healthy. For now, I’m just doing this for me, but if I manage a month then I might start sharing what I am doing. That way I will have some accountability. Plus what I hope might happen, is that people like me, just your every day normal person; with jobs, family, friends, PTA, birthdays, home admin, all that, will find the posts useful and inspiring for maintaining their healthy life.
Let’s see shall we.
the things on my plate 