At the beginning of this year I wrote on my blog about trying to lose weight, and as it's nearly the end of the year I thought it was time to report on my endeavours.
This year I signed up for a free twelve week healthy eating and exercise course at my local leisure centre, which helped me to get going. Once the course had finished I rejoined the gym and I'm happy to report that until the last few weeks, I have been a regular visitor there.
After the course ended I attempted to go it alone as I'd had a good start. However, as usual, I found I needed more than my own internal motivation and joined (again) a weekly slimming club as I need that weigh in at the meeting to keep me on track. It's that thought of being accountable to someone who is going to write my weight on a tangible record that helps me to keep a bit more focussed.
I haven't lost a lot of weight, but I am lighter than I was at the beginning of the year, and I feel that my muscles are remembering what they are there for. Even my arms have toned a little. I am certainly fitter than I was at the beginning of the year and will be back at the gym in January.
Did I do as well as I'd hoped? No, I haven't. Am I finishing the year in a better place than I was at the beginning? Yes I am. Am I taking that as a win? You betcha I am.
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