Here goes.......

Mood:- fair
Listening to:- Emmerdale
Sugar:- 6.8 at 9.10am
Weight:- 16st 2lbs

So there you have it I'm going to blog about my progress on my health kick and weight loss. If I do it every few days and do successfully in it all then I can look back and be proud of myself and hopefully you all will to? Some of my friends, you know who you are....lol... (Alison) don't do facebook so don't know anything about what I'm up to because I have been trying to get her to join but she won't so this is also for you Al.

I went to see the gynaecologist on January 4 and she read me the riot act, I have had problems for years and years now and they just don't seem to be getting any better. Mercy she took no mercy lol, she told me exactly what I am doing to my body by not looking after myself and my diabetes, she was just like the Maggie Thatcher of gynaecology and some people would have been offended but she did me the biggest favour of my life. Anyone who knows me knows that 2009 wasn't the easiest of years for me, mainly my own doing of course but this year is the start of the Millennium for me, I know 10 years late but better late than never, lol.

Right so here's what's been happening be prepared for a shock....

I go for a walk every other day for 30 minutes as briskly as I can, and I am proud to say I am getting a little faster each time, I have my ipod blaring rock music and I pace away up a bit of an incline to start then down a bit then up a bit of an incline again, I'm not overdoing it or else I will start to hate it and we don't want that do we?! lol

I started at the gym last week, yes that's right the gym, I've only been twice so far, it's a bit difficult with work and I won't go when it's busy there, but the guy there has worked out a programme for me and I do some time on the treadmill, a few mins on the cross trainer (that is one evil machine), then the exercise bike and a cool down on the treadmill. I only do about half an hour but I think it's enough for a start and then I will work up to a bit more as time goes on.

I'm also cutting down a lot and I haven't had any chocolate since New Years Day, oh I've had a couple of Skinny Cow hot chocolates, it feeds my craving and isn't as bad for me as bars of chocolate, lol.

So now for the progress report since January 4. Well in my first 2 weeks I lost NOTHING, ZERO, ZILCH, NADA, I was really upset about it so I have taken drastic action this last week. I have stopped eating red meat, it's chicken all the way for me or Quorn mince, I'll have red meat once a week but it's so high in saturated fat it's best not to have too much of it.

Righty hoh, there you have it, the Abi Guinto health & fitness get thin in a year regime, January 1st 2011 you'll see a new me I can promise you!!!

I hope you are all going to support me, it'll help no end and I thank those who already are and those who will in advance.

xxx