So I’ve got through the first 3 weeks – Been to the gym and swimming aswell as done some things at home (Dance DVDs, stretches) and running.

I have felt quite out of breath and energy drops not so much – I’ve not changed my diet much yet but have cut down crisps to one or two bags a week (or thats the plan) instead of daily aswell as chocolate/snacks I’ve tried replacing with a seeds/nuts Mix which is suprisingly tasty.

Its been hard work and looking back doesn’t feel like I’ve done much. Its been exercise between jobs – a break in the middle of the day to do stuff and then return to job time. I think that if I keep it up then it will definetly help.

I’ve been aching a bit from the new moves, but felt when I went trampolining more in the shapes I was meant to be in for a change so may be improving my ability at the same time.

I am working through a 13 week challenge that started on the 2nd of June 2009 and should end around the start of September – so throughout the summer while its bright and nice – predicted to be an excellent summer for a change.

The challenge will include a change in diet and doing a variety of mixed exercises including:

• Dance – Salsa
• Gym
• Swimming
• DVD Aerobic exercise
• Running
• Trampoling
• Cycling

I have read/seen loads of adverts that say within 8 weeks you can go from that to this – I don’t really believe that without changing your attitude and trying hard that it is possible.

Many times people have said to me that I don’t need to loose weight, and wonder “how” i keep it off but I don’t – I just hide it well so far but don’t want to hide it – I don’t want it there to be able to be hid.

I have started my challenge by drawing up a plan on PC, and printing it off and putting up on a wall I see often – Its a lot harder to quit when you have a target plus its good to see progress you can check off as you go along.

I have a whole list of measurements of when I started somewhere and wonder just if any will change or if I will have just changed life for no reason except to realise I’m getting older and joining the rest of the world in accepting that people change – I don’t want that but as with most things – it is a choice.

I don’t really eat too well these days, and realised more with the lack of energy I have in things.

I used to eat a lot of sweeties/candy and have quite balanced meals when I look back as I grew up and I’ve always had a sweet tooth as many friends will tell you.

I tried cutting down but seem to end up hungry and have been eating things that are really not that great for me.

I’m trying to re-balance my diet and get back to eating healthy but now I’m just making food for me. While I have friends over or out with them I seem to have a more balanced approach as the variety works out cheaper split than just on own.

I’m not sure if its just a cash point of view but a lot of the time it feels as thou there is little point cooking such variety for just one person althou that person is me. I’ve started to make meals that can be frozen and re-heated so that its like cooking for others to split the costing.

Whatever I’ve done to change my diet and “cut down” on the bad/junk things I eat hasn’t worked as now I’ve put on weight and am either hungry or have a lacking of energy. So what now?