My Health and Fitness Journey

This is not going to be a fitness blog about someone who is super fit with a perfect body.  This is about a real person who tries to fit some fitness into her daily routine because she knows it is good for her.  I am not about to preach to anyone about fitness or diet.  I am not going to be perfect at any of this but I do want to challenge myself in my health and fitness goals this year.

I am a bit overweight and I have this vice called wine.  I love wine.  I love the way it tastes, I love the way it makes me feel while I am drinking it and I love being social.  What I don’t like about wine is that it makes me put on weight and it makes me feel pretty crappy the next day if I have too much of it.  My challenge this year is to stop drinking wine to release stress, and to only drink wine as a form of celebration.  I definitely want to cut down on my alcohol intake this year.

As a near 50 year old women I am also starting to struggle with the challenges of menopause.  Mood swings and weight gain are all part of this bundle of fun that we are given to mark the end of our child bearing years.  As I move solidly into middle age I want to make sure I remain as fit and healthy as I can be.

I have been extremely fortunate with my health so far.  Nothing major has ever happened to me and I rarely get sick.  My doctor once told me it is because I don’t have time to get sick, and I think that is partly true.  The fact that I do generally eat healthy food and exercise regularly may also play a part.  Let’s hope my good fortune with health continues.

When it comes to fitness I do think it is something you need to invest in.  I think it helps so much with my mind as well as my body and I would much prefer to be paying money to a gym than to be paying money to a bunch of doctors to fix me up.  This is an investment in me and my future.

I have two amazing personal trainers, Simon and Amanda from Mission Possible Fitness.  They are a brother and sister team who run a small gym that I have been going to for about 4 years now.  I do 3 PT training sessions a week with my fitness buddy Mel, and try to fit in at least one other group class a week.  I didn’t know anyone when I started going to Mission Possible Fitness but I now have a group of friends from these classes.  Most of us are business women who see the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and we keep each other accountable.  I have no doubt that Simon and Amanda will be pushing me in this year of challenge.

To kickstart this year, I am publicly challenging myself to 30 days of eating cleaning and being off the grog.  It is day 2, so I am only just starting this journey.  I am determined not to fail on this one.  I have a lot of control in my life but the one thing I struggle with is controlling what I eat and drink.  I am easily tempted.  I need to stay focused on this. 

So let the challenge continue.  Only 28 days to go!!!