Day 1 – Week 1 – 1 minute

That’s it. We’ve begun. There’s no going back now for the next 364 days.

My alarm went off at 0600.  Given I hadn’t slept well (perhaps due to the anticipation!) I felt wide-awake as I turned off the alarm. I got up, grabbed my water bottle from next to my bed and went straight to the bathroom. There, I weighed myself, then changed into my exercise clothes and shoes.

Then into the living room, where I keep my ‘bosu’, a nifty exercise tool for the days it is too cold, dark or wet to go outside – and I did one minute of cardio.

That’s it. Then off for a shower, get dressed, breakfast and a cup of tea.

That wasn’t hard, now was it? It did of course mean I spent about five times as long to get ready to exercise than to do the exercise itself, but I guess that’s going to be the case for a while.

I weighed in at 146 pounds (66 kilograms) this morning, which explains why my clothes have been a bit tight. I usually sit around about 140 pounds (63.5 kgs) but after a few weeks holiday in Australia -  and all the wine and cheese that went with it – I’m a little over budget!

I have this idea, that if I exercised regularly, I would be about 125 pounds (57 kgs), and that would be my ideal weight, but it has been so long since I have been there, I have no idea! I suppose I’ll find out. If I have some muscle definition and weigh 125 pounds by the end of my year, I will be very happy indeed.

But the good thing is – despite my alarm at the scales this morning, I could take a deep breath and know I have started what it is going to take to shift the weight sooner or later. And all in just one minute! Roll on tomorrow.

Suzi