Nearly there - NSV

Thank you!

I started dieting at the end of December 2011, but wasn't exercising much. The weight started dropping pretty quickly and then plateaued around March which is when I thought I'd try mfp on my android phone, not really expecting too much. How wrong was I. I gave up smoking and decided I was going to start walking as well as counting my calories with mfp. At first I was struggling to walk a mile without gasping for breath. Gradually things got easier. I installed Runkeeper on my phone and started competing with myself. Walking a bit further every day, trying to beat my times and distances.

By May this year I decided it was time to dust down the exercise bike and give it a go. I loved it. I started mixing the cycling and walking, which had a big effect on my inches lost. In June I bought myself a mountain bike and started hitting the trails with my brother in law. His encouragement has really spurred me on. I've done lung busting 30 mile cycles and never looked back.

I've not really done anything special, just kept at it mixing up the exercises. Just started doing weights to tone myself up in the last month, and thinking of doing some kettle bell classes. My plan is to get back to the weight I was when I was a competing athlete at the age of 21. I've had my off days like everyone else. Some days I don't exercise at all, but it seems to be working.

Col.