1 year on

It's a year to the day that my wife and I got the flyer through the door for our local Virgin Active gym and decided we'd go and have a look. And well, what a difference a year makes.
Here I am at nearly my biggest, on the happiest day of my life (my wedding day), stood next to my mum, I was probably about 120kg at this point:


And here at 128kg:


I was wearing a size 44 trouser
xxl t-shirt

That is the man I was. Now at around 40kg lighter (fluctuating between 90kg and 88kg), I took part in The nuts challenge last week. a 7km 90 obstacle assault course, through rivers, lakes, and a lot of mud. I sprained my ankle about 1km in, but with all the training and preparation I'd done, I didn't quit, and my team finished 5th out of the 20 competing, in 1:49:15

here I am with my team warming up before the event:


Here I am facing down a cammo net covered in barbed wire:


I'm now a size 36 waist
and medium shirt

I've never felt better, so if anyone reading this is just starting out or wandering if they can do it, you can!