Biggest Loser day 1

When I woke up on Monday morning I felt ill. Overeating to excess and with very unhealthy fatty food when you have no gall bladder is not a good idea. I had been feeling gradually worse for a while and Monday was really bad.

Still, I couldn't give in on day one so I set off and ran 2 mile before breakfast as Matt had instructed. I was suprised at how difficult it was. I had been saying to myself 'it's only 2 miles' I mean I did 13 miles (though didn't run it all) on the great north run. But it seems I'm back to struggling with just 2 mile. Just goes to show how unfit I've got again.

I'm not back to how I was though. I'm not 21st 7lb and unable to run at all like I used to be.

Then I went to the gym where Matt weighed me and took photos. He was going to measure me too but we both forgot. The photos weren't that good because what I was wearing pretty much covered everything.

I weigh 109.9kg which is 17st 4lb

17st 4lb !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh my god. That is just awful.

My body fat is 47.6% and my bmi is 34.7

I had already been thinking about the photos and thought no matter how awful I wanted realistic and accurate before pictures showing what I manage to achieve. On the biggest loser they take the photos in shorts and sports bra's so if they can do that so can I. So I did my own later at home. Though it is actually really difficult taking photos of yourself. getting the camera in the right position.

I was supposed to go out for a 45 minute walk with a weighted rucksack that evening. I forgot the rucksack but ended up walking for 1hr 40minutes. When I set off I walked down the road but then I decided to go find a park I knew was in the area. It's a strange place, you would be unlikely to find it if you didn't know it was there even though it is a big park and woodland. It is totally surrounded by houses with just little paths here and there that lead into it. I had lived in the area for years without ever knowing about it until one day I was walking Bonnie with the children and said 'lets go see where that path leads.

It was nice to go back there, it is a long time since I last went there and the path back up through the woodland is quite hard work. I was pretty exhausted by the time I got home. Then I did ab work and press ups.

Right now I'm going to post the photos Matt took and the photo's I took. They are pretty horrendous but I don't care because that isn't going to be me anymore.