When I was 18 I spent 3 months in the Army. Before I joined up I was relatively fit and in decent shape. When I left, I was very fit and in incredible shape.

Unfortunately it’s been downhill from there and now I’m very unfit and bordering on needing to shop at High and Mighty :s.

I’ve been on the verge of saying “enough is enough” for a few months now, and last Monday I took the plunge and joined a gym again.

Remarkably I’m actually excited to be going to the gym. I’ve had 2 nights so far where I’ve been close to not going, but apart from a meeting that kept me at work too long, and an evening where it’d have been stupid to go (sooo much pain from the day before) I’ve kept at it. 4 days a week for the past 2 weeks and I’m still going strong.

My god it hurts though! I went to a short class that teaches you some work out techniques today. Granted I’ve experienced a lot of it before, but it was very useful to get a catchup class. We did some interval training on the treadmill, incredible workout, exhausting but so satisfying!

Goal so far… fit into my linen suit again (don’t laugh, it’s a great suit for the summer!).. Goal for the future, I’m going to think big and try for a marathon.