First blog

Hello,

I have meaning to start a blog for a long time but have only just got round to it now, not a good start I know but I have to start somewhere.

I have been over weight for a long time and now I'm just sorting it out, well over due I know but they do say better late then never.

I have always wanted to do some sort of sporting event but have never had the drive to do it until just over 2 years ago when I started to have pains in my chest, neck and arms when my blood pressure was high.

So after going dizzy and passing out my wife insisted that I go to the doctor, so off I go and see the Dr who then refers me to a specialist who the wants to run some tests, outcome not good, he says that I have suffered a minor heart attack!! I'm 29 at this point and scared out of my wits.

Now I have been booked into have a angiogram, not nice but let's get on with it, I'm lucky enough to have a good job with private health care so it all moves on quick, from referral to angiogram takes about 4 weeks.

Angiogram comes back clear so now the Doctor wants a word about my life style.

I should tell you know that I have never smoked and haven't drunk alcohol for around 9 years so the cause of me being over weights pure greed and I will be the first to admit it.

Now with a heart scare and a wife and son to think of I believe it is time to do something about it.

I weighed myself while on holiday and was shocked to see that I was 238lbs , I know their are thousands of others worse off, but this me and need to sort It out, when I say sort it out it did take me 18 months to take it seriously.

What do I do now? Well I have always enjoyed cycling so why not start doing this, I then took part in the Uk government cycle to work scheme to get a new road bike and best of all it is 0% over 12 months and tax free.

I have my bike and have started riding.

All going well so far but am getting frustrated that I can't track how I'm improving so my wonderful wife buys me a Garmin 705 for my birthday and it's worth it's weight in gold.

Right nearly up to the present date, am riding a lot 2-3 times a week, weather permitting and now have just started to run.

My goal is to do a triathlon by May 2011

I now weight 220lbs and feel good - lost 18lbs since I started doing it properly about 8 weeks ago.