A reason to fight the flab

Weight Loss This Week : 1lb

Some friends and I have decided that we have put on too much weight over Christmas, and so the time has come to shift our lard arses to gyms etc, and get rid of the vile flab.
So, I have been dieting for one whole week (unfortunately, I have to wait til pay day to join the gym, so that will all start next week!), and so far I have lost 1lb in seven days, just from cutting out the crappy food.
Now, 1lb might not sound like a lot, but I was quite happy with this. Its a start. Its just the first tiny step towards the target I set myself, and I am pleased that I managed to make that step. Usually, I am just far too lazy and far too fond of my naughty foods to manage it.

But this time, I am determined. In July, we will all be taking part in Race For Life. For those of you not UK based, it is a charity, 5k walk/jog/run that raises money for Cancer Research. Most of us girlies participating have had family who have suffered from Cancer in some form or another.

My Auntie Christine was diagnosed with breast cancer a few years ago. She underwent a masectomy, a long round of Chemotherapy, lost her hair, her eyebrows, even her eyelashes - and she smiled through the whole thing. She is in her 30's.
My Auntie Judith, Christine's sister, has just last week had a lumpectomy to remove the breast cancer that was diagnosed a few days before Christmas.
And at the beginning of January, I went to the funeral of a friend of mine who lost his fight to cancer just a few months before his 60th birthday. He was the funniest, most friendly, most loving and heart warmingly wonderful people I have ever had the chance to know, and I'll miss him forever.

So, us girlies, we've decided to take part in the Race For Life this year. Not just to get fit, or to lose weight - but to try and make some sort of difference.

The getting fit and losing weight may just be a bonus, though.