Background

So around Feb 2007 some friends and me booked a holiday in Greece for beginning of June, and so began the motivation. Had just finished up uni and was a total mess and too long on booze and take aways. Joined the local gym which was about 5 mins walk away and got an induction/training session with a guy who looked nothing like I wanted to (skinny, weedy) but he was a professional, so he must know what he's doing. Right?

Anyway, prescribed a routine of treadmill stationery bike cross trainer and crunches till home time. Definitely helped aerobic fitness and climbing the stairs was less of a problem but a month passed and was disappointed with lack of progress.

Started on some weights and got training with a couple of other guys on the weights and things picked up. Lost slightly over 3 stone in time for take off and had a great holiday.

Was still no where near where I felt I could be but was happy with progress. Then...week on holiday, came back to loads of overtime at work, graduation, graduation balls, always an excuse to miss the gym and the holiday motivation was gone. All went a bit pair shaped, or more egg shaped to be honest.

Moved to the big smoke a few months later and joined new gym but never really got into it again and found myself whiling away the time on the bike. Put back on 2 of the 3 stone I had lost this time last year. It was only last week that this occurred to me and I was quite disgusted with how I had let myself go. So, back to the gym

No short term motivation this time, just the general "don't be a fat slob".

Hopefully it will go better this time