I have struggled with my weight all of my life. At the age of 13 I weighed 110kg! At 16 I realised how overweight I was and just how bad it was for my health; so I did something about it and lost 40kgs over the next 3 yrs. I kept this weight off up until 1 & a ½ ago, when I was ill for a long period with kidney problems, I have since put on 10kgs. I would love to have a healthy looking body for once in my life, and llok forward to this challenge in helping me achieve my goal.

I am really enjoying doing weights at the gym, and the good news is that the weight is finally starting to come off! I have lost a whole 1/2 kg.

I am happy with how the program is going so far. I can feel my body changing and it is encouraging. I really believe that I will look and feel a lot better at the end of these 12 weeks.

Dean has been really supportive, I was feeling discouraged that I hadn’t lost any weight, he made me see the whole dieting process in a different light, that it is a lifestyle change, not just a quick fix. So even though it will take longer to lose the weight this time, once the weight is off, it should be off for good.

It is now more than half way through the challenge, and I have settled into a new routine which includes:-

1. Saturday - 2hr walk/run
2. Sunday - Body boarding
3. Monday - 2hr walk/run
4. Tuesday - 30min walk
5. Wednesday - 45 mins run
6. Thursday - 45 min run
7. Friday - break

I weigh 80.5kgs now, and I still hope to reach my goal. It is a bit easier to stay focused, as I know that there is not that much time left on the weight loss challenge. I am really happy how my fitness has improved, though I would have liked to have lost more weight by this stage. Since the beginning for the New Year I have lost a total of 6kgs so I don't feel too badly when I look at it like that.

Well one thing is for sure, is that I am not looking forward to Easter this year, which had previously always been my favourite time of year. My fiancé is Polish so there is always heaps of tasty Polish food to eat on Easter Sunday, I think the key this year will be moderation.

I now weigh 79kgs. My home gym has arrived so I hope to focus on toning over these next 2 weeks. The last two weeks have been hectic, as life always seems to be with me, so I have not been able to do as much exercise as I would have hoped too. Plus it was raining off and on which sort of makes it hard to exercise outside, but now with the home gym I don’t have anymore excuses. Adam and I played squash last Tuesday which is something we have not done since we lived in Sydney 6 months ago, we are going to make it part of our regular routine.

At the moment I don’t think I will reach my goal of 10kgs by the end of the challenge, but I am still confident that I will lose the weight by my wedding.

I now weigh 78kgs, and am a lot fitter. We have had to move the wedding forward to the 1st of May due to an illness in the family, so I am flat out making preparations. I want to congratulate the other brides on their efforts! Thank you True Bride & Get Fit for running this competition, it gave me the extra encouragement to lose the weight.