A little autobiography

The facts:

I'm 34 years old, I'm married to Vivienne (who's coming on this journey too) and I have an 8 month old son.

My working day is mostly spent at my desk, however I do occasionally get to go and do some manual labour which I still enjoy when I don't have to do it every day.

In the past I have been very keen on a fair few outdoor sports: sailing, surfing, windsurfing, climbing as well as rugby in my school days and the occasional kick about with a football.

My sporting activities in the past decade have dropped right off to the point where I basically don't do any.  I go for the odd run and try to walk as much as I can but that's basically it.

As a result I reckon I'm carrying about four stone that I don't need to.  I have a very large frame - broad shoulders etc - so I hide it well but I know for a fact that ten years ago when I was working on the beach for Sunsail, I had a six pack.  That knowledge, combined with the feeling of a slow decent into middle age, makes me so determined to make a change.

I want to get back to where I was before.  I want to feel good on the beach.  I want to have the energy and the vigour to go out surfing and actually enjoy more than the first 20 seconds.  I want my son to look at me as he grows up and be inspired to be as active as his daddy is.

I know that this process will help me with this - I just need to look at my Phase One friends to know that.  And I know that I will change the way I think about everything here.

I'm totally psyched, let's do this!