I learnt recently that some people will try to motivate themselves to get thin by sticking a picture of themselves as a bloater on their fridge. That way they see it when they head in there for another slice of cheesecake and, hopefully, they decide not to bother. 

While uploading pics to my flickr account on Friday I found this pic taken back in 2006 with my nephew. It would've been taken around September and it was at that time that people had commented about the amount of weight I'd lost. I've decided that this is going to be my motivational picture for the fridge because it shows what I can achieve with a small amount of effort. 

For the record I achieved those results with 6 months of managing to do the 10,000 steps a day during the week coupled with a small amount of training, and I do mean small amount, for a couple of 10K races. 

This is my 2008 challenge and I expect it to take all year. I aim to get back to where I was in Sept 2006 before I got injured. It's about looking (more) fantastic and getting a more healthy life where I do more light exercise (including walking more) along with the gym training and running. 

You'll read the progress here.