So, the doctor put me in touch with Livewell. First impressions are good. The organisation is funded by Derby City Council and has a team of specialists to support you on your journey. The first session talked about the programme and what we’d be committing to. The weekly group session is ran by Yasmin and Andy (see pic).
We were all given our little blue books which would act as our goal setting and tracking document. I had a clear goal in this, at this stage it is all about getting back in my wetsuit. The date I have gone for is the 6th August which is the British Para-Tri series at Swansea…. So that’s the first target.
The second week we talked about exercise and opportunities that the programme brings to us. One big thing is 12 months Gym membership at the council ran gyms and access to a enviable selection of different classes. In the third week we were given nutritional advice and ideas for increasing fruit and veg intake.
One of the ideas I took and ran with was the addition of smoothies. I’ve never been one to have them before, but I decided to buy a smoothie maker and have not looked back. I’m now fitting these into my diet.
Weight wise; 4 weeks in I have lost a few pounds and feeling confident in the future again. I have also started training again ‘proper’ and am now getting help from team Huub’s head coach Hilary.
I am starting to think about goals again the programme encourages you to set goals here are mine;
- Lose enough weight to enter the British Para Tri Championships in Aug 22
- Get to 16 Stone by Nov 22
- Get to 13 Stone by May 23
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