Fresh start

So, here I am, again, starting a fresh to try and make myself feel better about my body, get fitter and healthier.
Been to buy myself a new pair of workout trousers and the latest edition of Top Sante magazine to motivate myself.

I know I can exercise little and often and get great results without having to spend a lot of money. I had a spurt of energy before Christmas and did well with the Wii. Then I became fed up and bored with it, poorly and for one reason or another, I stopped. I go in phases of exercise and never really keep going with things. I lose interest very easily.

Right now I am still trying to weigh up whether or not I want to join the local council gym and swim membership OR do it alone with my Endomondo app and walk myself fit. I have had success with both ways in the past, but now more than ever I feel different. I'm not sure how to explain how or why.
I think the gym puts me off, money wise and the self concious bit of having the induction (agaiiiiiiiiiiiiiin) when what I really want to say is , 'yeah yeah yeah, I KNOW how to use this and that and every bloody machine in here, leave me alone!' Then having to get in the car, get there, etc, you know, the usual gym excuses.
But also the gym does have great benefits as well as the swimming option which is very relaxing.

This time last year I was still building up stamina and more strength to walk further distances without getting too out of breath (chemo greatly affected my lungs and breathing)
On holiday in Tenerife in Feb last year, we walked a lot every morning into the local town. This set me up well for walking when I got home and continued it well, walking at least a mile a day. Bearing in mind I was off work still at this point. Half term holidays are an ideal time to get going with exercise as it gives me that boost and chance to see and feel the benefits before going back to work. The challenge then is to fit it in with a working day and week. There are ways and it is possible, it's making a good habit.
Plus, the lighter mornings and nights are coming, well, they're nearly here, already seen a difference in the evenings. It's lovely. I do get very down in the Winter months, I know a lot of people do.
I have been weaning off my anti depressants and I am back down to 10mg now. Ideal time to start coming off them in the Spring and Summer. I hope to be off them by Autumn.

So. I have a decision to make. Do I go to the induction I booked for Wed or do I do it alone and use my app and share to encourage myself and others.

Either way, I want to blog and record my exercise and activities through photos and stories. I hope it will give me a focus and help me to move forward to feeling better about me.

I also have the Race For Life in June and would like to feel fitter to take part in that. If I can jog part of the way round Lister Park, that would make me so happy and proud.