A year in – a summary

Well, it's pretty much a year to the day since I started this blog, so I guess it's time to ask what I've achieved – and what I could have done better.

Let's start with the weight – at the very best this year, I hit 82.9 kilos, down 12 kilos on the start of the year. I've put on just under a kilo and a half over Christmas – I'm now up to 84.3 kilos, but that's not the end of the world.

I've dropped around a couple of dress sizes, from a large 18 to a standard 16. And I'm much, much fitter than I was a year ago, when I couldn't even run for the bus without getting out of puff, never mind contemplating five kilometres.

On the down side, though, I kind of lost the plot after a cracking start to the weight loss. The challenge for this year will be to pick up where I left off and drop at least another 10 kilos (preferably closer to 15) by this time next year. One article I read recently that really made me think was about portion control, and that's something I'm really going to work on in the coming weeks.

And I'll keep posting stuff to this blog – so keep an eye out for some interesting recipes in the coming weeks and months.