harderbetterfasterstronger: I'm back!

Hello all! It's been a long time since I posted but I thought I'd get posting again to let you know how things were going!

Well!

Firstly, i did lose a lot of weight, I gained a lot back and now I seem to have slowly lost all that big gain and kepe it off! I'm around the 68 Kg mark which is good! I was 66Kg at age 18 and slim then so this is good!

I tore the cartilage in my knee running which was kind of the spark of my weight gain... I couldn't run or cycle without pain for a while so gained weight through eating too much for my activity.

Lessons learned... whilst I was running on the high of exercise endorphins... over exercising, in particular running, meant I wore and ground my body down, literally in the case of my knees, til it was very vulnerable. A small fall outside work was what made me tear the cartilage. Anyway, thankfully the damage wasn't too severe and after lots of rest, physio and good food, and the temporary weight gain, I got better again.

I am now the proud owner of a CUBE Aerial Road Bike, I cycle 3-5 times a week. At the moment its on the gym bike but when the weather gets nicer and I have the time to do so, I'll be back out on the roads!

In terms of running. Last year I took part in several 10km runs...
I completed the Manchester Great Run, Woodhall Spa 10km, Lincolnshire Services Summer Road Running League and the Adidas Thunder Run...www.tr24.co.uk ... It was EPIC!

I also partook in RAF Athletics... in particular the 1500m track run, long jump, discus and shot putt, plus the medley relay.

I got a Bronze medal at the RAF President's Cup which was great! I PB-ed at the Woodhall Spa 10Km and I saw a whole new side to running at the Thunder Run...

What else is new...

Well, I got two pet bunny rabbits called Matilda and Rosie - Matilda, I abbreviate her to Miffy is Rosie's daughter...she was 12 weeks old when I got her on my 24th Birthday in April 2012... Rosie was 18 months old and they both love each other so much and me and Chris love them back!

What else is new... ahh I have so much news!

I graduated (at last) from the Joint Air Traffic Control Course and was posted to Lincolnshire! I have since gained 5 endorsements in Air Traffic at my unit plus a temporary duty Mobile Tower endorsement for Netheravon airfield whilst on exercise!

And now for the big news... I got engaged!!!

I'm getting married on 31 May 2014 back home to my wonderful fiance! In fact, I've been using the UK Bride website to help me plan our big day! If you're interested in it..take a look! The forum is full of loads of good chat for Brides to Be!

www.ukbride.co.uk/forum

Other news:

Sadly, we lost some pets over the past 18months.

Firstly we lost our very much beloved dog, Robbie. A beautiful loyal dog who I will never forget.

Secondly we lost Robin - one of our hens, very suddenly too.

Thirdly, we eventually got a new dog, Jack- a Berger Blanc Suisse/White Swiss Shepherd who is a bit boisterous (still technically a puppy - he doesn't know his strength) and he attacked Princess Paris Jackson with his muzzle on in a horrible accident and she passed away at the vert from shock.

Anyway, see the pics below for a quick update in pics! Expect more blogs...especially wedding related in the near future!