Pre Holiday preparations

Well it's my big four zero in a couple of weeks and what better then celebrate it away in Florida rather then gloomy grey cold England! This holiday has been in planning since last year and with that our training programmes and associated diets! I've been always been an active guy (14yrs in the Army) and since leaving the mob, been trying to hard to keep up the usual fitness regime of gyms, sports and charity runs. This comes relatively easily for me and self motivation and discipline tends to be the same too. My lovely partner though is another matter.

You see she is not from our fair land but is a Saffa and ever since landing on our shores (nearly 4yrs) the weight have been piling on from a size 8/10 to roughly size 14. She and they rest of the antipodeans females call this the "Heathrow injection"! Quiet funny I thought!
I have never been face with so many different diet plans since I met her! The thing is though she has never given the "eat less, exercise more" plan a chance! I suppose it is unfair to her as this type of mentality is fairly straight forward to me but to her it means a hell lot of discipline in both watching what she eat (we love our food!), drink and regular exercise!
It wasn't long before the excuses came out-
"I work too and am tired after work you know!"
"The gym is too far!"
"I can't afford the gym's membership"
"It’s not fair why you are thin"
"I can't exercise by myself!"
"It’s the Pill/genetics/food manufacturers fault!
"I MUST have chocolate!"
"What do you know?"

Gawd the list goes on. So the first was an half arse attempt in walking, running and playing squash more often but with our unfortunate weather, any signs of bad weather, me finishing work late she would cancel the exercise.
Next came a 10 weeks, 3 sessions per week 1-2-1 personal trainer programme combine with the Cambridge diet. This was not cheap but hey it seems to be working!

Suddenly she is excited about going to each training session and the weight was indeed coming off lb by lb! Then the evitable happen the weight seems to stop coming off and she couldn't keep the Cambridge diet going. Before long the 1-2-1 sessions came to an end and then so did the Cambridge Diet (this stop a few previous weeks before hand though). So what happen next...watch this space!