So, I have taken my measurements, which I am not happy with but I know it's a starting place.
My measurements are as follows:

Chest (under bust) 94cm
Chest (across bust) 113cm
Waist (widest part) 115cm
Hips (under c-section overhang) 118cm
Bicep (left arm) 37cm
Thigh (left leg) 65cm
Calf (left leg) 41cm

I will update my measurements every 30 days or so.

I know that I have let my health go astray but now it is time to deal with it. I have a few conditions which make losing weight really difficult. They are PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome), Hypothyroid & I have chronic nerve pain as well as spine & hip problems. I used to be very active & just before I found out that I was pregnant with my youngest son, I was on target for gaining my black belt in kickboxing. Sadly the pregnancy took much more of a strain on my body than it should have done. I tried getting back into kickboxing but I soon realised that I was able to do pretty much everything in the classes but I would be barely able to move for the next 4 days due to the pain.

I have taken part in Tough Mudder 3 times now and this year's event was to be my very last. It was a memorable way to celebrate my 40th birthday, by getting muddy, cold, wet, squeezed through a very small channel (my personal idea of hell) & electrocuted, as well as many more obstacles. How I managed to complete the 10-12 mile course is beyond me but I did.

I have my brain still thinking that I can do whatever I want when it comes to sports etc. but sadly my body has different views. This is a strange concept to me, as usually people have the physical ability to take on a sporting challenge but their minds tell them that they can't do it. I have to tell my brain to shut up quite a bit, otherwise I do too much, then can't function for days.

This it the start of a looooong journey.......

So here I am. I'm at my heaviest weight that I have been for a very long time. A bit of background about me, then we are set to go blogging.
I'm 40 years old, sometimes I feel much older due to pain but mostly I'm mentally in about my mid 20s. I'm a busy my to 3 wonderful boys, aged 16, 11 & 5. My two eldest boys have disabilities & my youngest son is a very active & cheeky beast. 
I have always done some type of sporting activity for every decade of my life, until now. I used to be a figure skater as a child, a rugby player in my 20s & 30s, then onto kickboxing from my 30s until a few months ago. Unfortunately I have had to retire from sports like the above due to my health needs. I have struggled with chronic nerve & back pain for the last 16 years & it has steadily gotten worse. Because of this stopping me from talking part in sports & running, as well as the medication that I take for an underactive thyroid and nerve pain meds, the weight has steadily piled on.

My only form of exercise that I can do now, is my beloved DDP Yoga, which I have been doing for a few years now but life got in the way a few times. This is my way of being accountable to myself. I intend to do my DDP Yoga at least 3 times per week. I am also planning on tracking what I eat & drink on the 'Map my fitness' app.

Thank you for reading this far & I hope that creating this blog will help inspire others to lose weight. I'm now off to weigh myself & take measurements of my body, so that I can see any changes in my body shape, even if the scales don't say much difference. I really hate scales lol.