On your marks, get set...

GO !! Crumbs! Am here. A brief thought driving to work this morning and a few hours later I have started. A new blog! Eek, it all seems a little scary now and I feel a little lost for words.
Ok, why the blog? Let me introduce myself. I am a 38 year old, married mum of two.I live in the UK, surrounded by fields and beautiful countryside and consider myself to be very lucky to live where I do. The weather at the moment here can be described as nothing but pants...(the UK hasn't had a summer yet) but despite the lack of sun, flooded country lanes and a porch caked in mud, I am a happy lady. One of my ambitions it so write a novel. I have started (4000 words in!)but I also just love to write about anything and everything.
So 'Anyone for houmous', the start! One of the biggest life challenges I think we all face in the western world right now, is to be fit and healthy. The obesity epidemic will affect all of us in the next few years and so I have chosen to focus my blog on health, diet, and exercise. I am fascinated by food and the affects it has on us and am using this blog as a motivational kickstart to get myself fitter and healthier.
Firstly, let me tell you more about myself. As I said I am 38 and have had two children. I am a classic pear shape,smaller on top and larger on the bottom. Fortunately I am not overweight (I am a Uk size 12), but have to work hard to maintain this. I am not one of these people that can eat anything and I do have to be careful. I love food. I enjoy wine (too often!) and I rarely exercise. A few times a year I will decide that I am going to run a half marathon next year. I start training, run for a few days and then it all falls apart! Heard the story before?! I have never been to a gym and I don't think I ever will. So, I am not some obsessive fitness expert. I don't outwardly look unhealthy, but I am sure that my insides would tell a different story. I am in every sense, a typical British woman. I get my exercise from running after a toddler and from an occasional walk in the park. I feel tired, I feel like I'm getting older and I feel like I need to take control and make a positive change for good. So this is it, the start. 18th July 2012. As I type away I sip at a mug of decaffinated tea and ponder my exercise for today. Its raining outside, my little one is having an afternoon nap and the washing machine has finished its cycle. Will sort that first and then make plans!