Big challenge - day 1

So I have finished my first c25k "run". I use run in inverted comers because I just varied my walking pace really rather than actually running. Managed a gentle jog a couple of times which was a bonus. The programme states that I should be running 5k in 9 weeks, personally I think I might have to double that but let's see how it goes. This week the workout is a 5 minute brisk walk followed by 20 minutes of jogging for 60 seconds and walking for 90 seconds and then 5 minutes cooling down walking. Which means that at the end of the 30 minutes I am about 3/4 of the way round the village so my first target is to get back home before the workout finishes. But I have started and I have the red face and aching legs to prove it.

The big challenge

I am only 23 months and 11 days away from being 40 years old. Also in 2016 my husband turns 40 and we would have been married for 15 years. So 2016 is going to he a big year in celebrations and therefore, I feel that it should be my big challenge year. So here is the plan.

I have 23 months to get myself fit enough to go a sky dive. Yes that is how I am going to celebrate my 40th birthday by jumping out of an airplane. This is going to be a big challenge because in order to do this challenge I need to first lose 8 stone of my ever increasing body mass. Now as a person I am very happy with my size and the way I look, people can say what they want but I just don't care. Although I am very much overweight I keep myself very active and don't have the health concerns that are associated with being obese. So I am not doing this because I want to look good or for any other vain reason but it is essential if I am going to complete this challenge I have set myself. 

My plan is simple I need to exercise more. So I am embarking on what I think will be hell for me, I am going to start running with the couch to 5k app. I walk all the time and I like walking, I hate running. So this is my first hurdle, and I am taking you with me, together we are going on this journey and you will feel my pain and excitement. So let's begin.....