Now today is 26th June and I have been avoiding this SHAPEUP blog because I am ashamed that I have not been sharing up - rather shaping out with chocolate and all things nice but bad!!!!

Work is better than it has been in ages...that does not mean easy or without challenge but it is good - real support - a good team and loads of variety in terms of tasks and people!!!   So why am I not serious enough about shaping up?

An addictive nature is a real draw back in life - I am just addicted to chocolate and sweets......and caramel shortcake and anything dipped in chocolate - need I go on?  Do you understand?

Now some folks just say they are overweight because they love food - but I can pass on food for a large part of the day and then go mad on wrong things......this is seriously bad for my shape.

So since Fridah and Preeti at work have really taken to walking to work, from work and everywhere and stepping up the distances walked I am getting serious.

I have collected some pedometers for a team challenge between our HR team and our Public Health No Smoking Team - and we start on Monday to clock up a daily individual total of 10k steps.......for a period of 2 weeks!  Now I love to win....so here goes.  I am now in serious training for Monday and have clocked up over 10k steps yesterday and again today.

So Monday I will get up and organised earlier than normal and walk to work - then walk back from work.........and have a walk each evening too.  The good thing is that Alexandra and Robert are inspired to join in too - well they may not go for the 10k but they will set out to improve the exercise they do now......so it is a family affair at work and home! 

I will be recording this venture so look out for more each day.......bye for now.