Go Red for Women

Last year, I can't remember exactly when, I signed up to do the Go Red for Women challenge from the National Heart Foundation.  I don't have any family history of heart disease, but I think that everyone needs to be aware of their own health etc, etc.  My goal on the Go Red for Women was to eat healthy and lose some weight.  I did watch what I was eating, but it actually didn't end up working very well for me.  I'm not sure why - but I put on weight and I didn't enjoy it.  A few weeks after it ended, I finally said to myself that enough was enough and I needed to lose weight NOW!  I went on a calorie controlled diet for 3 months and then I was on my way.  Since 6 July 2011 I have lost 11kgs.  It sounds a lot but it isn't really!  I would love to lose another 3, but I'm planning on doing it very slowly...

The Heart Foundation is obviously gearing itself up for this year's challenge (I got an email), but I don't think I'll be signing on.  It's not that I don't think challenges are good, it's because their challenge didn't quite work for me!  But I'm grateful for the work that organisations like the Heart Foundation do.  These types of organisations have pushed for many changes like including nutritional information on all packaged, and I love that information.  They also have a great support network and many of their recipes are just wonderful. So "Go Red for Women" - it'll just be without me!!!