I’ve finally taken a good look at myself (mirror included) and realised how far away I’ve gone from what would be my normal body / fitness levels and the thought of how long it is going to take to get back where i was 1 year ago is crushing me.

I’ve put on weight like never before, I am out of breath and still recovery from my injury meaning i can’t push myself how much i want to.

I am beyond envious of my cycling mates because they’ve all moved forward with their training and i’ve moved backwards. A lot.

I’ve never had to face so much catching up and don’t know where to start.

I’m lucky to have a partner who understands being fit and we have very healthy eating habits but I’m not used to dieting and don’t know what to change in eating to make me loose the weight.

I dread the length of the journey ahead.

How do you people cope with keeping the motivation going for months and months?