What I learnt in 2009!

For me 2009 has been a year of uncertainty, happiness and unhappiness and generally in decisiveness about the future and what it holds. The year started out well I started my fitness challenge, I planned to spend time developing my online ventures and I also planned on addressing my debts and saving some money.

All was well until I returned from holiday in July. I started having problems with my eyesight and to cut a long story short I lost most of my vision in my left eye and was rushed in to hospital to have an operation to correct it. After a five day stay in hospital I had to have two weeks off work and it really limited hat I was allowed to do. Frequent hospital visits followed including a minor operation on my right eye. In the three months that followed I also had six teeth removed which has meant I have inherited a £3000 orthodontist bill for the next 18 months.

I still have regular appointments to have my eyes checked but after the three months of treatment I could return to my normal life. Because I stopped weight training for three months I lost about seven kilos of the weight I put on. Training restarted but it was painstakingly slow because of the amount of strength and weight I had lost. I had to go right back to basics again. Frustrating to say the least! With the help of a personal trainer I am beginning to get back to where I was. More >