My name is Trudie and I'll be blogging with you over the next 3 years and 8 months! 2012 is just around the corner and I've reached what I believe to be a crossroads in my life, though at this precise moment I'm not sure if it is even a crossroads...
I'm 26 and have just returned from 3 months travelling around South East Asia and Australia - you can read more about that adventure here: http://awaywego1985.wordpress.com/
In order to embark on the trip I left my stable, well paid (if not slightly dissatisfying) job with a major UK bank (boo, hiss!!!), packed up the small 'but we love it cuz it's ours' flat I shared with my boyfriend and got on a flight to Bangkok. The adventure that we thought would last 14 months ended after 3 due to various reasons such as a dwindling of funds, an inability to find a job in Australia (at least on my part!) and a feeling that we were just carrying on to save face.
Now we're back and the reality of the situation is starting to sink in. We need to find work, but obviously in this current climate that's easier said than done. I guess this blog will document that search and how it progresses.
Another aspect of it will be my own journey to a healthier version of myself. Since around the age of 5 I've been overweight, the reasons for which I'd love to say are routed in some deep psychological problem or a bad childhood. Neither of these things would be true though. The fact is I eat too much, exercise to little and whilst I have a grim determination with certain aspects of my life, this is the one hurdle I continuously allow myself to fail on.
I would love to know how it feels to be thin. I'm sure that sounds vein but it's true. A big part (excuse the pun!) of me wants to lose weight so I can look better. But lately I've become more aware of the health issues concerned with being obese (as I am, unfortunately), and somethings got to give. Most likely my love of all things sweet! I'm seriously considering eliminating sugar from the diet in the new year, but this may have to be a gradual thing given my dependence!
So that's me. Well, the parts of me I'll be blogging about at least!
Nice to meet you, now let's crack on!
