I used to be into body building in a big way until a car accident in 2001 left me bedridden for 6 months with another 2 1/2 years of rehab; the doctor said ld never work or exercise again. Well, no-one tells me l cant do something, lm a very determined person when l set my sights on doing something. Whilst lve never been able to be as hard core as l used to be, lve still managed to be pretty fit, until the last 5 years. I have been plagued with injuries and illnesses.

l tore a rotator cuff insersion muscle on one shoulder & 3 on the other one at work whilst doing a big store fitpout change. 2 shoulder surgeries later, thyroid issues, fibromyalgia, food allergies & intolerances, hormone issues. Another 9 hour surgery 2 1/2 years ago which left me with multiple blood clots in my lungs abd almost died. 4 hospital stays a year ago and another 3 surgeries. To say the least.....the last few years have been pretty f@cked.My poor body has been bashed around inside & out. Hence,the last few years has been incredibly hard to workout & I have tried only to end up back in bed ill and in pain. Each time I would relapse in illness, it's a pretty vicious cycle. Im pretty strong minded & now the last surgery has helped bring me back to life somewhat....2019 is my year to shine.

Back to the drawing board. I joined the gym. Ive now gone mostly vegan & raw vegan due to the amount of food intolerances I have & it seems to be working. I feel so much lighter eating this way. Not sure of the program I will use at this stage as Im working around my body but it's definitely back to basic's. I've lost so much strength and muscle. But I'm grabbing this next challenge with both my hands and teeth. Lets see what I can do. The world is my oyster :-)

Ive always loved feeling strong. Id like to think that by having some form of muscle I can age a heck of a lot better and as active as I can and as healthy as possible. I dont want to slow down with age I want to keep up with what I want to do; not what my health; age are saying. I want to feel young; sexy, look and feel good in my clothes.