Taking control of my health

It's been 2 years since I had my stroke and I find myself going down the same road which lead me to my first stroke. Today I thought I would not only share my experience and my recovery, but also share what I am doing to prevent another stroke.

Most of my adult life I have been struggling with my weight. I tried just about every fad diet and pill, but the weight loss never really lasted that long. Somewhere in my mid 40's I just gave up and within 3 years I went from weighing 65kg to 85kg. I felt horrible and my self esteem went down the toilet. I tried to exercise again, but I felt so uncomfortable and unmotivated. I didn't know what I was doing and didn't know how to regain my health. Sadly I paid the price for letting myself go the way I did, but every dark cloud has a silver lining and mine is I have a second chance at life. A chance not to repeat the mistakes I did. 

This morning when I stepped on the scale for the first time in forever I saw something that shocked me. I weighed in at 81kg.....I am 4kg away from the weight I had my previous stroke at. This is me today saying I refuse to have another stroke due to poor diet choices and lack of exercise.  

My goal for this year was to start a blog and share my stroke experience with the world and help support those like me who looked death in the face and said not today. But now I realized this is not all I want to share. I want to share my journey to regaining my health which will include healthy meals and the exercises I am doing. 

Tomorrow I am posting my first fitness blog and hope it inspires some of you to make healthy choices in your life.

Light and Love

Annelie Jordaan