My Story
I’ve struggled with my weight for many years. I would lose weight, put some back on, lose it again, and eventually I got to the point where I could see it slowly creeping up again.
I knew I needed to do something, but this time I didn’t want it to be another diet or another attempt at losing weight.
Around this time, my family were becoming very invested in my health and wellbeing. They had their own health journeys too, and we were encouraging each other. When I decided to start again, they encouraged me to post my progress in our family chat every day, at least in the beginning, to keep myself accountable.
So from day one, that’s what I did.
I think part of me wanted to show them that I could do it, but I also wanted to show myself. And somewhere along the way, this started to become about much more than losing weight.
I started thinking about the years ahead and what I wanted them to look like. I wanted to be healthy, strong and independent. I wanted to be there for my family, but I also wanted to keep living my own life — travelling, learning, doing new things and making my world bigger.
That is really where The Next 30 Years began.
The Gift of Life
One of the biggest turning points came from my family.
They gave me the gift of joining Everlab, and at the time I don’t think any of us realised just how important that would become.
They also encouraged me to invest in my health. To spend the time, effort and money on it, because it was worth it — and I was worth it.
It gave me a much clearer picture of what was actually happening with my health. Instead of only looking at the number on the scales, I started looking at things like my blood results, bone health, fitness, strength and the risks I wanted to change while I still had time to do something about them.
Building Strength
One of the biggest changes for me was the way I started thinking about strength.
ONERO had already become part of my routine, but once I understood more about my bone health, muscle, balance and ageing, it started to mean much more to me than just exercise.
I wasn’t training simply to burn calories. I wanted to become stronger.
I wanted to protect my bones, keep my muscle, improve my balance and make sure I could keep doing the things I enjoy as I get older.
I could see myself getting stronger. I was lifting more, moving better and becoming more confident in what my body could do.
The number on the scales still mattered to me, but strength started to matter just as much.
Learning from the Data
I’ve become really interested in what all the numbers are telling me.
Blood tests, scans, fitness results and eventually wearing a CGM gave me a much better picture of what was actually happening with my body.
I started asking more questions. What foods were affecting my blood sugar? Was my fitness improving? Was I getting stronger? Were my results actually moving in the right direction?
Instead of guessing, I could see things for myself.
I started making small changes, watching what happened and adjusting as I went.
I’m still learning. That’s probably one of the things I enjoy most about this journey now — understanding my body better and finding out what actually works for me.
Follow my progress month by month.