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Hi Everyone, Very late to the challenge, but Im still jumping in. Luckily I have had some prep-training in the run up to this, so Im hoping it will assist in pushing me through this! Diet is a bit tricky, being Malay, food is the central point when it comes to family, luckily, family has always pushed fresh fresh everything, so its not too bad, but my family does love their rice and rotis! (flat breads flour and whole wheat flour... butter... aya) Hubby and I have been trying to elminiate much of the grains but we eat at family twice a week and refusing food is an insult, so Im going to work around that by loading my plate with extra veggies and salad just so that the mums dont start preaching about being ungrateful Fitness overall is pretty hard to come by without being totally dedicated to it, Im a software archi so during work hours, the most activity I get is walking to and from meetings. I have however started to park my car pretty far from the office just to walk and Im NOT buying take out for lunch, home packs on to the quest! MAIN QUESTI want to be strong enough to start surfing again in April 2014. This requires endurance and strength since the waves can be pretty hard in SA. By being able to surf again, I would get back my pre-op fitness and bonus, the pre-op body! Current Specs - Chest - 83cm - Thighs - 52cm - Waist - 76cm - Hips - 94 cm - Weight - 52 Kg - Height - 1m 50cm (give or take 3 cm) Body fat - not sure, some calculators have shown me 31% which means Im 1% away from being obese? Dont think so, maybe late 20s like 28% hehehe Tools - Kettlebells (5kg and 12kg) - Stability ball - Stationary stepper - FitBit Quest Missions - Loose 3cm from ALL Individual areas - Hit 10k steps 4 times a week - Kettlebell training 4 times a week for 30 mins HIIT program KB and Step Grading: 4x / week: A 3x / week: B 2x / week: C 1x / week: D None: F Centimeter Grading: 3 cm - A 2 cm - B 1 cm - C 0 cm - D + cm - F Motivation Feb 2014 - Moving into my FIRST house. 10mins walk from the sea, so I WANT to surf again! Feb 2014 - SA's First Ultra Music Festival! Want to be able to have enough stamina to dance like no one is looking I just want to be strong, Im tired of being weak and tired all the time. I have chronic Low Blood pressure, but medical insurance in SA says its a short term illness, Ive been a sufferer since 1998. Being fit keeps my blood pressure in check, Im able to do more, both at work and in life. This has to be the answer.