20/06/2026
A few photographs changed my life.
Nobody told me I needed to lose weight, although I remember the comments.
I wasn’t massively overweight and I certainly hadn’t hit rock bottom.
But I looked at some photos of myself with Harry and something clicked.
I didn’t want to be the dad.
I wanted to feel healthier, physically and mentally. I wanted more energy. I wanted to keep up. And I realised nobody else was going to do that for me.
About a year after my 40th birthday, I packed my trainers when we went to Portugal. We went every year, but this time they went in the suitcase too.
I wasn’t a runner.
I was just somebody who had decided to start.
Truthfully, I had to make myself go.
A year later, I went for a run because I genuinely wanted to explore. I stopped and took a photograph. I remember thinking:
“I love running… been able to get out and feel better about myself”
That single thought changed far more than my fitness.
Running gave me confidence.
It gave me energy.
It improved my mental health.
It showed me that small decisions, repeated over time, can completely change who you become.
These photos aren’t a before-and-after transformation.
They’re a reminder that change doesn’t always begin with a dramatic moment.
Sometimes it’s just a photograph.
Sometimes it’s a quiet thought.
Sometimes it’s looking at your life and deciding:
“I want things to be different.”
If you’ve been putting something off — walking, running, joining a club, getting fitter, looking after yourself — don’t wait for rock bottom.
You don’t have to become someone else overnight.
You just have to start.
Losing Bob at the end of last year has changed things again 🧡
