So ashamed. The hill defeated me !

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I went out for a walk with my family on Saturday. Because I am still six stone overweight I had to stop 75% up the hill as I couldn't go any further.

I felt like I was going to throw up and had terrible cramps and trouble breathing. It was a hot day but we had hats and suncream on. I had a cold which made my breathing worse but all sorts of people were climbing the hill some far older than me and everyone else did it. :(

I just feel so ashamed and that I let my family down. My DH carried on with the kids and picked me up again on the way down. My family did not mind but I did.

I have medical problems which led to me putting on so much weight over the last five years.

I am now on a medical diet under supervision and have lost two stone over the last two months but still so far to go. I do walk daily but on the flat.

I am feeling down about it. I guess I need to go back again in another couple of months and see if I can do better.

I am surprised how hard I found the hill walk. I thought I would of done better. I expected to reach the top even exhausted.

Is it the weight or the unfitness that is hurting me most ? Or is walking up hill much harder than on the flat ?

Sigh. I am thinking of sneaking up to practise by myself, see if I can get up there one way or another !

It will be a combination of both your weight and level of fitness.

It sounds like you’re doing brilliantly so congratulations on your weight loss so far.

How far are you walking? Keep increasing your distance and speed and you’ll be strolling up that hill one day soon.

You've not let anyone down. I'm a runner, normal BMI and fit. I CANNOT run up hills. Flat, yes. Hills, no. They are bastards! It's so much harder walking or running up a hill. Well done for getting half way, and bloody well done for losing two stone.

If you're worried about feeling you've let the family down, flip it on its head and say to your DC that no, you didn't quite make it right to the top that time but that doesn't mean you're going to give up. Show them that a false start isn't the end of the world. Keep on with the diet and walking and you'll be up that hill in no time. Be kind to yourself.

It's brilliant to have a nemesis - I have one and mine is a hill too and I have to cycle up it in 4 months - it is a string of hills actually and at the moment my big arse would wobble and I might explode and I sure as shit wouldn't get up them but in four months I will. Get back to your hill and walk it, go further and go faster, and build in more exercise...you will get fitter quicker.

What a fab example to your kids that you can try and fail and go again, hills are tough and in hot weather especially... try again:)

It was a bloody big hill. My DH took 2.5 hours to get to the top and back.

I missed the last 20 minutes uphill to the submit and another 15 minutes down.

But on a positive note, I did walk for 2 hours (with a 30 minute break) on a hot day.

I just didn't expect to find it THAT hard iyswim.

Thanks for the positive words. I WILL do it one day :)

I aim to walk 5 miles a day. Most days I walk about 4 miles. But on the flat not hills.

STOP thinking about the negatives here OP! What matters is that you have lost TWO STONE IN TWO MONTHS!!! That is a fantastic achievement and one that you are continuing. You attempted the climb. You did really well. And as you say, you walked for 2 hours on a hot day.

You are doing brilliantly. Just keep on keeping on. And everyday, write down 3 things that you HAVE done and don't think about the things you haven't.

Thanks TwitterQueen :)

2.5 hours up a Hill is a bloody mountain, FFS. You are doing brilliantly and in 2 months you will be up the top, sticking two fingers up at it.

I think I was over confident as it was only 3 miles and I often walk for 5 miles on the flat.

But three miles up is very different to three miles on the flat !

That said my fitness levels must improve if I have another go !

You sound brilliantly determined, and you are already doing SO well! One day, this hill mountain will be your measure of how far you've come, because you'll be able to do it and really see the difference in yourself. Day by day it's hard to feel the difference, but your daily walking and your weight loss will all add up, and it's surprising how well the body gains fitness over time.

Think about what you have achieved so far!

Most people would struggle on a big hill on a hot day - imagine the strain of that extra 6 stone. You will lose more weight and the next time it will be easier.

I am picturing myself running up the darn hill now, lol. One day never