As some of y u might know, I'm the sort of person who thinks everything will be alright.  And as a general rule I'm right :)

As a result I tend to leave things to the last minute.

I'm currently in Kathmandu about to embark on a trek to Everest Base Camp.  

Our wake up call is at 4:30am.

It's just past midnight and I've just finished last minute packing for the second time in 48 hours.  

Fran has been telling me to organise my kit and read the required info for the past few weeks.  I threw a few things in to our spare room near my kit bag and thought that I was doing well.

I have done lots of DIY over the past few weeks and it has taken up lots of my focus.

On Friday I thought I had plenty of time to get sorted.

I didn't.

We went for breakfast with our members, took the dogs for a big walk around Kenilworth, popped in to Crustom bakers to pick up some treats and have a chat, I fitted a power circuit for our new home security and finished a friends website.

Then Fran pointed out that I had 50 minutes to eat lunch, get showered and packed.  

Not a problem I thought.

How wrong I was.

Because I left it so late, I rushed.

I got everything packed that I had ready in the room.

We left the house on time to meet the minibus to Heathrow.  5 minutes from pick up I realised I had left my insurance documents on my desk along with some chargers.

We whipped back home but delayed the trip by 35 minutes.

Not too bad considering.

When we arrived in Kathmandu, I went to get a mint teabag from my supplies, which was difficult as the teabags were still in the cupboard at home; along with my greens drink powder.

When I spoke to our guide I realised I had a couple of things missing although mainly because the list hadn't stipulated how cold and windy it was going to be on the mountain.  

All easily replaced in the frenzied city of Kathmandu, more on that next time.

What has this got to do with you?

We're coming up to silly season for the fitness and diet industry.  Everybody rushing to lose weight and take control of their fitness.  

Most doing exactly what I've done for this trip and skim reading an article in a magazine or newspaper and diving in head first.

Failing a few days later because they tried to do too much at once without truly understanding what was involved.

This January, we're aiming to change that.

Our physical Achieve Bootcamp sessions won't be starting until Monday 11th; however, we want our members to make a start on their nutrition plan on the 4th.

We will be guiding them through everything in that first week to ensure they have all the tools they need to succeed.  
 
We are also going to offer 4, 8 and 12 weeks plans to kick start 2016.  We're finalising details but will post them as soon as we can.

If you are interested in joining us, you can sign up at www.achievebootcamp.co.uk/selected.

Darren 'hoping to be too tired to notice the scary flight' Checkley

PS I have left Fran with some blog posts to send out and she will also be sending some of her own.  They are on the basics of surviving the Christmas party and eating season without adding too much to your waist line.

I will also post updates on my trek when technology allows.  Nepal is doing amazingly well considering the damage inflicted by the earthquakes earlier this year, although there are still regular power cuts and wifi on the mountain isn't a priority as there is a fuel shortage.