Unassisted chin ups: 1.

It came by surprise, I hadn’t expected to be able to haul myself up with my arms fully outstretched, so the look on my face in the mirror was a cross between, “Oooh!” and “Ahhh!”

To celebrate, I enjoyed a pineapple, banana and coconut milk smoothie into university and told my boyfriend and a male friend of mine.

If I had someone screaming torrents of abuse at me, I perhaps would have made it to 2. Instead, I was happy enough doing a manic little dance in my head. It may have seeped out into the physical realm, but luckily, no one saw.