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Yeah, so I've not posed for a bit - NMF!

Suffice it to say, ceral and fruit have been consumed in abundance.

Lapsed on Fri night, crisps & chocolate things at the station, but I was pissed of so shoot me. Also went out for a curry last night, but I figured I could lessen the blow by having a Prawn Sag, i.e no fatty sauce and lashings of healthy , iron filled spinach. So's the plan anyway.

I'd like to go out on the bike today, but it's weeing it down and I'm just not that comitted. Glasses aren't back yet either so I have to suffer another week of not being able to see AND lookng like a plum.

[/self pitying moan]

Weight In No.1

Breakfast: Cereal + Fruit

Lunch: --do--

Dinner: Someting pata-ish

OK, first weigh in! Total weight: 17 stone, which is 204lb! Which is a loss for week 1 of 4lb!

Booya!

Since I don't appear to have lost any height this week (still working on that) this makes this week's BMI to be 24.2, which is settleing nicely into the 'happy zone' of normal. Mexcellent.

I have the urge to say So what's that done to the graph?", but as yet I don't have one. never mind!

I may even reward myself with something non-food realted this weekend...

Legs 77 - Ow...

Breakfast: Cereal + fruit

Lunch: --do--

Dinner: Who knows?

Aha, so given that I couldn't get to the gym yesterday, I've gone today instead. And today I've done something a little bit different. Instead of the usual 1/2 hour on the bike, I took to the cross country skiing machine, in the hope that I could work up a sweat better. 1/2 hour later, the sweat was there and my legs were bloody killing me. So that'd be a sucess then!

Panamanian Girls Have Nice Bottoms

Breakfast: Ceral & Fruit

Lunch --do--

Dinner: Sal-mon!

Booya, went out on a little afternoon biz trip to the Embassy of Panama, and resisted the urge to purchase food things yet again! Go me! Oh, and Saint-Germain des-Pres Cafe VII is superb.

I'm quite looking forward to my weigh in on Wed. I'll be sorely disappointed if I've not lost anything.

Box Hell!

Aha! First *proper* training walk today, wow. It'll be MUCh better when I get my walking poles it think.

Funnily enough, the majority of people I saw today were Chavs? On Box Hill? On a Sunday?

Very odd.

Can't be arsed to blog much this evening. Pissed off and upset about stuff again. Go me.

Anyhoo, had a bit of a lapse on Sat night, pastie at the station, but I was pissed.... Oh and I had another pastie at the top of the hill today, but that was Lunch, so its OK. Back to cereal and fruit and things tomorrow. Shall do my first weigh in on Wednesday night.

Bootrains!

Breakfast: Cereal

Lunch: Cereal + apple

Dinner: who knows?

Bah, no gym today, given that I didn't get into work until 1, I didn't think it would be wise to disappear at 3 for an hour!

Might go to Box Hill for a walk tomorrow - ordered my walking poles yeterday so it'd be nice to see how I fare without them first.

In other news, I had multiple opportunities to stray and buy snack food today - but I didn't! I think this is down to the fact that I have to come here every night and confess what I've been eating... We shall see!

Oh hecky thump...

Breakfast: Bowl of bran flakes, apple

Dinner: stir fry

Lunch: Free Chicken & mushroom thing at Lloyd's Register - 24 Peaks team seminar today - wow. So, here's the deal - 3am start both days, 14 hours and 10 mountains on the first day, 10 hours and 14 mountians on the second day....WHAT IN THE NAME OF ALL THINGS HOLY HAVE I DONE!!!!

Seriously, a mate of the olds (who is a marathon runner was quoted to have said: "Dan's doing the 24 Peaks? Thats HARD!")

So, next I shall be trawling the scummy waters of EBay for a cheap pair of walking poles, apparently most of th estrain on your body is on your knees, and having a pair of poles can take 30% of your weith off of your legs. Which over the course of 14 hours walking is quite a bit!

Personally, if I has a pair of Poles, I'd get them to carry me, takes off 100% of the weight off!

Dan - making weak jokes since 1845.....

Todays Postscript

Oh...and that Yorkie that was sitting in my bag yesterday waiting to be eaten?

I binned it.

A stranger thing has never happened.

Bonjourno Uno

OK, so the health drive...yes.

Breakfst: Half a bowl of bran flakes and a banana

Lunch: Half a bowl of corn flakes and a banana

Dinner: Pie, carrots, cabbage and a yoghurt.

Now that's more like it. And TBH, I REALLY feel no different than last night. Sure, i think if I had the means (ie Tescos in the house) I'd eat and eat, but I don't feel the need to dash downstairs and start scaloshing biscuits.

Does excersize lessen appeitie I wonder? Went to the gym today. Gonna stard going during the day again, helps combat my afternoon tiredness AND keeps me fit. Baby stps though. Going back to attempting to go 5 days a week is kinda bad, I'll only end up exhausting myself after 2 days and giving up like last time. For Friday: Sign up for a half hous spin class next week.

Has been a good day today. Hopefully if I can get some new lenses for the specs at the weekend, I'll start feeling less tired due to less eye strain. Have to tell them Dad has glaucoma as well.

32? 24? 60?

What the hell are these blogs for anyway? Things have to have a purpose. So, in the spirit of that, perhaps it would be of use as a diry of my training for the various charity events I've signed up for this year. So far, these are:

14th May - Thames Bridge Bike Ride for the Stroke Association. 32 miles along the Thames. Done it before, not too difficult.

20th/21st May - 24 Peacks Challenge for the Seafarer's Association. Walking 24 mountains in 24 hours in the Lake District. MAJOR CHALLENGE. I really shouldn't underestimate this one, and I am just not fit for it at the moment.

?? June or July, cant remember: London to Brighton Bike Ride for the British Heart Foundation. Done it before. Last year's event was done in 32 degree heat, the bloody roads were melting. Nearly lost my marbles, but it was an ACE feeling to finish off. Wanna do that one again despite my near lunacy!

So, the problems. I AM UNFIT. I've not picked up the bike sonce July last year - didn't even ewant to look at it after the London to Brighton.

This REALLY needs to change. I've got a gym membership that I barely use, despite it being far easier and simpler than the last one (and cheaper!).


Next problem: I AM OVERWEIGHT. Or rather, I've got too much fat and too little muscle. My BMI currently stands at (6'5" and 208lb) 24.7, which is just inside the happy zone of 'Normal' weight. But I don't feel that way. Naturally, it would be better to have less unsprung weight to carry around with me when i do these things.

Why do I feel overweight? BECAUSE I EAT TOO MUCH CRAP FOOD, dammit. Take today as an example:

Breakfast: Bowl of Bran Flakes, Yoghurt

Lunch: Ham & Cheese Croissant, Chicken & Sweetcorn Mayo roll, packet of crisps

Lunch2: Ham & Cheese slice, Pork Pie, Packet of crisps, chocolate flapjack

Dinner: Chicken curry & a baked potato, Blueberry muffin

and I've still got a Yorkie in my bag waiting to be eaten! All this processed food can't be doing my mental health any good either.

Thus I make a pledge to this blog and those who read it: From now on I'm going to stop eating shit. More happy foods. I'm told Bananas make one happy. No harm in exchanging one for a chocolate bar, then.

Thats it. I'm going to record my thoughts here for all to see. I'm going to keep track of my weight and BMI once a week for all to see. And thus, maybe, just maybe, I'll stand a chance of not killing myself in the summer.

Peace out

Dan

Miised Opportunities

Have had far, far too many of those.....

Recent weeks have seen a distict upturn though. I'm enjoying works more than I have been since I arrived, I've a potential date the week after next...All good. Now, the flat under Elliot & Tig's place is 'To Let'. Hmmm. Now that's a biggie. Would kinda stuff up my grand plan to get a cheaper car and move in the summer - but. That was a NICE place. Pot on it. What harm is there in putting a call out for potential flatmetes? None whatsoever. Despite the Grand Plan, it coule be too much of an opportunite to miss. I need to start takeing a few more risks.

In other news, I find myself quite astonished that a consumed eight pints of ale on saturday night and lived to tell the tale. Perhaps my tolerance is improving...