Monday, January 31, 2005
Current weight: 78.6 kg ... a slight drop from last week.
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Tuesday, January 25, 2005
"All-you-can-eat buffet" Are there any sweeter words in the English language? It would be cruel to tell you about the endless delights of that lunch but the desserts alone would have made my attendance worthwhile. Honestly, I had no choice but to attend. It was a graduation lunch for my class. OK, yes, I could have stuck to the salads but that was never really on the cards. Would YOU have?
The tourist season is coming to an end. We’ve had visitors with us almost every day from the end of November until yesterday. It’s been great, sort of like being on holiday ourselves but without the inconvenience of packing. However, the downside is that my weight has increased steadily and Jim’s liver is badly in need of a de-tox. February has been declared a month of fasting and exercise. Of course, that still leaves us a week in which to party-on.
We’ll be celebrating Burns Night with a BBQ at the riverside. Jim has threatened to address the haggis, but I live in hope of being able to talk him out of it.
Then, of course, it’s Australia Day which must surely be celebrated with a few snags (= sausages) on the barbie.
In fact, every night this week is booked up with some delightfully flab-inducing, recreational activity. Then February 1st is our 21st wedding anniversary. Surely, an event which requires celebration (and for me celebration = food, every time) But after that I’m going to take the phone off the hook, eat healthily and lose some weight!
Yes, I am fully aware of how pathetic this all sounds but watch this space. Back on the straight and narrow shortly.
Current weight: 76.8kg
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The tourist season is coming to an end. We’ve had visitors with us almost every day from the end of November until yesterday. It’s been great, sort of like being on holiday ourselves but without the inconvenience of packing. However, the downside is that my weight has increased steadily and Jim’s liver is badly in need of a de-tox. February has been declared a month of fasting and exercise. Of course, that still leaves us a week in which to party-on.
We’ll be celebrating Burns Night with a BBQ at the riverside. Jim has threatened to address the haggis, but I live in hope of being able to talk him out of it.
Then, of course, it’s Australia Day which must surely be celebrated with a few snags (= sausages) on the barbie.
In fact, every night this week is booked up with some delightfully flab-inducing, recreational activity. Then February 1st is our 21st wedding anniversary. Surely, an event which requires celebration (and for me celebration = food, every time) But after that I’m going to take the phone off the hook, eat healthily and lose some weight!
Yes, I am fully aware of how pathetic this all sounds but watch this space. Back on the straight and narrow shortly.
Current weight: 76.8kg
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Current weight: 76.8 kg
To the charge of 'eating unnecessarily and without restraint' the defendant would like to enter a plea of "Guilty" your honour.
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To the charge of 'eating unnecessarily and without restraint' the defendant would like to enter a plea of "Guilty" your honour.
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Did I say I would try to keep under 76 kg over the (ever extending) Xmas period? Hmm. I think I meant to say under 77 kg.
I've had two very large Thai meals this week. All self control has disappeared. I have declared February to be month of restraint. January is turning into binge month.
I put on a new blouse after its first wash. It had shrunk. Now, I know what you are thinking and I might have been inclined to agree with you. I could have been persuaded that I had increased in girth but I couldn't believe that I had actually got TALLER. The damn thing had definitely shrunk. I wouldn't have minded but it was the first item of clothing I had bought in a size 14 for years!
Current weight: 76.2 kg
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I've had two very large Thai meals this week. All self control has disappeared. I have declared February to be month of restraint. January is turning into binge month.
I put on a new blouse after its first wash. It had shrunk. Now, I know what you are thinking and I might have been inclined to agree with you. I could have been persuaded that I had increased in girth but I couldn't believe that I had actually got TALLER. The damn thing had definitely shrunk. I wouldn't have minded but it was the first item of clothing I had bought in a size 14 for years!
Current weight: 76.2 kg
Tuesday, January 04, 2005
Flavour of the week: white chocodamia mania (yes, that's macadamia nuts in white chocolate ice-cream. What's not to like?)
Weightwatchers sent me a personalised invitation today with financial incentives to lure me back into the fold but I'm not tempted. Being off the diet is bad for the figure but good for the soul. Anyway, the Star Trek DVDs go back to once a fortnight this month and I'd rather have those than a disapproving look from a stick woman.
I'm back at work. Full time this week (covering for people with the sense to take sick leave) and the strain is sure to send me to B&R before long. OK, actually, I was there once this week already catching up with a friend.
"So tell me," She enquired shrewdly, "How did we get from being exercise buddies to people who meet in ice-cream parlours?"
I couldn't say. It was a gradual transition. A slow slide down the slippery slope from pain to bliss. Sadly, we'll need a new venue soon. Our favourite B&R shop is closing and being replaced by a Subway sandwich shop. I wonder if they do desserts?
Current weight: 76.4 kg (for shame)
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Weightwatchers sent me a personalised invitation today with financial incentives to lure me back into the fold but I'm not tempted. Being off the diet is bad for the figure but good for the soul. Anyway, the Star Trek DVDs go back to once a fortnight this month and I'd rather have those than a disapproving look from a stick woman.
I'm back at work. Full time this week (covering for people with the sense to take sick leave) and the strain is sure to send me to B&R before long. OK, actually, I was there once this week already catching up with a friend.
"So tell me," She enquired shrewdly, "How did we get from being exercise buddies to people who meet in ice-cream parlours?"
I couldn't say. It was a gradual transition. A slow slide down the slippery slope from pain to bliss. Sadly, we'll need a new venue soon. Our favourite B&R shop is closing and being replaced by a Subway sandwich shop. I wonder if they do desserts?
Current weight: 76.4 kg (for shame)
Saturday, January 01, 2005
How did I spend the last day of 2004? I spent it repaying an old debt. I owed a friend a waffle and ice-cream. This debt has been outstanding for two years now and, as you can imagine, it was preying on my mind but as the friend concerned lives in the back of beyond in an area devoid of waffle shops I had been unable to pay off the debt until yesterday. As we sat in the sunshine together with a waffle and two scoops each (chocolate overload and coffee ice, thank you for asking) she said,
“I always remember something you once said to me.”
“Er, STRESSED is DESSERTS spelled backwards?”
“No”
“Ah, Life is uncertain, eat dessert first?”
“No, you said that I should always NOTICE when I’m enjoying myself. So, I just wanted to point out that I’m definitely enjoying this waffle.”
2004 finished with tragedy for millions of people. The recent tsunami has made all of us count our blessings so as I begin 2005 I think I’ll make a point of following my own forgotten advice and always try to notice when I’m enjoying myself.
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“I always remember something you once said to me.”
“Er, STRESSED is DESSERTS spelled backwards?”
“No”
“Ah, Life is uncertain, eat dessert first?”
“No, you said that I should always NOTICE when I’m enjoying myself. So, I just wanted to point out that I’m definitely enjoying this waffle.”
2004 finished with tragedy for millions of people. The recent tsunami has made all of us count our blessings so as I begin 2005 I think I’ll make a point of following my own forgotten advice and always try to notice when I’m enjoying myself.
