Demented Dieter

I think I deserve some praise for showing restraint. I went to the Perth Royal Show on Saturday. It's sort of like a cross between an agricultural show and a funfair with a dash of the Ideal Home Exhibition thrown in. After you've admired the sturdy sheep, patted a pig, eaten a toffee apple and chucked up off the top of the big wheel, the thing to do is buy a showbag to take home with you. There are dozens of these bags. Every manufacturer produces one supposedly full of bargains, free samples and inducements to buy more. I am reliably informed that the best bargain to be had at this year's show was the Lindt Chocolate showbag which contained $165 worth of chocolate but cost a mere $70. It was a tough decision but common sense prevailed in the end and I realized that eating $165 worth of choc was going to do me no good in the long run. (Though ecstatically happy in the short term, it must be said) Hence my request for admiration: I bought only a $6 Cadbury's showbag. Very restrained.

Current weight: 77.6 kg