Weigh in (19)

I cannot quite believe that this thing has been kicking on for 19 weeks now; blimey!
Sorry about the later-than-usual posting, but you were warned! I am afraid I really wasn't hugely surprised when I popped on the scales; the negatives far outweighed (literally) the positives this week. On the credit side of the weight-loss balance sheet were a couple of hours of social badminton last Friday, and the usual no-excessive-booze, no-fast-food pledge; the debit side was quite a bit too much bread (it's amazing what you can make into a sandwich when you really put your mind to it!), no additional exercise (zero badminton matches), and I went a bit fast and loose on the business trip to London......
As always I will come clean. Two pints of lager, a 9 ounce burger with all the trimmings and chips, onion rings and two slices of cheesey garlic bread (GAAAAAAARLIC BREAD?!!), topped off by a chocolate fudge brownie Sundae......and it doesn't end there. Full english breakfast the following morning, then at a suppliers lunchtime meeting they put on sausage rolls, sandwiches, mini pork pies and chocolate teacakes (it would literally have been rude not to!). The weigh-in happened approximately 6 hours after the last teacake was consumed,
On reflection, it is actually a bit of a miracle that I have only put on 2 pounds! Now 17 stone 6. Frustrating I know; I feel next week is the clincher. If I can knock off a few pounds then at least the uppy and downy nature of my weight at the moment will still be in a downward direction. In my best Obi-wan-kenobi impression (Alec Guinness, not the Mcgregor fella); 'this is a dangerous time for you young Skywalker, when you will be tempted by the dark side'. I feel I am at a bit of a junction, when it is getting a bit trickier to lose the weight; but if I get over the 'hump', I will be able to maintain it and go on a good run of weeks. It's going to be difficult for a fortnight though, as this weekend I am heading down to my brother's for a Halloween do with my nephew and niece (lots of burgers, cakes and booze flying around), then it's our bonfire party the week after (lots of burgers, cakes, booze and fireworks flying around). Temptation will be everywhere. If I can get through it and still lose weight, that will be a result and an 'arf that will!