Weigh in (44)

Distance trained so far........(75.7 miles)
Three weeks on the bounce baby!! A grand total of one pound off, leaving me at 16 stone 7 pounds. Okay, strictly speaking I have only lost 0.6 pounds, but the rules of rounding down account for the rest (it can work against me too, so give me this one; pretty pleeeeease!). It represents a new all time low for Fat Man To Fit Man, not to mention an all time high for me! Only two more weighs in (weigh ins?) until the big race. It would have been nice to have broken the 16 stone barrier by then, but it looks like I will cross the start line a few pounds shy of that target. Having said that. plenty of pounds are likely to be shed on the run itself; so the 22nd of May weigh in should be a good 'un!......

This could be a tricky week though, and it hasn't started off in the greatest of fashions. I think it is safe to say that I was GAGGING for a Chinese takeaway last night after the weigh in (the 'I have done so well so I'll treat myself' elephant trap) and I'm afraid that I succumbed. Could I just say for the record that I REALLY BLOODY ENJOYED IT!!! It was particularly satisfying as it has been so long since I last had one (you know, the feeling that visiting Paris every so often is amazing, but if you live there....). Then this Friday is the badminton league's end of season dance (picking up two medals....didn't he do well.....?.....good game good game); booze will be drunk, and food will be fed; more importantly, no social badminton will be played.
So this means I am going to have to be exceptionally vigilant on the other days - particularly as one of them is a bank holiday - and keep my diet well and truly under control. Forewarned is forearmed. Tonight is a no-gym night, so a bit of pre-posting for the blog, a bit of watching the telly on footie (??!) and a health-conscious ratatiouoiolelle and rice. Hopefully it will balance out the damage of last night and Friday.
On another positive note, I appear - so far - to have cracked the issue of joggers nipple (quite a feat as it appear that as nipples go mine are more than averagely sticky-out.....you really didn't want to know that did you??!) with the liberal application of Vaseline keeping friction to a minimum. Don't tell anyone, but I am seriously considering applying some to the bottom of my running shoes and sliding all the way to the finish line........