Weigh in (53)

Well ladies and gents, that really is a turn up for the books (blogs?). This week has nutritionally been a bit of a disaster; let's not mince words here eh? tell it like it is! It was all going so well until the Chinese buffet/bananas and custard/Chinese takeaway triple-whammy at the weekend. Then, to really round things off beautifully, it was our managing directors birthday yesterday. Obligatory cakes were bought, only for his grand kids to come visit him with another one they made earlier (as it turned out, not much earlier as it was still warm out of the oven!). Yes, I could have turned both cakes down.... .....and well, I didn't turn down the first.................ahem.............or the second.......

I'm less annoyed about the weekend - see previous post - but very annoyed at my resolve with the cakes, not to mention the naughty pre-bedtime sandwich eating going on aswell (I didn't mention that did I?.....cat......bag......). Lately it seems so much temptation is everywhere, not counting those fat-traps which have always been there, waiting for poor, unsuspecting me to come along and clart right into them. I'm also suffering from a scorching case of 'look how far I'm running everyone, aren't I BRILLIANT??!!; now that should earn me the right to eat like a troll shouldn't it?!!' I need a stern talking to that the reward of all this exercise is not getting to eat stuff; it is in losing weight, feeling better, getting fitter and living longer (did I miss anything out?). A choice like thathas got to be the definitive no-brainer.

Like last week, I feared the weigh-in worst; however, yet again pleasantly surprised I am (Christ, I'm talking like Yoda!). An official one pound off, taking me to 16 stone 4 pounds (actual weight: 16 stone......4 pounds dead, actual weight loss: 0.8 pounds). It has been a case of little steps lately, but thankfully they continue to be little steps in the right direction. Don't worry, in the midst of all the above annoyances, I am still chuffed to bits!

Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Well, if you're thinking 'blimey; if he's still losing weight with what he has been eating, how much would he be able to lose if he really regained control of his diet', then yes, you are thinking what I'm thinking! This should be the week. Regular gym visits, no major social engagements, no distractions, no work birthdays, and a weekend free from obligations to let me focus gives me every chance to get the right balance of exercise and diet which I've not managed to achieve for quite a few weeks. Should make next weeks weigh-in very interesting!

The only nagging doubt is that - as I mentioned last week - the battery on the scales is running low. Does anyone know whether low power makes a set of electronic scales register inaccurately low? If it does then I am sooooooooooooo screwed!

New battery next week, promise!!