Weigh in (54)

(Distance trained so far......173.5 miles)

Well chuck me in a dustbin and call me Oscar, if I haven't done it again! Two pounds off leaves me knocking at the door (oh go ooooon; let me iiiiiiiin!!) of the fifteens at 16 stone 2 pounds (actual loss 1.8 pounds; actual weight 16 stone 2.2....don't feel like quite such a fraud when I'm rounding down only 0.2 of a pound!). Oh, and I confirm that a low battery has no effect on the read-out of leccy bathroom scales (do I get arrested for using mine in the kitchen?) - although if I wait until the battery is completely dead, does that mean I weigh nothing at all?.......straws.....clutching..... - as there is a brand spanking new one now fitted (sorry about that, I was using brackets and hyphens at the same time; the literary equivalent of drinking wine and beer; it does make sense, if you read it about fifteen times).

To be honest, there would have been something seriously wrong with the earths gravitational pull if there had been no improvement on last weeks improvement (do you understand that? if you do, could you explain it to me?). It's been a good week; eating carefully, and knocked off 25km at the gym; including 12km on Sunday morning (12km!!! that's like....almost 8 miles!).

The only blot on the copybook was Papa G's on Friday night. There is never going to be an ultra-healthy option in one of those places (unless you sit there for three hours and watch other people eat while drinking a glass of water..........and the next pig departing from runway three is......) I went for a tried and tested BBQ chicken burger with fat chips (only about four big 'uns; so less fat, more food); tried and tested as I've had it before during a good weight-loss week. Not that I'm saying I could get away with eating it every night; unless I am prepared to run 25km, per day! Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed it; there was also something rather cathartic about that night (full circle if you will) as I went with my sister to see 'The Amazing Spiderman'.....hmmmm.....Spiderman......the cinema......my sister........that sounds so familiar...........

So as usual; onwards and downwards. I'm not going to make broad statements like 'I've got over the sticky patch' (yep, just did; pretend I didn't say it.......); I'll just get the head down, and get on with it. On Mum duty this Saturday so there is likely to be some naughtiness in the form of Marks and Sparks' chuck in the oven stuff followed up by a couple of custard tarts (better not get them mixed up; by the way, could someone remind me to buy series 2 of Downton Abbey in time for Saturday? I only put it on because Mum likes it......honest.....) and then the unlucky for some but hopefully not for me 13km on Sunday morning. Doubt I will be in the 15's this time next week, but if I manage to keep focused it will be close!!