Weigh in (59)

WE'RE WORKING, WE'RE MOVING, WE'RE IN THE ZONE WE'RE GROOVING!!!!

Sorry, I seem to be channelling 'Friends' quite a lot at the moment - hopefully it will be flushed out of my system sooner rather than later - but now I am on the subject noone did ever tell me that life was going to be this way.

That said, my life is certainly not stuck in second gear (stopitstopitSTOPIT!!!); two more pounds off this week (actually 2.2!) bringing me to an incredible 15 stone 11 pounds (actually 10.6, do the same again and that registers as a 3 pound loss!). After last weeks wobble it is pleasing to have regained control, not to mention positivity. Okay, I admit to a sneaky chicken fried rice and prawn crackers (still haven't found a party hat in there) at the weekend; but to be honest with the amount of exercise during the week I can get away with the odd dodgy meal, as long as - like me - they stay odd!

Apparently my body mass index has now gone from 'obese' to merely 'overweight'. Yay!

The usual gym visits on Thursday, Sunday and last night; plus there was the text of doom at the weekend asking 'can you play a match on Monday night?!!'. Saying yes seemed like a really good idea at the time...... Heaven knows what state I would have been in taking on this sort of schedule at 19 stone plus, but ankles and knees would surely be damaged beyond repair. I find it extraordinary that although occasionally wearing precautionary knee supports between exercise sessions, my joints are surviving incredibly well. It is a screaming indication of how well I am doing, how far I have come. Feels pretty good I can tell you. (Just watch; my cruciate will go as I am walking up the stairs at home now; me and my big mouth!).

I also heard a story which I think serves as a strong incentive for anyone who wants to lose some weight and get fit. I will mention no names, and will not even divulge my source; all I can say is that it is extreeeeeeeeeeemely reliable. An overweight woman was admitted to hospital with what can best be described in layman's terms as 'weight-related problems'. In order to discover a successful diagnosis, it was decided a CT scan would be the best course of action (you know, that tubey thing that they slide you into? just watch an episode of House MD; they use it all the time!); you can see what's coming can't you?! Yes, that's right; regretfully - tubey meeting tubby - she wouldn't fit in the tube (why do I have the image of someone trying to cram toothpaste back in from whence it came?!), and the only piece of equipment big enough to get the results they need was an MRI Scanner at.......wait for it......Chester Zoo!! (ouch!!). Can you imagine the queue for the machine?!! Whether you find this a funny or a sad story (both in my case) it is certainly a motivating one.

It's a night off from exercise tonight; really looking forward to it. I feel a stir fry coming on......