Weigh in (68)

Okay, now this is really starting to really get on my nerves. I wouldn't exactly say I am making an effort to gain weight, but yes, I am letting a few more things slip to see how far I can push it before the current downward trend is reversed. If you recall, I have been progressively getting away with more and more of the naughty while still losing a steady one pound a week.

So let's see what's on the board Miss Ford; very healthy eating........with the small exceptions of one and possibly two Chinese takeaways (can't remember...not good!) this week, and a cheeky supersize Burger King Meal on the way to my friends 40th birthday party at the weekend (kind of forgot to tell you about that didn't I Ali?......oops), and the continued invasion of the margarine blobs (they are everywhere...no escape I tell you...run.....flee for your lives!!). So.....not very healthy eating at all then.

The plusses were two regular visits to the gym, as well as an hour's jog just past 8 o'clock on a cold frosty Sunday morning (good morrow masters aaaaaaall!); the latter I am particularly proud of as - being in  the foreign lond known as Landon (?!) - finding a nice place to run took a bit of preparation; not to mention the getting off my arse in the early hours, donning the gear and getting out there taking more than a bit of motivation. Nevertheless I downed my homemade blueberry muffin feeling chuffed at already having achieved something with my day...not bad for half nine in the morning eh?

Now you should be thinking what I'm thinking; that there is now way on earth I am going to be able to maintain the trend of losing a pound per week with this performance; and you would be quite correct in that conclusion, as I have actually lost two. Confused? Join the club my friend. In actual fact it is 1.4 pounds from 15 stone 6.8 pounds to 15 stone 5.4, but still; it was a massive shock to see another weight loss; even got on the scales a further three times to make absolutely sure!

I'm not sure how many bullets I am going to keep dodging, but it is inevitable that sooner or later my luck will run out. For now - as I would with a weight gain - I will just accept it and crack on. Don't worry, I have no intention of escalating my diet to three Chinese takeaways, two Burger Kings and a pizza in a pear tree; a diet like the one I have been having recently is not great regardless of what weight I am or am not losing. I am off to a works do (ghost walk around York....oooOOOOOooooh!) on Friday and regrettably we are off to an Indian restaurant afterwards. I have heard that curries are one of the most unhealthy things you can eat; probably why I have lost nigh on four stone through not having one since the start of this blog. Still, I will partake and hope the consequences are not too severe. Other than that I am back on the straight an narrow with the grub....honest.

The next week will see me putting together the training plan to lead me up to London. The Marathon book my bruv bought me is truly dizzying about the types of exercise advised to get you ready for 26 miles. There's long runs, short runs, interval training and hill runs; there is even something called Fartlek training. I don't want to sound all childish by saying the latter makes me giggle because it has the word 'Fart' in it........but it really does make me giggle because it has the word 'Fart' in it. It's the little things...... Anyway; hopefully we will have a schedule to work off within the next fortnight, which at the current rate should be nicely timed for breaking the 15 stone mark and the start of the roadrunning!

There are sure to be bumps in the road ahead, but for now I am loving this plan coming together!!!