Weigh in (81)

.......86 days to go......

Okay, we have some good news and some bad news. You can guess the bad.....yes I am now 15 stone 12.6 pounds, rounding up to 13 pounds which - most definitely unlucky for me - is classed as one pound on. Looking at the facts this is obviously not good news. It has been some time since I lost last weight (??!), the routine-disrupting events of the last month have made exercising and healthy eating very difficult. It is never going to be a satisfactory excuse for putting on weight, but is nevertheless still a fact. The most devastating thing however has been the snow, curtailing any chances of running with the Spartans last week.

So why am I not worried?

Okay, maybe I am a little perturbed; but that's not the same thing! Firstly I am feeling pretty well, and the early morning commute on a Monday is still not taking too much toll (preparation is the key...packing the car the night before....not to mention going to bed at about 9pm Sunday night!). Apart from that, there is still plenty to be optimistic about. Yes it is still a weight gain, but taking into account that this has been a week where my only exercise was the 9 mile treadmill run on Sunday, and......ahem.....hushes to a whisper.......I had two Chinese takeaways (Friday and Sunday....I didn't tell you about the second one did I?....bad bad BAD Adrian for doing it, and you know I'm BAD, I'm BAD, you know it, for not telling you, oh, and BAD BAD Leroy Brown was a fantastic hit for Jim Croce......don't laugh...you'll thank me when you listen to it.....); to only put on 0.6 pounds means that I am doing something right. If I can get a couple more runs in during week ahead (and with the forecasted thaw this is very likely), and avoid the fried rice (can possibly even afford to have the one, just - note to self - not the two) then surely I should be in heavy (or should that be light?!) credit when it comes to weigh in 82?

It's the boost I need with the dwindling days before lift off. It will come as no surprise to you that it has proved to be a bit of a struggle to adapt to life around the new job (the new job itself has gone reeeeeeally well, and my boss is brilliant......but my boss' brother is quite incredible......hark at me; anyone would think I am just saying that because he reads my blog......), but if - with the 'new' routine - I can have a successful week, I know I will have hit the right formula. I won't repeat it exactly, but it can form the basis of the push needed to get down to fourteen stone, and get up to 26 miles....

.....at least, that's the plan........!!