Death On Two Legs
Weigh Day #16
Weight – 124.7 Kilograms, 19.63 Stone, 274.91 Pounds
Weekly Weight Loss – 0.6 Kilograms, 1.3 Pounds
Total Weight Loss – 13 Kilograms, 2.04 Stone, 28.6 Pounds
BMI – 38.3 (Obese), Total BMI Loss – 4, Check Your BMI
Weekly Summary
Death On Two Legs
Death on two legs is exactly how I feel! I’ve recently started scouring the internet for inspirational titles for blogs. Amazing what’s out there when you stick some words in a search engine. I was delighted to dig out this hidden gem from the mighty Queen, released in 1975. For the record, I point blankly refuse to use the term “deep cut”. Especially given the woes with my ankles caused by shoes misfiring last weekend.
More ankle gate in a bit. I’m dead chuffed to shave another 0.6 kilos (1.32 pounds) as the week was a bit hit-and-miss. I didn’t divulge too much in The Story Of Someone’s Shoes (for the record (again), I didn’t need to source the internet for the title since I am a big fan of The Style Council and Paul Weller in general), but Sunday was like the bad old days regarding eating.
I set low targets this week due to foreseeing the weekend was going to be disastrous, so delighted to finally get over the two-stone milestone since starting this wonderful journey of discovery.
The Good
I was pleasantly surprised I managed to get completely back to normal from Monday and for the rest of the week. My step count has been reduced due to my troubles. I still managed around 8000 a day.
I had my usual sugar craving yesterday but thankfully there were no biscuits in the office, so it passed me by. This is good because next week when the inevitable happens, I will try and do the same, but will the Friday lure of the biscuit become too much?
The Bad & The Ugly
There were no signs of bulimia at the weekend thankfully. I’d done my puking Saturday night after gouging pizza, garlic bread and snacks. But there was plenty of chocolate action wolfed down my throat on Sunday. The evidence is still in the car. I’ve not devoured chocolate on the road since starting!
I’m loving this because you never stop learning… ever.
Ankle Gate
The Struggle And The Pain
I won’t lie, the week has not been easy with the pain of the ankles. I thought it was slowly beginning to heal yesterday but this morning, I was in agony once more after waking from a mammoth 10-hour sleep. Poor Bowie is not getting as long a walk as I’d like and to take him to the park Thursday, I had to go through the pain barrier and beyond. It’s a bugger feeling like death on two legs.
However, the ankle is not all doom and gloom. As I said, it’s showing signs of healing but it’s going to be a slow process. I know how to manage the injuries and quite frankly have just got to live with it. Yesterday, I was walking much better. Today, not so good but I forgot to apply antiseptic cream which seems to have made a difference. It can get a damn good airing over the weekend as we have people over tomorrow and I can take Bowie over the back across the road in my flip-flops.
The Trouble With Alcohol
To Drink Or Not To Drink?
I have mixed feelings about whether I should drink. Ankle injuries aside, I’m questioning whether I should bother as alcohol always seems to hamper proceedings one way or another. An afternoon in the pub with my colleagues always turns into a binge drink session. There’s another one planned soon. I think I need to stay sober and cannot express how much piss-taking I will attain if I go down that road!
I believe as my healthier lifestyle and all the benefits it brings start to truly kick in, do I need alcohol in my life? If I could enjoy one or two drinks that would be fine but I’m your classic British binge drinker. As my dear old mum used to say before she totted off to that interest-free place in the sky, “You don’t know when to stop, Derek”.
And as usual, Mother was right. Mother was always right!
Take Or Leave
I’m thankful I can take or leave alcohol. I go months without so much as a drop passing my lips. One half of me says it’s ok to have a binge drink now and then. The other half says it does no good for me at all. Last weekend’s shenanigans have got me thinking. I binged, I puked, I ate chocolate and lost 0.7 kilos. Both can be done!!!!
Although I wouldn’t recommend doing this every week like I used to. Mostly, I’m happy not drinking and each time I indulge, I always look back and think to myself that I didn’t need alcohol in the first place. Yep, decided for the next gathering I’m staying sober. I might drink non-alcoholic beer though which is quite nice on the palate.
The Week Ahead
A Special Day
Tomorrow is a very special day as my stepdaughter, Juliana, turns the ripe old age of 21. Happy birthday to her! We’ll be celebrating with lots of deliciously bad food. There is a temptation to consume alcohol admittedly, but I’ll be sensibly behaved…. Well, I’ll try to be! I’ll certainly be eating yummy food and not caring for foodstuffs and calories!
I have my monthly More Life Zoom meeting on Monday morning. At least they’re not weekly anymore. I’m eternally grateful to the programme for kick-starting me into getting my health sorted but I do have mixed feelings about the content.
Some content I find useful and some a little dull, but the heart of the programme is firmly in the right place.
More of the same planned laced with more hobbling!
All is great this week bar that death on two legs feeling! The next goal is to get under 120 kilos!
