an enforced day off
my day 8 lateral flow test was positive
egg and chorizo on toast
Lindt chocolates
wine
12 st 10
an enforced day off
my day 8 lateral flow test was positive
egg and chorizo on toast
Lindt chocolates
wine
12 st 10
an enforced day off
my day 7 lateral flow test was positive
Thai curry and rice
lager and wine
12 st 11
an enforced day off
my day 6 lateral flow test was positive
bacon, egg, beans, toast brown sauce
wine
12 st 11
an enforced day off
bacon, eggy bread, beans, brown sauce
Milk Tray
wine
12 st 11
an enforced day off
bacon sarnie
chocolate tree decoration
Christmas dinner (Hendries dropped it round and I ate it with them over Zoom. Jonnie is in isolation as well and joined in from the loft conversion).
lager and wine
12 st 12
an enforced day off
grazing but nothing much to eat as I was feeling out of sorts
wine (of course)
12 st 12
The Women are Up to Something to page 142: recline bike (25 mins)
pizza and wine at Pappa Ciccia Fulham High Street
12 st 13
a day off in Cardiff for Auntie Rona's funeral
three or four lagers at the reception in the Manor Parc hotel
no scales on tour
a day off: Peter in the morning. Cardiff in the afternoon
coffee with PG: Cafe Plum Munster Road
Calamari, a burger and red wine with John, Mia, Jasmine and Isaac at Prezzo Cardiff St David's
no scales on tour.
8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge.
Mexican rice with leeks, peas, chorizo and spicy prawns
lager and wine
13 st 1
a day off - trying to blame John and the girls but it doesn't really hold water
calzone and wine at Corleone
crafty Stella at the William Morris
13 st 1
bench presses, curls, scrunchies, leg presses, upper back machine.
sea food risotto and wine at Corleone
13 st 0
The Women are Up to Something to page 126: recline bike (30 mins)
lager and wine
13 st 0
a day off
pepper beef, mushroom, leek and spud casserole with half a cheese baguette
lager and wine
13 st 1
bench presses, curls, scrunchies, leg presses, upper back machine.
pepper beef, mushroom, leek and spud casserole with half a baguette
lager and wine
13 st 0
The Women are Up to Something to page 108: recline bike (30 mins)
meatball and salad sub
lager and wine
13 st 1
8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge.
meatball and spinach pasta
lager and wine
13 st 2
A day off. Ben turned up earlier than I was expecting.
We went to Pizza Hut
lager and wine
13 st 1
a day off (again)
pulled pork and coleslaw roll (again)
wine (again)
12 st 12 (again) as I was in 2019
a day off (no time between Peter in the morning and Chelsea in the afternoon)
cheese roll
pork
lager and wine
13 st 0
8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge. Ben came too.
egg and chorizo baguette
lager and wine
12 st 13
a day off (Leamington Spa, Portishead and home again)
pasty
egg, black pudding, bacon and chips
wine
13 st 1
The Women are Up to Something to page 66: recline bike (30 mins)
corned beef hash
chick pea soup
lager and wine
13 st 0
scrunchies, leg presses, upper back machine, chest presses, barbell curls
Arancini, arrabiata. chorizo Scotch egg and mayo baguette
lager and wine
13 st 1
8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge.
lager watching football in the Standard
prawn and pea risotto
13 st 0
A Stinging Delight – A Memoir by David Storey finished: recline bike (30 mins)
bacon, egg, black pudding and bread roll
booze free evening
13 st 0
3 x 10 30kg bench
scrunchies, leg presses, and upper back
Guinness at the Sultan
12 st 13
A Stinging Delight – A Memoir by David Storey up to page 387: recline bike (30 mins)
pizza
lager and wine (John is up staying)
13 st 0
a day off
egg, bacon, black pudding, tomato mushrooms and chips with brown sauce
lager and wine
12 st 12
8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge. Ben came too.
hog roast baguette
lager and wine
12 st 13
3 x 10 30kg bench
scrunchies, leg presses, dumbbell shoulder presses
pork scratchings
kedgeree
lager and wine
13 st 0
8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Aurelie Studholme, a teacher new to me. No Ben as you has tested positive for COVID.
Veggie starter and Kerelan chicken curry with rice in Cardiff.
lager and wine
no scales on tour
a day off
veggie soup
bacon and tomato roll
beef bourguignon and dumplings
lager and wine
13 st 2
8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge. Ben came too.
lentil curry
lager and wine
13 st 0
A Stinging Delight – A Memoir by David Storey up to part 7 chapter 4: recline bike (28 mins)
food
wine
12 st 13
3 x 10 30kg bench
leg presses, upper back and scrunchies
chicken casserole and spuds
lager and wine
13 st 1
8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge. Ben came too.
G&T at Anything Goes
Stella at the Standard for Brentford Chelsea second half
extravagant Tiger baton of my own design.
12 st 13
A day off. Drove to Leamington Spa Police Station and got stuck there for a while.
chicken and veg hash with egg
lager
12 st 11
A Stinging Delight – A Memoir by David Storey up to part 7 page 331: recline bike (30 mins)
No booze
chicken casserole
13 st 1
3 x 10 30kg bench
30 scrunchies
3 x 10 leg presses
3 x 10 lats pull downs
ham, chips. egg
wine plus G&Ts
13 st 2
a day off (one thing and another)
pork in black bean sauce with fried rice
wine
13 st 1
A Stinging Delight – A Memoir by David Storey up to part 5 chapter 5: recline bike (27 mins)
pork in black bean sauce with egg and pea fried rice and a spring onion garnish
no booze
13 st 1
Further day off what with one thing and another
cheese and tomato roll
lager and wine
13 st 2
A Stinging Delight – A Memoir by David Storey up to part 5 chapter 3: recline bike (25 mins)
steak, chips, mushrooms and pepper sauce
lager and wine
13 st 5
8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge.
steak, chips, mushrooms and curry sauce
wine
forgot to weigh. Either that or I have fogotten what I weigh.
3 x 10 30kg bench
leg presses, upper back and scrunchies
chicken dhansak, pulao rice and saag aloo
lager and wine
13 st 5
A Stinging Delight – A Memoir by David Storey finished part 4, 2 chapters part 5: recline bike (25 mins)
scrambled egg on toast
Istanbul's Special For 2 with Ben
pizza with John
wine
13 st 7 (hardly surprising after all that grub)
A day off as I got caught up working from home.
bacon sarnie and baked beans
wine
13 st 5
5 40kg bench, 10 20kg, 15 20kg
leg presses, upper back and scrunchies
all day brekkie: beans, mushrooms, eggs, bacon, fried bread
lager and wine
13 st 3
A day off as an overturned lorry on the Price of Wales bridge and then havoc on the M5 meant I didn't get back until the evening.
chicken Kiev, mashed spuds and beans
wine
13 st 1 (probably from stress)
8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge. Ben came too.
chicken in basilico sauce with pasta
lager and wine
13 st 3
a day off due to database sync problems at West Dean rather than sloth
chicken in black bean sauce with fried rice
lager and wine
13 st 4
bench presses, leg presses, upper back and scrunchies
chicken in a basilico sauce with pasta
wine
13 st 5
Stinging Delight – A Memoir by David Storey finished part 3: recline bike (30 mins)
baked spuds with cheese and onion
lager and wine
13 st 5
8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge
suasage and chips
lager and wine
13 st 6
a day off. Bethany moving to London.
chilli and noodles
veggie dhansak
lager, Guinness and wine
13 st 6
a day off
chicken baguette
Chinese chicken, sweet potato, tomato and cucumber with noodles
lager and wine
13 st 6
Stinging Delight – A Memoir by David Storey 2 and a bit chapters of part 3 (30 mins)
burger with salad
lager and wine
13 st 6
bench presses, leg presses, upper back and scrunchies
keema asparagus and chips
lager and wine
13 st 7
bench presses, leg presses, upper back and scrunchies
all-day breakfast
wine
13 st 7
a day off
sausage, black pudding and spinach stew with mashed spuds
wine
13 st 6
8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge
sausage, black pudding and spinach stew with crusty bread
lager and wine
13 st 7
A Stinging Delight – A Memoir by David Storey chapter 6 of part 1, chapters 1 & 2 of part 2: recline bike (say 26 mins)
spinach, black pudding and cheese omelette with chips
lager and wine
13 st 7
bench presses, leg presses, upper back and scrunchies
lentil, carrot and tomato soup with cheese croutons
wine
13 st 6
A Stinging Delight – A Memoir by David Storey to end of part 1, though I think I missed out chapter 6 by accident: recline bike (say 22.5 mins)
lager and wine
beef, pea and mushroom curry with rice
13 st 4
bench presses, leg presses, upper back and scrunchies
beef, pea and mushroom curry with rice
wine - though not much
13 st 6
a day off
rice, naan, onion bhaji, chicken, spud, spinach and cauli dhansak
wine plus G&Ts
13 st 8
A Stinging Delight – A Memoir by David Storey chapters 3-5: recline bike (say 22.5 mins)
egg fried mushroom rice
naan, onion bhaji, chicken, spud, spinach and cauli dhansak
wine
13 st 8
bench presses, squats, upper back and scrunchies
chicken dhansak, sag aloo, pulao rice
lager and wine
13 st 7
8:30 am 1 hour Bikram; replacement instructor whose name I didn't catch
Thai fish pie and a bread roll
lager and wine
13 st 8
A Stinging Delight – A Memoir by David Storey chapter 2: recline bike (say 22.5 mins)
chicken, bacon and mushroom pasta bake
wine
13 st 6
first official cardio since 15 June.
A day off, but I didn't eat anything after weighing in at 13 st 10 after the Hendries' dinner. Back to to thirteen six this morning.
Cycled back from Waterloo with Mia's bike. There was a diversion via Brixton and the south circular because of the my unreliable sense of direction so I think I banked quite a lot of miles.
chicken and veg curry with rice
no booze on account of cycling duties and tiredness on return
13 st 6
I am 13 st 9 this morning. No exercise again yesterday. Something needs to be done.
a day off
meatball, mushroom, and aubergine pasta with garlic bread.
wine and lager
13 st 5
a day off
meatball, mushroom, and aubergine pasta with garlic bread.
wine
13 st 5
8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge
Samosas, bhaji, pakora etc
lager and wine
13 st 8
8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge
sausage meat and greens pasta
lager and wine
13 st 8
A day off as I was on the road
chicken, veg and spuds
wine
No scales on tour in Cardiff
bench presses, squats, upper back and scrunchies
BBQ after the footie at the Hendries
lager and wine
13 st 7
a day off (Ben called to suggest an after work drink and scuppered by gym plan)
prawn, lentil and veg Thai curry
lager and wine
13 st 4
Back in the gym I kicked off with an embarrassing incline bench press fail. After that I succeeded at bench presses, goblet squats, scrunchies, and the Technogym high pull.
Tuna and babycorn pasta
wine
13 st 4
a day off after my second Astra Zenea jab
tuna and avocadao melt, tomato soup
wine plus lager at the quiz
13 st 5
Recline bike - back in the gym for the first time since Dec 2020.
dhal, chicken curry and naan
lager and wine
13 st 4
a day off
chicken dupiaza and veggie rice
lager (with Ben) wine (without Ben)
13 st 7 (Seven!?)
a day off again as ankle mends
steak, chips, mushrooms and pepper sauce
wine
13 st 2
a day off though my ankle is a lot better.
tuna, avocado, tomato melt
wine
13 st 2
A day off, ankle's a bit better today. I think that maybe that and throwing up after yoga on Saturday is a lesson about taking care of myself better so I swallowed a cod liver oil tablet and a multivitamin pill
frittata and baked beans
Stella at the Standard
13 st 2
Yoga (including vomiting in the street afterwards)
chicken, rice and veg in an Italian pasta sauce
lager and wine
13 st 2
I had to take PG shopping, return the case Rebecca left in the pub last night, and call on Ben before getting to the Standard for the final day of the Premiership and the results of our predictions challenge. Strictly then it is "thrown a day off by life rather than "binned it" but it is still a day off.
chicken curry and veggie rice
lager and wine
13 st 3
a day off yesterday, but as I write this I know I went to yoga this morning
veg soup and a egg mayo roll
wine
13 st 6
Yet another day off. I have to get my mojo back in the gym.
corned beef pie, sweetcorn fritters and Bisto
wine
13 st 6
Third day off in a row
mackerel and horse radish baked spuds with parsely sauce
lager and wine
13 st 2
A day off as I was travelling and then went out with old school friends in the evening. (Phil's Pippa gave us a lift back it was good to see her again.)
No scales on tour
2 lots of 5 figure four squats alternate legs (no support from arms holding on to anything)
2 lots of 5 figure four squats
2 lots of 10 goblet squats
2 naked Turkish Get Ups: One each side
tuna cheese melt baguette
wine
13 st 3
2 lots of 5 figure four squats alternate legs (no support from arms holding on to anything)
2 lots of 5 figure four squats
2 lots of 10 goblet squats
2 naked Turkish Get Ups: One each side
leftover noodle and veg wrap
veg curry wrap
lager and wine
13 st 2
2 lots of 5 figure four squats alternate legs (no support from arms holding on to anything)
2 lots of 5 figure four squats
2 lots of 10 goblet squats
2 naked Turkish Get Ups: One each side
veg curry and rice
wine
13 st 3
Day off in sympathy with John.
pasta with a meatball and aubergine sauce
lager and wine
13 st 2
2 lots of 5 figure four squats alternate legs (no support from arms holding on to anything)
2 lots of 5 figure four squats
2 lots of 10 goblet squats
2 naked Turkish Get Ups: One each side
burrito
lager and wine
13 st 5
2 lots of 5 figure four squats alternate legs (no support from arms holding on to anything)
2 lots of 5 figure four squats
2 lots of 10 goblet squats
2 naked Turkish Get Ups: One each side
bak kwa, baked beans
lager and wine
13 st 4
2 lots of 10 figure four squats alternate legs
2 lots of 10 broomstick squats
2 naked Turkish Get Ups: One each side. (I find the "left hand up" ones so much easier than the right; an imbalance to be fixed.)
spaghetti with a meatball and aubergine sauce
wine
13 st 2
2 lots of 10 figure four squats alternate legs
2 lots of 10 Goblet squats
2 naked Turkish Get Ups: One each side - see https://youtu.be/HFISb0NGrkE
lager and wine
moules et frites
13 st 5
5 figure four squats each side then 50 broomsticks
bacon and cucumber baguette
wine
13 st 4
5 figure four squats each side then 50 broomsticks
chicken and mushroom pasta
lager and wine
13 st 2
a day off but the first for over a month
mushroom omelette and chips
wine
13 st 2
broomstick
SET 1 25
SET 2 14
SET 4 15
SET 5 14
SET 7 10
SET 9 44+
Spanish omelette
Thai green curry
wine
13 st 1
PUSHUPS
SET 1 25
SET 2 14
SET 3 15
SET 4 15
SET 5 14
SET 6 14
SET 7 10
SET 8 10
SET 9 44+
triple pack of sarnies
lager and wine
13 st 1
broomstick
SET 1 14
SET 2 14
SET 3 15
SET 4 15
SET 5 14
SET 6 14
SET 7 10
SET 8 10
SET 9 44+
fish, avocado and tomato with couscous
wine
13 st 3
PUSHUPS
SET 1 14
SET 2 14
SET 3 15
SET 4 15
SET 5 14
SET 6 14
SET 7 10
SET 8 10
SET 9 44+
prawn tagine with couscous
wine
13 st 3
broomstick
SET 1 25
SET 2 30
SET 3 20
SET 4 15
SET 5 40+
prawn and avocado baguette with Syrian lentil soup
wine
13 st 4
PUSHUPS
SET 1 25
SET 2 30
SET 3 20
SET 4 15
SET 5 40+
cheese and biscuits
crisps
biltong
chicken and pesto ciabatta
lager and wine
13 st 5
Broomstick
SET 1 25
SET 2 30
SET 3 20
SET 4 15
SET 5 30+
lasagne and garlic bread
lager and wine
13 st 6
PUSHUPS
SET 1 25
SET 2 30
SET 3 20
SET 4 15
SET 5 30+
leek and tuna pasta
wine
13 st 4
Broomstick
SET 1 20
SET 2 25
SET 3 20
SET 4 25
SET 5 25+
walnut and leek bread roll
wine
13 st 1
PUSHUPS
SET 1 20
SET 2 25
SET 3 20
SET 4 25
SET 5 25+
sausages in a burger bap
Spanish omelette, beans and bacon
wine
13 st 2
BROOMSTICK
SET 1 20
SET 2 25
SET 3 15
SET 4 15
SET 5 30+
chicken burger, avocado and chips
lager and wine
13 st 3
PUSHUPS
SET 1 20
SET 2 25
SET 3 15
SET 4 15
SET 5 30+
bacon baguette and onion soup
wine
13 st 2
Broomstick
SET 1 20
SET 2 25
SET 3 20
SET 4 20
SET 5 28+
cheese, chorizo and salad baguette
wine
13 st 2
PUSHUPS
SET 1 25
SET 2 30
SET 3 20
SET 4 15
SET 5 40+
Spanish omelette (red pepper and chorizo in there are well)
lager and wine
13 st 4
broomstick
SET 1 18
SET 2 25
SET 3 10
SET 4 10
SET 5 33+
Lemon sole, rice and leeks
wine
forgot to weigh myslef
PRESS UPS
25
30
35
40
45
Spanish omelette (red pepper and chorizo in there are well)
sorta buffet at the Hubble
lager and wine
13 st 5
Broomstick squats
SET 1 18
SET 2 22
SET 3 16
SET 4 16
SET 5 25+
prawn and pea risotto
wine
13 st 4
PUSHUPS
SET 1 18
SET 2 18
SET 3 20
SET 4 20
SET 5 17
SET 6 17
SET 7 20
SET 8 45+
kisir with za'atar chicken
wine
13 st 6
Broomstick squats
SET 1 16
SET 2 21
SET 3 15
SET 4 15
SET 5 21+
chicken, mushroom and walnut pasta
wine
13 st 3
PUSHUPS
SET 1 18
SET 2 18
SET 3 20
SET 4 20
SET 5 17
SET 6 17
SET 7 20
SET 8 45+ (but I only managed 40)
chicken, chips and garlic mushrooms
wine
13 st 1
broomstick squats
SET 1 14
SET 2 19
SET 3 14
SET 4 14
SET 5 19+
keema veg and rice
rugby buffet
lager and wine
13 st 3
SET 1 18
SET 2 18
SET 3 20
SET 4 20
SET 5 14
SET 6 14
SET 7 16
SET 8 40+
Kiwi keema peas and rice
wine
13 st 0
broomstick squats
SET 1 7
SET 2 10
SET 3 6
SET 4 8
SET 5 15
keema veg in a wrap
wine
13 st 1
broomstick squats
SET 1 5
SET 2 7
SET 3 5
SET 4 5
SET 5 8+
'lentil, farofa and walnut' tacos with Kiwi fruit and pomegranate salsa
wine
13 st 2
SET 1 23
SET 2 28
SET 3 23
SET 4 23
SET 5 33+
'lentil, farofa and walnut' tacos with Kiwi fruit and pomegranate salsa
wine
13 st 2
broomstick squats
SET 1 3
SET 2 4
SET 3 2
SET 4 3
SET 5. 4+
quesadilla
fish, chips and greed veg
G&Ts, lager and wine
13 st 6
SET 1 20
SET 2 25
SET 3 20
SET 4 20
SET 5 28+
feijoada, farofa, rice and greens
lager and wine
13 st 3
SET 1 16
SET 2 21
SET 3 15
SET 4 15
SET 5 21+
vaguely Arab lamb, chickpea and rice thing with salad
wine
13 st 3
I only did my first set of push ups then get distracted so let's take this as a day off.
chicken dhansak, pulao rice, sag aloo and bhindi bhaji
lager and wine
13 st 5
SET 1 5
SET 2 8
SET 3 5
SET 4 5
SET 5 10+
jewelled couscous and harissa chicken
lager and wine
13 st 7 (7!?)
SET 1 5
SET 2 7
SET 3 5
SET 4 5
SET 5 8+
sausage meat, red pepper and leek chili with chips
wine
13 st 3
SET 1 4
SET 2 6
SET 3 4
SET 4 4
SET 5 6+
Amal Special Deal (rice and salad verson) from the High Street
Bakestones
lager and wine
13 st 1
SET 1 4
SET 2 6
SET 3 4
SET 4 4
SET 5 6+
cheese and veg omelette with chips
wine
13 st 3
SET 1 4
SET 2 5
SET 3 4
SET 4 4
SET 5 5+
bacon mushroom and pea pasta bake
lager and wine
13 st 2
SET 1 4
SET 2 5
SET 3 4
SET 4 4
SET 5 5+
lamb casserole in the Hubble
lager and wine
13 st 0
SET 1 4
SET 2 5
SET 3 4
SET 4 4
SET 5 5+
potato skins and chicken Kiev
wine
13 st 2
PUSHUPS
SET 1 2
SET 2 3
SET 3 2
SET 4 2
SET 5. 3+
potato skins and chicken Kiev
wine
13 st 2
a day off
beef, mayo and tender-stem broccoli sub with sweet spud chips
wine
13 st 0
a day off
sausage and spud wrap
prawn dhansak and (palak) pulao rice
wine
13 st 6 (weight creeping up)
a day off
carnitas, Pamonha and cheese enchiladas with mixed beans in chilli sauce
wine
13 st 3
a day off
fried rice
sweet potato and swede soup with a bread roll
lager and wine
13 st 5
a day off
meatballs and aubergine in tomato and basil sauce with garlic bread
wine
no scales on tour
a day off
rice and mushroom cakes with salmon and a tomatoes and olive sauce
wine
13 st 5
a day off
mussels then Cottage pie in my H bubble
wine
13 st 4 (weight creeping up)