a day off
Wine at Ria's show's after party
No scales in my Cheltenham hotel
a day off
mushroom soup
Pasty
Stella in Standard with Steve, then Andy Tea, then Renu, Jone and Magnus
11st 9
a day off
Cheese burger
Stella in the Standard with Andy Tea
11st 6 new lightest ever
a day off as I was moving offices
Lager in the Standard with Renu and Jone
11st 7 equal lightest ever
30 mins recline bike
Drink at the Craft with Steve B at Broadway Market, them with him plus Andy Tea and actor mates thereof, Steven (with glasses) and Neil, at the Standard.
a day off
mixed biryani
Stella in the Standard: Andy Tea, Jone, Pat, Lee
11 st 7 equal lightest
a day off
PROSCIUTTO FUNGHI pizza at Corleone
couple in the Standard with Andy C
11 st 10
First 44 pages of A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East by David Fromkin; 30 mins recline bike
Don't remember what I ate
Stella in the Standard
11 st 9
bench press, shoulder press, dumbell curls, leg press machine (working gingerly around injured rib)
mango and celery juice
pasty and crisps
lager and wine
11st 7: joint lightest ever and two and a half stone less than this day in 2011
a day off
turkey lasagne with plenty of soffritto and mushrooms to up the veg count
lager William Morris and Standard
11st 8 equal lightest with 22 May, 2023
a day off
lasagne
Lager in the Standard
11st 12; 27 pounds lighter than this day in 2022
a day off
KFC Zinger burger
Spanish omelette, black pudding, bacon and brown sauce
wine
11 st 10
Marvellous Thieves: Secret Authors of the Arabian Nights, Paulo Lemos Horta to the end of section page 276: 25 mins recline bike
Spanish omelette
lager at the Standard with the usual suspecta
11 st 11
a day off as I am in Cardiff visiting mum in Llandough
Carrot and apple juice
prawn biriyani
wine
no scales on tour
bench press, shoulder press, dumbell curls, leg press machine
Prawn biryani with Sean in Maya, Albany Rd.
Wine
No scales on tour
*Titles were getting cumbersome so I have cut them down to ten years' weights.
Marvellous Thieves: Secret Authors of the Arabian Nights, Paulo Lemos Horta to end of chapter 4, The Magician's Interpreter: 25 mins recline bike
Mexican rice and beans with guacamole
Lager William Morris and Standard
11 St 11
a day off
Lager with Steve and Rebecca in Craft Tooting
11 St 10 a second successive lightest since records began
8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Kee Chan
Feta
Red wine with Sean's new novel, then Donna and Rebecca at Canedo
Stout with the Hendries and the Mayweathers at the Sultan Beer Festival
12 St 13
Marvellous Thieves: Secret Authors of the Arabian Nights Paulo Lemos Horta to page 47: 25 mins recline bike
Wine, lager and crisps
12 stone exactly, the lightest since triathblog began
A day off. I had to drive back to Wales at lunchtime and I blanched at the idea of leaping joyfully from my bed to make it to the 6:30 am yoga class in Wimbledon
Service station pork pie on the journey.
chicken dhansak and veggie rice from Maya in Albany Road
wine
No scales on tour
Cod fishcake with sweetcorn fritter and red pepper/tahini sauce
Lagers with Steve: Craft Tooting
12 St 1
A day off waiting for the cleaner to visit to requote
Bacon and roasted red pepper with warm gazpacho
Lager in the Standard with Andy Tea, Jone and Renua day off
Feta, chicken and salad sandwiches
Lager in the Standard with Andy Tea, Jone and Pat
12 St 4
A day off driving to Telford and back
lager and wine: Steve in Tooting then Football in Standard
Pasty
12 St 3
a day off
Pork
Few Stellas with Renu and Jone in the Standard
12 St 4
6:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Aurelie Studholme. Lying down on the mat before it started I could feel stiffness in my pecs. Yesterday's bench presses perhaps? As I work my way back I have taken to setting up next to a pillar so I can steady myself on it if and when balancing poses start to go wrong.
Egg, sausage and bacon sandwiches
Guinness
12st 4
bench press, leg press machine, cable curls
chicken dhansak, sag aloo, pulao rice
wine
12 st 4
a day off driving back from Cardiff
savoury Indian snacks
lager and wine
12 st 4 (lightest since Jan 24th)