?1?28650-129

 a day off 

Wine at Ria's show's after party

No scales in my Cheltenham hotel

-19,1938750-157

 a day off

mushroom soup

Pasty

Stella in Standard with Steve, then Andy Tea, then Renu, Jone and Magnus

11st 9

-22,-2555?4-129?

A day off

Chicken soup

Lager in the Lyttleton Arms

-21,-263776016?

 a day off

All day breakfast sarnie

A couple in the Standard for Lee's birthday

-22,-2?25740181,12

 a day off

Cheese burger

Stella in the Standard with Andy Tea

11st 6 new lightest ever

-21,-283?742093

 a day off

Stella in the Standard with Andy Tea

11st 7 equal lightest ever

-20,1177?1-344?,12

A day off

Stella in the Standard watching the Ashes test

11st 8

-21,03794-50212

 a day off

Couple in the Standard watching the Ashes Test

11st 7 equal lightest again

-21,1?3773-2-343

 a day off as I was moving offices

Lager in the Standard with Renu and Jone

11st 7 equal lightest ever

-20,??2873?-38

 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.

-20,0438730242

 a day off

mixed biryani

Stella in the Standard: Andy Tea

11 st 8

-21,3446532032

a day off

mixed biryani

Stella in the Standard: Andy Tea, Jone, Pat, Lee

11 st 7 equal lightest

-21,0827672041

A day off 

Stella in the Standard with Jone 

11st 7 Joint lightest ever with 15th and 16th June

-19,??1478?063

A day off

Quiche

Lager in the Charles Holden with Steve, Rebecca and Donna

11st 9

???27672041

 a day off in Cardiff

quiche

wine

no scales on tour

?-24066?-2074

 a day off

Maya biriani

wine

no scales on tour

-17,-21?560-172?13

A day off

Birthday meal in Corleone with Ben, Jane, Steve and Rebecca

Wine with the meal

11st 11

-17,-2?245-1-152

bench press, shoulder press, dumbell curls, leg press machine 

Cider-battered fish & chips, pease pudding, tartare sauce, gherkin ketchup at the Crabtree in Hammersmith with Peter and Helen

wine with dinner

11st 11

-17,151660-134,11

a day off

lager with Andy C in the Standard

11 st 11

-18,??086-2-116,11

 a day off

PROSCIUTTO FUNGHI pizza at Corleone

couple in the Standard with Andy C

11 st 10

-19,??-3687-2-213.

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

-18,??-3687-2-213

8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge

Melon and courgette juice

hash browns and beans

lager

11 st 10

-18,2?0643-2-414

a day off

melon and courgette juice

lager in the Standard

11 st 10

-21,03866-1-126,10,14

 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

-21,1566-2-1-13,13,12

A day off

Bacon, egg and hash browns

Lager

11 St 7 new lightest ever

-20,17663-1-313

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

-18,26276-10-21,10

Marvellous Thieves: Secret Authors of the Arabian Nights, Paulo Lemos Horta; half of chapter 7: 25 mins recline bike

Wine

11st 10

-16,66757-10059,15

 a day off

lasagne

Lager in the Standard

11st 12; 27 pounds lighter than this day in 2022

-17,34X675-32-2-3

8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge

Celery, carrot and tomato juice

BLT

Wine at the theatre, lager at the Standard

11st 11

-17,?417?4-32-42

bench press, shoulder press, dumbell curls, leg press machine

Celery, carrot and orange juice

All day breakfast

Lager in the Standard: Adrian's birthday

-17,34-27?5-10-46

Marvellous Thieves: Secret Authors of the Arabian Nights, Paulo Lemos Horta to the end of chapter 6, Stealing with Style: 25 mins recline bike

grapefruit and cucumber juice

Spanish omelette

Lager and stout with Steve and Rebecca: White Horse and Bower, then The Windsor Castle

11st 11

-17,25-1775-10-46

a day off

cucumber and carrot juice

black pudding hash with baked beans

red wine in Canedo with Donna 

11st 11

-17,14X773-11-54

bench press, shoulder press, dumbell curls, leg press machine

apple and carrot juice

Late night thrown together sorta breakfast burrito quesadilla hybrid

lager

11st 11

-18,14-27?5-10-46

 a day off

KFC Zinger burger

Spanish omelette, black pudding, bacon and brown sauce

wine

11 st 10

-17,35-1775-10-4

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

?170463-20-14

 a day off as I am in Cardiff visiting mum in Llandough

Carrot and apple juice

prawn biriyani

wine

no scales on tour

?02-2020/06/2791-24*

 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.

-15,02-1578-42048,11,11,77?

Marvellous Thieves: Secret Authors of the Arabian Nights, Paulo Lemos Horta to the end of chapter 5, The Wiles of Women: 25 mins recline bike

Corned beef wrap

Lager with Steve at the Lamb, Steve and Rebecca at the Dolphin.

11st 13

-15,-12-12019 269-60?18,11,12,10,3?

A day off

Corned beef hash with a fried egg

Lager in Tooting Market with Steve, Rebecca and Donna

11st 13

-15,030618-2148,14,977?

bench press, shoulder press, leg press machine, dumbell curls

half a breakfast burrito for ....... breakfast

Pork pie

Tortillas and dips at the Hendries

Gin an the Hendries; Renu, Pat and Fiona were there as well

11st 13

-18,02?660-5-102912975

Marvellous Thieves: Secret Authors of the Arabian Nights Paulo Lemos Horta to the end of a section on page 196: 25 mins recline bike

Wine

11st 10

-15,?3-3266-42-109,10,9762

bench press, shoulder press, dumbell curls, leg press machine

Corned beef hash with a fried egg

Lager in the Standard then the Holden

11 St 13

-17,?2-2569-300?10,14,9,11,?0

8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Kee Chan

Breakfast burrito

Stella at the Standard

11 St 11

-17,233286-125-19149110

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

-20,2?1562-53-2-38101193

bench press,  leg press machine, cable curls, shoulder press

Bacon, sweetcorn and roast red pepper fritters with guacamole

Lager in the Standard with Jone, Renu and Adrian

11 St 8

-18,44-1562-53-2-38,10,11,9?3

Marvellous Thieves: Secret Authors of the Arabian Nights Paulo Lemos Horta to the end of a section on page 145: 25 mins recline bike

Wine

11 St 10

-18,33-3378-405-46,11,12,7?

Leg press machine,  shoulder press,  dumbbell curls, bench press

Wine

Lamb shawarma Baghdad cafe, Kilburn High Road

11 St 10

-18,2?-1368-800-37,14,15,960

A day off

Cornish pasty

Wine

11 St 8, 20 lbs lighter than this day last year.

-20,16-5568-422-17,14,12,873

Marvellous Thieves: Secret Authors of the Arabian Nights Paulo Lemos Horta to end of chapter 3, The Empire of English: 25 mins recline bike

Wine

Dinner with Ben and Jane at Wahaca after FAST X movie

11st 8 new lightest ever

-19,2?0462-62116,12,9762

8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Alex Brenner. A new teacher to me, and a good one.

Wine

11 St 9 new lightest ever

-17,36-24?4-50-2-38,12,8873

bench press, shoulder press, cable curls, leg press machine

Guinness in the Holden, Stella in the Standard

11 St 11

-17,34?568-503-107,13,12,7?4

 a day off

Red in Canedo with Donna, Rebecca, Steve and Andy T

11 St 11

-17,13?568-503-107,13,12,7?4

Marvellous Thieves: Secret Authors of the Arabian Nights Paulo Lemos Horta to page 111: 25 mins recline bike

Couple of pints with Andy M at Topolski after the RFH Bowie exhibition

11 St 11

-18,12?528-73-107,13,12,7?4

 a day off

Lager with Steve and Rebecca in Craft Tooting

11 St 10 a second successive lightest since records began

-17,03-3328-7-23?9,12,986

bench press, shoulder press, cable curls, leg press machine

Beef, veg and chips

Wine over the Solipsist in Canedo

11st 11: New lightest ever.

-16,2?-4778-10,0-1-19,13,11,844

Marvellous Thieves: Secret Authors of the Arabian Nights Paulo Lemos Horta to the end of chapter 2: 20 mins recline bike

Lager watching Arsenal Brighton in the Standard Pat, Fiona, Aobha, Joe and Lee Reilly plus Andrews Hendrie and Cunningham.

11 St 12; equal lightest to date.

-15,40-248119747

 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

-15,04-15?8-73-136,12,10,457

A day off. 

feta and olive baguette

Stout with the Hendries at the Sultan beer festival then a Stella with the in the Standard after Megan gave us a lift back

11 St 13

-16,035?6-5?-201,12,9675

bench press, shoulder press, cable curls, leg press machine

feta and olive baguette

wine with Donna at Canedo

Lager at the Standard with Any Tea plus Pat and Lee Reilly

11 st 12 (officially the lightest ever on these pages)

-14,11?669-62-538,12,11,?56

A day off

chicken dhansak and veggie rice

Wine

12 St 0

-13,0??577-60-4,67,12,12?56

Marvellous Thieves: Secret Authors of the Arabian Nights Paulo Lemos Horta to page 77: 25 mins recline bike

chicken dhansak and veggie rice

Lager with Andy Tea in the Standard

12 St 1

-15,13-3?36-40-219,14,13,736

bench press, shoulder press, cable curls, leg press machine

Lasagne John gave me

Wine

11 St 13 lightest since records began

-14,22-3?36-40-219,14,13,736

 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

?32-2775-600-17,13,9?46

 a day off as I am in Cardiff

John's lasagne

wine

no scales on tour

?13-6854-64-4-17,13,9?4 6

 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

-13,14-1758-610?7,13,9?4

Marvellous Thieves: Secret Authors of the Arabian Nights Paulo Lemos Horta 25 mins recline bike

Cod fishcake with sweetcorn fritter and red pepper/tahini sauce

Lagers with Steve: Craft Tooting

12 St 1

-13,020745-62015 20??10,956

Decline bench press, shoulder press, dumbbell curls, leg press machine

tuna and veg pasta bake, opportunistically pimped with a roasted red pepper, tahini, lemon juice and garlic sauce of my own invention

Wine with Donna in Canedo after she had had her hair done next door to it

12 St 1 again

-13,25-45661?-17,13,?555

Finished Marion Turner's "The Wife of Bath." Level 25 on the recline bike for however long chapter 10 took.

Cod fishcake with sweetcorn fritter and red pepper/tahini sauce

Lager and wine

12 St 1 (equal lightest ever on these pages. The last time was 24/1/23.)

-12,15-36661-4-3???456

a day off

tuna and veg pasta bake

lager and wine

12 st 2

-12,24-3716-13-19??467

bench press, shoulder press, dumbbell curls, leg press machine

Gazpacho

Lager at the Standard with Renu, Andy Tea, Jone and Pat

12 St 2 lightest since 24/1/23

-10,14-3,10,45-51218,?,12,569

8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge

QUATTRO STAGIONI pizza at Corleone with John, Lorraine and Mia. (I didn't like the salami on it.)

Gin and tonic at the theatre watching A Streetcar Named Desire

Red wine with the pizza

12 St 4

-11,24??4?-6-1037,12,12,578

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 Renu

12 St 3

-10,43?4?-6-1037,12,12,578

 a day off

Feta, chicken and salad sandwiches

Lager in the Standard with Andy Tea, Jone and Pat

12 St 4

-11,42-3,10,45-51218,?,12,569

  A day off driving to Telford and back

lager and wine: Steve in Tooting then Football in Standard

Pasty

12 St 3

-11,23-1745-514-16,11,12,578

A day off

Steak, kale colcannon, gravy

Wine

12st 3

-925-37-27-5?-21,11,11,?449

Marion Turner "The Wife of Bath." Up to the end of chapter 9. 25 mins level 25 on the recline bike.

QUATTRO FORMAGGI pizza at Corleone* with Ben and Jane. It is her birthday tomorrow.

wine

12 st 5

*Sicily was under Muslim rule for over two centuries 

-11,?5-47-17??-338,11,11,64?

bench press, shoulder press, dumbbell curls, leg press machine

Bacon and egg fried rice

Lager

12st 3

-11,?4-4,10,24?1-309,11,10,758

 8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge

Hendrie BBQ

Wine

12st 3

-10,24-270?-8-1-428,11,864,11

Marion Turner "The Wife of Bath." I am up to page 204 in chapter 8 now. 30 mins level 25 on the recline bike.

Steak, kale colcannon, gravy

Lager watching Arsenal Southampton

12st 4

-11,32-38-13-70-134,11,12,66?

 a day off

Chicken and pesto salad sandwich

Lager with Andy Tea

12st 3

-12,32-37-23-712168,11,4?8

bench press, shoulder press, dumbbell curls, leg press machine.

Veg and mussel curry

Lager with Steve in Broadway Market

12st 2

-12,32-1?04-6-5-206,11,11,37,11

 a day off

Salmon and cucumber sarnie

Wine

12st 2

-10,44-3738-6-5-206,11,11,37,11

A day off

Ploughman's lunch

Wine

12 St 4

-12,?2-25-19-6-1018,11,?34,12

Marion Turner "The Wife of Bath." I am up to page 178 now. 30 mins level 25 on the recline bike

Lager and wine

12 St 2: (lightest since Jan 24th). Also I was 14 st 2 in 2007.

-10,11?73?-80-4487,10,45?

8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge

spicy mussel soup, plenty veg on an apple juice base

Lager and wine

12st 4

-11,41-14?7-9-2-1358835?

Shoulder press, bench press, leg press machine, cable curls

Lager and wine

12st 3 First time since Jan 23

-94304? 5-1-5-398,12,56,12

 a day off

bacon sarnie

wine

12st 5

-10,33-1348-9-2-1-229,11,12,57,11

 a day off

Chelsea Real Madrid in the Standard

12st 4

-10,14-2649-8-20-1,11,11,11,56,11

 a day off

Pork

Few Stellas with Renu and Jone in the Standard

12 St 4

-10,05-1647-7-21-1,10,8914,9

Marion Turner "The Wife of Bath" chapter 5 and Prologue of part 2 on the recline bike.

Pork

A few Stellas in the Standard

12st 4

-10,?6-272?-30-6-2?,11,11,259

Shoulder press, bench press, leg press machine, dumbbell curls

Pork and naan

Stella at the Standard watching Liverpool v Arsenal

12st 4

-11,?40626-3-31-3?9,10,54,12

8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge

Chips with pork

Lager

12st 3

-932-1?460?-4?79?04,12

Marion Turner "The Wife of Bath" chapter 4 on the recline bike.

bolognaise with chips

Guinness

12st 5

-932-1?460?-4?79?04,12

 a day off

chicken dhansak, sag aloo, pulao rice

Wine

12 St 5

-10,03-2?16-140-77,11,?227

A day off

Wine

12st 4

-10,02-235015-4-10,59?22,10

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

-10,22-1426?-1-1-859?227

bench press, leg press machine, cable curls

chicken dhansak, sag aloo, pulao rice

wine

12 st 4

-10,?41316?-17-3689359

a day off driving back from Cardiff

savoury Indian snacks

lager and wine

12 st 4 (lightest since Jan 24th)

???-14020-27-2998719

 a day off in Cardiff

chicken dhansak, sag aloo, pulao rice

wine

no scales on tour

?15?4150-27-2998719

6:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Aurelie Studholme.

Chicken dhansak, saag aloo and rice with Sean at Maya 

Wine 

no scales on tour