Monday, 16 October 2023

-14

Workout

  • New Malden Diagnostic Centre rehab exercises
  • 3 x 10 preacher curls: no weights on heavier 'silver' bar
  • 3 x 10 bench presses 
  • 3 x 10 shoulder presses : 10kg
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches: 15kg, 20kg, 15kg

Drinks

  • Double Laxido
  • Large white Americano @ Plum Cafe 
  • 3 Stellas (1.5 watching rugby, 1.5 with Ben, Jane & Simona)

Food

  • Chocolate brownie @ Plum Cafe
  • Sunflower and Pumpkin Seed Square Roll with Brie

Weight

  • 9 st

Treatment

  • 8 am & 9 pm 10g Apixaban

Sunday, 15 October 2023

-14

Workout 
  • Woke up in time for 8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona, then promptly fell back to sleep. Thrown a day off by life.
Drinks 
  • Double Laxido
  • Americano @ CITW
  • Half a Stella at the rugby
Food 
  • Kiwi fruit, mixed nut pieces, Greek yoghurt, and honey
  • Chocolate brownie @ CITW
  • Chicken and vegetable soup
  • Scottish oatcakes, brie, apple & pear chutney
Weight
  • 9 st 12
Treatment
  • 6 am 6 pm 10g Apixaban

Saturday, 14 October 2023

-15

Workout
  • New Malden Diagnostic Centre rehab exercises
  • Recline bike for half an hour or so working up from effort level 16 to 25 in three minute segments. The Covenant of Water on Audible. 8 minutes into Chapter  54.
Drinks
  • Double Laxido
  • 2 small white Americanos @ CITW
  • 1 Stella with Ollie in the Standard
Food
  • Muffnut 
  • Red Leicester ploughman's sarnie
  • 110g Cadbury Fruit and Nut bar 
Weight
  • 9 st 13
Treatment
  • 6 am & 6pm 10g Apixaban

Friday, 13 October 2023

-16

Workout

  • New Malden Diagnostic Centre rehab exercises
  • 3 x 10 preacher curls: no weights on heavier 'silver' bar
  • 3 x 10 shoulder presses : 10kg
  • 3 x 10 bench presses 
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches: 15kg, 20kg, 15kg

Drinks

  • Double Laxido
  • Large white Americano @ CITW
  • 1 1/2 Brixton lagers with Ben in the Holden

Food

  • Red Leicester ploughman's sarnie
  • Kiwi fruit, mixed nut pieces, Greek yoghurt, and honey

Weight

  • 9 st

Treatment

  • 6 am & 6pm 10g blood thinning tablets(Apixaban).

Thursday, 12 October 2023

-17

Workout

  • New Malden Diagnostic Centre rehab exercises
  • Recline bike for half an hour or so working up from effort level 16 to 25 in three minute segments. The Covenant of Water on Audible. I am 19 minutes into Chapter  53

Drinks

  • Double Laxido
  • 2 black Americanos @ CITW
  • Stella at the Standard

Food

  • Steak, pepper sauce, chips

Weight

  • 9 st 11

Wednesday, 11 October 2023

-15

Workout

  • 6:30 am 1 hour Bikram (Raj & Shona's mods) with Aurelie Studholme.

Drinks

  • Double Laxido
  • 400g can Heinz Vegetable Soup
  • Take away coffee from the Commonwealth Café
  • Stella at the Standard

Food

Weight

  • 9 st 13

Tuesday, 10 October 2023

-14

Workout

  • New Malden Diagnostic Centre rehab exercises
  • 3 x 10 bench presses 
  • 3 x 10 preacher curls: no weights on heavier 'silver' bar
  • 3 x 10 shoulder presses : 10kg
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches: 15kg, 20kg, 15kg

Drinks

Food

  • melon, pineapple  mixed nut pieces, Greek yoghurt, and honey

Weight

  • 10 st 0

Monday, 9 October 2023

-14

Workout

  • Recline bike for half an hour or so working up from effort level 16 to 25 in three minute segments. The Covenant of Water on Audible. Chapter 51 and the first twelve or so minutes of 52.
  • New Malden Diagnostic Centre rehab exercises

Drinks

  • yfood THIS IS FOOD
  • 1 Stella watching Arsenal v Man City
  • Gaviscon

Food

  • Fruit salad with mixed nut pieces, Greek yoghurt, and honey
  • Steak, chips, peas and red wine sauce

Weight

  • 10 st 0

Sunday, 8 October 2023

-18

Workout

  • 8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona(Raj & Shona's mods)

Drinks

  • Wine

Food

  • Breakfast potatoes, fried egg, black pudding

Weight

  • 9 st 10 new lightest ever

Saturday, 7 October 2023

-14

Workout

  • New Malden Diagnostic Centre rehab exercises
  • 3 x 10 bench presses 
  • 3 x 10 preacher curls: no weights on heavier 'silver' bar
  • 3 x 10 shoulder presses : 10kg
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches: 15kg, 20kg, 15kg

Drinks

  • Americano @ CITW
  • Tropicana 250ml smooth orange
  • 3 lagers in the Arcola bar; 1 before the show, 2 afterwards

Food

  • Nutella Muffnut @ CITW
  • KFC Zinger burger meal (absolutely disgusting)

Weight

  • 10 st 0

Friday, 6 October 2023

-15

Workout

  • New Malden Diagnostic Centre rehab exercises
  • Recline bike for half an hour or so working up from effort level 16 to 25 in three minute segments. The Covenant of Water on Audible. Started about 12 minutes into chapter and finished chapter 50, which is the beginning of a new part though I have forgotten the number.

Drinks

  • Americano at CITW

Food

  • Chopped banana and pear with mixed nut pieces, Greek yoghurt, and honey

Weight

  • 9 st 13

Thursday, 5 October 2023

-16

Workout

  • Colonoscopy (ho-ho, very satirical in the workout section) - 1 polyp removed another larger one to be excised after the first has been analysed.

 Drinks

  • Americano (no milk) @ CITW

Food

  • Had to fast before hospital procedure

Weight

  • 9 st 12 new lightest ever

Wednesday, 4 October 2023

-14

Workout

  • 6:30 am 1 hour Bikram (Raj & Shona's mods) with Aurelie Studholme.

Drinks

  • Take away coffee from the Commonwealth Café
  • Double Laxido 10:00, 13:00
  • Citrafleet 16:30

Food

  • pork, sausage, egg and mayo on white bread (low fibre, doncha know)

Weight

  • 10 st 0

Tuesday, 3 October 2023

-12

Workout

  • New Malden Diagnostic Centre rehab exercises
  • Recline bike for half an hour or so working up from effort level 16 to 25 in three minute segments. The Covenant of Water on Audible. About 12 minutes into chapter 49.

Drinks

  • Two Americano's with Mia at CITW
  • Double Laxido 12:30, 15:30, 18:30, 22:30

Food

  • Pain au chocolat avec Mia dans CITW
  • 110g Cadbury Dairy Milk bar (2.3g fibre)

Weight

  • 10 st 2

Monday, 2 October 2023

-13

 Workout

  • New Malden Diagnostic Centre rehab exercises
  • 3 x 10 bench presses 
  • 3 x 10 shoulder presses : 10kg
  • 3 x 10 preacher curls: no weights on heavier 'silver' bar
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches: 15kg, 20kg, 15kg

Drinks

  • Fortijuce (200 ml Bottle) 
  • Red wine with Mia in Canedo
  • White wine with Mia in Corleone

Food

  • Marmite on white toast
  • White bread ham sandwich
  • Risotto di mare in Corleone

Weight

  • 10 st 1

Sunday, 1 October 2023

-13

Workout

  • 8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge: modifications are no leg twisting in Eagle; straight legged, inverted versions of Fixed-Firm, Half Tortoise and Rabbit.

Drinks

  • Fortijuce Lemon (200 ml Bottle from Starter Pack) 
  • 2 Americanos with Jenny in Canedo
  • 2 Stellas at the Standard during Spurs v Liverpool

Food

  • bowl of grapefruit, mixed nuts, honey and Greek yoghurt
  • 8 squares of Milka Toffee Wholenut

Weight

  • 10 st 1

Saturday, 30 September 2023

-14

Workout

  • New Malden Diagnostic Centre rehab exercises
  • Recline bike for half an hour or so working up from effort level 16 to 25 in three minute segments. The Covenant of Water on Audible from chapter 47 to first half hour of chapter 48.

Drinks

Food

  • Pineapple, melon, mixed nut pieces, Greek yoghurt, honey
  • Korean at Jin Go Gae Restaurant with Ben, Jane and Simona for his birthday

Weight

  • 10 st 0

Friday, 29 September 2023

-13

Workout

  • New Malden Diagnostic Centre rehab exercises
  • 3 x 10 bench presses 
  • 3 x 10 shoulder presses : 10kg
  • 3 x 10 preacher curls: no weights on heavier 'silver' bar
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches: 15kg, 20kg, 15kg

Drinks

Food

  • Nadorcott mandarin, chopped banana, mixed nuts, Greek yoghurt, honey (buy more honey)

Weight

  • 10 st 1

Thursday, 28 September 2023

-14

 Workout

  • New Malden Diagnostic Centre rehab exercises
  • Recline bike for half an hour or so working up from effort level 16 to 25 in three minute segments. The Covenant of Water on Audible to the end of chapter 47.

Drinks

Food

  • Melon chunks, grapes, Holland and Barrett mixed nut pieces, Greek yoghurt, honey

Weight

  • 10 st 0

Wednesday, 27 September 2023

-14

Workout

  • 3 x 10 bench presses 2.5kg each end of bar
  • 3 x 10 preacher curls: no weights on heavier 'silver' bar
  • 3 x 10 shoulder presses : 10kg
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches: 15kg, 20kg, 15kg
  • New Malden Diagnostic Centre rehab exercises

Drinks

Food

  • Nadorcott mandarins, cashews, Greek yoghurt, honey

Weight

  • 10 st 0

Tuesday, 26 September 2023

-12

Workout
  • New Malden Diagnostic Centre rehab exercises
  • Recline bike for half an hour or so working up from effort level 15 to 25 in three minute segments. The Covenant of Water on Audible. Starting at the beginning of Chapter 46 after listening on journey to and from Cardiff. Got as far as the first nine and a half minutes of Chapter 26.
Drinks
Food
  • Nadorcott mandarins, cashews, Greek yoghurt, honey
Weight
  • 10 st 2

Monday, 25 September 2023

-15

Workout
  • New Malden Diagnostic Centre rehab exercises
Drinks
  • Latte in the Munster Road Plum Café with PG.
  • 1 Stella in the Standard watching Wales 40-6 Australia
Food
  • Nadorcott mandarins, cashews, Greek yoghurt, honey
  • Omelette
Weight
  • 9 st 13 lowest ever

Sunday, 24 September 2023

No scales on tour... but

Workout
  • New Malden Diagnostic Centre rehab exercises
Drinks
  • Latte at Ty Enfys
  • 3 Stellas with Phil in the Claude
Food
  • Nadorcott mandarins, cashews, Greek yoghurt, honey
  • Shortcake biscuits and slice of cake at Ty Enfys
  • Scotch egg and tomato ketchup
Weight
  • No scales on tour, 13 st 7 on this day two years ago though. Gotta be around three and a half stone lighter now.

Saturday, 23 September 2023

No scales on tour

 Workout

  • 3 x 10 bench presses 2.5kg each end of bar
  • 3 x 10 preacher curls: 2.5kg each end of bar
  • 3 x 10 shoulder presses : 10kg
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches: 15kg, 20kg, 15kg
  • New Malden Diagnostic Centre rehab exercises

Drinks

  • Take away coffee from the Commonwealth Café

Food

  • Plums, cashews, Greek yoghurt, honey
  • Scotch egg from M4 garage
  • Lamb dhansak and pilau rice with Sean at Lake Spice

Weight

  • No scales on tour, visiting mum in Cardiff

Friday, 22 September 2023

-12

 Workout

  • New Malden Diagnostic Centre rehab exercises
  • Recline bike for half an hour or so working up from effort level 15 to 25 in three minute segments. Now on Part 4 of The Covenant of Water, chapters 30 and 31 completed. (I will be listening to more in the car driving to Cardiff later.)

Drinks

  • Laxido 01:30
  • Americano @ CITW
  • Take away coffee from the Commonwealth Café
  • 2 glasses of  white wine at dinner

Food

  • Bacon sarnie and mug of celery, tomato and lentil soup
  • Noodle Foodle with Jane; some sorta spicy salmon and rice seaweed roll then Singapore noodles

Weight

  • 10 st 2

Thursday, 21 September 2023

-14

Workout
  • Lunchtime New Malden Diagnostic Centre rehab exercises at Nuffield
  • Fell asleep and didn't go to 8pm Yin yoga at Surya with Marjan Nourouzi (Subst. for Raj Sharma) at Surya
Drinks
  • Laxido 05:00
  • Americano @ CITW
  • Take away coffee from the Commonwealth Café
  • 1 Stella in the Standard after work
Food
  • Plumbs, cashew nuts, Greek yoghurt, honey
Weight
  • 10 st 0 new lightest ever

Wednesday, 20 September 2023

-12

Workout
  • 3 x 10 preacher curls: 2.5kg each end of bar
  • 3 x 10 shoulder presses : 10kg
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches: 25kg, 20kg, 15kg
  • 3 x 10 Technogym seated cable press:10kg (each side), 7.5kg, 7.5kg
  • New Malden Diagnostic Centre rehab exercises (PDF 18/9/23)
Drinks
  • Laxido 05:00, 15:00
  • Americano @ CITW
  • Take away coffee from the Commonwealth Café
  • 2 white wines at the Hendrie's
Food
  • Plums, mixed nuts, Greek yoghurt, honey (buy more nuts and yoghurt)
Weight
  • 10 st  2 equal lightest ever

Tuesday, 19 September 2023

-11

Workout

  • 17:30 to 18:45 Warm Yang-Yin Yoga with Shona at Surya

Drinks

  • Laxido 05:00, 15:00
  • Americano @ CITW
  • Take away coffee from the Commonwealth Café
  • Pint of Stella in the Standard watching Callum in Nottingham Forest v Burnley

Food

  • 2 Plumbs, mango, mixed nuts, Greek yoghurt, honey
  • Pukka Veggie Leek & Potato Pie

Weight

  • 10 st  3

Monday, 18 September 2023

-12

 Workout

  • Recline bike for half an hour or so working up from effort level 15 to 25 in three minute segments: chapters 28 and 29 of The Covenant of Water.
  • New Malden Diagnostic Centre rehab exercises

Drinks

  • Laxido 04:30 then decided to have a few days off and see what happens
  • 2 flat whites with PG. One in the Plum Café and one in COFX
  • White wine at Jonnie H's birthday BBQ

Food

  • Plumbs, mango, mixed nuts, Greek yoghurt, honey
  • Cheeseburger at Jonnie H's birthday BBQ

Weight

  • 10 st 2 lightest ever

Sunday, 17 September 2023

-10

Workout

  • 3 x 10 bench presses 2.5kg each end of bar
  • 3 x 10 preacher curls: 2.5kg each end of bar
  • 3 x 10 shoulder presses : 10kg
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches: 25kg, 20kg, 15kg
  • New Malden Diagnostic Centre rehab exercises

Drinks

  • Laxido 03:30, 07:30, 11:30, 15:30
  • Red wine @ Canedo: Wales v Portugal
  • 1 Stella @ Standard: Ireland v Tonga

Food

  • Plumbs, mixed nuts, Greek yoghurt, honey

Weight

  • 10 st 4 lightest ever

Saturday, 16 September 2023

-7

Workout

  • Recline bike for half an hour or so working up from effort level 15 to 25 in three minute segments: chapters 26 and 27 of The Covenant of Water. I finished 25 on the tube yesterday.

Drinks

  • Laxido 04:30,10:30, 16:30
  • 2 Stella's in the Standard

Food

  • 11 prunes (counting how many in a can), mixed nuts, Greek yoghurt, honey
  • Bacon sarnie

Weight

  • 10 st 7

Friday, 15 September 2023

-9

Workout

  • 3 x 10 bench presses
  • 3 x 10 preacher curls: 2.5kg each end of curl bar
  • 3 x 10 shoulder presses  
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches: 25kg, 20kg, 15kg

Drinks

  • Laxido 05:30, 08:45, 12:00, 16:00
  • Americano @ CITW
  • Take away coffee from the Commonwealth Café
  • White wine with dinner

Food

  • Cubed apple, mixed nuts, Greek yoghurt, honey
  • Seafood pizza at Avanti, Fulham Palace Road

Weight

  • 10 st 5 equal lightest ever

Thursday, 14 September 2023

-9

Workout

  • 8pm Yin yoga with Raj. The neurologist's ban on leg crossing and kneeling has pretty much ruled out Bikram for the time being.

Drinks

  • Laxido 04:30, 08:30, 12:30, 16:30
  • Americano @ CITW
  • Take away coffee from the Commonwealth Café
  • Stella in the Standard after yoga

Food

  • Cubed pear, mixed nuts, Greek yoghurt, honey

Weight

  • 10 st 5 equal lightest ever

Wednesday, 13 September 2023

-7

Workout

  • Recline bike for half an hour working up from effort level 15 to 25 in three minute segments: About five minutes into chapter 25 of The Covenant of Water.

Drinks

  • Laxido 05:30. 09:00, 13:30, 17:00, double 23:00
  • Americano @ CITW
  • 1 Stella in the Standard watching Scotland England footie. First with Andy Tea and Ollie, joined later by Lee then Jonnie.

Food

  • mango, mixed nuts, Greek yoghurt, honey
  • Fish 'n chips with Tartar sauce

Weight

  • 10 st 7

Tuesday, 12 September 2023

-8

Workout

  • 3 x 10 bench presses
  • 3 x 10 preacher curls 
  • 3 x 10 shoulder presses  
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches

Drinks

  • Double Laxido 04:00, Double Laxido 14:00, Double Laxido 23:00
  • Americano @ CITW
  • Red wine with dinner
  • A pint of Stella at the Standard post theatre

Food

  • Grapefruit, mixed nuts, Greek yoghurt, honey
  • Vegetarian biryani @ Arabesque, Belsize Park

Weight

  • 10 st 6


Monday, 11 September 2023

-7

Workout

  • Recline bike for half an hour working up from effort level 15 to 25 in three minute segments: This Covenant of Silence, Audible via Bluetooth headphones and phone. I'm about ten minutes into Chapter 24. The Swedish doctor has just arrived at the abandoned leper hostel.

Drinks

  • Laxido 6:00, 14:00, 22:30
  • 2 flat whites with PG. One in the Plum Café and one in COFX
  • Corona at Wahaca
  • 2 Stellas at Wales v Fiji in the Standard

Food

  • Wahaca Mexican food with Ben and Jane

Weight

  • 10 st 7

Sunday, 10 September 2023

-7

 Workout

  • 8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge, using the modifications Raj gave me for my drop-foot

Drinks

  • Laxido 6:00, 10:00, 19:00, 23:00
  • Americano @ CITW
  • A single Stella at the Standard for the second half of Ireland 82-8 Romania
  • A single Stella at the Standard for the second half of England 27-10 Argentina

Food

  • bowl of grapefruit, mixed nuts, honey and Greek yoghurt
  • two bacon and tomato ketchup baps

Weight

  • 10 st 7

Saturday, 9 September 2023

-9

Workout

  • 3 x 10 preacher curls 
  • 3 x 10 bench presses
  • 3 x 10 shoulder presses  
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches

Drinks

  • Laxido 5:00, 9:00, 13:00, 17:00
  • Americano @ CITW
  • Stellas watching Rugby World Cuo with Andy T, Megan, Jonnie, Steve and Rebecca

Food

  • bowl of blueberries, cashews, honey and Greek yoghurt

Weight

  • 10 st 5 equal lightest ever

Friday, 8 September 2023

-8

Workout

  • One on one with Raj for ideas to help me practice with 'drop foot.' Also, and this amazed me, the breathing and concentration exercises also helped with my ongoing digestion system issues. Perhaps my most valuable hour of yoga ever.

Drinks

  • Laxido 5:15, 9:15,13:15, double bedtime
  • Americano @ CITW
  • Water all day in the office goes without saying
  • Red wine in Canedo with Donna, Andy Tea and Helen

Food

  • bowl of peeled orange segments, cashews, honey and Greek yoghurt (delicious)
  • black pudding Pat brought back from Ireland, bacon, fried egg, baked beans, skillet breakfast potatoes and HP sauce

Weight

  • 10 st 6

Thursday, 7 September 2023

-7

Workout
  • Recline bike for half an hour level 25: This Covenant of Silence, Audible via Bluetooth headphones and phone. The beginning of part three which is chapter 23 and all but 50 minutes long so I will finish it next time.
 Drinks
  • Laxido 6:45. 10:45, 14:15, double bedtime
  • Americano @ CITW
  • 2 Stella's in the Standard with Ben
Food
  • bowl of chopped banana, cashews, honey and Greek yoghurt
  • home made Irish stew with the 'devil may care' flourish of added garden peas
Weight
  • 10 st 7

Wednesday, 6 September 2023

-6

Workout

  • 3 x 10 bench presses
  • 3 x 10 preacher curls 
  • 3 x 10 shoulder presses  
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches

Drinks

  • Laxido
  • Americano @ CITW
  • Laxido
  • First take away coffee from the Commonwealth Café for a good while.
  • 2pm Laxido after the gym then a 5pm before going home
  • 2 Stella's in the Standard: Reunion with Dave and Leone who are back on a flying visit from Australia. Luke and other London friends all present and correct.
  • Double Laxido. It is the A&E doctor who told me to take six a day for a fortnight. It's not like it is my idea,
Weight - 11st 8

Tuesday, 5 September 2023

-9

Noon; 1 hour Bikram with Raj Sharma.

Laxido

Americano @ CITW

Laxido

2 1/2 Stellas with Ben in the Standard

Tortilla de patatas con chorizo

10 St 5; new lightest ever

Monday, 4 September 2023

-6

Recline bike for half an hour level 25: This Covenant of Silence, Audible via Bluetooth headphones and phone to the end of chapter 22 which is also the end of part 2. 

double Laxido

double Laxido

Tortilla de patatas con chorizo, breaded basa fillet, baked beans and HP sauce.

Laxido

One Stella at the Standard watching Arsenal 3 - 1 Manchester United

10 St 8

Sunday, 3 September 2023

-6

8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge. Only did standing series though.

7:45 am Laxido; 10:15 2 plums and Laxido, 2:10 Laxido

2.5 Stellas

10 st 8

Saturday, 2 September 2023

-6

  • 3 x 10 bench presses
  • 3 x 10 preacher curls 
  • 3 x 10 shoulder presses  
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches

double Laxido

double Laxido

Complimentary Red Stripe (courtesy of Ting 'n Ting with Garfield and new friends Denise and Melvyn. (Denise also a Show House office resident it seems.)

2 1/2 Stella's at the Standard

Spanish tortilla and chorizo

11 St 8

Friday, 1 September 2023

-8

Recline bike for half an hour level 25: This Covenant of Silence, Audible via Bluetooth headphones and phone to the end of chapter 20. 

2 plums plus double Laxido
Americano @ CITW
Double Laxido 
Chorizo and Spanish tortilla
Double Laxido

2 1/2 Stellas in the Standard with Steve 'n Rebecca plus, later, Andy Tea
10 st 6 equal lightest ever

Thursday, 31 August 2023

-6

  • 3 x 10 bench presses
  • 3 x 10 shoulder presses  
  • 3 x 10 preacher curls 
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches
I went to see the GP in the flesh yesterday morning, as I am still suffering from constipation, tiredness and stomach pains as well as weight loss despite the laxative prescribed. The most worrying thing is that I can't actually do the standard bowel cancer test as I can't produce a solid enough stool to place in the receptacle and send off. He sent me straight to A&E at St George's. The emergency Dr who looked at me there examined me thoroughly, including a painful finger up the rectum, and had my stomach area X-rayed. She has upped my Laxido does to six a day for the next fortnight hoping that will clear the remaining blockage and signed me up on a screening scheme that should see and test me within a fortnight so I needn't worry about doing it myself. She has also decided the enema was unnecessary. I shall await events.

double Laxido
Oat and dark chocolate bar
double Laxido
Corned beef hash

Two red wines at Canedo

10 st 8

Wednesday, 30 August 2023

-8

Recline bike for half an hour level 25: This Covenant of Silence, Audible via Bluetooth headphones and phone to the end of chapter 19.
double Laxido
Laxido
10 st 6 new lightest ever

Tuesday, 29 August 2023

-7

1 hour Bikram noon with Raj Sharma
He says if I give Sarah a bell he will schedule some time to go through 'drop foot' adjustments with me

2 plums
Corned beef
Entire Stout with the Hendries at the Sultan

10st 7 new lightest ever

Monday, 28 August 2023

-6

3 x 10 bench presses
3 x 10 preacher curls 
3 x 10 shoulder presses  
3 x 10 standing cable crunches

2 mini pork pies
Peperoni pizza

2 Stella's watching football
10 St 8 equal lightest ever

Sunday, 27 August 2023

?

 Back in Cardiff to see Mum. "Thrown a day off by life" with "no scales on tour."

Saturday, 26 August 2023

?

6:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Kee Chan
Multi-berry juice with Laxido
KFC Zinger burger
Packet of peanuts
Steak, chips, onion rings, tomatoes and mushrooms and a lager in the Discovery
Laxidos
No scales on tour in Cardiff

Friday, 25 August 2023

-5

 Recline bike for half an hour level 25: Twenty minutes into chapter 4 of The Covenant of Water, Audible via Bluetooth headphones and phone

Multi-berry juice with Laxido

Orange with Laxido

Stella in the Standard. Me, Steve, Rebecca and Andy Tea dwindling to just me and Steve

10st 9

Thursday, 24 August 2023

-6

  • 3 x 10 preacher curls
  • 3 x 10 shoulder presses
  • 3 x 10 bench presses
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches
Celery, cucumber and tomato juice with Laxido
Pear with Laxido
Chorizo, mushrooms and peppers in red wine, Spanish tortilla and smashed avocado
Laxido
One Stella at the Standard on the way home

10st 8 equal lightest evee

Wednesday, 23 August 2023

-6

Recline bike for half an hour level 25: First two chapters of The Covenant of Water, Audible via Bluetooth headphones and phone

Cucumber and tomato juice with Laxido
A CITW white Americano
banana & Laxido
white wine at the Bobbin reception, Stella at the Standard with Andy Tea

10 st 8 new lightest ever

Tuesday, 22 August 2023

Target Weight Achieved

I'm under 11 stone now, and eleven stone has long been my target weight. It strikes me in the circumstances that the fact I weighed over 2 stone more than that for at least the last decade is neither here nor there.

Also, as 11 stone is 69.8532kg (70 in the old money). All I have to do here on in is jump on a scales regularly and take action if it says more than 11st or more than 70kg.

Hence from tomorrow, only how many pounds more or less than 154 will appear as the title of my daily posts.

-5,?,30,24,31,28,25,26,28,29,36,

  • 3 x 10 bench presses
  • 3 x 10 shoulder presses
  • 3 x 10 barbell curls
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches

2 plums. Carrot. celery, and pineapple juice with double Laxido

2 coffees (morning then lunchtime) CITW

Laxido

Spaghetti with creamy chicken and mushroom sauce

10 St 9 equal lightest ever

(No booze. I've had to come back and add this to the post, as I forgot to do it initially. A good sign on reflection.)

Monday, 21 August 2023

-5?28,26,29,29,27,27,30,27,35

Recline bike for half an hour level 25 reading Empire magazine

2 plums, grape juice with double Laxido

Flat whites with PG, Plum Cafe & COFX

Double Laxido

2 Stouts in the Sultan watching Women's World Cup Final

1 Stella in the Standard watching West Ham v Chelsea

10st 9 equal lightest ever

Sunday, 20 August 2023

-5??,30,26,28,28,27,28,28,30

8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge. My stretch band mods trying to help with the drop foot. I got so light headed towards the end I hardly knew where I was. Better than last week at least when I quit after bow pose.

Double Laxido in home pressed carrot, celery and orange juice

Chorizo roll

Double Laxido

Spanish tortilla with avocado

3.5 Stellas in the Standard

10 st 9 lightest ever

Saturday, 19 August 2023

-4,?29,27,27?28,24,26,29

  • 3 x 10 shoulder presses
  • 3 x 10 incline bench presses (much harder)
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches
  • 3 x 10 cable curls

Double Laxido in home pressed carrot, celery and orange juice

Lactulose (bottle finished)

Americano @ CITW (smashed the mug by accident returning it.

Double Laxido

Two and a half Stellas in the Standard

10st 10 equal lightest ever

Friday, 18 August 2023

-3,22,?,27,27,30,28,26,28,21

Recline bike for half an hour level 25 reading Empire magazine

2 plums 3 Laxido, 1 Lactulose

Americano @ CITW

Stella on the way home

10st 11

Thursday, 17 August 2023

-2,?,30,29,27,30,28,25,26,27,28

  • 3 x 10 bench presses
  • 3 x 10 preacher curls
  • 3 x 10 shoulder press
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches

3 plums, 2 Laxido, Lactulose

Americano @ CITW

Coq au vin and avocado mashed potato

Stella at the Standard watching the Lionesses

10st 12

Wednesday, 16 August 2023

-4,25,32,29,25,29,30,25,24,27,35

Recline bike for half an hour level 25 reading Empire magazine

3 Laxidos, 1 Lactulose

Americano @ CITW

Spicy lentil, veg and tuna soup

No booze

10st 10 equal lightest ever

Tuesday, 15 August 2023

-3,24,32,29,26,32,30,28,23,28

  • 3 x 10 bench presses
  • 3 x 10 shoulder press
  • 3 x 10 dumbbell curls
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches

3 plums 2 Laxidos 1 Lactulose

Americano @ CITW

Cheese burger with smashed avocado and chips

No booze

10st 11

Monday, 14 August 2023

-2,?,32,29,27,32,?28,27,29,36

Recline bike for half an hour level 25 reading Empire magazine

3 plums, 2 Laxidos, 1 Lactulose

Stella watching Chelsea Liverpool in the Standard

10sr 12

Sunday, 13 August 2023

-1,32,28,28,32,?,26,25,29,36

8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge
Band modifications to work on my 'drop foot' on Standing Head To Knee Pose, Standing Separate Leg Stretching Pose, Standing Separate Leg Head To Knee Pose, Tree Pose and Wind Relieving Pose. I quit after Bow Pose as I wasn't feeling too well.

3 plums and a Lactulose.
2 GP's prescribed Laxido

Stella in the Standard watching the England Wales rugby
Roma pizza in Corleone with Ben

10 St 13

Saturday, 12 August 2023

-2,?,32,28,29,27,24,21,23,25,35

  • 3 x 10 bench presses
  • 3 x 10 shoulder press
  • 3 x 10 preacher curls
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches

flat white plus bacon bagel courtesy of CITW

Spaghetti con cozze in bianco

Lactulose

10 St 12

Friday, 11 August 2023

-4,?,32.31.27.28.24.28,25,24

Recline bike for half an hour which took me to the end of 'Torching the dusties', the last tale of Stone Mattress book.

Small flat white plus dark chocolate, pistachio and sea salt cookie courtesy of CITW

Cadbury Fruit & Nut bar (in search of energy boost)

Lagers at Craft Tooting with Steve

10st 10. New lightest ever.

Thursday, 10 August 2023

-2?,31,30,28,24,20,24,25

  • 3 x 10 bench presses
  • 3 x 10 preacher curls
  • 3 x 10 shoulder press
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches

3 plums and one Lactulose

small flat white and pain  aux raisin CITW

2 glasses of red with Donna at the Manor

11st 12

Wednesday, 9 August 2023

-1,29,30,28,?,28,25,?,26,35

Recline bike for half an hour which took me to page 369 of 'Torching the dusties', the last tale of Stone Mattress book.

peppermint oil tablets and Lactulose

small flat white, bacon and tomato ketchup bagel at CITW 

No booze

10st 13

Tuesday, 8 August 2023

-2,32,?,27,24,?,27,24,?

  • 3 x 10 bench presses
  • 3 x 10 preacher curls
  • 3 x 10 shoulder press
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches

2 plums and three peppermint oil tablets

small flat white and berry and oat cake CITW

1 Stella, one Lactulose

10st 12

Monday, 7 August 2023

-2?32,?29,?27,24,23,25,28

Recline bike for half an hour which took me to page 241 of the title tale of Stone Mattress
2 plums, melon and grape juice
5 Stellas in the Standard with Andy, Ollie, Andy Tea, Luke, Steve and Rebecca
10st 12

Sunday, 6 August 2023

-2,?30,31,31,34,25,33,35,41

8:30 am 1 hour Bikram with Shona Langridge
2 plums
egg, bacon and pea fried rice
Two and a half Stella's at the Standard watching Wales beat England
10 St 12

Saturday, 5 August 2023

-31,67?20-249,13

  • 3 x 10 bench presses
  • 3 x 10 shoulder press
  • 3 x 10 preacher curls
  • 3 x 10 standing cable crunches

Small flat white plus blueberry croissant at CITW

3 Holland and Barrett Peppermint Oil tablets

2 prunes

2 Stella's in the Standard with Andy Tea, Fiona and Pat

10 St 11 lightest ever

Friday, 4 August 2023

-29,566?-2?323,11

Recline bike level 20 for half an hour which took me to page 212 of a paperback of Margaret Atwood's 'Stone Pillows' in a tale called The dead hand loves you.

Small flat white plus peanut butter cookie at CITW

No booze

10 St 13

Thursday, 3 August 2023

-28,?666041063,10,14

 3 x 10 bench presses

3 x 10 preacher curls

3 x 10 shoulder press

30 seated cable crunches

Small flat white plus large chocolate and pistachio cookie at CITW

Bacon and olives in a roast red pepper sauce with chips

Stella in the Standard: Luke, Andy Tea, Steve, Rebecca and Ollie

11st 0

Wednesday, 2 August 2023

-29,?6474-22??8

Recline bike level 25 for as long as it takes to read I Dream of Zenia with the Bright Red Teeth from Margaret Atwood's 'Stone Pillows'.

Flat white and raisin swirl CITW

One sneaky Stella on the way home

10st 13: New lightest ever and lighter than I want to be

Tuesday, 1 August 2023

-28,?10,45501?7

  a day off. No hot water in gym

Flat white and almond croissant at CITW

Stella in the Standard watching the end of the Test with Andy Tea

11 St 0: Equal lightest ever

Monday, 31 July 2023

-28,2?6?461186

 a day off. No hot water in gym

Sausage roll

Standard with Pat, Joe, Andy Tea, Luke, Andy and Ollie

11st 0 lightest ever, and light enough

Sunday, 30 July 2023

??66641128

 a day off

Cheese burger

Stella with Phil in the Claude

No scales on tour

Saturday, 29 July 2023

??764?2282?,13

 a day off

Chicken Shawarma with Sean at Shaan Nights in City Road

White wine at Bronwydd

No scales on tour

Friday, 28 July 2023

-25,2?6?461186

 a day off

Coupla Stellas

11st 3

Thursday, 27 July 2023

-27,0754312186

 a day off

Stella at the Horse and Groom near South Wimbledon Tube with Steve, Rebecca and Charlie

11 st 1 equal lightest ever

Wednesday, 26 July 2023

-27,18?3455184

 a day off

Chilli three bean soup with an egg/mayo/kale roll

Stella in the Standard with Ollie, Andy Tea, Pat, Steve and Jone

11 st 1, new lightest ever and only one pound over the weight at which I intend to intervene to stabilise

Tuesday, 25 July 2023

-23,394535243?,12

 Drop Foot rehab working on dorsiflexion

Bacon and egg roll

Stella in the Standard with Andy, None and Renu. He is going to Norway on Wednesday where she will join him on Sunday.

11 St 4


Monday, 24 July 2023

-26,?74365?093

 a day off

Cod and green olive tartare wholemeal roll

Stella in the Standard with Adrian, Luke, Pat, Joe and the guitarist with the Zimbabwean partner

11st 3 new lightest ever

Sunday, 23 July 2023

-25,??35762049

 a day off

Fish and chips

Stella in the Standard with Pat and Joe

11st 4 equal lightest ever

Saturday, 22 July 2023

-23,??35762049

 a day off

Standard Stellas with Pat, Steve, Rebecca, Luke, Adrian, Jone, Renu

11st 5

Friday, 21 July 2023

-24,3?24342049

A day off

3 bean chilli soup

Standard with Andy Tea, Reni and Jone

11st 4 new lightest ever

Thursday, 20 July 2023

-23,??1422-2?86,11

 a day off

Seafood and veg roll

Beer at the sweepstake draw at the Hendries

11st 5 equal lightest ever

Wednesday, 19 July 2023

-23,3513261279

a day off

Fish 'n chips with peas and tartar sauce

Stella

11st 5 equal lightest ever

Tuesday, 18 July 2023

-22,3?-16463467

 a day off

Buffet at the wake after the funeral

Lager at the wake in the Nelson

11st 6

Monday, 17 July 2023

-23,3?-16463467

30 mins recline bike: Story 3; Stone Mattress; Margaret Attwood
Wahaca with Jane and Ben after Mission Impossible movie
Wine with meal
11st 5 equal lightest ever

Sunday, 16 July 2023

-22,3513261279

 a day off

Ham bagel

Stella in the Standard with Jone, Andy Tea, Reni, Ollie, Fran and Pat.

11st 5 new lightest ever

Saturday, 15 July 2023

-21,?655??3-1778

A day off

Ham bagels

Stella in the Standard with Andy Tea, Jone, Reni, Luke and Pat

11st 7

Friday, 14 July 2023

-21,??25433088

 a day off

Grapefruit and melon juice

Carrot and coriander soup

Guinness with Steve and Rebecca in the Mayfair Tavern

11st 7

Thursday, 13 July 2023

-20,?73754-1-167

 a day off

Ham bagel

Wine in Canedo with Donna

11st 8

Wednesday, 12 July 2023

-20,?424523146

A day off

Beef and sauce bagel with carrot and coriander soup

Stella in the Standard with Andy Tea and Jone

11st 8

Tuesday, 11 July 2023

-19,?524652346

 a day off

Steak, hash browns, pepper sauce

Stella in the Standard with Jone and Andy Tea

11st 9

Monday, 10 July 2023

-20,-1?14772178

 a day off

BLT

Stella in the Standard with Luke, Andy Tea, Pat, Joe and Jone

11st 8