I could use the great out doors… what a thought

I spent this afternoon mulling over a cunning idea. You see I live in the country, where there are fields and long village greens and canal paths. Now here’s the brilliant piece of thinking on my part: These things lend themselves to being run… the canal is of course particularly good owing to the fact [...]

Beef Wellington…

I didn’t cook my lunch today, which was delightful (although I’m quite a good cook I don’t always enjoy doing it) however, as you may guess from the title it was beef wellington. Yup, great start to my eating more carefully and losing weight! It wasn’t so bad actually, except I was seduced into trying [...]

The What - 170lb

Now to record what needs doing, the end goal - my Shangri-La.
So: 5st = 70lb                    17st = 238lb                    238 - 70 = 168
Hmm… interesting. So what’s better. A round start number “I have 70 pounds to lose” or a nice even end number “My ideal weight is 170 pounds”. Of course 168lb does translate to [...]

Why did this start?

The best way to start I reckon is for me to record why I started this blog now. The most obvious indicator is on the blog title of course. I am 5 stone over weight… 5 stone fat.
I checked my weight a couple of days ago, lightly skipping onto the scales (so as no one [...]