One middle-aged man's latest desperate attempt to shed the pounds and return to fitness
Published on November 16, 2004 By Peter Attaway In Diet
WEIGHT : 227 pounds [seventeen pounds lost]

First post for two weeks. I didn't post last week as I didn't lose any weight, but this week I've finally had a "two-pound" week. Hurrah! Actually I'm very tired today as I cycled the seventeen miles into and from work yesterday then played football for a while. I was utterly knackered by half-time, and could only amble across the pitch ineffectively (some would say that's my usual gait anyhow!), and this morning I've cycled in again. I need a rest methinks, but there's no sign of that at this time. This forthcoming Friday was my deadline date, and my deadline weight was supposed to be 224 pounds, but I'm going to be a couple of pounds off. Not too dishearted though. Friday is also going to be my "carbs day" in which i can guzzle down precisely what I want. I've a mental list of all the things I've denied myself but some things are crucial (Lucazade, a BLT, potato crisps, honey-roasted peanuts, BEER!!!!), then me and the missus are going to go overboard with some lavish treat - not sure what yet. I'm going to re-establish the diet after the weekend (I have a work pre-Xmas do to attend on Monday) and then continue as we dwindle down into the excess-fest that is Christmas. I usually put a stone on over Christmas, but I'm hoping Xmas 2004 may snap that trend. The rest of my life trundles along happily with the odd hiccup, but (hopefully) nothing too drastic. I seem to be bizarrely content of late - bizarre in that I've not the kind of person who trips over contentment at every twist and turn. I can never shake the sensation that some horendous mishap (as a year ago when I lost the best friend of my life) is hiding around the next corner.

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