Diet Blues

So, still going strong on the diet after five weeks. I've gone down from 14st 3lbs (90.3kg) to 13st 5lbs (84.8kg). Mostly due to reducing alcohol intake and giving up mints at work. Apart from last Saturday, where I drank so much alcohol I was sick. That was a bit of an embarrassment, especially as it was in my parents' bathroom. Still, that's one way to get rid of the calories - and I'm sure I was lighter than on Saturday morning. I must have shifted a few hard-to-get bits of food from my intestine. I was going to post a "never drinking again" entry, but as time has lapsed, it doesn't seem so important. Isn't it always the way?
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Whoops

I let go yesterday, on Shrove Tuesday. I had pancakes, fried snacks, and five glasses of wine. Way to smash that calorie barrier! I also ordered a Nokia 6500 Slide, on "3", which I'm quite pleased about. So this week to date my units are 15. With Fri & Saturday to go. And we're going to a wedding Saturday eve. Whoops indeed.
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So, three glasses of wine and a whisky last night makes six units by my calculations. TTFN.

What a Disappointment...

We went into Brighton yesterday for lunch with the MiL and GiL (Mother-in-law & Grandmother-in-law). It was a nice day, if a bit cold. We went on the pier and had a go on the 2p machines for a while, and Monkey went on a Noddy ride.
We had a very nice lunch at Carluccio's, and afterwards I decided to put a bet on England to win the Six Nations.
That could be a wasted ten pounds. The first half of the game yesterday was good, but for the second half England were running around like headless chickens. Someone needed to step up and control the game for England. Balshaw needs to go. I don't like to criticise, usually, but Balshaw, despite the occasional flash of brilliance, is more of a liability than an asset. He makes the wrong decisions. And that passage where England just shooed the ball back! No leadership...
The only thing I can hope is that the awful second half makes them rethink and play the rest of the games like champions. They made the World Cup Final, for goodness' sake.
TTFN.

New Year's Resolutions & Diets

So, I'm managing to keep up my prolific posting in 2008 (not)...
One thing I have started doing is counting the calories. TW is on a Rosemary Conley diet, and I am also cutting down on my intake. I reckon, according to the BMI scale of things, I could do with losing a stone and a half. So mostly, apart from not eating crisps at work, this has meant less booze.
Where I would normally have a bottle of wine per night, I now have a measure of malt whisky (35ml, of course), and a bottle of wine at the weekend will last me two nights. In the first week I had 16 and 1/2 units, and this week I'm on course for 18. Which is quite a reduction from the 35 - 40 that I was getting through.
This week I only lost 1lb, but we're staying on the diet until July at least, so if I lose 1lb a week every week, I should hit my target weight. And then TW will have hit her target so we'll be trying for a third child after that.
I have a soft spot for Extra Strong Mints, normally eating a packet a day in work. I didn't realise, until yesterday, that there are 200 calories in a packet! So I'm going to have to find a calorie-free alternative.
TTFN.