[Diet Update] Not the worst of weeks, not the best.

Something is going on at work which I can’t talk about yet. It has been consuming my thoughts recently. All good, but it distracted me from the blog. Apologies. I’ve lost another Kilo, despite a diet hiccup on Friday when post-work drinks led to some junk food being devoured. Being hungry and drunk isn’t an ideal…

[Diet Update] Day 7 – Weigh In!

So how’d it go? The first week has gone well. None of the food was repulsive, in fact, it has been a bit of a surprise to find that the Jane Plan food is delicious. I’ve lost over 2kgs, which is precisely what I was looking for. OK, I have 24 to go (around 4st…

Back to the track

The latter part of 2017 wasn’t fun. Shortly after starting the anti-anxiety medication I had a bad experience with a new GP. If you find a good GP, don’t move, even if you have to travel to see them. I was described as a drug addict by the new GP and refused a new prescription…

Taking Time Out

Friday I suppose you could say that this weekend, I’m taking time out. I’m off to see the family for a couple of days. Oddly, at the moment, its the most socially active thing I do each month, but somehow it feels like timeout, no cooking, no shopping, just winding my niece up. It will…

Lets talk about sex drive

Let’s talk about my sex drive. For the last 5 years, if you asked me about my sex drive I would say, “I don’t have one”. I just didn’t care about ‘that sort of thing’. It is claimed that Boy George once said that he’d rather have a cup of tea than having sex. And until…

Confused & Conflicted

Why am I confused and why am I so conflicted? When I had to move home to my folks this year I decided that once I had a place of my own, and my life going in the right direction that I would spend one weekend a month with the family. So I decided that…

Lemon, Rosemary and Garlic Hangover Steak

Why, Lemon, Rosemary and Garlic Hangover Steak you ask? So after a fun night at home on my own on Saturday night, I ended up hungover and not fancying doing much cooking. After racking my brains I decided on steak, but not just any steak, I wanted to ‘do something’ with it. So out of…

The Rain after the sunshine

“I want to see the sunshine after the rain I want to see bluebirds flying over the mountains again” Berri 1994 (alternatively Elkie Brooks 1997) As the not so late, not quite a great singer Berri once sang. I want to see the sunshine after the rain. Well, it’s not always that way around. Sometimes you…

One Week In & Alls Well

I’m one week into the diet and its started ok. There was only one slip-up. I was in a meeting in a coffee shop, and before I knew it, I had put sugar into my espresso. Not to worry though, I could have given in to the dreams I had during the week, I kept…

Be Prepared! Be Lazy!

So tomorrow the diet starts. The thought is a bit scary, but also positive. All I can ask of myself is that I do my best and avoid temptation. There are excellent reasons to shift the weight I have gained while being unable to exercise or even walk. I will be reminded every morning by…