Lardy....

3 weeks to go and i'm still a bloated wobbling slab of unecessary human flesh. Things were going pretty well. After our initial shopping trip back in whenever that was where we discovered we were a bit porky, we both made a stirling effort to sort it out. Maria now looks even more wonderful than she did before (phew! did i say that right?) but unfortunately Christmas agreed with me far too well and i threw away a lot of the hard work i'd put in during the months before. However, all is not lost, there's still time, i just have to concentrate and relax and be a bit more careful. What annoys me the most is that i am careful for a few days and i don't have the muffins and cappacinos, and then i blow it in a moments weakness with Green and Blacks chocolate ice cream or a chinese takeaway - why did i bother trying so hard before, i could have had a muffin everyday instead! Anyway, three weeks, i've already managed to squeeze off half a stone since xmas and i'm not far off what i was in early december, so all things are possible. The most important aim is for me to feel loose and comfortable in my suit. The suit fits, but it's just a tiny bit tight and that makes me feel rubbish, so i just need to chip off a bit more and i'll get there.

Here's the plan in all it's naked glory - look away now if you're a bit squeamish. I want to get under 15 stone - now please remember that i am a big lad and i have an exceptionally heavy brain before you start gasping and judging. I haven't been that light for a very long time, probably since meeting Maria 4 years ago, so it's a good and hopefully achievable target. I'm currently 7 pounds from that target (from last check last week) and i'm due to weigh myself again tomorrow. Probably more important is my waistline and overhang (sigh). According to weight watchers you measure yourself at the maximum width, around the belly button, so this is not the waist measurment for which you buy trousers, which for me is pleasingly down to a 36 (hurrah! I hated being a 42 as i was after i broke my leg 9 months ago - lots of sitting around and eating). Anyway, currently, last measurement was 40" and i'd really like to get that down to a 38" just to give me that breathing space. So there you have it, the real situation of a mans battle with his tummy. I do hate strict dieting which is obviously helping tremendously but i am capable of eating less, not eating the obviously bad things and exercising a bit more - these things are key. Just requires a bit of self discipline and getting the right food in - for three more weeks, i can do this :)

Shall i include a picture of my hairy belly? Nah, you can take this reality thing a step too far.