Day 114: Into it

Well, I'm back into the exercise - 3 days in a row now; twice around the hill and once around the river after work. Plus I did the stairs 6 times after the work this morning.

I've found out I've got 12 weeks until Milford. So the weigh in on Monday is important. I've got a target weight for then and I will work towards that from here on in.

I'm also keen to not buy food for lunch, or crap for dinner. That is, I want to eat stuff that is made at home. I've made this huge batch of soup and munched it last night (along with home made pizza) and have some more soup for lunch. I'll keep eating it while I like it!

Day 112: Week 16

Week 16 I think. 10 weeks away from 6 months.

Who would have thought.

Been feeling good recently, although my walking has slowed down. I've been feeling better in clothes, and having the sense that I am looking better.

I dragged myself around the hill today, and want to do it daily, as I've said.

Just bought a heap of veges and going to make a big soup to munch on during the week.

Would really like to not buy takeaway during the week: it's my danger.

So goal this week: walk daily, not eat take away, and weigh myself monday week.

I almost forgot - had a 'pissy' lunch (not me) on Friday, with someone who drank the whole time over 6 hours. I got to see the whole cycle - thinking they are sophisticated, that i'm missing out, to slurring, to being a drunken disgrace, to getting a bit superior, lecturing and annoying.

Man, have I spent almost 20 years like that? Let me tell you - you're not cool; you're not witty; you're not improving in looks - you're a drunken disgrace. Not that I'm to judge, but don't lecture me about anything while you're dribbling down your top and pissing your day away.

My companion this time kept at me for not drinking. Real mature!!!!!! In the same breath she tells me that losing weight is a health issue "at your age". She's only 2 or 3 years younger than me! And doesn't have an off switch when she drinks. You know the type. I have few beers and stop. She will keep pissing away till 3 in the morning, a complete and utter mess, who doesn't even have a clue what she's been up to the night before.

Really, she is the one who should be off the turps. She can't handle it.

Anyway, thought I would mention that. Normally it doesn't get me fired up, but this was a bit much.

Day 109: SLack

Well bit slack since sun. Walked today around the hill (beautiful) but no other day.

Need to ramp up to 5 or 6, and make lunches.

Still off turps.

Day 105: 15 weeks

Funny week. Strictly I went on 5 walks (or Kayaks), which is pretty good. But really I went to Sydney and that broke things up and I didn't walk Friday or Saturday.

But the main thing is I went today. Beautiful around the hill. Great time of year.

As I said, you never regret exercise, but you almost always regret binge drinking.

(Almost).

Having said that I'm still off the grog. 104 days. Who would have thought. Before I started this I would get jumpy after 3 days!

I'm going to try and get fired up again, and walk Cootha 5 times this week. I only walked it three times this week.

I'm also keen just to eat real food this week, and take my own food to work.

Day 103: Haphazard

Well, 100 days off the piss came and was noted, thanks very much.

Was in Sydney yesterday and Wednesday, and was certainly faced with temptation. But I didn't have any grog.

Exercise wise, I walked 3 times in 24 hours at the start of the week, and that really crippled me, but I haven't walked since. Will try and do a big Cootha on the weekend.

Been a bit of a strange week. Want to regroup this weekend/monday to get back into the weight loss swing of things. No point doing this if not moving in the right direction.

Day 99: 14 Weeks; 10.9kg

Well, I hopped back ok the scales. I was disappointed as I've "put on" 2kg in the last month, pretty much since my injury. All I can do is keep measuring and watch it go down rather than up over time, and get better with my food and daily exercise. It shows how you can never take your eyes off the ball, even for a second, and you can't just rely on not drinking for ongoing weight loss.

I had a great weekend doing the sort of thing I want to do sober: kayaking in the noosa everglades - http://www.noosaevergladesdiscovery.com.au/, which I did not even know existed even though it is only a couple of hours drive away. I camped overnight after about 4 or 5 hours paddling, and then paddled back the next day.

Boy were my arms sore during the night. Very very sore, even with painkillers. Shows how weak I am in the upper body. I'm thinking about buying my own single man kayak and going out for a couple of hours a week. That would be a positive, outdoor things to do which would also be fun and help me get a bit of strength and definition in the arms.

Day 96: Less exercise

Well, I'm still here, and still off the grog.

This week I think I've walked Sunday (if that counts), Tuesday and Thursday, so not every day.

I'm away kayaking this Saturday and Sunday and camping overnight. That should be fun.

Going to weigh myself Monday and that will focus the mind.

Had a bit of a creaked neck the last couple of days.

Day 91: 13 weeks

Well I'm 1/4 of the way through. 13 weeks. Pretty good effort. It occurred to me when I was cooking yesterday that I no longer want a drink when I cook. That is a huge change for me. I'm also not thinking about grog when I have a meal at home.

Pretty well no grog pangs at home any more. And almost none when I'm at a flash restaurant.

So I guess it shows you can change a habit.

Went for my walk this morning. Or a tried to. I had to turn back because of controlled burning. Fair enough excuse.

Hope to go again tomorrow.

Day 89: Weekend

well, it's the weekend. didn't walk Friday, haven't yet today, but will this arve and tomorrow.

got another complement and actually felt a bit thinner which shows you are rewarded today for actions in the past.

i haven't had the best couple of weeks with food or exercise. But if I get back into the exercise today, and start taking all the food stuff seriously again, then I can be back on track.

I'd like to weight myself in 1 week to get back into the results thinking again. that can drive behaviour (like not knocking off the sausage rolls).

had 2 drinking opportunities on thur: lunch at fancy place and dinner at big function. Lots of people on the drink. Pretty well all of them. Christ we drink a lot of piss. I guess the whole world does.

Want to make a nice vegetable soup tomorrow to eat during the week. That's a good idea every week i think. And I'm looking forward to Monday, which will mean I've been off the drink for over 13 weeks, which is my 2000 record.

Day 88: Hill proper

Back from a tentative but complete walk around the hill. No problems, except my fingers are almost too cold to type.

Pleased about that. Want to get right back into the routine again now.

Getting lighter which makes it better (still dark for first 50 mins).

Got 2 functions today: flash lunch and big flash dinner.

Just as well I'm not a drinking man.

Day 86: Back around the hill!

Well, dragged my reluctant and sorry fat ass around the hill again this morning, with my champion mother.

I took the gentler path, rather than the steep and uneven bush track I normally use.

I walked tentatively, as it was my first go with that calf.

It went well. I would like to think I'm back on track. I'm not going to worry about my weight until I am back into the routine again - say, two weeks. I think I need 2 weeks to get back into things and get to where I was.

What about that DJs claim. $37,000,000? Last time I checked you only got about 20k compo if you had your old fella ripped off in a machine while doing your job.

Day 85: Twelve weeks

It's a bit of a worry when you haven't seen a post for three days isn't it. I've long had a theory you can keep anything up for 12 weeks. And 12 weeks it is....

But I'm not back on the piss. What I haven't recovered from yet in terms of routine, is the exercise.

So, in terms of getting back on the horse, which is what is so important when you fall off it, my goal this week is to exercise 5 days out of 7.

Doesn't have to be Cootha. Just has to be something.

As for it being 12 weeks, well, that's great. Only 1 week away from my 'no booze' record set in 2000/2001. I had dinner at a flash pub on Friday night, and I must say I was pleased enough not to drink. It certainly bothers you less over time, and in fact you start thinking back to how you've been pissed for so much of your social life and how other people must have seen you during that time.

If you don't drink you keep a clear head. Plus you can drive around and stuff. And save heaps of cash. I've found I've been able to put a lot more through my savings account rather than on my credit card because there seems to be more in it.