Battling the Blubber

Okay, so I’m back on the wagon, and about to fall off it again next week, but the weight gain is not as diabolical as first thought. After two weeks back on the strict 5:2 regime I am once again losing weight. I’m back down to 86.6kg. Admittedly, I have forfeited the second dress but as I hadn’t bought either of them yet, it’s not a crushing blow.  The problem now is the heat, the act of standing in the bathroom and brushing my teeth is enough to coat me and my clothing in a thick blanket of sweat. It is most unladylike. Men sweat, women perspire and ladies ‘glow’. Well with the humidity up in the 90% range, I’m glowing buckets from simple tasks such as doing the dishes, hanging the washing and brushing my teeth. I tried a 30 minute yoga routine and had to stop twice to refill my water bottle. My yoga mat needs a towel and it keeps skidding away from me. One bonus of the excessive heat, although it does detract from my ability to exercise, is that it ...

Oh My! Please don’t judge, me the three weeks have been horrible.  I have gained again, back up to 90kg, because of an abscess that required three weeks of strong antibiotics to clear it up. The problem with strong antibiotics 3x a day is that they require you to have them with food. How do you fast when you have to eat 3 times a day?   In addition, I have fallen so far off target that I have not managed to hit my attempted low for my birthday (on Sunday). I am sad. However, I will not let my current failure dissuade me from going out for a fabulous meal tomorrow night. We haven’t decided where yet, maybe we’ll try the new taverna that’s opened around the corner (it used to be a fish restaurant) or perhaps we’ll go to The Buccaneer (they do an utterly divine carbonara) where we have some spectacular memories.