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Friday 31st July – Weigh-in (Post diabolical weight-gain)





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 has stimulated my need for water consumption. I have always believed that my tea addiction was enough to keep me hydrated but it appears that the diuretic effect of caffeine counteracts the amount I’m drinking. So, a staple component of weight loss has always been to drink plenty of water, I’m doing it now. My skin hasn’t been this clear since before pubescent acne destroyed it.

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