Weight: 10st 5lbs
Well, I met my target: I managed to lose a pound of flab last week. I feel I let myself down, however. If I'd shown a bit more willpower after the bike ride, not drank all those beers, and gone to the dojo instead, I may have lost a little more flab.
Today, I cycled in to work and back, didn't drink booze, ate healthily and did a weight lifting session. The session was slightly heavier than last week's.
Tuesday
I had to stand in for someone in a meeting at the last minute. That meant that I didn't have chance to have a shower and get changed when I got home. I leapt off the bike and Martha and I jumped in the car and went to the dojo. I was in my cycling gear, complete with dirt and oil stains. Martha had a really gruelling sweaty Karate session led by Sensei Julian Cunningham (5 times British Champion!)
I settled down to watch the session but was immediately recruited by Sensei Gary! He asked me to take 9 students through their grading kata (Bassai Dai.) I had to teach in my bare unwashed feet, filthy cycling shorts and a skin-tight base layer so everyone could see my belly wobbling. Embarrassing wasn't the word... However, before the hour was up, I had forgotten what I was wearing and just concentrated on doing my best for the karateka that were relying on me to guide them through the kata. I really enjoyed it!
Back home, Martha made herself some dinner and I did a weight lifting session. This time, I kept the weight the same as yesterday.
No booze, no junkfood, cycled to work and back.
Wednesday
I have to drive on Wednesdays. After 13 hours at work I get home at 9:30pm. I didn't do any exercise but I did eat healthily and avoided booze.
Thursday
I cycled to work and back, didn't eat any junkfood , didn't drink alcohol, but I did do a weights session! A good day's training!
Friday
We had a meeting at Bordesley Green today. It was a nice day so I decided to cycle there and back. The traffic on a Friday afternoon in Birmingham is awful so my speed was rather tame. I covered just under 17 miles at 12.9mph. At home, I ate healthily and then enjoyed the first beer of the week. Jonnie, Lucy, Sally and I went along to Nigel's 50th birthday party and, needless to say, I got a bit inebriated!
Saturday
Scorching hot day!
I woke up feeling absolutely awful but still managed to do some jobs: replace a broken microswitch on the car, clean the bathroom, parcel up some stuff for eBay etc.
I didn't manage to do any exercise, however.
In the evening, we celebrated Eric's 80th birthday with a few beers and Chinese food in Jonnie's backgarden.
Sunday
Another scorcher!
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| The boys climbing - note Nigel in the drug-fuelled Armstrong jersey. Retro! |
Jonnie, Nigel and I cycled out to Wilmcote via the Honiley Route. We extended the route to include a lot of the Shrewley Route. In total, we cycled almost 38 miles in 29 degrees heat at around 14.8mph.
I thoroughly enjoyed myself and managed to get a few PRs on Strava. Jonnie was in fine form and spent a lot of the ride home out in front. Nigel suffered in the heat but, as he pointed out, he always makes it up every climb! I rode with Nigel, Jonnie eventually waited for us and then we cruised back at a comfortable 16mph or so. In the sprint, Jonnie and I were neck and neck over the line! It was the best sprint we've ever done.
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| Ready to leave the cake stop |
Nigel very sensibly drank some pop and then headed home. I stayed longer and spent most of the afternoon drinking Jonnie's beer in his backgarden! So once again, I failed to show any willpower after the bike ride and I didn't go to dojo.
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| In the lanes on the way home - Jonnie and me enjoying the sunshine. |
In the evening, back at home, I manned the barbecue and drank a GnT and an ale. I ate lots of naughty food too.
I think I'm going to look like a bit of a fat bastard on the beach again this year...
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