Weight: 10st 0lbs
Snow Day! The college was shut for the day.
Thick snow everywhere. Mouse and I took the dogs for a walk around the park and we met the rest of the family there. Mouse took great delight in pelting me with snow balls for the entire 3 mile stroll.
At home, I did a fast and light weights session (although it was slightly heavier than last week.)
In the evening, I managed to resist junkfood and beer.
No junkfood, no alcohol, weight training
Tuesday
Another unexpected snow day! I received an email on my phone while still in bed - the college was closed today too! Today, I walked the dogs by myself after dropping Martha and Lucy off in Solihull. I picked them up and then, after a healthy lunch, set about tidying the man cave.
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| Walking the dogs in a Winter Wonderland. |
At home, I opened a beer because I'd promised myself one after the session. Strangely, I didn't really want it and kept forgetting about it. How very weird!
No junkfood, karate, alcohol
Wednesday
Weight: 10st 0lbs
Back to work. The roads were terribly icy. Lucy didn't fancy driving on the ice and I didn't like the idea of riding on the ice, especially as cousin Harry has my mountain bike at the moment. I drove Mouse to school, Martha to college and Lucy to work.
Tonight, I cooked a healthy vegetable and chicken stir fry and introduced Tilly and Martha to the anime series Afro Samurai - they seemed to love it although Martha was embarrassed when the characters were snogging!
Later on, I did a fast and light weights session and then settled back to watch the first act of Ip Man. I forced myself to bed at midnight.
No junkfood, no booze, weight training
Thursday
Weight: 10st 1lbs
Bit of a fitness disaster today: I did a great martial-arts based warm up with the sports group with a bit of pad work thrown in. I was feeling good until after my last lesson when, reaching for a pile of folders, I felt my back twinge. It was like an electric shock in the muscles. I gave myself a good stretch and then carried on. 5 minutes later, another jolt and this time it didn't go away. I barely managed to drive home. I got myself in the cave and poured myself a glass of muscle relaxant.
Then another.
Then another.
By the time I had opened my fourth beer, I was stretched out on the couch with Lucy watching Peaky Blinders. My back had gone from electric sharpness to warm and fuzzy. In fact, the rest of me was distinctly fuzzy, including my head!
I stayed up late watching Donnie Brasco.
No junkfood, 4 beers, no exercise
Friday
My back was fine in the morning but got steadily worse as the day went on. By the time I left work, it was painful to get out of a chair...
I spent the evening eating biscuits and feeling sorry for myself (I did, however, watch The Walking Dead season 3 with Mouse which was ace fun.) I stayed up far too late with Lucy and Debbie after I collected them from the staff party in Digbeth.
Bed at 5:15am...
Junkfood, booze, no exercise
Saturday
Woke up feeling crap after 4 hours sleep. Made a fry up for Lucy and me and then retired to the man cave to play records. My back was hurting every time I stood up. Lucy made me feel better with pizza and a beer. Later on, I cooked a homemade curry for the pair of us.
No exercise today, I didn't even set foot outside of the house!
Junkfood, 3 beers, no exercise
Sunday
I woke up with an ache in my back so I definitely wasn't grading today.
I went along to the Walsall Road Allotments Christmas Party and met up with old buddies of Mom and Dad's - Billy, Christine, Clare, Ivan, Kenny, Betty, Rita and Colin were there. We had some quality food and drink and shared a few stories.
Later, I went shopping around Solihull before Jane and I popped in to see Nigel and Penny at their Christmas party.
Back at home - an amazing homemade pie and a few good beers.
Junkfood, booze, no exercise.
This week was a total failure - the bad back meant I couldn't train. However, I don't see why it means I have to indulge in all the junkfood and booze?! If I can't train next week, at least I'm going to try to keep the naughty food and alcohol to a minimum.
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