199lb

Well, that's a first. A whole week between blog posts. That was not my intention when I started blogging, especially on a week when I actually had a few things to say. Ah well, today is a new day. I will try to be more disciplined this week. Writing something helps to focus me, so it's a healthy practice for me to get in to.

I lost half a pound this week. I wanted to lose four. That was so I could get into the thirteen stone bracket. But half off is half off. To state the obvious, it's better than staying the same or gaining. And it means I'm still moving downwards. It's all good. And I have to bear in mind that I went out for food this week (thankfully on Monday, at the start of my weight loss week, so I had the whole week to make up for the overdose of gorgeousness that was my meal that night) I will set my sights on a four pound loss this week instead, and that's where my discipline efforts will come in useful. I really want to run a few times this week. So the aims this week are regular blog posts and a few runs. Simples!

The meal with BB and CB (my cuz and her hubby) was brill fun. I've had a yen for pizza for a few weeks now, maybe even a couple of months, and I've been putting off satisfying the urge because I knew that when I gave in, I truly wanted to splurg. So I wanted to really earn it. Since I'd hit the four stone mark, and TMM and I were planning to a have a meal with the guys anyway, we decided pizza would be a good choice. They knew a place that did massive pizzas, so that's where we headed. And this was the result...

24" of cheesy, spicy goodness! I've no real idea of how many calories were involved, but with that and the garlic bread as a starter, and the Nutella pizza (yes, you read that right, Nutella pizza!) there must have been at least (and I do mean at least) 1000. And as for Nutella pizza. What evil genius invented that??? Warm pizza bread, melty chocolate, hazelnut spread and a scoop of strawberry ice cream. I think I died and went to Heaven. Or orgasmed, one or t'other. I did suggest that some peanut butter would have made the whole thing even more perfect, but is that a step too far? I do tend to take things a bit over the line. Mmmm, pizza, choc spread and peanut butter. Excuse me a sec, while I just slip in to a coma of foody desire here :-)

When we meet up again, I think we'll do a Chinese takeaway with the guys. So that's the next unhealthy meal I'm looking forward to, and I intend to earn it too, so there will be no guilt involved, and I'll be able to eat whatever I want and enjoy it to the full.

And now, running. I went for a run this week! Yes, I finally did it. Five kilometers in forty minutes. Not fast, but no stopping either, so pretty good for my first run in over a year. CB and I were talking about exercise while we were scarfing our pizza, and he said he might go for a cycle. When we text the next day, neither of us had done it, so we made a deal to do something before the following day. We both did. He went out on the bike and I ran. It's a start. And I was very pleased with myself for doing it.

In conclusion, this weeks goals... four pounds off and four runs. I can do it.