Rain rain go away

Fair dinkum, I know we were in drought not long ago but enough is enough, this rain is ridiculous. For those of you not in the Sunshine State (tongue firmly in cheek) it hasn't stopped raining here since.....since......well forever. Anyway it bloody seems like it.

The crap weather has restricted me to inside duties but fortunately I've managed to focus pretty well on what I stick in my gob during this period.

I feel like I'm getting through that craving for everything crap period and each day it seems a little easier to stick to the task at hand. As of today I've managed six consecutive days of exercise (I think), there may have been a day off in there but I'm not sure, either way I'm feeling a bit better for it.

I want to thank a mate of mine, Dave, who this morning sent me a pretty inspiring document about the joy and fragile nature of life. It was written by a mutual work colleague of ours who last year survived a serious heart attack at the ripe old age of 50. He talked about the feelings he experienced while the attack took place, and conveyed the false promises and half measures that he had continually made to himself over the years. He explained how these half arsed efforts to reform his destructive habits had led him to this moment, where now his life was in the hands of others.

Fortunately, he survived and has decided to pen his story in the hope that others can realise sooner rather than later how precious life is and how quickly it can disappear.

I thank both him and Dave for forwarding it to me. It's given me an extra spurt along on my own journey back to health.

On a positive note, I managed to stay off the scales today despite walking past them ten times and nearly succumbing. I made the seven day commitment yesterday and I'll do my best to keep it.

Thanks also to Heidi (you know who you are) for your inspiring little story, which made me hunt through the wardrobe and find those 34 inch waist Levis and hang them up in the bedroom as a visual reminder of my goal.

As promised I will be adding in photos to the blog to alleviate the boredom that comes with these things. As I have recently bought a scanner for home, I thought I'd prove to you all that I wasn't always an overweight broken down old fart. In fact I was quite the athlete.

Enjoy



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