As we have a Royal wedding in our midst I thought I'd begin today's blog with a royal quote that I think aptly describes my last 14 days (in particular my Easter getaway).
"Tonight we're gunna party like its 1999" (the artist formally known as Prince, circa 1983).
And that about sums up everything that now follows. In 'AA' terms, I've fallen off the wagon and gone on a bit of a food bender. Since cracking that 108kg mark a couple of weeks ago I've pretty much been heading north on the scales ever since. I was in Melbourne over the weekend so chose not to publish weigh in stats seeing as I didn't have a tape measure and was using an unfamiliar set of scales. I guess I hoped the news would be better when I arrived home. It wasn't. So here goes.
Current weight: 113.2kg, Previous weight: 109.1kg - up 4.1kg
Current Gut: 117cm, Previous gut: 112cm - up 5cm
Well there you have it. My greatest fears about this process have been realised. Basically I've proved that if I give myself just enough rope I'll hang myself every time. It's a lesson learnt and a pretty painful and somewhat embarrassing one at that. It's true I had a great time while I was away but was it worth the damage, I think not.
Worse than the physical result is the feeling that I'm back to square one again regarding the craving demons. It seems to take a long time to get into a good routine so I'm confident the next couple of weeks will be very tough again now.
Tomorrow I intend to get up early and crack out around 60km on the bike. Hopefully that will work a few kinks out and give me a kick along the right track again. I'm also going to set myself a meal plan for the week and do my best to fight off the inevitable cravings. With any luck I will be able to get the journey moving again in the right direction.
On the positive side, I was lucky enough to be at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne on Sunday to revel in the glory that was Richmond's first win of the year. It rounded off my 5 night trip south with yet another extended celebration session hence the poor decision making and subsequent weight gain. I look forward to celebrating our victory next week with a few less beers but an equal amount of cheers.
I also promise to blog every two days for the next two weeks due to my pathetic recent performance in that realm as well.
I'll close by saying I'm disappointed but realistic about where I'm at at the moment. I know that I've achieved a fair bit already and there was always going to be some bumps along the way. Pity they were Ayers Rock sized though. So onward and upward and I'll talk in a day or two, hopefully with some more positive news to report.
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