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Entries from March 2008

74.9kg - Survival

March 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Today’s weight: 74.9kg

If I drink coffee after mid-afternoon, I can’t sleep. I have to avoid coffee past 2-3pm so that I can sleep at night.
If I’m crossing the road, I can’t just walk out. I have to stop, check traffic, and cross when the road is clear.
If I eat too much of the wrong types […]

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Tags: handling-goingout-and-parties · handling-nochange

74.9kg - Well There’s A Shock (Not!)

March 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Today’s weight: 74.9kg
It seems that I’ll never be able to escape a blip at the start of the week
At least it’s only 0.3kg.
Tonight I’m hosting a dinner party, however, and the guests have brought cheese, wine, etc, in addition to the food and drink that I prepared myself. Tomorrow might not be good! Still, […]

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Tags: daily-weight · handling-gains

Oven Pasta Arrabiata

March 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Garlic
Chilli or chilli pasta
Mushroom
A little olive oil
Tomato puree
Tinned tomato
Cherry tomato
Stock cube - eg, beef
Pasta - eg, fusilli
Slice the mushrooms and add with crushed garlic to a pan containing a little olive oil. Fry until the mushrooms are cooked, then add the chopped chilli, tinned tomato, and tomato puree. Melt the stock cube in a little […]

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Tags: meals · recipes

74.6kg - Again

March 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Today’s weight: 74.6kg
Three days around the 74.6/8 mark - good. However, the weekend now over, tomorrow is traditionally (in the history of this blog anyway) the day when my weight rises up again - since I generally eat alone on Monday nights, with mounds of vegetables.
This weekend I reignited my love for Pasta Arrabiata, so tonight […]

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Tags: daily-weight · handling-nochange

74.6kg - A Rude Awakening

March 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Today’s weight: 74.6kg
A bit of a late post today, but this weight is taken from this morning.
Getting close to goal, it’s easy to think “I’m nearly there so I can relax a bit.”
But today I had a rude awakening: I tried on a pair of trousers that I could wear when I was at my […]

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Tags: close-to-goal · daily-weight