Closing in on 15 stone something

Afternoon, me again...sorry.

Well time for an update I feel. Firstly, it seems I am closing in on being 15 stone something, a weight I have not been since 1988. My weight this morning was 102.6kg which works out at 16 stone 2. So, a rush and a push and the land we crave is ours...it has been before, it shall be again. Oh sorry, slipped into Morrissey there!

Once I get to 15 stone something that will be a total loss (no, not that type of total loss) of four stone in around four months. I know that would NOT have been possible without the gastric band which simply does stop me over eating. It doesn't however stop me having snacks, something which can be a right pain such as last night when I couldn't sleep so got up and had a slice of toast. That was a real mistake as it got stuck meaning I burpped for half an hour to clear it! I suppose one day I will learn!

Thinking about the loss of four stone, I note that quite a few of my clothes no longer fit: its a bit embarrassing when your jogging bottoms want to fall down as you walk! Also, I note a cycling top I brought ages ago now fits! The thing with cycling tops is that the sizing is all over the place so an XL for one supplier will be small for another, while there is Italian sizing to worry about....Italian sizing equates for most people to children sizes! No idea of the size of Italian cyclists but they won't be fat!

Oh, something else I have noted is that now that my face is less padded out with fat, it seems I have more lines than previously... I prefer to say they have formed as I am now laughing more, although CBH says they are yet to see any evidence of this! A little disappointingly, although my belly has decreased in size considerably, I do seem to have grown a pair of breasts! I do hope they disappear when I lose more weight but currently, they are massive..... and no, its not a good look!

Moving on to exercise this week...for a change the rain stopped and was promptly replaced with a frost and ice! This put an stop to cycling for a couple of days but I did do half an hour on the turbo on Sunday whilst listening to the Arsenal and that lunchtime today when I did the Penkridge and return loop (11.4miles) at an average speed of 13.02mph! Now I know its minor, but the 0.02mph makes me feel very happy! I could have done the ride a little quicker but the road in Acton Trussell is closed at the moment so I had to get off and walk for 50m! My next speed target is 13mph plus over 20 miles and then on to an average of 15mph per ride by the end of the year.....lets see if I can do that!

Swimming.....had some more coaching last week and while Coach Carol says my arm pull is improving, my kick is still terrible. I am trying to work on it but in the pool on Sunday morning: who on Earth gets up at 7am on Sunday to travel to the pool to swim for an hour...oh, that would be me then....doh.... it still wasn't coming together. So, I did what I always do when I am upset...went shopping buying a float and a pull buoy so I can practice the drills Coach Carol has shown me. Oh, and I also brought some ice tyres from my German supplier so when the ice returns, I have no excuse for not going out for a ride....although I am sure I will find one!

What else...well I am considering going to the pool this evening for a swim...there is an adults only session at 8pm and then on Thursday I note that my line manager is away so I would like to go out for a couple of hours on my bike....while the cat is away etc! Talking about cats, it seems we have attracted another one! This one is ginger and white like Jamise and moans a lot! Thus, we have taken to calling it "Charlie says" after the 1980's public information film. Oh.... while it is a nice cat it hasn't been doctors so SMELLS. I don't see him being allowed in the house anytime soon...well not with his nuts still attached!

Okay, I feel that's enough for now so I'll say later and let you get on with something less boring instead.