A bit of this and a bit of that

So, I’ve taken a bit of a break off my diet over Christmas. I as expecting to put on weight as we were visiting our families in Malta and having lunch with one family and dinner with the other. And besides the expected increase in calorific intake, there were all the Christmas goodies and spirit [...]

I’ve managed to start going to the gym again even if it’s only twice a week. My mornings are shot now, as the twins keep Camille up all night, so I’m on Arthur duty, getting him ready for school and all that. However, I have managed to find a slot during my break. I only [...]

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Well, this week hasn’t been too bad, but I don’t think I’ve managed to lose any weight. My social life has just been a bit too hectic and I’ve been eating out lots (including a trip to the Chinese last night). I knew I’d be having a big meal, so I skipped [...]

Well, the first week of my diet is almost over and I’m getting used to the routine of staying at 1500 calories a day. The nice thing about it is that it’s helping me identify when I tend to snack and where my weight increase comes from. It’s mainly “cleaning up” after Arthur, or snacking [...]

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Well, today has been much much better than yesterday. I’m still under my 1500 calorie quota, which means I can even afford a biscuit if I want it. It’s quite a simple diet really, no phenocal or any other drugs. The trick is to sum up all the calories you eat and stay [...]

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So, I’ve started counting calories again. I mainly manage to keep my weight stable without trying too hard, but over summer I’ve put on a couple of kilos every time I went on holiday. With three different holidays you can guess the damage .. and unless I stay on the straight and narrow, [...]

I’ve switched to FatSecret to keep track of my diet. The main reason is that they have an app for my Android phone. When I buy something from a shop, I can just scan the barcode and it appears on my food diary (assuming it’s a product if knows about), which I thought was really [...]

I know I’m running the risk of sounding like a broken record, but I’ve decided to start calorie counting again. When I’m not doing it, I start eating rubbish and that’s what causes me to lose control of my weight. It’s not that I don’t know what I’m doing wrong, I guess it’s a problem [...]

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Right, we’ve been on holiday twice since I last blogged about my diet; and not counting calories has meant that my weight has crept up a bit. Actually, it crept up in our first trip when I put on 3 kilos. I was more careful in our second trip (to Malta) and actually [...]

We went to a new burger joint in Douglas called Route 66 today. It’s note quite new, because the outlet has been moving from one place to another in the Isle of Man over the years. The great thing about it is that it’s not a franchise, but a personal business so there’s a certain [...]