Snow Joke......anymore

Not funny any longer. This weather is starting to pi$$ me right off. Plans for today would have been 1) Greenhouse to start off some delicate young shoots and seeds 2) Shopping at Waitrose 3) Down the Rec to watch the mighty Stanwick Rovers.

It looks like none of these is going to happen.

......and just to rub salt in, the neighbours have told me that they are off to Lanzarote on Wednesday where it is a very nice 25c. Oh very nice!

Spring you are overdue - Get a move on!

This weather is just depressing. Having spent all last week in Frankfurt battling with a foot of snow and -8c, the weather here is just dreary.

Spring surely is long overdue. I need to get out into the greenhouse to start proceedings for the year - no chance with the odd random frost still appearing.

Still 60 days until our May escape to the sun. Nice picture from our recent brochures should cheer people up - location a £22m villa on the beach in Majorca - nice!

Jaguar XF Estate - New Rep Car

Over the past few years I have driven Audi A4 estate, BMW 320 estate & VW Passat estate.

You can see a common theme. A car with a big enough load space to carry a few bathroom items.

But now, how about this for the next car? I want!!

Change 4 Life - Resolution Booster

I came across this site, Change4Life during the Christmas break. It allows you to pick a New Year Resolution and then focus on just one aspect of that resolution. Daily emails and texts with hints tips and encouragement helps you to stick with it.

As the project is sponsored by the NHS it comes as no surprise that the list of resolutions is health related - smoking, alcohol etc.

So far I have found it to be very good! Give it a try

As I think i have previously mentioned, my other 2 weapons in my aim to get fitter this year are

FitBit - neat little gadgets to track your activity both whilst awake and asleep!! You can find me at http://www.fitbit.com/user/23YVVL +Fitbit UK

Myfitnesspal - great calorie and exercise diary which links to the above. The database of foods is second to none. My profile is http://www.myfitnesspal.com/simont99 +myfitnesspal

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Norovirus - Day 2

I wouldn't wish this on anyone.

After the initial reactions to this virus, see previous blogs, 24 hours of fever have taken over. Mysterious sweat filled dreams and aching bones are now filling my hours awake.

The doctors all say that it is 48 hours of illness so only 12 hours to go. Still not allowed to mix with other people for another 48 hours after. See here for more info.

The upside, as predicted, is my diet. Weight as at 27/12 = 113kg. Weight today = 109kg

A couple of apps and gizmos I am using in my attempt to get to sub 100kg are

1) FitBit
2) MyFitnessPal

Start of 2013 - Update

Please update the time marker in the first sentence of my previous blog to 05:29

Where the hell is all this stuff coming from? I haven't eaten that much over the whole of Christmas.

All I am asking now is - please make it stop.

Mrs CT still fast asleep and oblivious to all this latest news.

How not to start The New Year

So here I am at 04:19 on the first day of 2013 and I have just finished throwing up.

Ah ha I hear you say. Serves you right for over imbibing at the party.

The fact is that I have not been ill through excess alcohol since my 18th birthday. This record remains.

So what happened? It is still 21:30 and I have happily finished my 4th small bottle of beer. A little food is the order of the day I thought.

No sooner had I finished a delicious plate of chilli, cooked by the host, and curry from next door Neil, I knew something wasn't right.

2 large glasses of water later ( thanks guys for taking the piss that I was on the water before 22:00) I still did not feel any better.

The very kind Katrina, the hostess, asked me if I was alright and if there was anything she could do. A small nap might improve things I replied. "Not a problem, use Laura's room. The aforementioned 19 year old wasn't there but rather chose to go and "ave it large" somewhere in Leicester.

The other advantage of this bedroom was the ensuite bathroom.

I can only say that over the proceeding 2 hours, I put it to good use. (Sorry Laura if you are reading this). One particular visit amused me slightly. As the count from downstairs commenced 10...9...8...7, I made it until 3 before another gut wrenching session with the big white telephone began.

At this point a couple of other party goers decided that I will be better in my own bed. To Mr & Mrs B I am truly grateful and also to Mrs CT who got me through this event. So grateful that I managed to avoid being sick in their car.....only just making it to my own WC by seconds!

So there we are. 3 hours further on and I am finally "empty". Weakened and exhausted I am now pondering the cause - food or bug?

Not looking forward to the morning really. The one upside? I started a diet 3 days ago to try and lose 2 stone by April. Cannot wait to weigh in later!

Oh, Happy New Year by the way :)