Day 75 – Week 12

178 pounds. (12st 10 pounds) 2 pounds lost. That’s 20 pounds in all. I am starting to see my ultimate weight-loss goal in sight! I have set out to lose 30 pounds in all – 10 to go. (I nearly wrote ‘only’ 10 to go – but I have started to realise that it has started to get tougher!)
Despite the best of intentions I didn’t do any ‘exercise’ this week (again). No excuses.

I’ve been ‘home alone’ this last weekend – Peggy’s been with friends in Scotland – so I decided to dedicate the weekend to working in the garden. Lots of hard digging and planting, often in the pouring rain and driving wind. It paid off though – not only will the garden benefit but it improved my chances of a successful weigh-in this morning.

As for the garden, I’ve planted out nearly 150 bulbs of different sorts, with far more to be done. And planting numerous vegetable seed trays and dozens and dozens of broad beans in individual pots.

I’ve had quite a few meals this week of just boiled and roughly mashed or roasted vegetables (potatoes, sweet potatoes, swede, parsnips and carrots) – who needs meat? I’m sure this has contributed to my weight-loss. Especially as I came off the wagon this week over the weekend a couple of times – a bottle of beer and a few glasses of wine. Hey, what’s a guy to do when left alone!?

But I did try on the blue trousers featured at the top of each page of the website - they fitted. OK, they were a little bit tight (but not much). That's quite a difference. It was prompted when I was looking for a particular photo I needed and found some of me driving around the garden on my ride-on mower. My extra 'tyre' was shocking! Thankfully - that's nearly gone - are at least much 'deflated'!