Well I cheated a bit but am still managing to maintain a much lower calorie intake over the week, and keeping myself hungry
But it is working, I've shed a few kilos so far, not quite the 5 kg a week I need to get my bikini bod ready in a month, but if I can keep it up, I should be looking ripped sometime in August....2022.
The band are engaged in making a video, so we have had 1 outdoor location shoot, which was fun, no playing yet, just lots of chat shots and looking windswept and interesting..
3 more location shoots to go and a studio shoot where we will record 3 of our best songs..thats coming up on Thursday.
Work progresses apace. been doing the freelance project at weekends and evenings, not too many hiccups, its been a while since I used Unity and its updated features threw me a bit sometimes but I'm finally getting into a flow. Though my Oculus headset seems to be a bit unpredictable sometimes...I'm trying to not use it until I really need to.
Not much else to report, waiting for summer hols and hoping the freelance gig's boost to my finances will be felt.
Ahthankyew
Tuesday, 28 May 2019
Sunday, 12 May 2019
first weekend done.
The "new" diet and health plan, is pretty simple, lots of salad, including celery, we'll test the theory you use more calories chewing it than it provides. But also lettuce, grated carrots, small cherry tomatoes, shallots, spring onion and the secret ingrediant, a small portion of pearl couscous (cooked in stock) with....some kind of meat, or veggie soya chopped up and mixed. A considerably smaller portion than I usually have, ie, 1 burger, 2 small sausages, half a chicken breast, half a steak etc. I could also use cheese or nuts if I'm on a meat free day.
I will try to avoid too many carbs, so chips, mash and rice need to be rationed.
(I tend to have 1 meat free day a week, I'm going to up that to 3, but not rigidly)
Add some fruit in the shape of a chopped apple, or segmentated tangerine and thats the bulk of my salad.
The salad is tossed in cider and balsamic vinegar with a little seseme oil and seseme seeds.. and served. on top of the hot coucouse mix...
When all added up, its a carrot, 3 sticks of celery, a quarter of a lettuce, a shallot or half an onion, and 6 cherry tomatoes, with 100g of couscous and a burger, or some crispy bacon, chicken or whatever, only a small amount of meat, the rest is all veg and very crunchy tasty and filling.
I can certainly live on this for a few weeks..
Far too early for it to have an impact of coruse, but at least I'm not feeling like I'm starving to death. That and the morning 4 spoons of Musli with semi skimmed milk, and a very light lunch of an ommlette or 1 pack of noodles.. and I'm waaaay und 1500cals a day, as opposed to my usual ,...well more than 2,500.
I can have a bit of fruit as a snack, but thats pretty much it. As long as I don't feel constantly hungry and I'm eating much less the weight should drop off.
I've found sipping ice cold diet cola keeps the evening hunger pangs at bay...so far.
Oh and longer dog walks. as well as excuses to take them, Harvey is not at all impressed though. He's now very old and quite grumpy so hates being lead around, for him a trip out to the grass to be savoured by 20 mins of sniffing before deciding on which blade of grass he pees on. A brisk walk isn' tthis idea of fun at all. Especially it has been noted during the day time when the sun is shining, he's pretty blind now but can see bright lights and finds the transition from shadow to sunshine a bit uncomfortable, causing him to shudder an stop in his tracks.
Anyway... thats the plan, I'll do a weigh in on Monday mornings rather than daily, and we'll see if the trend is down..
Ahthankyew
I will try to avoid too many carbs, so chips, mash and rice need to be rationed.
(I tend to have 1 meat free day a week, I'm going to up that to 3, but not rigidly)
Add some fruit in the shape of a chopped apple, or segmentated tangerine and thats the bulk of my salad.
The salad is tossed in cider and balsamic vinegar with a little seseme oil and seseme seeds.. and served. on top of the hot coucouse mix...
When all added up, its a carrot, 3 sticks of celery, a quarter of a lettuce, a shallot or half an onion, and 6 cherry tomatoes, with 100g of couscous and a burger, or some crispy bacon, chicken or whatever, only a small amount of meat, the rest is all veg and very crunchy tasty and filling.
I can certainly live on this for a few weeks..
Far too early for it to have an impact of coruse, but at least I'm not feeling like I'm starving to death. That and the morning 4 spoons of Musli with semi skimmed milk, and a very light lunch of an ommlette or 1 pack of noodles.. and I'm waaaay und 1500cals a day, as opposed to my usual ,...well more than 2,500.
I can have a bit of fruit as a snack, but thats pretty much it. As long as I don't feel constantly hungry and I'm eating much less the weight should drop off.
I've found sipping ice cold diet cola keeps the evening hunger pangs at bay...so far.
Oh and longer dog walks. as well as excuses to take them, Harvey is not at all impressed though. He's now very old and quite grumpy so hates being lead around, for him a trip out to the grass to be savoured by 20 mins of sniffing before deciding on which blade of grass he pees on. A brisk walk isn' tthis idea of fun at all. Especially it has been noted during the day time when the sun is shining, he's pretty blind now but can see bright lights and finds the transition from shadow to sunshine a bit uncomfortable, causing him to shudder an stop in his tracks.
Anyway... thats the plan, I'll do a weigh in on Monday mornings rather than daily, and we'll see if the trend is down..
Ahthankyew
Friday, 10 May 2019
finally, short hair
At last, I managed to get to the barbers and they were open. I'm all shorn and looking smoooookin'
well tidy at least.
My efforts to diet have been well document on this blog, and its depressing reading back how I keep starting and tailing off, and again ending up like a real life Homer Simpson, (with hair). As much as I admire the chap, I don't want to look like him or have an early heart attack or T2 Diabetes. I keep catching sight of myself in windows and mirrors...jeez I'll be ordering Moo Moo's soon.
Going to have one more try to get both fitter and lighter this year, no point posting the current weights (98.5 you fat bastard) but I do need to get down below 80, ideally around 70. I'm really quite a skinny chap trapped in a fat body, so we'll have to shed a lot of blubber to actually find the real me under this.
I just don't enjoy being hungry, its not something I can easily resist, so need to try to make a lot more effort to reduce my calorie intake and portion sizes...I don't many takaways these days due to finance issues but I do stuff my face with noodles and freezer steaks (I buy big sides of steak and cut them myself and freeze. It works out much cheaper but its very tempting), and am prone to a home made kebab or burger before bed...has to stop.
After 28 years it turns out Danni has a name for her cute and endearing little eye blink she has when chewing, or as a baby, sucking, its called Marcus Gunn syndrome or Winking Jaw syndrome... She discovered this herself with a bit of google fu. Its not really a problem in any health way, her mum and I thought it was cute when she was a baby and she's never been troubled by it. But we didn't even know it had a name, the doctors at the time dismissed it as nothing. Its quite rare apparently.. Always thought sprog was special :D
Ahthankyew
well tidy at least.
My efforts to diet have been well document on this blog, and its depressing reading back how I keep starting and tailing off, and again ending up like a real life Homer Simpson, (with hair). As much as I admire the chap, I don't want to look like him or have an early heart attack or T2 Diabetes. I keep catching sight of myself in windows and mirrors...jeez I'll be ordering Moo Moo's soon.
Going to have one more try to get both fitter and lighter this year, no point posting the current weights (98.5 you fat bastard) but I do need to get down below 80, ideally around 70. I'm really quite a skinny chap trapped in a fat body, so we'll have to shed a lot of blubber to actually find the real me under this.
I just don't enjoy being hungry, its not something I can easily resist, so need to try to make a lot more effort to reduce my calorie intake and portion sizes...I don't many takaways these days due to finance issues but I do stuff my face with noodles and freezer steaks (I buy big sides of steak and cut them myself and freeze. It works out much cheaper but its very tempting), and am prone to a home made kebab or burger before bed...has to stop.
After 28 years it turns out Danni has a name for her cute and endearing little eye blink she has when chewing, or as a baby, sucking, its called Marcus Gunn syndrome or Winking Jaw syndrome... She discovered this herself with a bit of google fu. Its not really a problem in any health way, her mum and I thought it was cute when she was a baby and she's never been troubled by it. But we didn't even know it had a name, the doctors at the time dismissed it as nothing. Its quite rare apparently.. Always thought sprog was special :D
Ahthankyew
Saturday, 4 May 2019
need a haircut sooooo bad
The Dutch are strange, most of them seem to like my currently unkempt but windswept and interesting hair, but it really is too long. Two abortive attempts to go to my barber have made me more determined to get it cut, but currently very busy finishing things up on the coding side to get another project off the ground.
The Mayday/spring break holiday has been fun and quite relaxing, lots of long lie ins, late nights, and not too much drinking, just getting the hell away from computers for much of the time, but still missing the barbers who have been keeping odd hours, (or I just missed the opening times) due to all the different events going on this week.
Hopefully I can catch them open sometime next week, getting too tired of blowing hair out of my face when playing guitar.
My PC seems to have resolved its issue after a bit of a rebuild and resetting of its bios. But it is quite old now, so when the finances allow I need to build something new and try not to lose what I have on my current system...which is my usual reason for not upgrading.. Its not that I don't have backups, thats just for data, but setting up a new PC takes weeks to ensure you have all the same tools, set up the same way and I hate that.
No big tax rebate this year, the lack of book royalties and some income from the band basically meant I almost made a profit, but there were the website costs and a couple of bits of equipment, but a small return at least pays for my awesome accountats efforts.
In band news...
We have a couple more gigs coming up 1 public one private, and we're performing at a wedding which is super exciting. We need to learn a few new songs but they are going to be nice additions.
Ahthankyew
The Mayday/spring break holiday has been fun and quite relaxing, lots of long lie ins, late nights, and not too much drinking, just getting the hell away from computers for much of the time, but still missing the barbers who have been keeping odd hours, (or I just missed the opening times) due to all the different events going on this week.
Hopefully I can catch them open sometime next week, getting too tired of blowing hair out of my face when playing guitar.
My PC seems to have resolved its issue after a bit of a rebuild and resetting of its bios. But it is quite old now, so when the finances allow I need to build something new and try not to lose what I have on my current system...which is my usual reason for not upgrading.. Its not that I don't have backups, thats just for data, but setting up a new PC takes weeks to ensure you have all the same tools, set up the same way and I hate that.
No big tax rebate this year, the lack of book royalties and some income from the band basically meant I almost made a profit, but there were the website costs and a couple of bits of equipment, but a small return at least pays for my awesome accountats efforts.
In band news...
We have a couple more gigs coming up 1 public one private, and we're performing at a wedding which is super exciting. We need to learn a few new songs but they are going to be nice additions.
Ahthankyew
Thursday, 18 April 2019
Ah good, things are looking up
Well it looks like one of my new projects is about to start, that will make a big difference to teh finances and give me a bit more focus that I am needing.
This weekend we have gigs to get ready for, and today I got this through the door. It really cheered me up seeing our band featuring on the flyer. We're going back where we started and it will be a lovely day.
Strangely today a trip to see a student in Leiden went horribly wrong when I got the train stations mixed up and tried to walk to the office from Centraal Station...which is an hours walk and not the 15 mins I was told.. But...it hardely mattered, it was a lovely day, and my 1st time in Leiden meant I was totally lost and got to have a look around. What a nice place.. I'll have to go back next week, so I'll try to have a proper nosey around. And who knows...today might also be the start of a new chapter...we'll see.
Ahthankyew
This weekend we have gigs to get ready for, and today I got this through the door. It really cheered me up seeing our band featuring on the flyer. We're going back where we started and it will be a lovely day.
Strangely today a trip to see a student in Leiden went horribly wrong when I got the train stations mixed up and tried to walk to the office from Centraal Station...which is an hours walk and not the 15 mins I was told.. But...it hardely mattered, it was a lovely day, and my 1st time in Leiden meant I was totally lost and got to have a look around. What a nice place.. I'll have to go back next week, so I'll try to have a proper nosey around. And who knows...today might also be the start of a new chapter...we'll see.
Ahthankyew
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Annnnd. now everything breaks down
Well this is fun, my PC died last week, its taken a bit of effort but I managed to get it up and running again, though its complaining a lot and beeping at me for no reason...its a Zombie pc, back from the dead...and clearly not reliable now so have to source a new one ASAP.
Also my extremly versatile Qmedia TV/Monitor hung over my work monitors, which I hook up my coleco, SBC's and game consoles to...decided to pop, I came back from the kitchen to a strong smell of electronic burning and the monitor flashing its red LED at me, an unplug/plug effort seemed to help..but within 20seconds it died again.
Oh and the Dishwasher died last month
and I have a leak in my heating system
And my rates are higher becaue there's 2 of us in the house..
and....I'm totally skint.........only a month till bonus day, which will now be used to pay bills, and replace shit..
Just as I was starting to feel good about life!!!
Ahthankyew
Also my extremly versatile Qmedia TV/Monitor hung over my work monitors, which I hook up my coleco, SBC's and game consoles to...decided to pop, I came back from the kitchen to a strong smell of electronic burning and the monitor flashing its red LED at me, an unplug/plug effort seemed to help..but within 20seconds it died again.
Oh and the Dishwasher died last month
and I have a leak in my heating system
And my rates are higher becaue there's 2 of us in the house..
and....I'm totally skint.........only a month till bonus day, which will now be used to pay bills, and replace shit..
Just as I was starting to feel good about life!!!
Ahthankyew
Monday, 8 April 2019
This...this is what life is about.
I love this.... our band goes from strength to strength, we get more and more confident, less and less mistakes with each gig, and our fanbase is growng from 3 to 4...its just amazing. I totally love this...Its so much fun to work with these 2 talented fun people.. I wish I could make a living out of it, but in the meantime my sanity and faith in humanity increases every time we have a gig.
We've got 4 or 5 lined up in the next 2 month. There's been a massive interest and we have gigs every 2 weeks or so all though spring and summer. Its going to be great.
Ahthankyew
Saturday, 30 March 2019
so much Brexit shit
As someone living in Europe, benefiting from the many benefits of the UK's membership of the EU, I can't help but look at the UK with my mouth gaping open at the absurdity of it all.
Its not just the harm it will do me personally, and many of those I care about, its the absolute utter total levels of misinformation, misunderstanding and lies that are spouted, not just by everyday people but by people who really are educated well enough to know that they are spouting actual, provable easy to verify lies.
For 3 years now this madness has been getting worse and worse and worse, as the UK lathers itself into a frenzy just before it pulls the trigger to shoot itself without ever really understanding why its doing it, only that it needs to do it...because.
The EU is not evil, the EU is not trying to take away anyones freedom (quite the opposite in fact), the EU is not bleeding us dry (quite the opposite again), the EU is.....oh man I could list pages and pages...but it won't make any difference, not a jot.
Becuase people just stopped listening..they've entrench themselves and treat anything that might change thier view as something to be resisted...even if the only resisitance they have is the afore mentioned lies, or nanananana..not listening!!! neh.
I've been getting triggerd very badly on this on FB and other social media..trying to repond, politely as far as I can, to give genuine responses, and let the facts shine, but nope, 2 mins later, its the same lie spread and repeated...and ultimatly given form as a new truth. The stress levels that gives me are off the scale and I need to let go. I have to take a leaf from some of my British friends here, we're out of it...its not our problem..
I'm done with it....totally, the UK can go shoot itself in the head and spend the next 50 years in a financial and political wilderness, its become an absolute farce.
I'm currently broke, but as soon as my finances recover in the summer, I'm triggering my own article 50 and starting the process to become a dutch citizen. I just can't feel any reason to stay British as long as this madness continues.
Ahthankyew
Its not just the harm it will do me personally, and many of those I care about, its the absolute utter total levels of misinformation, misunderstanding and lies that are spouted, not just by everyday people but by people who really are educated well enough to know that they are spouting actual, provable easy to verify lies.
For 3 years now this madness has been getting worse and worse and worse, as the UK lathers itself into a frenzy just before it pulls the trigger to shoot itself without ever really understanding why its doing it, only that it needs to do it...because.
The EU is not evil, the EU is not trying to take away anyones freedom (quite the opposite in fact), the EU is not bleeding us dry (quite the opposite again), the EU is.....oh man I could list pages and pages...but it won't make any difference, not a jot.
Becuase people just stopped listening..they've entrench themselves and treat anything that might change thier view as something to be resisted...even if the only resisitance they have is the afore mentioned lies, or nanananana..not listening!!! neh.
I've been getting triggerd very badly on this on FB and other social media..trying to repond, politely as far as I can, to give genuine responses, and let the facts shine, but nope, 2 mins later, its the same lie spread and repeated...and ultimatly given form as a new truth. The stress levels that gives me are off the scale and I need to let go. I have to take a leaf from some of my British friends here, we're out of it...its not our problem..
I'm done with it....totally, the UK can go shoot itself in the head and spend the next 50 years in a financial and political wilderness, its become an absolute farce.
I'm currently broke, but as soon as my finances recover in the summer, I'm triggering my own article 50 and starting the process to become a dutch citizen. I just can't feel any reason to stay British as long as this madness continues.
Ahthankyew
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
New Plan..
ok, so new plan time, love life is a shambles, and I have to be realistic about my ability to generate income for the remainder of my working life, which is realistically only 10 years.....shit I'm old.
Once the financial fallout from my current cock ups are resolved toward the end of the year, I will be doing my best to increase my pension funds and make efforts to plan my retirement in sunny climes
I'm thinking Thailand.. I know I've only been there once, but I loved it, and a bit of research shows I can live there very well on a reduced pension (I can't really qualify for a full Dutch pension) and the proceeds of selling my house in 5-10 years will let me buy a really nice home there.
My house in Belcrum was bought for more than it was worth, (part of my buying out Bina at the time) but it has finally gone well into profit and with the rising prices in this area is shooting up so I can indeed get a nice wedge if I hang on to it long enough, of course the bubble might burst but I doubt I'll lose any monrey now.
If I can make 100-200K on the house in 5-10 years. I can easily buy a nice retirement home outright in pretty much any area of Thailand, though I will avoid Bangkok, and maybe Phuket, though I really liked my trip there, its just a bit too.....shall we say touristy. though I do need to be fairly close to a touristy location to ensure some english speakers are around.
I'll make some effort to visit a few more times and settle on a place, it turns out I have a few contacts who have retired there and can advise me on settling there. I did some searches on line to see what that kind of money can buy and indeed there's lots of options. Of course prices there will also rise, but I can adjust the expectations at the time. As long as I can find a nice home, bought and paid for, no obligations and a regular amount of money coming in I can live out my days, hopefully not stressing out about computer projects..... part of my plan is also to give up computers when I retire and focus on music and self education...no more obligations to other people.
So no more guitars...:( (well I don't really need any more do I), all spare cash goes into the pension or into reducing the mortgage to maximise the sale value
Of course like all plans its subject to change, is Mrs Right pops up, or I win the lottery, or whatever. But I think its important now for me to start planning for my retirement, I won't really be able to survive here in NL when I stop working without a full pension. Its a lovely place to live for sure and I'd live to retire here, but the finances already don't make sense. And no way am I going to head back to the UK to have Danni picking out a retirment home that smells less pissy than another...I want somewhere warm and with options that will let me do fuck all until I drop dead.
I saw some nice homes with plots of land that would be perfet to chill out and relax in for 20-30 years for 100K. 200K would get me even more :D
5-10 years though, not much time at all is it, where did all the previous years go? So much for retiring at 30, then 40...sneaks up on you.
Ahthankyew
Once the financial fallout from my current cock ups are resolved toward the end of the year, I will be doing my best to increase my pension funds and make efforts to plan my retirement in sunny climes
I'm thinking Thailand.. I know I've only been there once, but I loved it, and a bit of research shows I can live there very well on a reduced pension (I can't really qualify for a full Dutch pension) and the proceeds of selling my house in 5-10 years will let me buy a really nice home there.
My house in Belcrum was bought for more than it was worth, (part of my buying out Bina at the time) but it has finally gone well into profit and with the rising prices in this area is shooting up so I can indeed get a nice wedge if I hang on to it long enough, of course the bubble might burst but I doubt I'll lose any monrey now.
If I can make 100-200K on the house in 5-10 years. I can easily buy a nice retirement home outright in pretty much any area of Thailand, though I will avoid Bangkok, and maybe Phuket, though I really liked my trip there, its just a bit too.....shall we say touristy. though I do need to be fairly close to a touristy location to ensure some english speakers are around.
I'll make some effort to visit a few more times and settle on a place, it turns out I have a few contacts who have retired there and can advise me on settling there. I did some searches on line to see what that kind of money can buy and indeed there's lots of options. Of course prices there will also rise, but I can adjust the expectations at the time. As long as I can find a nice home, bought and paid for, no obligations and a regular amount of money coming in I can live out my days, hopefully not stressing out about computer projects..... part of my plan is also to give up computers when I retire and focus on music and self education...no more obligations to other people.
So no more guitars...:( (well I don't really need any more do I), all spare cash goes into the pension or into reducing the mortgage to maximise the sale value
Of course like all plans its subject to change, is Mrs Right pops up, or I win the lottery, or whatever. But I think its important now for me to start planning for my retirement, I won't really be able to survive here in NL when I stop working without a full pension. Its a lovely place to live for sure and I'd live to retire here, but the finances already don't make sense. And no way am I going to head back to the UK to have Danni picking out a retirment home that smells less pissy than another...I want somewhere warm and with options that will let me do fuck all until I drop dead.
I saw some nice homes with plots of land that would be perfet to chill out and relax in for 20-30 years for 100K. 200K would get me even more :D
5-10 years though, not much time at all is it, where did all the previous years go? So much for retiring at 30, then 40...sneaks up on you.
Ahthankyew
Wednesday, 13 March 2019
Annnnnnd single again.
I think I should fit a revolving door on my heart, or cut the strings or something...fuckit
The anticipated romantic trip for two just wasn't..no talking, no sharing, no romance, no sense of joy or discovery, no silly giggles, no wow moments, no sense of belonging, nothing...thats when you just have to stop farting into the wind and stop. I've made too many mistakes recently to let a deep fear of being alone trap me into an empty and doomed relationship.
There has to be someone out there...somewhere...who actually wants me for me? I will make a bit of an effort, clean up a bit, be attentive and all that, I'm getting quite good at that now...just want to be noticed and loved for who I am...
Thought that was the easy bit.
ho hum.... more rum Brian...
I don't mind if I do Brian thanks.
It tends to make you talk to yourself.
Oh thats ok I've got no other fucker to talk to.
Ahthankyew
The anticipated romantic trip for two just wasn't..no talking, no sharing, no romance, no sense of joy or discovery, no silly giggles, no wow moments, no sense of belonging, nothing...thats when you just have to stop farting into the wind and stop. I've made too many mistakes recently to let a deep fear of being alone trap me into an empty and doomed relationship.
There has to be someone out there...somewhere...who actually wants me for me? I will make a bit of an effort, clean up a bit, be attentive and all that, I'm getting quite good at that now...just want to be noticed and loved for who I am...
Thought that was the easy bit.
ho hum.... more rum Brian...
I don't mind if I do Brian thanks.
It tends to make you talk to yourself.
Oh thats ok I've got no other fucker to talk to.
Ahthankyew
Sunday, 10 March 2019
Brian the pop star
I'm so incredibly excited at the way our acoustic trio, Famous Belcrum Recordings is taking off. Gigs are rolling in and we're starting to build a serious following.
Considering my other band's never really managed to get many gigs, this incredible degree of interest, which so far has 7 or 8 confirmed gigs in the next couple of months with more on the horizon. Its making me giddy with fear, pride and excitement.
There's a couple of them are big gigs too, so hopefully that in turn will lead to even more gigs, and hopefully some attention for the summer festival circuits.
Can't post the dates just yet, a couple are still in negotiation but its all amazing. Just amazing.
Ahthankyew
Considering my other band's never really managed to get many gigs, this incredible degree of interest, which so far has 7 or 8 confirmed gigs in the next couple of months with more on the horizon. Its making me giddy with fear, pride and excitement.
There's a couple of them are big gigs too, so hopefully that in turn will lead to even more gigs, and hopefully some attention for the summer festival circuits.
Can't post the dates just yet, a couple are still in negotiation but its all amazing. Just amazing.
Ahthankyew
Sunday, 3 March 2019
Grandad again :)
Ah bouncing new baby granddaughter.
she didn't let me know she'd gone into labour this time, I was so stressed and worried last time she waited till after...grrr.
But yeah, happy happy happy
Ahthankyew
she didn't let me know she'd gone into labour this time, I was so stressed and worried last time she waited till after...grrr.
But yeah, happy happy happy
Ahthankyew
Saturday, 23 February 2019
well this is dull
The diet seems to have flatlined, constantly floating around 96kg, I guess I am just going to have to increase the physical activity a bit more, uggg excercise .....gulp
Spring break is coming up, its been a bit hectic at work, (and home) so am really looking forward to a a few days away from a computer in the Dutch wetlands near Rotterdam, I've booked a small holiday place for a few days where Joyce and I can spend a bit of time just chatting and unwinding over the mess we're...I'm making of my life....well we'll see.
Ahthankyew
Spring break is coming up, its been a bit hectic at work, (and home) so am really looking forward to a a few days away from a computer in the Dutch wetlands near Rotterdam, I've booked a small holiday place for a few days where Joyce and I can spend a bit of time just chatting and unwinding over the mess we're...I'm making of my life....well we'll see.
Ahthankyew
Sunday, 10 February 2019
And gummy Brian is here
Yup, now toothless, but thats ok I'll get to teh dentist soon and sort out some nice falsies....
sigh...falling apart
Ahthankyew
sigh...falling apart
Ahthankyew
Saturday, 9 February 2019
gummy Brian
I've been "suffering" (really there wasn't much suffering involved) from some bone necrosis in my lower jaw as a result of my radio therapy 8 years ago now. As the bone has slowly died, its finally start to impact on my lower incisors, and one has already fallen out last yeat. The other is pretty much on its last legs now and probably going to pop out in the next few days (watch, it'll take 2 months)
Its a bit of a pisser, I could have had them both removed last year by the dentist but I wanted to hang on to them as long as possible.. But its time. I can't really get any implants or other things done, since the bone is compromised and will probably continue to die off for a while yet, but at least when this old fella pops out I can get some false teeth..
sigh...false teeth.. never thought I'd ever have them..but I guess considering the alternative its a small price.
I will now be able to watch all those dentafix adds with a sense of, must try those.
Ahthankyew
Its a bit of a pisser, I could have had them both removed last year by the dentist but I wanted to hang on to them as long as possible.. But its time. I can't really get any implants or other things done, since the bone is compromised and will probably continue to die off for a while yet, but at least when this old fella pops out I can get some false teeth..
sigh...false teeth.. never thought I'd ever have them..but I guess considering the alternative its a small price.
I will now be able to watch all those dentafix adds with a sense of, must try those.
Ahthankyew
Tuesday, 5 February 2019
Saturday, 2 February 2019
95.8 And all's well
So far so good, the continued small portions and occasional salad at work are having the desired effect.
today is going to be an excercise day...well i say excercise, what I really mean is clean up the attic and office day. Considerably more energetic than anything I'd ever do in a gym.
Going to have a bit of a clear out (no really), time to sell off some of my of music gear I'm not using, still reluctant to get rid of any guitars, even the crap ones, but got lots of gadgets I don't use as I am trying hard to simplify my equipment.
also seriously considering getting rid of my Traps Drums, as much as I love them, I just don't play them any more, and they are a massive space claimer upstairs.... hmmm maybe when I finish cleaning up I'll have a change of heart and do a bit more playing.
Ahthankyew
today is going to be an excercise day...well i say excercise, what I really mean is clean up the attic and office day. Considerably more energetic than anything I'd ever do in a gym.
Going to have a bit of a clear out (no really), time to sell off some of my of music gear I'm not using, still reluctant to get rid of any guitars, even the crap ones, but got lots of gadgets I don't use as I am trying hard to simplify my equipment.
also seriously considering getting rid of my Traps Drums, as much as I love them, I just don't play them any more, and they are a massive space claimer upstairs.... hmmm maybe when I finish cleaning up I'll have a change of heart and do a bit more playing.
Ahthankyew
Sunday, 27 January 2019
Well it was a good steak 96.1kg (again)
We had some great visitors to BUAS last week which meant I got to take them out for dinner and drinks at Conb Fuego steak house in town...and what a dinner and drinks it was, there was no way I was not going to pay on the scales for that, even with a few extra days of ...ermmm well I was going to say salad, but not even that I kinda cheated KFC figured in the cheating...great new chips...but the chicken is starting to dissapoint, never thought I'd say that about my favourite take aw....2nd favourite take away. (curry is tops)
It was an amaaaaaazing steak though 500g....a slab of meat followed by an excellent selection of beverages of the alcoholic, and fatterning variety. Oh also starts and dessert....oh my, after being careful about what I eat for a month it was heaven....
yum
anyway, could have been much worse, much much worse :D Back on the diet now, this week we should properly crack 96 and stay in 95.
Ahthankyew
It was an amaaaaaazing steak though 500g....a slab of meat followed by an excellent selection of beverages of the alcoholic, and fatterning variety. Oh also starts and dessert....oh my, after being careful about what I eat for a month it was heaven....
yum
anyway, could have been much worse, much much worse :D Back on the diet now, this week we should properly crack 96 and stay in 95.
Ahthankyew
Monday, 21 January 2019
for 1 day only 95.5kg
get in there :D
didn't last long though, a slightly non diet weekend kicked it back up to 96.3 but thats ok, am sure by the weekend we'll see mroe 95 than 96
Ahthankyew
didn't last long though, a slightly non diet weekend kicked it back up to 96.3 but thats ok, am sure by the weekend we'll see mroe 95 than 96
Ahthankyew
Monday, 14 January 2019
96.1kg but bouncing a bit
I think the body is settling into a clear out now, and its finally starting to drop the fat rather than lose water/crap I hit 96.1 mid week but it has been bouncing around abit between 96.1 and 96.5 so very much depending on what I eat.
So having basically cleared out and got my metabolism to settle down its now time to up the activity levels and do some...gulp, excercise...
My gym membership seems to have lapsed but thats ok I still hate gyms with a passion, such soulless dull places, I hate the time wasted to go there, the time wasted to do the actual work, the boring and crappy act of exercise and the time to get home and stuff doughnuts in my face. uggg..
I will simply do some more hard walking and try to do a few sit ups and pus.....lol who am I kidding.. I just need to try to be more active and continue to eat less on as many days as possible. I do have lapses but overall its working out.
Ahthankyew
So having basically cleared out and got my metabolism to settle down its now time to up the activity levels and do some...gulp, excercise...
My gym membership seems to have lapsed but thats ok I still hate gyms with a passion, such soulless dull places, I hate the time wasted to go there, the time wasted to do the actual work, the boring and crappy act of exercise and the time to get home and stuff doughnuts in my face. uggg..
I will simply do some more hard walking and try to do a few sit ups and pus.....lol who am I kidding.. I just need to try to be more active and continue to eat less on as many days as possible. I do have lapses but overall its working out.
Ahthankyew
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