Friday the 13th

Hmmmmmm, nothing has gone wrong yet although I do have a full diary of clients to see today so there is plenty of scope.

This morning's HIIT went well and I felt less knackered straight afterwards than I have over the last few days despite the fact I hit a 9.5 on my final push, i.e. I could probably have pushed a tiny bit harder.

I lost 1lbs yesterday bringing me down to 291.5 or 20st 11.5lbs an 8.5lbs loss which all things considered is a pretty good effort after about a week, as I said before I tend to lose quite quickly to start off but there's a long way to go and from experience things will start to slow up quickly when I get below 19st.

My elbow is quite a lot better today less pink and less swollen, I'm hoping another 3-4 days of antibiotics and it will be gone completely, I'll be glad to be rid of them but the have done me a favor, in addition to sorting out the arm they have broken my cycle of drinking, right now I have no real desire to go back to it either. Something seems to have happened to my mindset, where as before when I was trying to lose weight I would crave bad things, now I know that I have to do this for my health I don't really have cravings, in fact I don't think I'll be drinking when I go out in the future and certainly won't be drinking in the evenings or seeking the odd chocolate bar in the afternoon at work. I wouldn't advise developing diabetes as a diet aid but if you can put some emphasis on your health when you decide to change you lifestyle then this will almost certainly help.

I'm bit worried about what to do about exercise next week, the plan was to start at the gym but that would mean I would do only a week of lifting before going to Scotland for a week. I know that the hotels we will be in in Scotland (at least for the first few days) are unlikely to have gyms and the only thing which is likely to be accessible is cardio work, so I am thinking that maybe sticking to cardio next week would be better and trying to walk hard everyday whilst I am away would be a better idea and then starting to lift on my return. Although BfL lifting is simple it does need some tuning to get the weights right so I'm keener on leaving it until I get back. Scotland is going to be a test for me, I want to eat well but I also want to appreciate good food. Staying off the alcohol will at least give me the concession of eating well without the empty cals.