The youngest daughter was in the pool the other day and somehow contrived to hit her own eye with her knee! We thought nothing of it since she has scrapes and bumps all the time. This morning however we have a surprise – she has a black eye!! I’ve not seen one of those for … More How do I explain this?

After my exertions in the gym this morning it was almost pleasant to go for a walk around the local Aldi supermarket to pick up a few bits and pieces. Nothing major, other than a new set of scales with some sort of ‘super device’ that will record weights and body changes for the entire … More The shopaholic strikes again!

He’s a nice guy… but has the tendency to rabbit a bit. Today I dropped in at 12:00 right on time for my appointment. By the time he finally got round to see me and I’d got away with the script clutched in my sweaty little palm… it was 1:20 p.m. He did much the … More My local Doctor.

Went to the docs today because of my arthritis, but more especially my bronchitis. Of course, he gave me anti-inflammatories, antibiotics, and a puffer. Might not sound so bad but of course there’s all the *other* stuff I knock back as well! I have 2 calcium tablets, just in case. The mother has osteoporosis so … More I must be rattling!

The friend of my youngest decided last night she missed her mum and wanted to go home. Because I’d taken to my bed at 6:30 p.m. the wife had to drive halfway across Sydney to get her back home. Can’t ask her what it was like since while I’m up… she’s not! 🙂 I feel … More One down…

I’ve developed a cough. The youngest has it to so I don’t think it’s related to the diet, nevertheless it’s really annoying, especially when I’m being knocked for six by the diet itself. I go to the gym and spend an hour or two working off the days calories so there’s little left over for … More Poor me

I’ve been spending a lot more time at the gym lately in case you’ve been wondering where all the posts have gone. I try to go there after dropping off the kids and stay for two hours. Yes it takes up a chunk of the day but I’m sure the end result will be a … More Li'l ol' time waster me. 🙂

Two hours in a gym at my age and weight isn’t easy and I’m not even certain it’s good for me 🙂 Still, I suppose I could feel a lot worse than I do right now.

Feels strange here today. The eldest daughter has gone to Canberra on a trip with her school for three days, the youngest is in school so no real change there, they’d be out of the house anyway. The *real* change is that the wife has gone back to work. True she was only home for … More Quiet here today.

Just an update. Saturday morn at 11:00 a.m. I weighed 157.9 kilos. This morning I weighed at 7:00 a.m. and was 148.5. Something seems to be working. I just need to keep up an average of three quarters of kilo a day (or so) and I’ll be a shoe in for winner of the competition!! … More The Diet