It often says more about the person making a judgement of someone else than it does about the person they’re judging. We’re all basically a complex set
Month: May 2017
Towards the future
There’s nothing like an incentive to do something. I couldn’t help laughing when I visited a pub today – and sitting in the urinal was

Burgers, salsas and fourteen stone
I’ve spent another day hacking away at my undergrowth and as of this afternoon (I’m writing the start of this post on Friday evening) I’ve practically finished
Coombe Abbey
When I lived in Wales I was convinced that (maybe with the exception of Scotland) I was fortunate enough to hang my hat in one of
Be kind to eachother
I’ve been trying (it’s almost impossible) to avoid the news reports today. The details that are slowly emerging of the suicide bombing in Manchester last

Frogs and blue steel
I neglect my garden. There. I said it. I’m a bad bad boy – but I’m trying to change (slowly). My friend however is someone
Too busy loving life
I was talking to a fellow slimmer this morning about the battle to stay positive – even when injured. I reflected on this afterwards and in
Sea of velvet
My fingers are cold. Now I’m thinner I feel temperature drops in my hands a lot more than I used to and today they’re aching
Stamping in puddles
At least in my neck of the woods the weather has been fairly awful this week. It’s been oddly humid as well as occasionally cold
Fetishes and man jeggings
It’s been a soggy, grim, rainy, cold, humid and generally miserable looking grey day. However – I’ve enjoyed every sodden minute of it. Sure –
44 inch victory!
I know now that everyone with cautionary comments about my weight and my plans for running may have been right. It was Thursday evening that I made my
Good result
In space no one can hear you scream. However in the cinema people can definitely hear you s**t yourself – and given that I’m usually
Advice
Well today everything muscular between my knees and my groin aches after yesterday’s attempt at jogging. The pain is identical to the post downhill cramps I
Couch to 5K
It’s early evening on Thursday and I’ve done something I swore I’d never do. I’ve ignored the embarrassment, I’ve paid little attention to the discomfort
62 seconds
It seems that for some reason I became the target of a spammer this week – who decided to pepper my blog with unwanted comments
Tinkerbell
Compared to yesterday the weather today is a riot of blue skies and sunshine. It’s frankly glorious and because of this I was genuinely torn between
Iron clad sentinel
It’s been grey and drizzly all day long – and I’ve somehow (after a week totally on plan with plenty of exercise and also getting
Starting point
Although I’ve had quite a few milestones over the last year I’ve hit another quite unexpectedly today. It’s not a ‘scale’ or a ‘non scale’ victory but instead an experience that’s
Planker
I tried ‘planking’ last night. For those of you outside of shadowy organisations like the CIA who have never tortured anyone (or tried to actively