13 stone 6lbs?!?!

That's it. My week off is over and I'm back to work tomorrow. To be honest I am happy that next week will see some kind of normality restored.

I have found this last week extremely frustrating. I didn't manage to get much done...the double whammy of the weather being dull and not having any money meant that I spent a lot of time doing not much. I put off putting petrol in my car so that curtailed my travelling about. I didn't go to the hut. I spent far too much time trying to debug and put right this laptop which, at the moment at least, appears to be working better/faster than it has for ages. I was also given a new mobile phone as my old  iPhone had seen better days and had recently only just survived being dropped down the toilet. The new phone is good but it's not an iPhone so I am having to get used to a new layout and all that. I'm afraid technology and I don't go very well together these days!!

Since we moved to our new house last November things have not gone quite as smoothly as we had hoped mainly due to the decreasing health of my father in law and all that that entailed. In fact one of my few trips out this week was to return to his flat and go through some more of his belongings. I have made many trips to charity shops with bits and pieces of his that he always thought would be worth money but which subsequently proved to be worthless...or certainly not worth auctioning. Our house is currently cluttered with ornaments and photographs that came from his flat and it's proving quite difficult to detach ourselves from the sentiment that these things were his and Grandma's and that we should keep them.
Hubby and I have started being ruthless with his Dad's photos which is easier for me than for him obviously and so I have to sit with him and go through each photo as he decides whether we should keep them or not. It's never easy. Goodness knows I've gathered enough memorabilia to fill several full sized suitcases over the years and just this week I have thrown away cards that were sent to me by various people when I had my babies....the youngest of whom is now 23! So I know how hard it is to be ruthless with personal stuff. However, hubby is much more realistic than me and he was happy to throw out a lot more than I thought he would. We also delivered some archive photos to his Aunt and now the decision rests with her as to whether she keeps them or throws them away.

In 4 weeks time we are going on holiday and we also have a very busy June which is exciting. However, what this means is that I have to be organised and I have to be fit and my fitness is not great at the moment. Really the only exercise I get is walking the dog and I have recently noticed that my knees and my left foot are not really as comfortable as they have previously been. There is not a great problem and nothing to go to the docs about but I am aware that things are not quite as they were. Due to this.... and the fact that the holiday is looming.... I think I need to up my fitness and exercise regime.
My diet is not good so that is a fairly straightforward thing to address..at least, it should be. I need to drink much more water. I begrudge buying bottled water but I have to say that the water from our tap isn't very nice. I'm sure it's fine to drink but it has a metallic taste to it which I don't like but that should not put me off drinking it but it does. However, whatever I do I must drink more water and I must be more active....how many times have I typed that over the last year?!?!

I'm just going to go and weigh myself and then I'm going to let you know how much. Maybe that will encourage me to be proactive in my choices. I'll be right back....

....well, there you are...13st 6lbs. That is not good but I'm not surprised. I'm 5ft 9" and I think I should be 12st 12lbs so I have more than a bit of work to do but I do love a challenge and that is certainly what that is.

Right, things are on the up. I have used this laptop to type this update and it has worked properly for the first time in about 6 months. Hooray! I am going to get to grips with this new phone of mine and I am going to update via this blog each week until my holiday at least with a reference to my weight and general health and fitness.

I'm off for a drink of water!!

Have a fab week and see you next time.

xxx