Reduction

Well, since being here I have now lost 1st 2lb. I’ve a doctor’s check-up on Friday to tell him what I’m up to and to make sure it doesn’t cause any problems. I’ll probably have to remind him how many lbs are in a st. I’ve just looked up stones – did you know 8 make a hundredweight? Wow, I was only a stone short of 2 hundredweight when I landed – now that sounds very heady. Actually, I remember when I was a kid, bags of coal weighing a hundredweight. Apparently “The stone was originally used for weighing agricultural commodities. Historically the number of pounds in a stone varied by commodity, and was not the same in all times and places even for one commodity.” Now that’s the sort of weight measurement I like  – vague.

Anyway, must get on, got Lincolnshire sausages to buy today for next week, a quick trip to Freshies (for a cuppa, that’ll throw them), and then back here to strip the beds, clean the bathrooms, etc. Glamour? Heard of it

Another one

When I came over here in May, there was still a lot to be done on the house. There were some big items to be sorted, but also lots of niggly things – the mantra for a good 6 months was “only a couple more jobs to go”!  Because there was so much to do, it was agreed that I’d start exercising properly when the house was ready to receive guests. Finishing the house and thinking about ourselves for a change coincided with our check-ups in December when we joined our new doctor’s surgery. I had a bit of a surprise with my cholesterol levels, as was the doctor, so as there was no time like the present I decided to do something about it. Well, I decided to do something about it after Christmas.

So, it appears that there is someone else in the house on a training plan. I’m definitely not training for triathlons; I’m not that daft. No, I’m currently training for a 10K run in Fernie in the summer. This has meant that I’ve been on the treadmill 5-6 days a week for the last few weeks, slowly building up the distances, and I ran my first “treadmill 10k” on 70 minutes last night! Yaay! There’s no way I was going to run any further than that, but I didn’t feel too bad when I got off.

Since I started I’ve lost about 10lb, so I’ve even had to buy a new pair of jeans!

Julie: no, I’m not going to do a triathlon (see above!) I’m with Lesley on this one, they’re nice to look at, but far too much clatting about!