The whinging pom

Day 13 and 105 kilos

So all day yesterday I was completely wiped out - I barely had the energy to blink. I have only been that physically exhausted once before and that was after having 5 hours sleep in 5 days and running around for miles in full kit whilst messing around with the army. I felt as though every ounce of energy had been wrung out of me. As a result I did not go for a bike ride and nor did I really expend any energy and as you can see my weight remains unchanged overnight. A pattern is emerging with the fast - no exercise = no (or very little) weight loss whereas if I exercise, I see dramatic and easy weight loss. So clearly in order that I take full advantage of my facility to lose the fat at the moment I should exercise every day. The problem of course, is that if I overdo it on the bike ride - I feel as I did yesterday and will be incapable of doing anything physical. On that basis I will try to do a shorter and easier bike ride every day.

I'm actually rather surprised that I didn't lose any weight yesterday as my body was gasping for energy - my stomach was growling constantly and the hunger pangs have come back fairly strongly. The only place it could get energy was from my fat supply - so it is sort of weird that there has been no change in view of the fact that my batteries felt recharged this morning.

Apart from the hunger pangs, I have also felt nausea rather a lot - I haven't been retching or anything but it is an unpleasant sensation that comes and goes. Heartburn is another affliction that I have been suffering from and has been quite painful so I have been taking a couple of calcium carbonate tablets whenever it rears it's head and the relief is instantaneous.

However it's not all bad - the glucosamine tablets that I've been taking 3 times a day genuinely seem to be working on my knee. Of late my right knee has been strangely uncomfortable and feels as though whatever protection might have been between my tibia and femur has worn away. As a result it feels as though the two major bones have been rubbing away at each other and this has been producing pain. That pain has now started to disappear.

All in all though things are not as easy as they were and consequently both my body and mind are not as cheerful.

I have also had a couple of complaints about my profile shots - apparently the white shirt is too baggy. I have therefore gone for something a little more snug so that you can admire the beauty of my gut from the side - enjoy!