So, what's been happening?

Not quite - but I've still 28 days to go. [1]

11 kilos gone so far.

If you heard a loud "thump" it's all gone pear-shaped.

Or pancake-shaped, possibly.

I'll try.

[1] I'm under the bungy limit, but over the cable descent limit.

I'm expecting sheer terror to account for a couple of kilos in the ten
minutes beforehand.

See all you lovely people at the BO?M.

I'm looking forward to this: the last time I had a month off work was
between leaving school, and starting at the Pru.

July 1980.

 

SD wrote

I thought you spent a couple of years in the RAF?


See you at the ?o?M

 

is that all?

I've lost 7kg myself since the start of the year. Just another 5 to go.

 

94-99 - weekend warrioring - not "real" RAFing.

Aye.

 

You've probably included "exercise" in your regime.

Careful, you'll vanish entirley if you're not careful.

 

not really. Just drastically cutting down what I eat in the evenings
5-6 nights a week, but having a normal lunch. Oh, and not much beer.

hardly, my target weight is still around 73kg (it's actually 6 to go -
5 was a typo above).

 

SD wrote

You didn't get to point at the target for the merkins then? My mistake,
I thought you were a full time killing machine.

 

I've had *a* glass of beer this year, no chips, no rubbish. I'm hoping
the fact that I'll be more active over the next four weeks should
account for a few kilos.

Ah. My "target" is 120kg. Well, the initial target, anyway.

100kg would be more my ideal fighting weight, I feel.

 

I hope you won't take this the wrong way, but I can't even begin to
imagine what it would feel like to be such a fucking fat bastard.

 

Good heavens. That's lighter than me.

 

yes, but

a) you're considerably taller than me
b) you're a skinny bastard.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, darsy

No worse than being a stumpy little fucker, I imagine.

--
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the ability to unlearn old falsehoods.

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darsy wrote

Most of the civilised world is taller than you, including me and I am a
skinny bastard but you are still heavier than I.

 

Since last year, for the first time ever, I have a line manager who's
shorter than I am.

it wasn't intended as an insult - I mean I can't imagine what it must
feel like to have to walk around, climb ladders etc. weighing that
much. I couldn't carry a 40kg rucksack around very easily.

 

I'd be above average height in Japan.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, darsy

Ah! Hence the predilection for all things Gook.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - To stay young requires unceasing cultivation of
the ability to unlearn old falsehoods.

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SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

darsy wrote

The Nips are hardly civilised though are they? It was only a week or
two ago their entire society was based on feudalism and a lot of it
still is.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, darsy

Good lord. Is he fully developed?

It's not easy. Hence my tendency not to do stuff like walking around and
climbing ladders...

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - To stay young requires unceasing cultivation of
the ability to unlearn old falsehoods.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

no, he's French.

good plan.

 

Not at all, old chap.

TBF, I'm pretty fed up with it. Which is why I'm trying to change the
situation.

Smoking's next on the agenda.

Of course, a 21 hour flight is the perfect opportunity to start
quitting. <lights up>

Anyhoo, the cab'll be here in a mo, so I'll sign off till April.

TTFN, and look after the place while I'm gone.