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In dire need of caffiene i went for a mid afternoon wander (in leiu of the lunch break i never got around to having). I found a cafe and had an iced coffee (with no icecream of course) and while i was sitting there reading (Wilhelm Reich in Hell by R Anton Wilson) I noticed that the cafe sold chocolate crackles. Those who know me well would know i love chocolate crackles but being the concientous lad i am i decided not to buy one. The lady behind the counter saw me looking at them and gave me one on the house. Any any other point in my life i would have thanked her (and asked her to marry me) but in my current weight watching healthy mode it was a bit of a conflict. Mind you i did accept the chocolate crackle. I had been sitting there telling myself to look but not eat but as W.C Fields said about persistence:

“If at first you dont succeed try try again, then give up since its no use being a damn fool about it.”

Tonight we’ll see how bad the last few weeks have been for me. I’m looking ofrward to this weigh in — I suspect that this will be the thing that gets me back on track.

http://www.hpc.unimelb.edu.au/paule/sf

outlines some of the sins…

Damn I only lost 0.1 this week. All that yoga and naught to show for it apart from an increased ability to do headstands. I am going to have to be a very good boy for the next few weeks if i am going to get anywhere near close.

By the way I am having a problem with yoga headstands. This problem is one that none of the yoga masters i have read about have ever had to face. When you are in the headstand position how do you maintain composure and posture when the cat starts licking your face?

Hey folks
Who feels good about tonights weigh in?
I have been my usual fuzzy with the points but generally ok self and apart from last nights curry (seehk kebabs and pumpkin madras and a 50 cent dark chocolate bar) I think I have been relatively good. Given that I did 9.5 hours of yoga over the last week I am hoping for a good result. My current aim is to get to 88K by the end of July. Why 88K I hear you ask? When i reach that toal I will have lost 20% of the body weight I was when i joined WW. I am currently at 92.something so i dont think it is unachievable.
Woohooo roll on getting the roll off.

Only went up +0.2kg, which is often considered by yours truly as being within environmental parameters, so effectively no move, despite my week of gastronomic debauchery.

I really felt for one person I spoke to there last night, who has started on WW AND quit smoking at the same time. Good on her, I say, (what an effort!) but it must be hard…

Consider the following facts:

1. A total absence of any decent exercise since last WW;
2. A schmooze-y work dinner on Tuesday night;
3. Dinner out with some friends with (I only realized it later) mashed spuds with *cream* and butter
4. Enagagement/housewarming bash on Saturday arvo for the genetically aligned, which included a piece of black forest cake, and a piece of cream sponge (not to mention chips)
5. Some chocloate based sinning on a stressful Friday last week.

Here are some interesting reflections from this:
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I’ve just lost 0.2kg in 15 mins. The secret? A hair cut and beard trim.

As I was walking back from the barber, a guy has approached me: “Hey, mate, I haven’t eaten for two days –”

I cut him off and said, “What remarkable self control! Who is your group leader?” and kept walking. He stared after me, quite confused, poor petal.

Documentary on Fast Food Sparks Both Criticism and Intrigue

Three burgers a day.
http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,4120,1233176,00.html

Sundance Channel: Morgan Spurlock
http://www.sundancechannel.com/festival/profiles/index.php?ixContent=5611

Debunk the Junk: Soso Whaley’s McDonald’s Adventure
http://www.cei.org/pages/debunk/debunk_the_junk.cfm

The Super Size Me Con
http://www.techcentralstation.com/supersizecon.html

Super Size Me [QuickTime]
http://www.supersizeme.com/

America’s Fattest and Fittest Cities
http://www.mensfitness.com/rankings/200

Morgan Spurlock’s recent documentary and extended nutrition experiment has
garnered great attention, both in the United States and abroad. By now, most
people know that the documentary consists of him making his way to McDonalds
and eating there several times a day for 30 days in a row. Since its
release, the film has also done quite well, as it passed the 200-screen week
this past week, and has already grossed over $6 million. Things continue to
look positive for Spurlock as he has recently signed a tentative book deal,
and has also just signed a deal to create a one-hour reality television
show. All is not completely tranquil, as a number of critics and other
pundits have begun to embark on their own separate projects that emphasize
personal responsibility when it comes to eating habits and such matters. One
such critic is Soso Whaley, an animal trainer based in Washington, DC, who
is making her own documentary where she also eats at McDonald’s for thirty
days. The twist is that she eats the healthier options available on their
menu, and as a result loses weight and her cholesterol also drops
significantly. She plans to enter her film in the Sundance Film Festival as
well, thereby keeping the ball rolling on the whole debate for at least
another year.