RELAPSE!

God, the shock!

After my morning swim and an extended weekend, which meant chasing Grace around the house for an extra day, I thought, quite humbly, "Maybe I'll be in the 86's, in terms of kilograms.

89KG

Jeepers! What a terrible number to flash up on the LCD fancy set of scales at The Gym.

I was ashamed. Then came the horrible reflection of the truth. How I had accepted some fried chicken from Oi, greedily scoffed handfuls of Pringles from Grace, drank beer on at least 3 nights in the past week, devoured tender pork from Oi's soup, licked to death not less than 1 ice cream, began putting creamer in my increasing amounts of daily coffee, and perhaps some other trifling indulgences.

Crime. The horror. Guilty of failure.

And bounced back nearly 2 kilograms in less than a week.

That's it. Back to nuts, vegetable chili and juice.

I know relapses occur, and yes, we learn from them, but I was as shocked by my sudden increase as I was by my staggering decrease.

It's back on, this time with no weakness. As I stated earlier, folks and ladies, its a life change. There is no going back, unless, of course, I want to die of stroke or heart disease aged 55. This is the reality.

Creamer, I began when Don brought some to the house. Surfing the Net last night, I came across an article on how dreadfully toxic it is. This morning I threw the bag into the bin.

Enough about me. Europe.

Wonderful scenes of the populas finally giving two fingers to the pressures caused by the banks yet pushed onto the people by the governments. Hooray! Maybe this will be the start of great wheels turning. A shame it didn't come from England, but the French in glorious form, and poor, broken Greece.

Exciting times, and a far cry from the East, where things are very different and strange.

Times here are tightening up actually. Wages are dropping and hordes of fresh faced Westerners turning up, presumably because of zero prospects at home bring nasty Thai schools handing out 8 month working contracts and low wages. Yes....maybe some of the duff teachers will have to move on. Of course, Thailand too, must be careful as other Asian countries offer a better deal.

Oi said that if ever I find myself unable to find work as a teacher, I can always go and work on the farm. A prospect that does not displease me. In fact, viewing the tiny vegetable cropping farms in Stronghold Kingdoms, it does look rather pleasant.

Dreaming....

The whole health project is going well and I am fairly astonished at the weight loss. I ain't ever this before and twice I have underestimated the amount it has dropped.

It should be noted that this is a life style change. It is not a temporary thing. It has been good fun and very interesting, but it is not without temptation. Fried chicken (let's face it, a killer) and even Pringles disturbed my balance, when Grace made a grab for them in the supermarket. Later, I scoffed some, but I did stop before I got that fucking alum mouth of dry starch that those horrid yellow discs give you.

Actually I looked up on Google "Are Pringles good for you?". Sure enough, some bozo had asked the question and got a barrage of abuse in response. It makes one imagine all the shit that people eat, and how much of it is "dead food", as Patrick calls it. It's a good health check. It this dead food, you can ask yourself. If the answer is yes, then don't eat it. It's just the right thing to do.

Remastered Blondie track flood from my speakers.

School looms. I'm not very enthusiastic. I am pining my hopes on moving to Chum Pon. I'm done here. It will be good to have an adventure and new things going on. In multiple aspects of life here in Hat Yai have started to go dry and sour, and I keep telling Oi, it's time to move on. She tends to agree.

I can cling on to the idea that very time I do something this year, will be for the last time. It ain't that bad, but it ain't getting better.

My world class chili.

Trail Mix

Here's a handy tip for all health nuts.

Nuts are a key ingredient to the budding dieter.

Don, the health guru, knows the best way to do this, as I am sure Colletts of the world are too.

Buy a tuperware pot, I have bought about 5 lately, by a bag of raisins and at least 3 bags of different, untreated nuts. Chuck them all in in the tub together, mis it up a bit, and there you are.

This is your source of snacking and of eating those vital nuts.

87,1

Crikey....I went sw2imming again today (Wednesday). Check the scales.

87.1 kg

I was stunned.

Yesterday, things went slightly aschew as we went into town and as we were both hungry and I had just got paid, we went to KFC.

I had the zinger burger meal.

I felt really strange in there. The fries were hard and tasteless. There was a huge dollop of mayo in the burger, I was scared of, and I just felt dizzy and faint.

Then there were some noisy Singaporean guys there shouting, "sell, sell, sell!"

I thought, "Jeepers, when are you gonna stop?"

We got back home and I felt much better. Also, it was blindingly hot in town. Coming back onthe bike, I could feel a blast of colder air and we came into the countryside.

On top of that, swimming today, I became distinctly aware of the stench of petrol every time I came up for breath.

Still, just made a new juice; carrots, apples, celery and parsley. And it's lovely.

I wonder what my weight will be next time I go swimming.

Wow!

Monday morning and just back from swimming.

I checked my weight, thinking, maybe 88kg now

No way!

87.8kg

Awesome

Recipes

Ok.

Here is our basic Mean Green recipe.

1. Kale. The is the most important ingredient.
2. Cucumber. A base with lots of water.
4. Celery. Another base.
5. Lime.
6. Ginger.
7. Parsley. Apparently parsley and coriander are very important anti-toxin agents.

Here is one I want to try tomorrow.

1. Carrot.
2. Apple.
3. Celery.
4. Parsley.


Here are just some of the many documented nutritional benefits of juicing:




Boosts the number of fruit/vegetable servings you can ingest in a day

Breaks the cycle of unhealthy eating

Retrains your brain to crave fruits and vegetables

Manages your weight

Promotes a lifestyle that will lower risk for heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, macular degeneration, cognitive decline and mental illness including depression

Promotes longevity

Decreases aches and pains in joints and muscles

Improves your immunity

Promotes increased energy levels

Promotes healthy skin, nails and hair

Gains greater access to digestive enzymes locked away in whole produce through juicing


Happy juicing...