Jill

Tried deadlifts today. I like. I've started doing squats, bench press and other free weights too since Christmas as I was getting bored of just using the machines. I'm enjoying the challenge, trying not to increase weight too quickly and instead making sure my form is as good as possible. Don't worry, I still eat like a pig at weekends.

I think I'm going a bit CT here but I'm having curry tonight.. with pasta, because I've got nee rice and payday is approaching.

One of my pet hates in recipes this, 2 hours preparation time but oh great it only takes 10 minutes to cook. [/exaggeration]

Going out for food & drinks then the match with Himself and several other lads. Told him not to bother with cards or owt daft (same as every year), we're skint at the minute anyway so I'd rather he saved the money.

I think I'd want to do something totally different. I've ended up where I am completely by accident. I have been giving thought to going for voluntary (currently at the stage where they're asking) but being realistic I've never had any other job (been here since I was 18) and I have a mortgage to pay so I couldn't take the first step in going off into a random other career. Obviously if I'm forced out, then I'll assess the situation then.

Aye, sorry for your news Fish. Feeling rather subdued myself. Redundancies have been announced at work, and my team is in the pool. I'm trying not to stress as it's performance based so I can hardly do anything about it now, but it's obviously a big worry.

None taken. I think mine were about £30, but I had an Amazon voucher and put that towards them. Certainly wouldn't treat whatever they say as gospel. I've never actually read the instructions so I expect I'm not holding the handheld bits right or doing something else slightly differently each time, hence the mad variations. I couldn't do that fasting thing at all, I feel like I'm going to break out in hives if I go about 5 hours without eating. My mam's thinking of trying it. I'm all for 'litle and often' though, it works for me.

I've got some of those scales that supposedly measure body fat, they're wildly unpredictable. I range from around 19-25% usually. I keep meaning to sort out having a proper caliper test done, but never got round to it.

I'll do my best. Hate it when I fancy going out and everyone else is skint/busy/boring! Usually I like my own company, so it's bloody annoying when I feel sociable.

Bored, lonely and feel like getting very drunk. Awful combination.

Seems a good success rate amongst the people I know who applied this year. I didn't get in through the ballot last year but got a charity place. Probably still do it for charity this year anyway, if I can decide on one.

Happy birthday pet.

That's me in for my third Great North Run. THIS will be the year that I do my training by actually running. Outside. Over long distances.

The lifts were off at work this morning. I'm amazed by how unfit a lot of people who work here are. Not even just the older/fatter people, some of the young'uns were struggling too! We're on the 3rd floor (4 flights of stairs if you come in from the car park/basement level) and you could tell who walks up every day and who usually waits for the lift. Even at my most unfit I've always been able to manage a few stairs FFS.

I ate loads of sweets, crisps, cake etc growing up and drank litres of coke. I was always fairly active though and I got decent home cooked meals with plenty of veg most nights. Was never really a fan of <whatever> + chips, but I'd have that sort of meal occasionally. The rest of my family was overweight though (although my dad did lots of sports so could get away with eating loads) I only got fat when I moved out and had to fend for myself, then it was takeaways, junk food etc constantly until I decided to pack that in. My food now during the week is fairly repetitive, but I don't begrudge myself the occasional unhealthy treat.

Did an upper body workout today. I'm still getting the hang of using dumbbells for various exercises so I'm not using particularly heavy weights, but I will still halfway home on the bus before my arms stopped trembling.

Well I hope I won't get 7 shades kicked out of me.

Mildly irritated. Yesterday felt like a Thursday and so today feels like a Friday. I'll be quite devastated when it's time to get up tomorrow.

This, also Rush on 28 May in Sheffield.

2 wraps filled with beef, cucumber & hot chilli pesto followed by a Weight Watchers strawberry yoghurt. Water for now, will open a can of Pepsi Max in about half an hour. Rock 'n' roll.

Back to my pre-Christmas weight without particularly trying. I've been working out quite hard at the gym but still trying to eat enough so that I'm not feeling hungry. I love that Weigh House like, you get all sorts of characters in there.

Aye it does, and I hate chip shop curry sauce. I get them when they're on offer, can never remember which ones I like though. The other one I have is tomato & lentil, I think, so I hope that's one of the okay ones.

Yep. Similarly to The Office, I wasn't sure at first but it's come into its own after a couple of series.

I'm really liking Shameless US (mostly the cock, of course). Loads better than the UK one. I've decided to watch the latest series at US pace since there isn't really much that I'm following at the minute.