Vicious circle

It's fair to say that July hasn't been the best month for weight loss so far. In fact, I haven't lost a pound. Not a single one.

Many would consider that a great disappointment, but I am viewing it a little more philosophically. Looking at the situation with rose tinted glasses, it shows that I can maintain a steady weight quite easy, and in doing so, can stuff my face with Salt and Vinegar Rice Pringles, Belgian Chocolate covered nuts, home made scones, clotted cream, jam, chocolate, whisky, more whisky, even more whisky and generally all things nice. But I wouldn't want to take this too far.

In fact, to maintain my current weight and regain some fitness after a couple of weeks of enforced lightened training with unenforced increased eating, I have significantly stepped up the calorific expenditure. It still amuses me that I'm actually enjoying it too.

Monday: 10km off road teaser, to see if I could do it.
Tuesday: 25 minutes on the treadmill at up to 13.5 km/h, followed by a 40 minute upper body workout.
Wednesday: worked all*&%$££* day and evening.
Thursday: I can now happily report that my very first 10km time trial on a road route ended in 51 minutes and 28 seconds. Then I went to Swim Club.
Friday: A day of rest.
Saturday: I cycled 22.5 km to a Munro, ran 5.7km up it, ran back down and cycled home.
Sunday: I decided that my knees needed some recovery time!

It was a week of self discovery. I discovered that when I exercise a lot, my body screams for more fuel, especially in the form of carbs, and my mental state is currently too weak to oppose.

Judging by my current weight of 13 stones 6 pounds (188 pounds / 85.3 kg), either I've really got to return to a stricter eating pattern or step up the exercise again.