More Grace Than I Deserve?

My wife has become a sounding board for my more stupid "things". This has led to a decrease in stupid "things" making their way onto t'internet etc. It also means that she bears the brunt of my stupidity and saves the world from a fair chunk of it.

At times it is amusing, other times it is sad and no doubt frustrating for her. Through it all I am amazed at her kindness and compassion towards me. She has made me a better person and as in her profession she has taught me many things.

Case in point when I wanted to rant about someone complaining about a by-product of the very thing they've been wanting for ages she rightly nudged me towards silence! Time and place and a whole heap of grace.

All this grace reminds me how blessed I am, how generous our God is. How I really should complain a lot less and help a lot more. We have been shown grace so we can show grace to others.

As my good friend pulled me up short this morning; my journey to work was troublesome and wet but instead of using the time productively I wasted it... If only he'd text me an hour earlier!

365 Days Ago

365 days ago we got married.

Today is not our anniversary though as it is a leap year, so tomorrow is the "celebration". And in style it shall happen! Champagne on the beach.

It may be in plastic glasses, it may be pouring with rain as it's Devon but who cares?!

The last year has been the best year of my life. And what is so amazing is that it has really only just begun.

May God bless you and make his fave shine upon you.

The Biggest Loser (wasn't me)

So The Biggest Loser diet is officially over. Final weigh in was last Friday and the results were very good.

Various stats:
Overall I came 7th (out of 15).
I lost 13 lbs or 7.11% of my body weight.
To win I would have had to lose a further 6 lbs.
The winner lost 10.48% and second place lost 27 lbs!

All in all I was very pleased. Near enough one stone gone, now for the next stone to go. The whisper at the office is that Round 2 begins after Easter. Sounds like a plan to me.

Now where did I put those Easter Eggs?!

Four Days and Counting

Seems crazy to think the best part of 3 months has passed and the Biggest Loser diet competition is drawing to an "exciting" conclusion.

I say exciting, or is it more of a damp squib? What a squib is I have no idea. And should it have two b's? Squibb or squib?!

Anyway, after a hugely enjoyable and terribly unhealthy weekend we are back on the straight and narrow. My calorific intake meant that I wasn't hungry til lunchtime today! While I ate my tuna sarnie, grapes and orange juice I went for a half hour walk in the sunshine. Lovelyjubbly!

Hopefully we'll "finish" strong in the competition as opposed to letting ourself down.

My new desk neighbour, although technically I'm his new neighbour mentioned his hope that the progress of the last few months would continue. I suggested we could not only be desk buddies but diet buddies too! What larks. Although in seriousness I do feel that the regime that I have "imposed" upon myself is sustainable. I just hope that a few more lbs fall off between now and Friday!

I think we are on track

Today was the penultimate weigh in and the prognosis was good!

I have lost half a stone since beginning this diet (biggest loser) "competition" in January. Am thoroughly chuffed. I'm now down to 13 and a half stone. Heading in the right direction. Hopefully will lose a fair few more pounds over the next two and a half weeks. Final weigh in is the end of the month.

The bottom line though is that this diet has helped to implement an eating regime which is sustainable and not going to depress me! Okay, the lack of snacking can be hard at times but now it's "slipping" once or twice a week rather once or twice a day! And that is something I can live with.

And I shall celebrate all of this by cooking dinner for my gorgeous wife!

Beware The Words

Beware the words which pour forth from the orifice of the face.

Now to some this may sound amusing, others sad, some stupid and others may nod sagely and pray for me.

My darling ninja wife was struck down last week, a particularly horrible bug. I said that perhaps I could get it to aid my weightloss...

Five days later I was struck down with the same thing. T'was sly to begin with, but over the course of six hours I went from feeling a tad perculiar to wondering if this was what the apocalypse was like. Until you have run into a bathroom and had the question "which end" in your head then frankly you've not been ill.

Two things struck; one, although it's difficult to prove it has reminded me that our words are extremely powerful and they do hold sway over many things. As the old adage goes, we reap what we sow. And two, my poor wife having to firstly go through this and then secondly look after me while I went through it!

So in future I will be a little bit more careful about wishing sickness on myself to aid weightloss. And I will continue to be ever so grateful for the kindness of my wife who has been amazing this weekend. How she put up with me I don't know, she obviously must love me very much because I was not a pretty sight for most of the weekend, and as I haven't shaved for over a week now rather hairy!

On the subject of the diet, decided not to weigh myself to next week. Just in case any weight that has been lost is then regained in trying to get healthy after the weekend's exploits! Although I am hopeful that with all the extra walking I have been doing over the course of the last week that I will keep heading in the right direction.

Proof Reader Needed

I may also start implementing a policy of wife proof reading all my posts before posting.

Goodness knows what has happened to my spelling, I used to be good at it didn't I, but somink has wong of late init. Whatevs I spose.