2020++ - smiling and waving and looking so fine

Humboldt

mark55man said:

Lovely few days away. Sunshine and beer, coffee and ice cream, walks and fish and chips plus met up with some friends from Northern climes which was lovely.  Not too extravagant either - a bit rowdy in the evenings compared to local to me. 

Morning @mark55man Sunshine and beer, coffee and ice cream, walks and fish and chips - Perfect! Pleased that you enjoyed your time away.

doingitanyway

Glad you had a good time. They are all the good things in life in a list...well, if I swap beer for wine...

savingholmes

Glad you are doing okay. A trip to the seaside sounds refreshing.

mark55man

Thank you all - it was a nice break.  My next one will be in September when I start part time, basically taking a long weekend, but not taking any holiday allowance.  who knew!!

Weight wise I am still drifting down but very slowly - nearly at 100kg now which will be a stone and a half since January.  Not feeling thin but its better off than on

Just finished watching the Tour De France (on telly) as they climb the Col Du Tourmalet - now heading out for a cheeky cake and coffee

savingholmes

Well done on the sustained weightloss.

FootyFanDan

mark55man said:

Lovely few days away. Sunshine and beer, coffee and ice cream, walks and fish and chips plus met up with some friends from Northern climes which was lovely.  Not too extravagant either - a bit rowdy in the evenings compared to local to me. 

Sounds like a perfect beach get away 

Humboldt

mark55man said:

Thank you all - it was a nice break.  My next one will be in September when I start part time, basically taking a long weekend, but not taking any holiday allowance.  who knew!!

Weight wise I am still drifting down but very slowly - nearly at 100kg now which will be a stone and a half since January.  Not feeling thin but its better off than on

Just finished watching the Tour De France (on telly) as they climb the Col Du Tourmalet - now heading out for a cheeky cake and coffee

Hi @mark55man, time away without using holiday allowance is such a revelation.  Don't forget to seek out those  Sunday night deals.  Weight loss is weight loss, regardless of the amount.  Well done you. 

mark55man

Thank you @Humboldt - Sunday night deals sounds good.  That would be - have a weekend equivalent (Fri/Sat) doing the domestic pleasures and chores, then have another, holiday but heavily discounted, weekend break (Sun/Mon) without bothering with the boring week of work in the middle.  There are plenty of places within a couple of hours drive for us so as not to spoil the trip with too much driving

In terms of weight, I am delighted to announce that standing on the scales (decently but not totally clothed) my weight was 99.95kg - so thats the 100kg  target ticked off.  My next one is 200lbs which is a further 20lbs or 9.2 kg.  so that will take me till Easter or a bit later if Christmas undoes me as usual.  My final target is 180 lbs although I doubt that is achievable - I have promised my friends I will send them a clip of me on the scales shouting ONE HUNDRED and EIGHTYYYYYY as they do on the darts!!

alt80

Sounds like you've had a nice break.
We've been looking at a trip to York for a few days when our son goes on his first school trip in September, will have a look at the Sunday deals after reading this.

Well done on the sustained weightloss - brilliant achievement and will be long term beneficial to your health too. 

savingholmes

Well done on the weight loss. You are doing much better at maintenance than me.