http://www.mongooseholly.co.uk Release the Mongoose! Although there will probably be very few mongooses actually present. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:37:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en That's me that is. Totally lame. There's no excuse for this at all, I just can't ever remember to write a post! Oh well. Since I last updated I've passed 2 little milestones. I passed the 3 stone mark and dropped below the next stone in weight, I'm under 17st people! ... http://www.mongooseholly.co.uk/2012/02/lame/ Oh wow I am not so good with the regular updates! Well, I did my first week of Attack phase and lost everything I put on over Christmas, then my first Cruise week took me down another 4 lbs which is not too shabby at all! I've now realised that I ... http://www.mongooseholly.co.uk/2012/01/almost-a-milestone/ I am back on this now. Started the diet properly this morning with my oat bran ration and some lovely protein. Steak and eggs for dinner is the way to go! In it for the long haul now, 6 stone left to lose and I can do this. Hooray for me! I want cheese ... http://www.mongooseholly.co.uk/2012/01/lets-do-this-thing/ Hello reader. Happy New Year! I hope everyone has had a fun-filled and fantastic festive period. I know I did. In the spirit of the season I've decided to set out my resolutions for 2012, perhaps this will help me stick to them. 1- Lose more weight. I did well at this in ... http://www.mongooseholly.co.uk/2012/01/new-year-new-start/ Why do I even bother improving my lot? I can't stick to anything and never succeed when I really try at something. I'll be fat and stuck in a shit job for the rest of my life with absolutely no meaning. http://www.mongooseholly.co.uk/2011/12/waste-of-fucking-time/ Friday night, our beloved cat, Jeff, was hit and killed by a car outside our house. He was a damn fine cat and will always be remembered for his many qualities and eccentricities. This had some unfortunate repercussions for the diet though as we started headlong into a weekend of binge ... http://www.mongooseholly.co.uk/2011/11/bad-bad-week/ I reached a bit of a milestone today. I officially crossed the 30lbs lost mark. Wow. According to this website that's the same weight as the amount of cheese eaten by an average American every year. That's not a very helpful statistic to help you visualise a weight so if it ... http://www.mongooseholly.co.uk/2011/11/8-weeks-in/ I reached a bit of a milestone this week. 10% of my body weight, gone! That's me a quarter of the way towards my goal in only, what, 8 weeks? Either way, I'm thrilled but this is making me a bit complacent on the ol' dieting front. I'm thinking 'well ... http://www.mongooseholly.co.uk/2011/10/hooray/ Well, this was a week of ups and downs. On Monday we went to the Revival Tour, I got 2 autographs (Brian Fallon of Gaslight Anthem and Dave Hause of The Loved Ones), Dave Hause kicked me in the head and Dan Andriano played a song just for me. Bliss. Easily ... http://www.mongooseholly.co.uk/2011/10/week-6-i-guess/ And I can't be bothered to check. It's been a bit over a month since I started, I know that much. I'm very happy with my progress so far. I've lost over 7% of my body weight so far. I don't see any change yet in how I look but my ... http://www.mongooseholly.co.uk/2011/10/week-something-i-forget/