Diary of upimongo's balloon journey

Day 62 of ballooning

Well guys, back in the land of nod. Weird how having a blow out helps with the grieving process.

Thanks for you note foncused, I really appreciate it :eek: One interesting aspect is during the bad old days, I used to raid the fridge and graze during a blow out, but not this time...maybe my behaviour is changing!!:hurray:

Also the morning after a blow out, I would have a full english breakfast... but this time I only had my usual weetabix...things are definately improving :willy_nilly:

I'm now feeling back on the straight and narrow...coming to the end of my 9th week tomorrow...it actually feels like time is speeding up compared to when I started this adventure.

Hope things are going well your end

:seeya:
 
Day 64 of ballooning

Hmmm...start of my 10th week, weighed myself and have not lost anything last week....also I have ate choc ices and some chocolate today...can't blame it on the passing of a friend...tad worrying, but on the positives I did not eat the whole bar..and I'm writing it down in the diary, letting all you guys know:(

Another positive is that I'm not ignoring it, but trying to figure out why (part of CBT...)..I'm arranging all the funeral stuff and my sister seems to be losing it and arguing with me..this is the trigger, she doesnt want to see me until Saturday were I hope to resolve the issue...:willy_nilly:

In fact, I feel better just bashing the keys, getting all this down...:smash: Damm! This diary thing actually does work! Highly recommended! :hurray:

On a slight down side, I had to cancel my trip to Miami Beach...tomorrow morning...including the Dolphins game on Sunday...b*gger! :ack2:

I'm hoping to report back with better news tomorrow :biggrinjester:

Until then, keep your muscles hard!

:seeya:
 
Day 65 of ballooning

Well chaps and chappeses! I'm back on the straight and narrow, patched things up with my sister....no desire for any fat based products :hurray: Boy, does it feel good!...This Diary thing is working wonders for me...may have to continue to write my diatribe for some time to come. :ack2:

I'm tempted to take a picture of my 12 pack and post it alongside those chaps with their 'ripped' and 'shredded' ailments!:smash:...(do ladies like this sort of thing?...the photos seem a tad chumley warner!)

My exercising is bad...as in, not good....still have to pull the preverbal finger out and move the blubber type mass...in a healthy way...:sifone:

Otherwise, I'm tucked in bed...listening to the pouring rain...thinking I should be in Miami Beach...b*gger! :banghead:

Hope things going ok your end!

:seeya:
 
Day 66 of ballooning

Another good day today....Hurray! :hurray: I seem to have a liking for pomegranates...addictive things...soon the season will be over! Looks like I'll be moving into a new house, been looking at Swedish kitchens...you can use a programme to design the kitchen....I still cannot design kitchens...looks technical...in a cookery type of way. :willy_nilly:

Still not exercising enough, though like the look in the mirror, compared to the initial look...when I was too ashamed to actually look in the mirror :blush5:

I'm getting used to the baggy pants. I can sit in them all day, compared to when I started, I had to take them off as soon as I got home..as my belly was trying to escape!

Hope you keep your bellys' under control!

:seeya:
 
Hi!

Hi there,

Just wanted to pass my condolences about losing your friend :(

Glad to see your diet is still all tracking well and I'm going to go looking for pomegranates now too :) I haven't had one since I was a kid!

Keep well and chat soon, may your pants gets baggy'er by the day :)

Shrinker
 
Day 68 of ballooning

Been a funny old day today, buried my friend, and it went well. Thanks for your condolances Shrinker...and great to hear from you!...I was getting worried :hurray:

I'll be back to normal tomorrow.....honest!....On the bright side, I wore a suit today that had not fitted me for 3 years!...it felt good to be honest, and I was actually proud of my appearance, and I was giving the mourners eye to eye contact instead of averting their gaze....I think I worried some of them! It has given me more of an incentive to beat the belly! :smash:

Hope your clothing is also getting baggy....feel the breeze!

:seeya:
 
Day 69 of ballooning

Back to normal today, usual cereal b/fast and kippers for tea...yum yum! Thought about getting ripped today....then thought, b*gger it! :sleeping:

Exercise still low on agenda...even though I now its good for the body...What's wrong with me?...Please don't answer that as I get daily mail listing the areas point by point! :smilielol5:

I plan on walking to town tomorrow...even though it's forecasted to rain...again! :doh: Maybe I'm missing summer and the long hot days...of not raining?

Just re read this ditty and I think there may be a correlation between lack of exercise and rain :smash:

May your kippers be as smoked as mine!

:seeya:
 
Day 71 of ballooning

Well it's weigh day today, and lost 0.5kg...not bad considering....bringing a total loss of 14.5kg!! :party:

Actually went walking for an hour and a half today...boy did my joints creak! But it felt good, and it did'nt rain....a lot!......:banghead:

Otherwise, getting back to normal, after the tragic events of the past week and half. It's amazing how one reacts to stressful events....though of course each event is subjective and each person reacts differently....in my case a bottle and chocs, if it was'nt for this diary I may have succumbed to the dark side....even with a balloon!

I hope your journey is stress free....as it can be!

:seeya:

PS Been watching this brilliant video by Wheezer, called 'Pork and Beans', but I've got a sneaky suspicion that somethings aren't what they seem!:smash:
 
Day 72 of ballooning

Good day today, it's good to be back in the groove again! :coolgleamA:

Made myself a baked bean sardine curry which was damm hot :smash: Should feel the benefits in the morning! :ack2:

I've been going to bed early...which stops any urges/ temptations due to recent events...though not good for the social life :angelsad2:

Back to work on monday, then my brother is visiting and we're off to the motorbike show in birmingham....it's a brother thing...too walk for hours around shiny new bikes....and trying on motorbike gear that I would'nt have a hope of fitting into 10 weeks ago!

Hope things ok your end...you can never put too many chillies in a curry!

:seeya:
 
Day 73 of ballooning

Sneaked another peak at the scales this morning....lost another 0.5kg...nice one...the magic power of curries!!:party:

Managed to pull the belt tighter on the pants....balloon nearly shot out! I'm now smidgen under 17 stone....been a long time coming...I no longer wear the baggs that I used to wear 11 weeks ago (might donate them to a circus), the pants that were v tight are now baggy....and I still have another 13 weeks to go before it's whipped out!...the balloon I mean!:doh:

Please don't laugh....but I thought about getting a Mazda MX5....When I can..not now as I'd look like Fred Flintstone after a heavy night out! That car has an amazing design history....built from scratch, aerodynamic, light etc etc...But I may still change my mind!!!! :auto:

Hope you are doing better than my football team!

:seeya:
 
Day 76 of ballooning

Gosh, where does the time go? End of my 11th week tomorrow! Just come off night shift, but I went for a 40min yomp before work....nice and sweaty :smash:

Not been in work for 15days, yet they all mentioned the flapping shirt, baggy trousers ......and the sweaty appearance!:bigear:

I'm back in the swing again...good tasty food, plenty of fluids...and exercise. I even carried my sisters flat pack furnture upstairs!....remind me not to do that again! :banghead:

My eyes are about to assume the resting position, so hope things not as sweaty your end!

:seeya:
 
Day 78 of ballooning

It's that time again....have lost 0.5kg, making a total of 15kg! :party:

Still need to exercise more....as most of the weight loss will probably be muscle wasteage!

It's sometimes difficult to imagine how much weight we carry....a 1kg bag of sugar...times 15....of neat fat!....trying to jog with this much lard must put real stress on the joints...hence I walk.:smash:

I've been playing with my belt, counting how many holes I can pass through the buckle....good feeling, though not quite ready to move another hole as it feels a tad tight...and my love handles make an appearance :drool5:

Hope you're having less lard to carry around!

:seeya:
 
Day 82 of ballooning

Well dear readers....your hero has been hit by a serious case of man-flu!:smash:

Glad you ladies had never had to suffer the horrors of man-flu...not a pretty sight!..I've been given tamiflu, but it's only for swine flu....they've have'nt found anything to combat man-flu yet....but on the bright side...should lose a couple of more pounds as my appetite is not so hot! :party:

Otherwise have been laid up in bed, feeling sorry for myself, phoned in sick for work...typical symptoms...:driving:

Otherwise...errr....I've been thinking about getting another motorbike, a Royal Enfield Classic 500 rather than a car...this is another side effect of man-flu....but one can use an open faced helmet, bike based on a 50's design, speed not an issue....:drool5:

Please make sure you get your jabs....before it's too late!!

:seeya:
 
Day 83 of ballooning

Still being ravaged by man-flu, stayed in bed most of day as very tired, plenty of fluids, not much to eat :ack2:

On the bright side, it's a tad damp outside so don't mind being under the duvet :hurray:

Had a great time with my brother, hopefully I have'nt passed anything on to him! :willy_nilly: I should be over it soon, so I'll have to make up different excuses for not exercising...hmm....maybe I'll get gout!

Until then....may your symptoms be flu free!

:seeya:
 
Day 86 of ballooning

Where has all the time gone? Another week passed and another kilo lighter....thanks man flu! Lost a total of 16kg:party:

Over half way through...then my little friend is coming out...in March sometime :waving:

Err....still need to exercise more....yawn!....must be a side effect of man flu!

Hope your trip is smooth!

:seeya:
 
Day 88 of ballooning

Been a strange old day...actually traded my bike in for a triumph bonny look-a-like :smash: Feel much better, seem to have lost interest in my last bike, now I feel like I've got a new toy...can't wait to spend time in the garage cleaning it up!

Man flu finished, appetite back...and now feel like exercising...may actually go swimming after writing this...steady on now! :smilielol5:

These advertising pics of mens bellies...find them a bit...what's the word for it... too manly? in a manly sort of way? Hmm... a bit YMCA?:ack2: The word 'ripped' appears to be mentioned a lot....I've no idea what they're on about!

As for football....the less said the better!....bl**ding heck!

I'm over half way in my journey...wow! Never thought I'd still be here, things are a changing!

May they be changing for the better for you!

:seeya:
 
Day 91 of ballooning

Aaargh....another week gone, and not lost anything!....like tears in rain...:nopity:... but on the bright side, washed the bike & buffed it. :smash: I came sooo close to going swimming but...did'nt! Started my first nightshift last night & did'nt go for a walk....can I blame it on man-flu?....I think I need to blame myself....

Ok dear readers...tonight, I'm going for a walk before I start work!!...even if it rains...again! I shall give you the news in the morning..honest! :icon_bs:

Speak to you soon....

:seeya:
 
Day 92 of ballooning

Well folks, would you believe it?...not only did I walk before work, but also afterwards!!!:party:

According to my calculations, my balloon will be removed in 13 weeks..but rather than counting down to the day...I should not be counting at all! In fact I should continue writing this insane load of bo**ocks on a daily basis irrespective of when the balloon comes out....This should be a means of support for the long term...A means of reflecting my concious thoughts with respect to living.....(what the f does that mean?) :ack2:

So dear reader, you may have to endure quite a fair amount of tripe in the next few months :smash:..but it's all in a good cause...I'll continue recording my blubber state on a weekly basis for reference purposes only...but it wont be the 'be all' and 'end all' of what I'm trying to achieve....err...which is a new lifestyle...I think! :driving:

Hope your drivel is better then mine!

:seeya:
 
An inspiration!

Hello! I've been reading your diary and your progress has been phenomenal!

I've just booked to go to Prague for my balloon on Jan 4th - noticed that you went abroad too and just wondered how you coped with the travelling on the way back. Did you have someone with you? I'll be on my own as I've decided to tell no-one: couldn't bear another patronising talk of the "why don't you try to just eat less and exercise more?" variety.

Anyway - really enjoying your diary - good luck with the car choices! xxx
 
Day 93 of ballooning

Hi madharri123, thanks for your comments, appreciate it! As for my travels to Poland, I too went by myself, slightly apprehensive on the way out...After the procedure, I felt a tad....'stuffed' would be a better term. Something felt odd in my belly, kept burping spittle...very strange :drool5:. I had the procedure on Thursday, stayed the next Friday and flew back on Saturday. I felt a tad nauseous on the 2 hour drive to the airport...became more so, unable to shake the feeling, tried distraction techniques...reading, walking but could not shake it. It felt like the longest journey home....but as we are blokes, our pain threshold is high....not! :ack2:

I don't think having someone with me would have helped on the journey back, but may have done on the Friday....though I spent all day in the hotel room making frequent visits to the bathroom....so depends on yourself..the important thing is that you are taking control & that is the big step, you will feel like sh*te after the procedure, which could last for few days to over a week...there's that pathetic saying, 'no pain no gain'...which will make you want to shove it down the throat of who ever said it! But hang on, the feeling will pass...start a diary and share the bad times with us all...it will soon turn good...your shirts will flap, trousers will drop, people will notice....good luck!:smash:

As for myself, I'm grateful for the new lease of life the balloon has given me, clothes getting baggier, belt needing tightening, self esteem rocketing...just got to make sure we keep it up! :sifone:

:seeya:
 
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