After my unambitious weight loss on week two, the WeightWatchers website tells me that I should decrease my intake to 18 points per day. I act immediately. Body Pump on Wednesday night keeps me motivated. I actually like this class: it makes lifting weights bearable. I catch a glimpse of myself in the wall-long mirror … Continue reading week three
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week 2
Week two begins. I am still motivated, and determined to get back into a healthy lifestyle. Actually, once you put your mind to it, it’s never that bad. Orlando is supporting me, and doing his points-counting alongside me. It still amazes us how much we used to eat in one sitting. The big challenge is … Continue reading week 2
roses from eileen
Does it count when something amazing just happens, rather than me organising it? I think this counts. In all my forty years I have never received a dozen roses. One romantic boyfriend often sent me a single yellow rose on special occasions. Once, years after we split up, a single yellow rose was delivered to … Continue reading roses from eileen
back to the gym
1992 doesn’t feel that long ago. Somebody called George Bush was in power in the USA, and the war in the Gulf was still a hot topic. Around the world, the big names of politics were still in the headlines. Back in Ireland, Charlie Haughey finally resigned as Taoiseach, and the formidable Mary Robinson was … Continue reading back to the gym
Máiréad Doyle 