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YAWNS - Yet another week of no sugar

It would appear that being public about my food diary is keeping me on the straight and narrow. Not that I expect anyone actually reads this, but thats not really the point. So another week sans sugar and flour. It does amuse me to think that this page will still be on the interweb when I'm picking up my pension, once you commit these things to the blogosphere they are there ad infinitum. No doubt mirrorred across the earth - what an awful waste of disk space.

And Monday is a special night so can have a bit of a blast but nothing too outrageous.

Easter Monday
07:30 Get Up
07:45 90min light ride 40km. Strength of a kitten.
09:30 Bran Flakes summerfruit compote. Coffee. Water. Pear.
10:00 Coke Zero.
12:30 Nando Piri Chicken and spicy rice. 2 Glasses Diet Coke.
14:30 Lemon meringue muffin (!). Coke Zero.
19:00 Entrecote. Rocket and parmesan salad. Bakewell tart and pear sorbet (!)
22:00 Bed

Tuesday
07:00 Get Up - RHR 45bpm
07:15 45min Gym Bike, with Harry too.
08:30 Bran Flakes berry compote. Pro-biotic Yoghurt. Chocolat au pain. Coffee. OJ. Pear. Stuffed.
12:30 Chicken caesar salad. Diet Coke. Pear.
16:00 Packet of Wine Gums. Dickhead.
18:00 1hr gym Bike L4 avg 158bpm. hard. Lots of water.
20:30 Diet coke. Rocket and parmesan salad. Apple. Pear.
22:00 Bed.

Wednesday
06:20 Get Up
06:30 1hr Gym bike L3 avg 138bpm. Lots of water. With Harry too.
07:30 Bran flakes and berry compote. Pro-biotic yoghurt. OJ. Coffee.
10:00 Americano coffee. Pear.
12:00 Turkey and cranberry on brown bread. Sick of soup and salad. Fresh forest fruit smoothie. William Pear. Water.
16:30 Conference Pear.
17:30 Mixed nuts. Water.
19:20 Linguini and wild mushrooms. Diet Coke. (Gym packed, will go back later on)
20:00 1hr Gym Bike Zone 3/4.
21:00 Coke. Water.
22:30 Bed
04:00 Water. Hot. De-hydrated.

Thursday
07:30 Overslept. Get Up. Tired.
08:00 Bran flakes with berry compote. OJ. Coffee. Water.
10:00 Americano coffee. Wiliam Pear. Water.
12:00 Philpotts Turkey and Potato Soup. Conference Pear. Can of Diet Coke.
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