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50 at 50

In 2010 to celebrate my 50th birthday in July I'm doing 50 of various things and I'm blogging about it as I go.

Paul ... is going on the night train again, and all the way to Inverness this time
13/02/10 at 9:42pm (via twitter)
Paul ... thinks Anchor Lighter Spreadable is ... OK. And it's not called "Spreadable Lite" either which is a bonus!
11/02/10 at 9:55am (via twitter)

The Other 50 at 50

08/02/10

This blog has been rather dominated by my diet through January so time for a quick update on the other thing I'm doing for 50 at 50, 50 trains at 50 which is coming on, if slowly.  read more ...

Paul ... weighs less than 17 stone this morning!
08/02/10 at 8:12am (via twitter)
Paul ... weighed in at 240lb this morning - that's 20% of the way to my target of 200lb in only a month!
03/02/10 at 9:54am (via twitter)

Diet Woes

29/01/10

Well I'm now three weeks into my diet and other than still using up the last of the butter I'm on plan however after a good initial start my weight has been going up for the last couple of days (although I'm still below the target line as you'll see from the chart). ...  read more ...

Paul ... is wondering if Isle of Man hotels ever bother to actually read their email
19/01/10 at 11:05pm (via twitter)
Paul ... has just spent half an hour on the phone trying to get annual travel insurance. They're now thinking about it. Sigh
19/01/10 at 10:34am (via twitter)
Paul ... is wondering if adding a train trip to Narvik to his 50 at 50 in the hope of seeing the Aurora Borealis is silly
17/01/10 at 6:33pm (via twitter)

Surprisingly Fast Weight Loss

17/01/10

Well only a week after I started the new eating regime to lose 50lb at 50 and I'm 5lb down from my peak 250lb, which is ... a little worrying as my plan expected me to have lost only 1lb by now.  read more ...

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Current status: (via twitter)
Paul discovered today that "gingerly" can be used as an adjective too. [link] and [link]
50 at 50:
I am currently reading:

Lost in a Good Book
  by Jasper Fforde
Surviving in Stroke City
  Gerry Anderson

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Word of the Day:
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