Bad Start

This morning we found a dying gecko on our kitchen floor. It lay on a tile, only quivering one of its legs when we touched it, otherwise immobile. There was no obvious wound that it had suffered, although its head was much darker than its body, as if it had massive bruising.

Time to trim some fat

I went to the doctor today and he laughed at my cholesterol. That is the kind of medical professional you want.

Running again

When I got back from the UK and discovered I'd gained four and a half pounds of flab, I was rather concerned. I suppose that was bound to happen after ten days of eating as much as I possibly could and eschewing exercise, with the exception of an hour's tennis and three hours on the bike.

Well, it was cold, and I felt I deserved some padding.

Fat

Today I went to see the doctor and get my test results back. This wasn't for anything intimidating or scary; I'd just finally got round to taking the annual free health check that my company pays for all its employees in Hong Kong.

Shocked

I had a shock today when I weighed myself - 174.5 lbs. I was so gobsmacked that I lacked even the basic arithmetic to convert that into stones.