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I am not sure where the “Chris” bit came to me. Maybe to me you look more like a Chris than a Craig.

Or perhaps old age is creeping up. But then again like you, I don’t believe we deteriote mentally as we grow older:-)

Apologies again and keep up the great work.

I dunno, – hopefully I’m not going through this far too early at 29!
Or maybe I’m not growing up quick enough, – a nicer way to believe it!

As I’m in another (dang attempt) to move forward on all cylinders ‘for once and all’ rather than wild hard work/progress followed by harder destructive habits over and over I am encountering some interesting challenges. Basically my main challenges are :moving ahead financially, : lose fat and obtain some fitness performance goals and be in control of my food, :drink less alcohol and do it all at once!

Not say focus in on the training and nutrition, then neglect the spending and drink alcohol instead of junk food!

Anyway I have been successful in continually saving a modest amount of money for maybe 6 weeks which is what I intended to dom alcohol consumption on average has decreased, (still much room for improvement) and not much change with weight. (Losing and gaining the same 3kg over and over but have stopped increasing beyond this although still wanna lose somewhere between 10-20kg).

Anyway earlier this week I blew a bit much money, ($60) earlier on unplanned socialising and ill thought things. My reality now is that it’s 3 days till pay day, I don’t wanna dip into my savings or touch the credit card unless it’s ABSOLUTELY necessary! But I have no cash, ok I do but it’s 40 cents which won’t buy me much! I have decided to live off pantry food already in home, (have a choice of salt reduced baked beans, oats, tinned tuna, tinned chickpeas, brown rice, basmati rice oh and one tin of weightwatchers canned fruit salad I once got on special, green tea and tap water). All nice cheap food and not binge food! However I am hankering for some fresh veg and fruit and fresh lean meat or fish! On Mon and Tues I will be able to make a filled multigrain baguette with fresh salad for lunch at work for free and will really load on the fresh salad!

So for me the 20′s have been great fun, some of the time rather fit indeed, some other times reasonable and other times a right slob. And if I was fit, I generally racked up credit card debt celebrating with new clothes, then outings, then fell back to square one. Over 80kg on me I notice basic tasks are more taxing, feet are sore after being on them all day, I puff more easily, I particularly notice that over 80kg is more uncomfy at 29 than it was when I peaked briefly at those numbers at 21.

10 months till I’m 30, (shite, that’s too soon) but have gotta hit it fitter than any birthday in my 20′s!

Just went on a 42 mile, 4 night hike with a buddy of mine in Yosemite for his 40th birthday. That was one of the most centering, enjoyable experiences I have ever had. No access to electronics, no phones, no TV, etc. Just walking in beautiful nature and being in the moment – ahhhhhhhhhhh!

Keep up the great posts! I may not always write in, but I am reading.

Cheers!

- Steve in CA

P.S. – I have been praying for your Mum. Hope she is doing well.

Annon no feelings hurt… this end, just wanted to curb the urge.. and yes Craig does have a knack for making ‘our’ days and I can imagine changing many lives… XX, humour is always good and remember ‘ We are always alone but never lonely:)

Warmest regards Kate

I shall add however that I enjoyed the article, as always, though I felt it lacked the “wobbly wheels” and “appel carts” that make some of my days.
So, I felt the obviously bad urge to introduce some ‘Alice in the Wonderland’ humour into the context. I’m sorry if it hurt anyone’s feelings. It wasn’t my intention.