Monthly Archives: February 2011

Iain’s Week 8 Weigh-in

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Iain

Last week was a long one. It was pretty much Friday before I saw the kids what with one thing and another. But it was great too. Both Shaun and I did something I never in a million years thought … Continue reading →

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From zero to 9.5k

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Shaun

Four whiskies, two gins and slimline and three or four glasses of red wine over the course of last week was enough to maintain some mental stability in a helter skelter working week. But it meant the needle for my … Continue reading →

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Pope takes one’s medicine (ball)

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Shaun

It’s maybe fair to say that hopes of getting to the gym every other day hasn’t quite transpired yet for myself or Iain. But we’ve been pretty faithful so far to the weekend sessions, squeezing in an hour regardless of … Continue reading →

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Iain’s Week 7 Weigh-in

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Iain

Now, as the weeks go on, Shaun and I have been playing a bit of cat and mouse with each other over the whole weekly weigh in thing. I keep trying to tell Shaun that no-one would be happier than … Continue reading →

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Nailbiting Stuff

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Shaun

There’s many things I’ve given up eating for  Two Fat Laddies. Cake and chocolate, bacon butties, take away curries of the Chinese and Indian persuasions. But there’s one other thing which has gone from my nose-bag, which has come as … Continue reading →

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Hello Boston!!

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Iain

And that, as they say, is that. Five million metres on the rowing machine done and dusted. The distance of the Atlantic rowed without moving a bloody inch. 5,000,001 metres to be exact. I thought I’d add that extra one … Continue reading →

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Within Touching Distance of Boston

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Iain

It’s just coming up to 7pm, the kids are in the jim jams, I have a stinking cold and I am just about to jump on the rowing machine for 45 minutes or so to pump out 10k. So what? … Continue reading →

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Shaun’s Week Six Weigh In

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Shaun

Like watching an iceberg melt, I had to be satisfied with losing just another two pounds in the past week. Two pounds all I had to show for a week where food was an also ran in the life of … Continue reading →

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Punishment Exercise

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Shaun

After Iain’s last tango in Paris, you’d have expected him to have learned his lesson. But non. First sign of an oval shaped ball an lure of free drink, he was off to Murrayfield to get kilt over head steaming … Continue reading →

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Iain’s Week 6 Weigh-in

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Iain

After the excess of last week (checkout my food diary later for the full hideousness) I was rightly worried about my weekly weigh-in. I did give a few days effort on the rower just to try to do my penance … Continue reading →

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