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We are getting dangerously close to being only one month to go. So here's a bit a of a boring progress update. The good news is that after plateauing for a bit, I finally cracked my second milestone of 120kg and came in at 119kg yesterday. I am now the same weight I was when I got married:  Six years have been repaired! I am gradually shrinking and down to the last notch on my belt, so it is happening, but...

This decelleration in weight loss over the last month has left me with a load to do to make my 110kg target. It's still achievable, but hopefully any muscle growth will slow and and the fat burn can accelerate from here. Just got to lose the gut somehow!

To kickstart the progress again, I have ramped up the aerobic stuff a bit recently and have been doing the sets and then 1hr at a time on the cross country machine (it helps that there have been some cracking rugby games on the telly over the last few days). Not sure if I can sustain this much, as often I can end up spending the best part of 2 hours in the gym at a time. But will do my best to keep at it and hopefully if I can spend a bit less time rolling around on the floor making noises like a mortally wounded gnu then I should be getting out a bit sooner. I'm also still mixing it up with squash and hiking, so its not quite as bad as all that. I haven't touched the rope since week three and (fingers crossed) the joints are holding together nicely for now.

Aside from all that, am sleeping a bit better, feeling good and enjoying the beautiful weather. I do however have a couple of PCP pitfalls ahead of me - my brother is coming to town for the first time next weekend and I have another good friend in town the week after...I need to come up with a damage limitation plan as the resolve will certainly be tested!