Some Days It's Not Worth Gnawing Through The Straps!

As i work from home most of the time, but occasionally work at my client's ofice in Baker Street in central London, if I find I'm going to be 'up town' for more than a single day at a time, I tend to stay in a hotel to cut down on travelling time.

So on Tuesday night, I spent the coldest night of the year so far in the coldest hotel this side of the Arctic Circle! 

The heating had broken down in only a couple of rooms and the occupant of the other room phoned reception first, so they got the only available portable heater - all I got was an extra blanket!  I know it was snowing outside, but it felt like it may as well have been doing so inside.

At about 3 am, I had to get out of bed and sit in the bathroom for 15 minutes hugging the heated towel rail in an attempt to thaw out!  B->

Next morning i complained and got more than half my money refunded.  Luckily it's only two minutes to the office, but it took a couple of cappucino's before I could do any useful work.

I caught the following story on the BBC News website yesterday: The inventor of instant noodles, Momofuku Ando, has died in Japan, aged 96, of a heart attack.

I know it's not nice to laugh at the dead, but that's a great name! 

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Without wanting to sound like a self-help book, I decided when i got up this morning to go for a walk.

Now, this might not sound to unusual, but it was big news to my family! B->

I'm overweight (my own fault), lead a sedentary life and don't exercise - basically I'm my own worst enemy. I drive pretty much everywhere, so for me to go for a walk was highly irregular.

As I've said before, I don't do New Years Resolutions, but I've decided that I need to lose some weight and do more exercise, so I walked to my friends house, which is about half a mile away. After spending some time talking with them, I walked back.

I know a mile isn't much, but it's a start. I plan on walking at least this far on each day that I'm not in the office - I already walk quite a bit to and from the station when I commute, which is normally twice a week.

I currently weigh 250 lbs (17St 12Lbs/114K, depending on where you are), but hope to lose quite a bit of this over the coming months, with exercise and healthy eating - wish me luck!