Drink, Politics and stuff

…or am I?  I have decided over this weekend just to relax… and change my diet.  The first thing I did, was to cut the beer.  I have had no alcohol for the last couple of nights.  I bought a smoothie maker/juicer and lots of broccoli and am now cutting out fried food from my diet.

Tomorrow, I am going to walk in the hills near to Aberfoyle and will join the local gym.  On Tuesday I will be on my bike.  On Wednesday hopefully, the gym; Thursday either a walk around a loch or a cycle.

Also this week, on Wednesday a few of us are taking a trip to Irvine to do a Scottish Socialist Party stall about the cost of fuels; on Friday we are doing the same in Milngavie and on Saturday, Campsie Branch SSP (of which I am the branch organiser) will be hosting Jim Bollan, an SSP Councillor, in Kirkintilloch Leisure Centre.

Excitement.

OK, Day one.  When I started this blog, three Augusts ago, it was to record my year off the booze.  I managed to do that albeit crashing less than a fortnight before I was supposed to… because of a certain Scottish politician winning a personal case he had brought against a newspaper, and slandering and abusing a generation of socialists in the process.  I think it is fitting to restart this blog for two reasons - one, I am again doing something for a year - more on that in a wee while - and two because of the recent positive Scottish Socialist Party campaign in Glasgow East - my thoughts on the left split are produced below.  For a great article on that, please visit the main SSP website and read Rithie Ventons article - http://www.scottishsocialistparty.org/new_stories/glasgoweast/result.html .

 

Yip - I would say my year off the booze was successful, and the following year, my year off meat - and last years year off sugar was probably the most successful as I have little desire to eat sugary foods and desserts even now the year is up.  So I have had three years of going off something.  This year is going to be a bit different - I am not giving something up - rather, I am going to start something and do it without stopping for a whole year - long enough to, hopefully, ensure it becomes part of my life again.  And that is… exercise.

 

Yup, this lard arse is going to become fit.  I don’t think I will be scarey and become the lycra wearing runner/cyclist I was in my 20’s… TOO scarey.  Nope - I just want to get fit, and be able to be more active and use less of the car etc.

 

So there you go.  I will try to keep anyone straying here updated in my fitness regime - and I will also post any political stuff I am involved with (along with the odd piece of writing I do).  So here we go -fitness year it is!

 

Oh - and I have given up beer until Christmas to try to aid my tummy… perhaps the most difficult part of this…