Lard arse…
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…
You have a very sucessful blog,i never saw such a nice one before