Busy Tuesday

The day started with a hiss and a roar very early. My partner is working in town at a conference at the moment and they seem to have some very early starts. I still made the effort to get up and make her a nice cup of coffee and had one myself. After dilly dallying watching the morning news I got my act together and hit the gym.

It was a good session today, I had my running shoes on and for the first time since the weekend my knee felt good. I got through the routine that the trainer has set for me, and I added in a lot more running today. It wasn't my best session ever, but I felt good having ground out over 700 calories prior to the arrival of my parents. The next few days will be a bit of a test in that I will be travelling with them and eating out while I show them the sights of Sydney.

After the session I took off home and found I was running late for the airport. I had a quick shower before dashing off to get the train to the airport. I will never be doing that again as I found out on the return trip home that it is cheaper to catch a taxi to the airport from my home than the train fare. For some reason it is inordinately expensive to catch a train to the airport - $14.00 one way for a five minute trip. Outrageous, anyway the return taxi fare was only $13.00 so I will travel in commodious luxury (if somewhat rushed in terms of driving style) next time.

Mum and Dad both looked great, and are both well. I didn't have to wait long for them to get through customs, the timing of my trip turned out to be perfect. They seemed to be impressed by the way that I look now. My mother was initially more interested in my long flowing locks (and the grey that is now in them) rather than my weight loss, but both were very positive about my apperance and how much weight I have lost. I think my mother just wanted to mother me initially, and after that she took a good look at what my appearance is now. It felt good to see them again.

I'm really looking forward to spending some time with them over the next week. We'll be able to explore some of the territory that I now know as a local here and I can show them some of the better beaches that I have come across. Dad is keen to get out there and go swimming, and he wants to do a lot of walking while they are here too. I will encourage this as walking in addition to my regular gym workouts will help me keep on top of things with the diet and weight loss! This is important, however, I will not let it get in the way of us having a good time. The main thing is to spend good quality time with them as we don't get to see them as much as we would like. I purcahsed tickets to the Rugby League grand final this weekend and am really looking forward to taking dad to the stadium. We have never been to a grand final so this will be a wonderful experience for us. Hopefully it will be a great game that we will enjoy.

They've both just gone to bed, and I am waiting for my partner to sms me and let me know that I should go and meet her at the station. She's been at the conference since about 6:00 a.m. and it is now 9:30 p.m. so that is a pretty long day for her. It'll be nice to have her home and she will no doubt want to crash and get in some quality sleep when she does get home. One more conference day and then that is over for her. She's taking Friday off so that we can do things with my folks. So far I have stuck with the diet, the only variations being two glasses of Moet to celebrate the arrival, and a couple of glasses of wine with dinner! Fantastic!