This morning there is enough thin cloud to dim any sunshine, but the forecast says that cloud will soon burn off to leave a very sunny day. Despite the weather warning of extreme heat, today may only see a high of 27° C, or 2° C less than yesterday. The warnings of extreme heat may be more pertinent to tomorrow when the day will feature non stop sunshine, and the afternoon may reach a sizzling 35° C. The day after could see 37° C !!!!

  I had several ideas for yesterday, but most involved rail travel, and that is not always easy on a Sunday. Trains from Catford Bridge were replaced by buses due to engineering works, and for a while there was trouble on the trains from Catford station. They were diverted to Victoria instead of going to Blackfriars. Going to Victoria was a minor novelty, but I had done it it before, and it failed to raise any enthusiasm.

  Yesterday was quite warm ! I took the picture of one of my weather station displays at 4.39pm (as displayed). Inside my bedroom, where the display is, it was 29° C. The outside temperature was shown as 30.2° C, but that may not be accurate. I think that outdoor sensor catches some heat from the afternoon sunshine reflected off the garden fence, but it may only be out by a couple of degrees.

  I did very little for the whole of yesterday, but while doing nothing I kept thinking that if I had more get up and go, and less worry about random chest pains, I could have had a nice time frolicking in the heat - which is not as good as frolicking in hot sunshine. The truth is that I couldn't seem to raise the enthusiasm to wash may hair, and have a shower. The latter was quite important on a hot sticky day.

  One thing I thought I had done quite well at was moderating my eating. Apart from some instant noodles for breakfast, I think it would be almost accurate to say all I ate yesterday was deli rolls filled with corned beef and lime pickle. It was the first time in probably many years since I had corned beef and lime pickle, and it is a delicious combination. Later on, after I had eaten the last of the four soft deli rolls I had, I had a late evening snack of lime pickle on chunks of Red Leicestershire cheese. I had a theory that no only did lime pickle have very little sugar in it (it is built around oil), but those chunks of lime, plus some of the seeds that add more flavour, would be a good source of fibre. This morning I have some doubts about that.

  The main thing I did during the day was reading my book, but in the evening I switched to watching TV. The latter brought some interesting possible life choices. I realised I had several choices.

1. Some time in prison for criminal damage, aka a brick through a Bet Fred Casino window (if they actually have any physical presence), plus several thousand in damages to pay.
2. Ritually disembowelling myself,
3. ...or watching yet another highly offensive Bet Fred  Casino advert on U+Dave.
   

    The TV schedules are different on Sunday's, but I still managed to watch Have I Got News For You, plus QI (maybe it was a QIXL). I can't remember what order they were on, but I know the last one I saw finished at about 10:20pm. In effect I had an early night, and that allowed time to read quite a few pages before trying to sleep.

  When I tried for sleep I found my brain had gone very retrospective on me. I think it was somehow inspired by what I was reading, and not because I was thinking it was my birthday tomorrow (today !). I started thinking about the greatest flaw in my life, and it had to be being unable to sleep in one very particular situation. That situation was when I was blessed enough to share Angela's bed.

  In some sort of romantic fantasy I really wanted to wake up with her in the morning, but before I could wake up I had to go to sleep. I think that the last time I was in Angela's bed I did managed about 30 minutes sleep, but I still could not sleep until the morning. On several occasions I gave up and got up at 4 or 5 in the morning, and walked home to sleep in my own bed. I am convinced that ruined any long term romance. I was probably considered, either explicitly, or subconsciously, as not "husband material".

  I had probably turned the light out by about 11pm last night, and I probably did fall asleep not long after midnight. I woke up around 3am and it was for one of several reasons, and maybe several reasons. One was I needed a pee. Another was that I could not work out if I felt too cool, or too hot. I had left my bedroom window open, and the breeze did seem cool. Earlier I had used the fan to blow some cool air at me, but I felt I didn't need that after a while. The other reason was the cool air on my damp (with some light sweat) chest was giving me chest pains. It felt like I needed to wrap the duvet about myself, but it seemed too warm for that last night.

  I did manage to get back to sleep, and I think I slept OK until I woke up a bit earlier than I would have liked - not too long after 6am. So far today I have not had a poo, but I have had a pee. In fact I think it was two, but that did not do much for my weight. I seem to be 600gm heavier than yesterday morning. I feel a bit cheated because I thought my diet yesterday was good enough to stay constant, and I hoped it might give a small loss.

  Once again the paradox is evident - weight up, but blood glucose down, and down into good figures. This morning my three blood glucose meters read, 7.6, 7.0, and 7.4mmol/l. That gives an average of 7.33mmol/l, and only the 15th of June had a very slightly lower (7.30 mmol/l) average.

  This morning my blood pressure is a bit high, but not terribly so. It was 139/79 with a pulse rate of 74bpm. I have no idea why my blood pressure is a bit high, but I guess the feeling that I am a bit constipated this morning is not helping. Other than that, I guess I feel fairly OK, and provided I eventually have a poo, I guess I will feel good enough for anything....sort of.

  Today there were loose plans to have a beer tasting session with Jodie (and maybe Michael too) because Jodie decided not to visit yesterday while engineering work meant there were no trains to Catford Bridge (and maybe she felt it was too warm to use the bus instead).

  Once I have finished writing, and had my usual rest, and maybe a snooze, I will wash my hair and have a shower. That should leave me enough time to go shopping. I could go to Aldi, but I think Tesco will be fine this time, and although the walk is maybe as little as a single minute less, it somehow feels quicker to walk home from Tesco. It is probably not good for me (although plain vanilla seems almost harmless), but I expect I'll be buying some ice cream before it is all sold out for the forthcoming super heatwave starting tomorrow. I also intend to buy more fruit - probably in the form of ready prepared fruit salads - and probably some ready made sandwiches too.