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  Yesterday was warm and sunny. Definitely a day for just shorts and t-shirt. The afternoon reached an amazing 23° C (at least that was what was forecast, and I think it was probably right). Even by midnight, with a clear sky, the temperature was still around 15° C.   Today has started sunny, and by my reckoning it is already 17° C. Sadly the full sunshine will probably give way to sunny spells by 11am, and the afternoon may only see 20° C for a single hour. By 3pm we may lose any sunshine, and by midnight the temperature will have slowly fallen to 9° C. Tomorrow may start at just 7° C, and it is likely to be a slightly dull day. There may be a few sunny spells, and the afternoon may only reach 12° C. It should be dry all day today and tomorrow, but the day after that sees a return to rain - mostly light rain or drizzle.

  Yesterday could have been a far better day if I was feeling good, or confident enough to follow my original plan of a trip to the seaside. In my closing paragraphs yesterday, I mentioned that I was sure I would need another poo sooner or later. It actually turned out to be later - much later. I think it was around 6pm when I passed a fairly normal sized poo.

  What I did do yesterday morning was to wash my hair and have a shower, although I think it was more like at the end of the morning, and possibly crossing to the afternoon, rather than any time earlier. Feeling fresh and clean, although still with a idea, more than an actual feeling, that I would be needing the toilet. I decided that it should be safe to go out and get a bit of shopping.

  I had two shops in mind, and the first was to be Poundstretcher. I walked there in just t-shirt and shorts because it felt good outside - no bothersome wind, and the air feeling warm. When I got there I found they had moved everything around. That was, or might have been, mildly annoying, but I had no trouble finding everything I was looking for. Actually, that is not strictly true. I was only looking for maybe a couple of things, and everything else I bought was the usual "oooh that looks nice/tasty, I'll buy it".

  Talking of tastes....This morning I had a cod liver oil capsule among my prescribed drugs and some vitamins. I have just burped the first taste of cod live oil. Yuck !!! Fortunately I was just about to start eating my breakfast, and I have now started. This morning's breakfast is "hot crayfish" flavour instant noodles - one of the things I bought in Poundstretcher yesterday. It is nice enough, but not wonderful.

  After I had finished in Poundstretcher I walked along the high street to Poundland. I was after one particular thing there - a spare pair of flip flops. The one pair I bought last time was semi expensive at £5, but seems to be far better quality than the very simple one they used to sell. They were not always comfortable, and started to wear out quite quickly if used intensively. Sadly they only had one pair left of the type I wanted, and it was too small for me.

  Of course I didn't come away from Poundland empty handed. I bought a fair amount, and most of it was food. I discovered they had Tunnocks Caramel bars with dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate. They were among several things that had to be tried. I think I had two of them yesterday, and maybe I might very slightly prefer the mild chocolate version, they were still very nice. Being able to eat things like them with impunity is one of the great things about my Mounjaro injections. I may not be losing the tens of kilograms that Mounjaro is supposed to shift, but it works miracles on my blood glucose readings.

  It is a shame I didn't measure that walk, but I estimate that it is not a lot different to about a single mile. That is not a lot, but still useful. It was useful in two ways. The most important was that it helps strengthen the weak muscles that make my ankles hurt. It was also useful as a short walk to help wear in a pair of trainers. I decided to be brave and wear my green Adiddas trainers. They have always felt stiff, and slightly uncomfortable. Yesterday they were starting to feel almost comfortable. Some more short walks may get them comfortable enough in time for summer walks through the park to the pub, and back again.

  Once I got home I felt like having some lunch. I was going to skip lunch, but the fresh air made me feel too hungry to skip it. I know my lunch included one dark chocolate Caramel Bar, and I think it included a small packet of crisps that were like pringles, but in a smaller packet. I am sure there was something else as well, but I may have decided to have a lie down, and a snooze before I got too carried away.

  If I recall correctly, I was thoroughly lazy for most of the afternoon. I spent my time reading, both from book and internet, but I think I also dozed off a couple of times. One thing I did do was to write a reply to an email my older sister sent me. , and I started the reply almost as soon as I read her email. Basically it was another "how are you ?" email. I was able to report that I am doing well on almost every front except losing the amount of weight I was hoping to lose.

  There were various things in the fridge that I could have had for my dinner, and some would have been very tasty, but for some reason I decided on a simple dinner of toasted sandwiches. I admit that the real reason was probably a sub-conscious decision to use up a couple of panini rolls before they went off.

  I started off my very lightly toasting them, and then spreading butter on them. I then toasted them filled with sliced, ready cooked chicken (allegedly chilli flavoured, not that I noticed any hint of it). plus some salad leaves. If it wasn't that they tended to fall apart as they were eaten, and because I could not fit more then one roll in the mini oven at a time, they were not equally crispy, but still rather tasty. With patience I think I can improve on them. I also had a small sliced apple and grapes fruit salad to increase my "5 a day". I most probably, almost certainly, had another dark chocolate Caramel Wafer Biscuit bar as well.

  My evening was the usual (I should really get a rubber stamp made up for this) - I watched the BBC 6 O'Clock news, and then more TV until it was time for bed. I read in bed for a while, but I think I was probably asleep by 11pm. I woke several times in the night for a pee, and for some reason I seemed to think it was either more often, or for bigger pees,. Maybe both. The only fragment of dream I remember was that one dream featured an old, pre-decimal, 2/- piece or Florin. I have no idea of the significance of the coin. I just sort of remember as a single frame (if the dream was a movie).

  The extra peeing, if indeed it was any different to many nights, could have been because some of the stuff I ate yesterday (mostly the chocolate bars) had raised my blood glucose. In fact it was higher this morning, but not by much. The average of all three meters yesterday was 7.6mmol/l, and this morning it was 7.7mmol/l - a very small increase, but still a very good reading.

  To my great surprise, even my weight was looking good this morning. I seemed to have lost 1.1kg, and that was rather wonderful, as well as very unexpected. After that I had a poo. They usually don't count for much weight, but maybe my true loss may have been 1.2kg ! I can't say I feel all that wonderful this morning. It is nothing specific, but if I had planned a long walk today I might have not done it.

  I am planning, albeit with quite a low priority, a walk to Aldi this morning (or very early in the afternoon). I have sufficient food in the fridge to last for days, but there is nothing I really fancy there. Some nicer options would be good, as well as some bottles of beer (a private stash that has nothing to do with beer tasting sessions with Jodie). Talking of which, later this afternoon we should be having a beer tasting session, and by we I mean me, Jodie, and Michael, plus anyone else who might turn up.
  Another purchase from Poundstretcher. This is the second time I have bought a box of these Gummies. They are not hot as the packet suggests, but they do have the slightest hint of warmth. However, they do taste like mild chillies, or maybe even bell peppers. They are sweet and tangy. I have a dark suspicion that too many of them could have a powerful laxative effect (like Haribo sugar free Gummies), although these are not sugar free. I still treat them with respect, and will try and resist temptation, and make this box last almost a fortnight like the last one.

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