"There's less weight in total to carry around the golf course"
Dave contacted me as he needed to shift 10kg fast.
His wedding day was a few months away, he'd stuck on his suit and looked like a bag of potatoes.
It would have been easy to stick Dave on a calorie controlled diet, with a strict exercise regime, but that's not me.
I stuck to my principles.
No calorie counting, no complicated plans, no sucking the fun out of life.
We looked at Dave's routine and it was the opposite, there was no routine or consistency at all.
I said to him, "Let's make the routine routine and then the fun can be fun."
Dave still ate Pizza each week when he went out to play Pool.
He had a pint after a round of golf in the club house.
But we achieved a good balance and Dave was in cracking shape for his wedding day.
However, that wasn't the end of it. What we'd established is something he'll continue to do.
This isn't boom and bust. This is a lifestyle change with real results.
A lot has changed this last month.
We've said goodbye to two members of the family and invited in two more.
No - no one has died, but the two kids we took in for the last few months have moved on. A positive outcome for them, but still sad to say goodbye.
We went away for a week in the Sun.
Tenerife was lovely, we flew back, stepped off the plane and got wet - welcome home!
And this week, we've got two Guinea Pigs.
I was asked by my wife if we should buy them, I said no and gave my reasons. We now have two guinea pigs!
It's fair to say life has taken over and social media has definitely slipped down the priority list.
But some things haven't slipped.
I'm eating well, drinking well and looking after myself.
I got in a few good runs out in the Sun (I love running in the heat!)
Clients are all doing well, getting lots of input - that is a none negotiable for me!
And life feels good.
Could I have posted more?
Yup.
Am I going to beat myself up about it.
Nope. We can always do more, but sometimes you need to stop and take a breath.
This month was a good breath.