h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hi, Kelli-soon-to-be-slim.
Well done on your weight loss, believe me I know what hard work it is. Strictly entre nous, I'm similarly engaged at present. I stepped on the scales one day after Christmas and got a shock. A depressed month or so later I was buying jeans, put a tape around me middle, and nearly died of shock. Since then, having whined to an acupuncturist medic type that though I don't eat meat, don't drink ( rarely ) don't eat yeasty things or bread, and cycle everywhere...WHY can't I lose weight. And he said, "Get your metabolic rate up. Go for walks. Minimum half an hour at high speed, three days a week." So I did, and after a mere two months, have lost 28 lbs, and eight inches off the waist. Yippee. But I've become a walking addict. Minimum one hour every morning first thing, sometimes two. Plus occasionally in the evening if the TV's boring, or my work is finished, or hootoo doesn't appeal. My knees complain, but that's aged knees for you.

Now, why am I here on your page? Because you wanted the Latin translated.

"Illud futuite ludo iaculorum" I hesitated to translate on thread, in case it upsets the gentle of spirit. It means, bluntly "F**k that for a game of darts!"

Cheers,

Chaiwallah\!/

BTW, checked Az's photo file to remind myself of how you look. How can you claim to be fat. You look gorgeous. My excuse for slimming is middle-age and health. You don't look like you need to be worrying.

C\!/

Hai back to you Chai!

Thanks for stopping by, have some and some to fuel your walk back home again. Walking is great exercise, I can see why you are getting hooked on it, I walk at weekends when it isn't raining, either to the next town or around my village. Don't have the time during the week so I throw myself round a gym instead, which means I see far fewer examples of interesting flora and fauna and rather more of some of my colleagues than I might wish

Thanks for the translation, I can see that is a useful motto that I may adopt for this diet

I picked the name when I was 4 and a half stone heavier than in that photo, so my excuse for slimming is actual obesity. I've lost about 70 lb so far with about another 30 to go, but now I am doing it for the telly so I had better do well Your 28 lb loss is great progress I know what a surprise it can be when you suddenly realise that nothing fits anymore because you have expanded!

Keep up the good work

k

PS I have been enjoying your haikus on Ben's poetry thread, wish I was half as creative

Hi Kelli,

You are heroic, what a great achievement to have lost so much weight. I got quite a thrill today when I went into town to buy a pair of trousers in "Patagonia," who were having a summer "prices slashed" sale. Feeling rather daring I asked to try on a pair of 36" waist. They were too big! By quite a bit! MInd you, I'm still officially way overweight by the body-mass index thingy. I should weigh 28 lbs less than I do now, so I reckon another six months should do it. The lighter one gets, the harder it is to lose weight, it seems.

I've been very lucky innthat the weather turned good about the time I started the walking, which helped. And Sandymount Strand is a ten minute walk from my front door, and it goes on forever, which encourages one to go on walking. I tried the gym thing a few years ago. Just got bored and hungry, ate twice as much. Where do you live that is so rainy?

Glad you like the haiku.

BTW, not only do I think your photo in Az's gallery is gorgeous, but I woke up a few years ago to the delight and splendour of the fuller female figure. I used to always go for tall skinny redheads ( except that my soon-to-be-ex wife is Indian, very dark, was skinny and short.) My present amour is definitely of the fuller figure, and it's wonderful.