None of this helps the fact that my socks have taken to slipping down and rucking up under my feet.

Today will be the first official weigh in. Now I did manage to have a quick workout and weigh in a few days after starting and the initial results were promising, but also due to water loss. If the All Kebab diet really does work then the needle should have shifted so it’s now closer to the 13 then it is to the 14 despite the lack of regular rigorous exercise and the consumption of a lot of bad foods during lunch today.

If the looseness of the jeans are anything to go by then the result should be rather promising

That said, I’m not entirely sure I need to go on a full on low carb diet. I’m not obese, and I only really want to lose my tummy. I exercise regularly and eat … well, appallingly really. If I cut out the worst carbs (sadly it seems the All Kebab and Cake diet is a pipe dream) and eat more of what I actually enjoy eating (chicken, fish, pork) with large helpings of leafy green veg, sides of peppers and other low sugar veg then I can keep eating the fruit I enjoy and have the odd splurge.

One of the main sticking points I have with reducing my carb intake further is breakfast. Technically bread and cereal are out. A little bit of fruit is ok, but too much and you’re stacking up on the simple carbs again. Eggs, bacon and sausages take time to prepare and it just feels somehow wrong to have a packet of ham slices or a chicken leg.

We’ll see how I go with the current adjustments to my diet before tinkering any more though I think.

I was then told that I didn’t need to restrict my calcium as it turns out very few people have calcium only kidney stones and it’s actually ureic acid that’s at fault. No, I should cut down on the protein I eat.

Admittedly that did appear to work. But, I also pretty much quit drinking and, probably more importantly, quit smoking a little later.

I’m now reading a book that seems to indicate that the state of nutritional science is stuck in the 1970s, is riddled with misconceptions and that we were, in fact, more clued up in these areas in the 1940′s than we are now.

I started reading the book out of interest and a desire to lose weight. If what it says is true (and it looks like I’m going to be reading some very dry medical papers on the matter) my current diet is also all wrong and turning it on it’s head will help me shift some weight, prevent kidney stones and stop the gout.

The reason I’m going to be doing more in depth research is that simply sucking it and seeing could be incredibly bloody painful if I’m wrong.

Essentially the iPhone app is a GPS tracker, stop watch and calorie calculator all in one, recording your route as you go and timing you. You can get various stats, for example split times at 1km intervals. It will also feedback some information to you as you go.

What I wasn’t expecting was feedback from others. Goron had somehow spotted me signing up to the Endomondo website within seconds of me doing so and he was already on my friends list as I started my first “walking” activity. 200m in and my music fades out to be replaced by a computerised female voice: “Message from Adrian: Go faster!”

This rather unexpected and amusing “pep talk” did bring a grin to my face as I sought a way to retort on my phone. 800m later and again the music fades: “1km in 9m 18s”. Fair do’s. Except not everyone agreed: “Message from Adrian: 1km in 9m 18s? That’s a woman’s pace!”, which I have to admit made me laugh.

I’ve subsequently learned that my route home from work is 100m or so shorter than my current route in and that I walk 1km in 9m 18s almost exactly pretty consistently – and by consistently I mean it was 9m 17s on the way back. Sadly the 167 calories burned while walking does not offset a cake

Whilst trying to locate the Aero Biscuits to give them a try (they’re not in the biscuit aisle of Morrisons by the way, they’re in with the rest of the chocolatey snacks) I was reminded of Fruit Clubs. Cheesy though it was the fact still holds that if you want a lot of chocolate on your biscuit then join their club. Whilst this suffices for a lunchtime chocolatey snack the reality is that we shouldn’t be pissing about with chocolate on our biscuits at all. No, you start from a chocolate base, add small pieces of biscuit, a few raisins and call it what it is: a chocolate bar. Thank you Yorkie. There are, of course, lard issues that need to be taken into account, expanding waistlines and the fact I look more pregnant than my wife, which is why I’m not partaking of a Raisin and Biscuit Yorkie on a daily basis but I still maintain that if you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit stop fucking about and get a Yorkie

Looking at all the foods that should be avoided listed on the all the diet sheets I have worked out that I am now limited to a single species of Lichen and water. My view is ‘sod that’. Medical science has provided me with the ability to stop the symptoms via the consumption of pills so rather than reducing the diet even further I shall simply change the diet to include these pills

Anyway, last week I had to go for checkup with the urology unit in Norwich which, among other things, involved weighing me. Now, I only accept weighing from the gym scales as, regardless of how accurate they are, I’ll get similar readings for similar weights and I’m wearing the same clothes each time. Even so, and bearing in mind I was fully clothed, resplendent with jumper, the result was scary. That was it, come Saturday diets and exercise regimes start again!

Previously I’ve been using a collection of apps to track calories and exercise, all offline. Goron, over at soapyfrog has been using My Fitness Pal for similar reasons and has been extolling it’s virtues. Given it was free I thought I’d give it a go and, as a result, have a public profile for you to peek at if you care. Whether I stick with that app or return to my old one very much depends on the food database.

The good news, however, is that, according to the gym scales, the damage of the past 2 months isn’t as bad as feared. I’m a stone over my ideal weight but I can loose that quick enough.

No. I may have even lost half a pound, but it’s hard to tell with those scales so I was harsh and recorded it as 12 stone 11. This is under 13 stone and, given the past two weeks, a great result. Despite the treats and the lack of any real exercise (the was some walking last week) the weight maintenance diet is working. Corny as it sounds the habits I picked up on the diet and the new dinners I have must be paying off