As predicted, slight problems with keeping count of the calories over Easter. Yesterday (Tuesday) I weighed in at 14st 13.5lbs - a whole 1.5lbs heavier than last week and more or less back at my starting weight. Not so good.

However, yesterdays return to the normal* (very limited) calorie intake coupled with a 5 mile treadmill workout at lunchtime means that this morning I am down to 14st 11lbs. So a pound loss in a bad week.

Most of the problem comes from the infusion of that nectar of the Gods, alcohol. A quick one or two glasses on Sunday quickly turned into one or two bottles. Each. So let’s do some maths:

If the wine was 12% then a standard bottle has 90ml of alcohol which equates to 71 grams (the specific gravity of wine being 0.789). At 7 calories/gram, a 750ml bottle of 12% wine has 497 calories. That’s more or less a meal. So 2 bottles is 1000 calories and that’s on top of any meals and let’s not forget the hangover munchies the next day.

Bugger. Better try harder this week.

(Reference: Allied Domecq wines