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This post will not be an easy one but its part of what I need to do to re-install the right habits in my life.

I do not do this often these days but I weighed myself last night - 14st 1lb (197lbs or 89kgs depending your weight currency).
Not only is this a stone and a half more than my 100km race weight from just six months ago but more shockingly, its half a stone more than my weight from this time a year ago.

Whilst the lack of exercise is a big factor, if I am honest the bigger factor was the excess snacking, and even more so in December and early January.
This was a reason I did not want to start recording food consumption until now, as there was a surplus of snacks from the Xmas period.

Whilst my January 10k a day plan has not been anywhere perfect, it is still on the best post 100km month to date, so if nothing else I am more active this month - it will have helped to stem the damage a little but without some control on what I eat, it is too small of a difference to turn the weight tide.

In terms of Garmin, my calories burned are 1900+ 265 per 10k steps.
Today I have done to date 14,500 steps so is worth about 400 calories but interestingly MyFitnessPal has reduced that 400 to 300.
Food today has been 2 slices of medium white toast with jam on one and peanut butter on the other,
Kale and Apple soup with 2 slices of medium white toast, Chicken Mangalore Herb Curry with white rice, and for snacks during the day, one large apple, one tangerine, one blood orange  and a costa cappuccino - I am 250 calories under what I am allowed by MyFitnessPal, so if I feel the urge for a snack then I've scope for some extra fruit (banana) and/or veg (carrots).

Dreadful night's sleep last night - was too warm in the house and during the night, the neighboring pond was invaded by ducks who were very noisy, plus I was playing minecraft before I went to bed and all my mind kept drifting into was minecraft -  looking at the sleep data on my Garmin, I had three instances of deep sleep, all lasting no more than about 40 minutes each with the rest being very light sleep.