Sorry

I'm still here .......

I can't believe it has  been more than a month since my last blog.... I have been reading even if not commenting...

Life has been hectic the last few months , I have had trips to ROME , MUSCAT (Oman), Doha (Qatar) and Sri Lanka in last 8 weeks ...

Some business and some pleasure ... I am actually blogging from Sri Lanka now... I love technology

I really don't have much to say..  still losing and its still slow ... but I'm cool with that ...

I love picture blogs......

So now the pictures......

My first time in ROME and although it was a flying visit I still managed to get around 9 hours walking in .... Its a very special place... A big thumbs up for the collisium

 In Sri Lanka with the Mrs and charlie

      

Charlie... What a great picture , the background looks so dramatic.......

One of the many great sunsets ... sitting on the beach at sunset with a beer, this really is the time that you appreciate how good life can be (even if it is only for only a week).    

 My Youngest and I on a river Safari ... Monitor Lizards, Monkeys , King Fishers , Mongoose , Prawns , Jelly fish and Crocs...... WOW

The Mrs, Myself and the Youngest...Shoeless ... what else is there to say :-)

Great

I will get around to the year post eventually

Ciao

Checking In .....

Dear all still not got around to the 1 year Blog.. I will get around to it honest.... Generally I  do not have too much to say any more...

So I think I will let the photos say how I am feeling about life at the moment

Look carefully Its MAGIC ......

What's so Funny ?

The Clan

Enjoying the day

A great Friday brunch out ...things are really so much better after losing only some of the excess weight.. If only I had done it earlier

Keep losing

Ciao

A to Z a little bit of Fun......

My bandiversary has come and gone and I still need to post about the last year that was ... but not tonight ...instead I have seen the A to Z post that is going around.....


I have seen so many of these over the past year but have never had a go , so tonight I'm revealing myself to you all A to Z 




Here goes ......




(A) Age: 43 - 18 in my head and sometimes the way I act.

(B) Bed Size: King

(C) Chore You Hate: All of them

(D) Dogs? Nope - I am a CAT man.

(E) Essential Start Your Day Item: Coffee - Nespresso - Double shot - Black.

(F) Favorite Color: British Racing Green.

(G) Gold or Silver? Silver but it used to be gold.

(H) Height: 6' 5".

(I) Instruments You Play: The Spoons.

(J) Job Title: Operations Director.

(K) Kids: one of each.

(L) Live: Abu Dhabi.

(M) Mom's Name: Ann.

(N) Nicknames: Harveylah, Frank ,Le Harve , Franko Unchennie ... Don't ask.

(O) Overnight Hospital Stays? Only for the WLS and once when I was smacked over the head with a car jack in Malaysia... Once again don't ask.

(P) Pet Peeve: People.


(Q) Quote from a Movie: so many ... ZEE Germans ...... Your only supposed to blow the bloody doors off .... I'll find ya ........ I love the smell of napalm in the morning ...... Yo Adrian ....... go on say WHAT one more time .....

(R) Right or Left Handed? right.

(S) Siblings: a baby brother

(T) Time You Wake Up? 6 am but 5.30 if I can squeeze 9 holes of golf in before work.

(U) Underwear: sometimes.

(V) Vegetable You Dislike: cooked carrots.

(W) What Makes You Run Late: TOO Much wine the night before.

(X) X-Rays You've Had Done: chest.

(Y) Yummy Food You Make:I only do breakfasts ...So Breakfast especially my eggs ... The kids love them.

(Z) Zoo, Favorite Animal: Tigers


Ciao

Famous Sportsmen

I have been enjoying special treatment as a guest of the sponsor of this years Abu Dhabi Golf Championship ........

This is Gavin Hastings.. A Scottish Rugby Player

TIGER Tim Henman...The Ex British Number 1 Tennis player

Just before the Golf started.....

The first Golfer.... Graham McDowell...Worlds number 9 and Ryder Cup Winning point scorer....

The Boy Wonder Rory McRoy......

Ross Fisher.... English and Ryder Cup Player.. about 15 in the world....

And Finally....ITS Phil Michelson....The American ... And world Number 3....

What a great day out and so many people at the event from last year passing comment on my loss.....

Nearly a year in......

Hello All.......

I am posting today because I have just noticed that I am approaching a year into my Journey...I was banded what seems like an eon ago on the 9th of February 2010...I also know that a lot of other bandito's were banded around this time as well as me .... and  I must say finally 1 year in, I think I have  realized what it is all about... I have down loaded a calorie tracker app on my Iphone... and it has made me understand where the real high calories and weight loss killers are and by monitoring my intake daily and therefore being a little more careful I have managed to lose 2 kgs in the last week..... Whoop Whoop  .....    " IT'S EASY"....

Any way in preparation for my 1 year in post... I am now posting FATTY pictures... my before's ..... so that I can post the much better and more handsome looking current piccies in FEB.... on the bandiversary date....... I have also realized that all thought I have lost 35 Kgs since the surgery.... which is a very nice and respectable 5.5 stone (77 lbs).... I have actually lost a whooping 45 Kgs (99 lbs lets say 100lbs) from my highest weight.....

Enough said ....... onto the horrible pictures .... Any Star Trek Fans in the House??? 

How many chins can you count ?????

Thailand... That's my littlest on the Horse Elephant

A dhow cruise

Beam me up Scottie........ 

My 40th Birthday Party... I know, I know I don't look old enough.........

The better pictures are to follow...Honest

Ciao

Comparison Photographs.

Comparison Photos .... Summer 2009 and Christmas 2010.......... 11 months in and half way there.....

                                           

                                                           

                                                        

             

      

               

Happy 2011

Wishing you all a happy 2011 .... here's to all our continued journey's....

New 6 month exercise target..,,,. in the last 6 months I managed to burn around 65,000 calories so the coming 6 month I need to up the ante........ I'm setting 75,000 by the end of July ... starting today...

Enjoy New Years Day

Ciao