I grabbed a new breakfast cereal on the way to work today. For some reason I've always been wary of dried fruit in cereal. It's probaly a hold over from my younger days when I was a lot fussier. After trying it, I can say I'm most definately a fan.

I have a theory that your body builds up a resistance to junk food. It's why people can eat McDonalds for years and not get sick, unless of course they're Morgan Spurlock.
While I was at dinner I tried a few chips just to see what would happen considering I've been off deep fried foods for a few weeks now and, if i was right, had lost that resistance. Experiement successful: My stomach felt nauseous, my mouth felt like crap and most unsually it felt like every part of my skin was exuding grease. Now with that in your head I give you Day 20's menu:

Day 20
Breakfast
Just Right Berry and Apple with skim milk.
Teaspoon of LSA.

Lunch*
Chicken and Mushroom Risotto (leftovers).

Dinner
Chicken Paramgiana with spinach, pesto and hot salami.
Handful of chips.
Salad
Two pots of Carlton Draught.

Exercise
30 minutes walking.

*During the day I’m also drinking at least two litres of water while at work

Thanks to poor planning I ran out of cereal today, so I grabbed the healthiest thing available at the work deli...

Breakfast
Plain bagel with melted cheese

Lunch*
Chicken, vegetables and fried rice.

Dinner
Chicken and mushroom risotto
Two Wagon Wheels

Exercise
30 minutes walking.
*During the day I’m also drinking at least two litres of water while at work

Cravings. It's something I'm battling every day.
Luckily it's not that hard to find low-fat options that calm that rumbling sugar beast.

Day 18
Breakfast
Just Right Just Grains with skim milk.
Teaspoon of LSA.

Lunch*
Four hand rolls. Two chicken, two egg.
Two Weight Watchers rasberry tarts.

Dinner
Pasta with tomato sauce and meatballs. (leftover from the previous night)
Serve of Jalna vanilla yoghurt mixed with crumbled up Kit Kat.

Exercise
30 minutes walking.
15 minutes on the elliptical rider on level 4 of the ‘Hike’ setting. According to the machine I burnt 161 calories, or 673 kilojoules.

*During the day I’m also drinking at least two litres of water while at work

After the weekend blowout it's time to get back into diet mode.

Day 17
Breakfast
Just Right Just Grains with skim milk.
Teaspoon of LSA.

Lunch*
Pasta with tomato sauce and meatballs. (leftover from the previous night)
Three Weight Watchers rasberry tarts.

Dinner
Three beef mince burritos with avocado, lettuce and cheese.

Exercise
30 minutes walking.

*During the day I’m also drinking at least two litres of water while at work

This weekend I headed up to Daylesford for a bit of a getaway with Ange. We'd been up that way a few months earlier when work had organised a retreat to Hepburn Springs, so we had a rough idea of what to expect. After a few unplanned stops and wrong turns, we finally made it into Daylesford just after 2pm. After being told to wait another hour for the accomodation we resolved to kill time by wandering the main strip of the small town.

One of the first shops we saw was a satellite of the European Bier Cafe franchise. What piqued my interest was the 'For Sale' sign perched into the window, the $175,000 price tag tempting me further. My mind began racing. Could I own and run a bar? Would it be hard to give up this city life for one out in the rural area?

These thoughts would occupy my mind until the second day we were there. On a second trip through the town I began to notice quite a few shops with 'For Sale' sign on display. Then it hit me: The town that had reinvented itself twice before: During the Gold Rush and again about a decade ago as a spa/relaxation town, was dying. It's sad in a way, but to survive I believe the entire town will need to find another source of income. One not based on passing fads and non renewable resources.

My progess in the Biggest Loser game took another leap forward on Friday morning. I weighed in at 95kg, meaning I've lost yet another kilo. Although as you can see from the breakdown below there's a good chance I've put it back on, so I really can't get cocky. Exercise over the weekend consisted of in and around Daylesford. Not really enoug hto work off the amount of food I ate.

Day 14
Breakfast
Two pieces of toast, buttered with vegemite.

Lunch
One sourdough roll with chicken schnitzel and avocado.
2 Weight Watchers chocolate chip cookies (so awesome!)
One Sol beer.

Dinner
Two sausages.
Porthouse steak.
Two lamb chops.
Salad.
One piece of bread, buttered.
Half pack of M&Ms.
Bottle of red.

Day 15
Breakfast
Scrambed eggs.
Sauteed mushrooms.
Two pieces of toast, buttered.
Glass of orange juice.

Lunch
Two Weight Watchers chocolate chip cookies.
Pepper steak pie.
Handful of Jaffas.
Swig of Coke.

Dinner
Slice of grilled polenta with spinach.
Quartered baby chicken with pancetta and sliced potatoes.
One glass of white wine.
Blood orange creme brulée.

Day 16
Breakfast
2 sausages.
One fried egg.
Two pieces of toast.
Glass of orange juice.

Lunch
Pasta with tomato sauce and meatballs.
One VB stubby.

Dinner
One cheese jaffle.