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Been fairly busy since last i blogged lots of cycling, juicing, work and stuff.

Ive been doing this juicing lark for a couple of weeks now, its good stuff but not sure how sustainable it is. The idea is that you don't eat any solid food for a week - the only thing you consume is juiced fruit and vegetables, in fairly large quantities and herbal tea/water. A kind of detox/weight loss/pure raw vitamin injection idea. There is no alcohol, caffeine, sugar, carb, meat fish etc. Protein/fat is derived from avocado and there some live yogurt thrown in for a bit of calcium. As its only for a week at a time i thought it couldn't do any harm and i could do with shifting a few lbs - good for running and biking, and especially good in the summer when you spend most of your time walking around in less clothing. Its good to be less offensive to the eyeballs anyway. There's a ton of stuff on the internet about it, generally showing good results.

A week later im 12,8lbs lighter and a juicing diva/ I have it down to a fine art now, all ingredients prepped the night before, juicing and swift cleaning of the machine happens pre work and off i cycle to the office. I would like a T-shirt - Bop - Powered by juice.

At the end of week one i felt amazing, skin good, energy levels great and just generally feeling good about myself. On day 8 which happened to be a Wednesday i began juicing for breakfast and lunch with 'solid' food for tea each night - being fish or lean meat and salad or veg, food tasted soo good, any food and the key now is to remain healthy with my eating - that's the hard part.

Last night i cycled 30 miles with a friend, we sped through some beautiful south Bedfordshire villages chatting and laughing, it was wonderful and i cant wait to do it again. But can someone please tell me why its acceptable for a 50 something obese man to wear tight fitting lycra *eyeball bleach please* Im not exactly Nell McAndrew but there were a couple of shockers on the road last night.

Tomorrow i am going to attempt that running thing in around a local marina, this makes me both nervous and elated, the calf is officially on test. Three miles is the aim, if all ok this will be repeated on Friday and increased slightly on Sunday - perhaps 4-5. Only just over a week to the Thunder Run event and i am determined to run - at least one lap anyway.

Keep smiling

Bop