Issues on my mind today are my diet, physical issues, and penalty rates.
I started a diet near the end of January, January the 22nd, after all the Christmas chocolates and trifles, and meringues, were eaten. Started out at 85kg and as at the 26th February I am now 76.7 Kg. Not too bad but still a way to go, 72Kg would be nice. My food is a piece of dry toast in the morning, a replacement protein drink for lunch (Arbonne) and the a normal meal for tea, no deserts, no chocolates, lollies, or drinks other than many cups of tea with one spoon of sugar and milk. I supplement my intake with nectarines, plums, and apples, when feeling too hungry. Initially I dropped quickly to about 80 kg but stagnated there for a few weeks so I decided to knock of a normal meal with a protein replacement every 2nd day. This seems to have done the trick and I have been losing about ½ a kilo each week for the last couple of weeks or so.
After table tennis on Friday by right foot just pains. Tendonitis I believe and so far two days later I am still hobbling. Nothing going for it (old age) as a friend of mine says.
Reduced penalty rates are just another way of saying reduced wages. Our most lowest paid workers who have been forced into working on weekends, public holidays and after hours, due to the demands of our society fuelled by competition and greed which have allowed unneeded extended trading hours are now to be punished.