Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Day 44 (Phase 2) - One step forward (welcome back Kevin!)

A day overshadowed (for me) by the news that Kevin Keegan is to return to Newcastle as manager following the departure of Sam Allardyce. Great news and an instant response from the team with a 4-1 victory over Stoke City (OK I know they aren't premiship) in the FA Cup.

I am starting to get the hang of this eating and drinking lark and managing to eat plenty whilst (hopefully) maintain my weight at an acceptable level. On two meals a day now and finding this easy to manage and still eating plenty of fruit.
Weigh in for week 6 revealed I had gained 0.1 of a Kg so no real change.
This song is deducted to all of those who have read this blog and offered me support as well as those friends and family who have give me positive feedback on my journey and and kept me motivated.
Title: One step forward
Artist: Paul Young
Album: Secret of association
Year: 1985

I'm sending you these letters across miles and miles of water.
Tell Stevie that I saw his friends and mother that I love her.
Well, I know I haven't been here long and I know it seems much longer
but every letter you write back makes me a little stronger.

Everybody here has seen as many years as me.
It's only now they realise what they are here to see.
So I'll take my pen and I'll write you a note and send it off in a letter
and we'll hope that writing these troubles down will make me feel better.

One step forward or one step left.
I raise my gun and I take my aim.
I'm just a pawn in the government's game.

The first day I was posted was the longest I have known.
I can't believe the bitterness the human heart can show.
The hatred of another is a blindness in their eyes.
All I do is stand between them wondering why.

One step forward or one step left.
I raise my gun and I take my aim.
I'm just a pawn in the government's game.

Little boy stand with stones in hand and cold eyes of steel.
I wish I could throw my rifle down and tell him how I feel.
Well, I know I haven't been here long and I know it seems much longer
but every letter you post to me makes me a little stronger, stronger.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi John, glad it is working out for you. I am still losing and I joined the gym yesterday. I have been nominated for another award at work, so has given me more motivation to keep going as we have awards evening on 22nd February.

Keep going. Linda

John said...

Linda
Great news and well done.

Have a good time at the award evening, which gives you time to practice being ‘good’ at social events!