Thursday 20th September.

82 days to go.

Well, today exercise has begun. I was not foolish enough to believe that I could detox and lose weight without some form of exercise. I have maintained my no sweets/chocolate/dessert regime without too much effort.

I had my last diet coke last week, Friday I think, so that is 1 week ago!

I start with 30 minutes in the pool at 0630. I am combining some walking, hopping, swimming and stretching in that time.

It is then off to Tweetys' room for breakfast. This morning we were joined for breakfast by Squeeky. Mine is 3 slices of toast and Vegemite with a cup of tea. Off to work with the group. Lots of teeth gnashing and banging my head against the wall. I had some good news about work, but I cannot share that with you until next Wednesday. I know that the 3 people reading this will be bristling with anticipation. On the subject of the people reading this, just before I finish here I will make reference to words beginning with "T", "B" and "E" that will please the CIA operatives who scan transmissions from the Pacific Rim. I may even mention "OBL" too for good measure.

After work we call in to the bottle shop, Spud Cod picks up a case of SolBrew for the next couple of nights work.

I return to the pool for another 30 minutes of exercise. They shower and head off to the foyer.

We decide to eat in the Prison Mess tonight. They have a Japanese and a Western menu. Some interesting menu picks by the crew this evening. Tweety goes for the rib eye steak with a pepper sauce, Bubble bum goes for an entree of Tempura vegetables, main of whole lobster and dessert of Sticky date pudding. They do not quite grasp the sticky date concept as it comes out cold with more of an icing than a sticky, although listed as served with ice cream and cream it arrives with 2 scoops of ice cream. Cream must be off! Squeeky goes for the beef curry. Spud cod starts with satay chicken from the Western Menu????? and follows with Crackerin(sic) pork. I go for the whole lobster, it is split and grilled with a lime butter and chive sauce and served with rice and sauteed vegetables. Cost was a staggering $140 SolDol or $23 Aus. for the lobster.

During the dinner Bubble Bum has picked up a new name. While in his room and in a mild state of undress (the only thing he was wearing was a pair of nail clippers) he was surprised by one of the room service maids, well he swears it was not planned and that will be his defence in court! A short time later he had a slight plumbing problem with the toilet. Reception then send someone to fix the problem. The poor unfortunate to be handed this job is the same maid who caught him unaware earlier. She his armed with a plunger and proceeds to fix the problem. We have not found out if Bubble Bum had altered his state of dress on this occasion. So, henceforth he is known as "Plunger".

Apre dinner drinks are held in the foyer as per usual. I have just realised that the more astute of you will have picked up the point about pre and during and apre dinner drinking. How can he detox if he is doing all that drinking I hear you all whisper? Well, I only have 1 drink per day. Either pre or Apre, some times during. Occasionally I have a second, but not often. I just spend time with the others. I am now drinking about 2 litres of water a day.