Update

So it's been 3 months since I posted, which is never a good sign.  How is it going?  I gained a bit, then I lost a bit.  I'm still struggling to get off sugar.  I arrived back from a holiday seeing Miss Philippines, 4 weeks in the Philippines and 1 week in Singapore.  We hadn't seen each other in 2 years.  That's an awfully long time, due to my father dying.  I'd planned on seeing her after 12 months but my father falling, and subsequently dying put an end to that.  I would not recommend going 2 years (actually 23 months) apart.  You start to forget things.  But you're chatting and Skyping this person who you've forgotten a lot about.  It's a strange situation.

After we met it did not take me long until I'd remembered all the things that made me feel that she was worth waiting 5 1/2 years for.  We get on very well together.  Plus I finally got to meet her daughter, who just turned 18 a week ago.  Things are looking good for our future together, but I'm old enough and experienced enough that things could change for the worst at any moment. 

As for my weight loss, I arrived in New Zealand on the January 1st (if you're wondering whether the turn of the decade is celebrated in a Singapore Airlines flight, the answer is a definite 'no').  The immigration arrival card for NZ is rather long, compared to the Philippines and Singapore.  You notice stark differences between the immigration systems of all 3 countries.  If you're travelling soon through Singapore you'll be pleased to know that you'll probably not wait in line when you leave Singapore, compared to say the Philippines. 

Anyway, when I arrived in Christchurch, I didn't eat anything until late in the day, when I had a large pizza.  As a result, my weight on January 2nd was a bit high, 89.2 kg.  I didn't weigh myself today but yesterday I weighed 87.3.  I've decided to try and lose 100 grams a day, using a combination of sticking to a specific level of food intake and exercise.  Let's see how long that happens, currently I'm losing at higher than that, but I don't expect it to last forever.