The Friday Weigh-in

Dangerous weight loss strategies are not to be encouraged but an unusual thing happened last weekend. I was feeling very ill on Saturday so I couldn't stomach any food whatsoever. As a result I seem to have lost a kilo. All of the training and careful dieting have resulted in very little change in the last weeks but a one day bug seems to have delivered some progress on the weight front.
Anyway, I am still busy with my 37 day challenge and I have now clocked up 21 alcohol-free days. To be honest it is not really a challenge because I don't think about beer so much and a nice mug of tea is still the nicest drink there is. When I go to Japan next month I will probably drink with my colleagues as is wont there so my challenge will not be extended. I might try another, longer challenge after the summer holidays though.
My language learning is really back on track. I have been making a lot of progress with Japanese, maybe the approaching visit to Japan is giving me that extra push. I finished one French novel and I have begun another. Right now I daren't start reading in English in case I will lose the French vibe. I have also been reading the latest Punto y Coma magazine so that I don't forget my Spanish. On this front I couldn't be doing more.
Dutch children have to see a speech therapist when they are about 5 to check on their language development. Luna had her meeting this week and the result was very positive. The therapist says that her Dutch is at a good level and that we just have to keep doing what we are doing to make sure that she gets enough exposure to Dutch. Nearly every day we have different children coming in and out of our house so I don't think we need to worry about the girls exposure to Dutch from now on.
Next weekend Aga will be going to Poland for a weekend to stay with a friend so I will be home alone with the kids for three days. That will be another big challenge, life keeps me pretty busy.