Thought i'd update this..

Ended up taking 5 weeks out of the gym - had a load of teeth pulled so wasn't allowed to do any excessive exercise at the beginning of December, then i slashed my left middle finger down to the bone and fucked up the nerve with a Stanley blade, so ended up with that bandaged and taped up, so i couldn't use my left hand and then, to top it all off, had flu all over xmas and new year. happy fucking days.

Plus side though, since i weighed my self at the gym at the beginning of December, to Tuesday this week (11/1) i've lost over 1st in weight !!

I did feel it when i jumped on the weights again Tuesday evening though, had a bit of a blonde moment and thought i'd be able to just carry on where i left off.. or not, as it seems

So, i've got my motivation back as i'm not far off my 'goal weight' - am already back down to a size 32 waist, which i'm quite pleased about. once i've achieved that, i shall probably start looking at building muscle properly rather than just gettin rid of the tea belly and toning up. Dunno for definate yet though.

Cheers for all the advise and tips folks !