Well the last few days have gone really well! I have eaten sensibly (with the exception of Tuesday night when I might have been guilty of scoffing two creme caramels... don't ask), and have lost 2 lb already, hurray! I have to say, the book I bought (Anthony Worrell Thomson GI Recipes) is fab, and I have been trying to stick to low GI food where possible, basically because it keeps you fuller for longer and hence prevents snacking. I've also been making a big effort to eat at least 5 portions of fruit and veg a day, and have succeeded so far. This is good because it's been ensuring that if I snack, it's largely on fruit.

I invented a scrumptious smoothie the other day (even if I do say so myself!) with banana, peanut butter, yoghurt and milk. A handful of oats would make it even more wholesome. I quite like having a smoothie in the morning, so I'll keep going with that (and get myself some scrummy fruits and some oats to put in them). I also tend to have a slice of toast. I'm really enjoying my food, really enjoying doing the exercises in Laura's room in the morning (which thankfully seems to be becoming routine), really enjoying walking the dogs up the hill in the mornings. So can't complain about a thing! And have bought myself a magazine (shallow I know, but looking at the slim-tastic models helps to inspire me) so shall enjoy looking at that at tea break with low fat biscuits!

Have also started a thread on Handbag, lots of my chums have joined in and that is also really helpful and inspiring. I'm making Friday my weigh in day, and have weighed myself today - 2 lb lost since Tuesday, making me 12 stone 3 with a target weight of 10 stone 7 - so only 23 lb to go, yikes!