Well what a lovely week-end - and we have almost reached the week at Spring Harvest we have looked forward to for months! I will only work Monday to Wednesday this week and then on Thursday we will take Ally Cat to her posh cattery before packing to go.

Alex has a birthday meal planned with her friends for Thursday and then the three of us leave around 10am on Friday for Minehead.

So how has my shape up programme been going since last time I wrote? I decided I need to get of sugar as in chocolate, cakes and sweets asap so on Friday when Robert and I were out I cut right back - and enjoyed the real food far more. Since then I have maintained this which is great because today I was faced with a whole table of desserts to die for and resisted quite easily....now for you that could well be normal but for me this is a miracle.......so here's to a positive week following the same programme!

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I have had a lovely relaxing day off today - using up annual leave and taking opportunity to spend a bit of time with Robert - since I work all week and Rob is retired!

Work is certainly not without pressure - most of it because there is so much to do and fit in and even more I want to do - fortunately not because of the tasks........I love HR work and the variety it offers.

However I do realise that it is so easy to snack wrongly at work - to buy sweets, crisps, chocolate and snack on these rather than have a proper break.

Last week at Waitrose I did buy a lot of food but tried harder to focus on avoiding too many wasteful calorie foods - in place of buying choccie biscuits I bought (alongside our usual oatcakes for hummous) I bought spiced oat biscuits - and we all like those.

Today I decided that I am taking in far too much sugar so when we were out I deliberately avoided the cakes and chocolate bars and am quite pleased to have lasted one day!

As well as my exercise and cutting down on sugar I should feel a bit healthier for Spring Harvest. Can't wait now for our Easter highlight - Spring Harvest was so uplifting and encouraging last year and we are going to have a great time. Talk again later.

Well now - why is it so long since I have blogged? It is like this......the more I think of diets - as they say in all the literature about the same I think of food. So when someone suggests low fat diets that is fine by me but I buy Turkish delight bars and big bags of mallows - because after all they are low fat eh? - BIG mistake - the more I eat the more I want because sugar makes me crave sugar.........so I joined the gym for gym and I resorted to lovely jacuzzi, swim, steam room a and sauna - and so far have been once to the gym!! (well it is a bit boring eh?).

So why have I got the nerve to start blogging again - because I have cracked it this week - the sun has come out and that's what I was waiting for so I have walked 10k steps yesterday and today - and have not over eaten .........

The swimming pool is out of action for now because the pump needs repaired so I really should put in one visit to the gym this week - and I will - after which I will enjoy a lovely sauna to relax.

Of course Sunday was mother's day and as you would expect I got a large box of chocolates - and have eaten most of them but that was a treat. I have three weeks only until our Spring Harvest break so I am keen to feel good for that break!

Take care - I will be back healthier and happier soon.