I am back already - today I started my day again with porridge and oatcakes with hummous - and that lasted me until lunch time at the office - had some green tea and water too!

I found myself around 11:00 reaching for my purse - bad habit of nipping to the cafe for chocolate - I realised that didn't want that so put my purse away!!

Have also resisted chocolate caramel shortcake at Nero's Caffee today - and that is my favourite. I had corner of Rob's cake instead and that was fine! Scottish people always eat with hot drinks.....

We went to Nando's for tea and I had hummous and pitta bread - and a few chips! Robert was impressed when I passed the cakes and chocolate aisles in Waitrose.

Didn't even say or think 'I'm not allowed that' - just thought 'I don't want that!' - I need to keep working at this and I will. Talk again soon.

I've left it too long to blog - this is meant to inspire me to do better but when I haven't felt that I have been doing very well I have chosen to ignore my blogging!!

Anyway - an interesting month since mid April and I have a few things to look forward to. Sticking to my theme I am looking forward to seeing Hazel in June - she is coming down for a long weekend and I am having the Friday and Monday off as leave so we are going to enjoy London together - only thing is that I suggested that we will both be into size 14 by the time we meet - and time is marching on.

I have taken myself to task again - walking increased - not always 10,000 steps daily but at least 30 minute walk daily - often far more.

I had got into a bad habit of going into my new office near Liverpool Street and on route I was collecting a nice breakfast roll or croissant and flapjack or similar - too many calories!! So I found the 'fattummyclub' website advertised in the Times this week and I am back on porridge and oatcakes to help me cut down on sugar. I will do this because I hate having a tum - when I was younger I had such a skinny waist and flat tummy - that made me look and feel feminine.

So over yet another 'sugar binge- ing' period -and trying hard to stay positive and focus on losing weight as well as improving health and moods. You see, like so many people I find it so hard to contain my sugar/sweet consumption to a reasonable level and once I start I find it hard to stop. I have been quite pleased to discipline myself more where I focus on what I have resisted in a week - so this evening I didn't give in when Robert and Alex decided on a Chines Takeaway...they enjoyed that and I had porridge and oatcakes! They also saved money......

I'll be back again soon since I need to keep this up.