Well that was another fast week at work - feeling positive that I lost 2lbs in weight hardly even trying. What a difference a pedometer and a food diary can make. It really is all about psychology eh? You really do need to get your mind under control and your mind in control of food intake.

I have been trying to increase my fruit consumption - not easy. My weakness is stil in replacing sweet stuff with savoury/healthy choices. So I find myself in Starbucks to relax for a short lunch break and in front of me is a coffee (americano with milk) which is fine but alongside the coffee is my favourite skinny ginger muffin.......the skinny is a delusion since it contains 399 calories. So I enjoy it but of course that value in calories is my whole lunch. Now in anyone's estimation that is not good healthy eating.

This weight action plan we are part of is good - they want us to cut down below 4 hours the time spend in an evening just sitting at either TV or computer - makes sense since it is often in those times we nibble! also it is too easy to waste hours when we could be doing something like walking!!

So I am all for improving my efforts this week and it should get easier being part of a great group at work who all want to lose weight. A bit of healthy competition can be good and I really do intend to get back into my size 14 clothes within about 3 weeks and then get into a size 12/14 by May/June time. Don't want to be over ambitious - just a steady loss of 2lbs a week will be a healthy way to reduce and the walking should keep me toned.

I am happy this weekend - Robert has been busy with Rotary this week and it is great to see him with energy to do that - he is out all day today training. Alex is home and it was good to go for a lovely meal with her last evening at Carluccios at Canary Wharf - noisy but nice atmosphere.

Today we will go shopping but even if it is 9:50 there is no sign of Alex - she will get up sometime later!

We will talk again.........