Well, my weight had been creeping up a bit since my holiday, but I think it's stopped now. To be honest, I hadn't been trying very hard, and was still a bit in the holiday spirit as far as food was concerned. I feel like I've turned a little corner just recently though, possibly triggered by my horror at passing 10st again! I know that's not a very 'BC' thing to say, but I had made myself a promise that I wouldn't go over 10 ever again.

I'm still struggling with not eating everything on my plate. Not a problem so much at dinner time, as we generally have something that we serve ourselves from a big pan, so I can have a small portion to begin with. But at breakfast it's hard. I've been having greek yoghurt with fruit, honey and a handful of 'Eat Natural' cereal. It's so delicious, and it's breakfast and nutritious, so I'm saying to myself that it's OK to eat it all because it's the most important meal of the day etc. And perhaps it's true, but I need to learn to leave some food on my plate, and I won't learn it that way! The last couple of mornings though, I've tried harder to tune in, and have managed to leave some. Only a smidge, but it's a start.

I still haven't started working my way through the Guru Club stuff, which I started getting back in August before I went away. I need to spend an hour on Sunday looking over the 'tasks' for the first week, and get buckled down to it.

I'm having lunch with a friend tomorrow, looking forward to some nice fish cakes or something. Then Friday evening a few of us are going to the pub after work for a leaving drink and some food (there's a pattern here - can you spot it?). Saturday I've got my mum coming over, which means another lunch out, then in the evening we're going to friends' for dinner. I'm OK with that though, getting much better at leaving food in restaurants, and I've always felt OK about ordering starters for main or whatever. It's my own cooking I can't resist! I made the most delicious roasted veg with veggie sausages tonight! I had an organic box delivered today, soooo much veg!!! I put potatoes, onions, carrots, sweet potatoes, leeks, courgettes, peppers, garlic and olives in tonight. I had half a bottle of M&S red wine and rosemary marinade left over so I used that too, and some veg stock powder, and Tesco hot dog sausages, and it was bloody marvelous!! The Boy's just come back from the gym, and had a big bowl full and loved it. There's plenty left, so I'll tub some up for Friday's lunch.

Had a marvelous day in Manchester with BC Girls on Sunday. Got a lift from Meadowhell with the beautiful Mousie (the less said about her pranging her car the better!!), and we had a wonderful lunch in Carluccio's in the Trafford Centre. I was very proud of myself for not eating all my lunch, despite it being yummy. I got invited out to dinner with the family on my way home, and as I wasn't very hungry, I had a starter - which was actually massive! Two rolls of smoked salmon filled with prawns, served with salad and Marie Rose sauce. When I got home, The Boy and I watched 28 Weeks Later, which was brill, so I had a very good day.

Anyway, I'm of to bed now. This making the dinner late lark is working a treat. I'm still having a bit of chocolate after dinner, but then nothing else.
Night night.....