2 lbs - I'm now up to 19.4 pounds lost

Hi all

just a quickie - a 2 pound loss this week so feeling pretty pleased. This despite hardly any exercise due to very cold weather and dodgy hamstring - so hopefully I can keep it up for next week. My secret this week - porridge for breakfast and a two person portion of soup for lunch with lots of fruit - you feel full and its hardly any points and you feel as if you're eating a lot! (well you are!). Having a celebratory Leffe beer tonight. When do you suppose they'll learn to make beer in North America?

No weight gained over New Year

Yes my friends it is true - I weighed exactly the same when I got back as when I left - to the nearest tenth of a pound! I had prepared myself for around a 4 or 5 pound increase (see previous blog) so was very happy. I have pretty much stuck to it this week - although exercise has been hard as its freezing outside and I have loads of work. Also I tweaked a hamstring last week - which I think I mentioned - its still a bit sore so nothing too aggravating which means not too much sweating! Thus the loss may not be large (or even a loss!) but I'm getting back into the mental groove and feel confident that I can shift another 10 pounds before Jo and Brendan's wedding in April.

3 weeks off and some has come back!

Don't know how much as I haven't been near any scales. We started well - ran every day, walked every day but the sheer quality and quantity of food and drink has ground us down. And once you get off the wagon it is very hard to get back on. I'm glad that we extended our membership of weight watchers before we left or else it might have been a while before we went back and more damage would have been done. As it is I'm predicting a 5 pound increase next tuesday - so watch this space......