Day 22

I hate Mondays and I hate term time! I know we are doing the best for our children by sending them off to school but my family seems to function so much better when we are all together.

The rest of our weekend away was divine, Monday morning however, brought on a serious case of 'the blues' and I found myself comfort eating through most of the day. NOT GOOD!  Everything changed last night though, when, my husband and I went off to see Neil Diamond - the experience was so fantastic from beginning to end that  my faith in the joy of life was renewed and I once again felt inspired to follow the path I have set out for myself! I weighed myself this morning with trepidation and I hate to say  I'm exactly the same as I was this time last week - SCREAM!!!! Its so disheartening, but instead of burying myself in a large bag of Cheese Puffs, (which is what I would normally do) I sat down and really analysed what I was doing and where I was going wrong. I realized that the only person I was fooling by so-called "cutting back" was fat old me! My husband (who is irritatingly right about most things) pointed out to me  that I only have two settings - stop and go! Its clear to me now that I cant possibly achieve my goal by doing this 'healthy eating in moderation' thing, I function far better with strict rules and clear boundaries. I have decided to put myself back on my  faithful SureSlim diet which  has really worked for me in the past and the results are quick yet sustainable. I know I can lose the weight I need to in the remaining ten weeks, I just have to keep my eye on the prize (which is a fabulous pair of black leather shinny jeans!) , my hands off the fridge door and my mouth closed! It doesn't sound that hard? I do agree that I have chopped and changed a bit,  but please don't give up on me because I'm not giving up on myself! x