Day 25

I woke up in the early hours of this morning and lay there thinking, which can cause all sorts of problems as I tend to over think  and eventually nothing makes sense! Last night, the only thing on my mind was food and how much I should or shouldn't be eating, which made me realise,  how much of our daily life  revolves around food! Im not sure if my thoughts were heightened by my current  situation  or, if indeed, this is true. Take the Queen of Weight Watchers for example, she has lost a fortune of weight on her diet and swears it has now become a lifestyle, but is still  constantly thinking about and planning her next meal. Most celebrations are centred around people getting together and eating - on our first birthday,  we are placed in front of a table bulging with yummy treats that are normally out of bounds  (except the Jehovah's Witness folk who don't celebrate birthdays) and from then on, every birthday is associated with food. Even at my ripe old age I like to be taken to some fabulous restaurant for dinner to celebrate yet another year down the track. Weddings, Christenings and even Funerals are  occasions where food   plays a  part, each having their own culinary tradition. Religions are also differentiated by food  - the Muslims and Jews, for example, don't eat Pork and Christians only eat fish on a Friday, not to mention the countless religious holidays where food (and  an obscene amount of it), defines the specific occasion and we spend months plotting and planning the menus. Its no wonder so many of us have a warped idea of how much we should eat - its all we ever talk about! My very wise Grandmother once said that all men think about are their stomachs and what hangs off them!

You can see why it could be dangerous for me to think too much in the wee hours of the morning. Having offloaded all that trivia, I have to say, my diet is going extremely well - I have lost another kilogram and besides being a tad ratty yesterday, I'm feeling quite pleased with myself and with the pace things are finally moving! My husband and I have planned an alcohol-free weekend (Oh God, I can just hear all my girlfriends groaning and thinking how boring!) and plenty of cycling, so here's to a great weekend! x