I wasn't hopeful about my weight loss this week but it was reasonable at 4.5lb taking me down to 15s 5lb. BMI is 31 point something. I am not unhappy with this but hope to do better next week. I want to see those scales go below 15s!

Nibs came to the meeting after eating meals all week and has put on 2lb. But he is now "back on track" although plans to drink this weekend.

I am really looking forward to a piece of poached chicken which I will be eating on the 30th of May.

One thing that I should record about this diet is that I feel a lot more relaxed generally, much more on an even keel, more balanced. This is probably because I do not have alcohol in my system, together with sugar rushes etc... It is something I will miss when I return to real food and some vino collaspo!

One other thing to note is that I have not bought any soups at all this week. I can not stand them any more. They make me wretch. I may get fed up of shakes this week and be saying the oppersite next friday.

One other thing to note is that I joined this diet expecting to do the minimum term of 8 weeks and then go on to management and to stritchly stick to the diet. THis is why I did not set a target weight. Those that have set target weights have all strayed, this is because they think "If I stray then I'll just do an extra week". I think that both systems have merit however the important bit from my point of view is learning weight management skills, and that comes with the next step of the course.

Additionally, the focus of this diet is very emotional. All members of this male group find it difficult to relate to the excercises that we do during the sessions. I don't really care about this. The reasons why I am overweight are:

1.) My portin sizes are too large
2.) I drink too much booze
3.) I expect to eat like I am in a restaurant every night
4.) X? trigger foods encourage me to overeat - I need to work out what these are

The sessions have helped me to identify these points. I do not reach for a bar of chocolate if someone says something horrible to me - I think that a lot of women that are overweight probably do and the course helps them understand this.