Well done everyone - and thanks for the good wishes. I still feel well under par, but have been for some acupuncture, s hopefully will feel a bit bettter in a day or two.

I walked past Thornton's today and as I wasn't feeling well, gave myself permission to go in and buy a little something; I thought about it and decided that actually, thank you very much, I didn't want anything. That feels great, doesn't it.

I know we have to be patient about the weight loss - and that a pound a week would be well over 3 stone in a year, but sometimes it's hard to feel patient! And unfortunately, I suspect the little thing I could do would be to give up wine - I have cut down on the number of glasses; perhaps now I'll start using a smaller glass!