Huge sigh......
Well I lost 3lbs last week so that makes up for for the 0.5lb I put on. But the weight loss definately has slowed down. Oh well I'm finishing on 10 September whatever weight I've got to becasue I want to follow the12 week refeeding programme before I go on holiday to Australia. In the 12 week refeeding programme you gradually reintroduce foods while reducing your food packs and you start testing yourself on certain foodstuffs. For example one week you might reintroduce bread, then you assess the effect on a. your weight but b. more importantly your state of mind. ie. is it a trigger food - can you ration yourself to 1 slice a day or when you start, can't you stop? I think this is going to be the most valuable part of the process. It's also possible I might still lose a bit more a you gradually up your calories over the first 6 weeks to find your ideal level.
Tlaking of food - I ate this week. 
It was planned. I had to take a client to an awards dinner and I couldn't face having to go through explanations about why I wasn't eating anything. I avoided alcohol though and stuck to water. The starter was a tomato and goats chees flan which wasn't really my thing so I cut it up a bit and had a small forkful and left the rest. The main course was guinea fowl (protein so I was ok to eat), mashed potato (avoided those nasty carbs), caramlised apple (no - couldn't afford the sugar) and baked cougettes (yummy). The dessert was a panna cotta, which again never does it for me - so I mashed it about a bit, had a spoonful and left the rest. I'm proud to say I even resisted the plate of chocolates after the meal, but that was when people noticed I wasn't really eating - they noticed nothing during the main meal but when I refused a chocolate I started to get the third degree! But I didn't care I'm proud of my achievement so far. I'd bought a new size 16, fitted dress for the occassion and even though I say it myself I look pretty good. I have incredible curves now, probably a bit much for some people, but my husband likes them, and this dress really showed off my small waist and big bum. I even got chatted up my a stranger on the street as I made my way to the venue!!
Fingers crossed I'm hoping the one small meal won't impact on the weight loss this week - the scales are looking postive so far. 