12.12

Searching frantically around the kitchen trying to find something low GL for snacks. Work today - God, give me strength not to eat all the biscuits. Weight loss so far on GL is pretty good but then so am I. Will email the nutritionist tomorrow and give him my story so far.

12.12

Not exactly a massive shift of weight but then I have been suffering from the worst period imaginable and have been glued to the sofa for three days. Also trying to get my head round GL diet. What exactly am I supposed to eat other than vile beans? Perhaps not that lovely ice cream and little Whispa bits I had yesterday. I will go for a swim and think about it. I think it's the usual: meat, fish, veg good. anything lovely bad.

12.13

All this healthy eating is getting me down a bit. I haven't lost any weight. That's mainly because I haven't taken any exercise but then I have the period from hell so don't really feel like charging up and down a swimming pool preferring to stay in and change my tampon every ten minutes. Last night I had to use a fluffy flannel shoved down my pants, no ordinary sanitary towel or even inco pad would have got me through the night. I am belt and braces again tonight but just tampon and industrial pad. I am really having a rough ride this month. Anyway I am trying to get my head round this GI, GL stuff. Still don't know what happens if you accidentally eat a Boost, maybe explode. I would try it and see but Ben ate my Boost so I had to use a Fab instead. Nothing happened and I don't feel terrifically tired or massively full or bursting with energy.

A bit down

Am I Britain's oldest menstruating woman? I don't feel that brill today. Send chocolate.

12.12

First goal: lose 10 per cent of weight. 18 pounds. Ok. On Monday I weighed 13.2 so a drop to 12.12 in two days is rather good. However, I do have the mother of all headaches. This might be from caffeine withdrawal as I have vowed to avoid diet coke for a while/ ever.

13 stone

Whilst this is a ghastly amount to weigh, at least it is no more than in May when I last paid any attention. I am now on the GL diet. What's that? Absolutely no idea but I think a bit Atkins with loads a veg. So basically low carbs and lots of low GI foods. OK I haven't a clue what I am not supposed to eat but I assume it's safe to think along the lines of meat, fish, veg good - doughnuts, alcohol and sausage sarnies bad. Shame cos I could really go sausage sarni right now.

13 stone

Working so damned hard surprised I weigh so much but then a holiday in France didn't exactly help. I really must pay a bit more attention to what goes in my gob.