“And I don’t even like you!” I bet your first thought was: “Naughty little one!” when you read the line above. But hey, I’m going to surprise you(once again!) and say, no, actually, that’s what I said to Emma yesterday evening after a day of eating too little and doing too much! I had a busy weekend, then on Sunday night I didn’t sleep until midnight as BBC1 decided not to work at 8 p.m., time for “Call the Midwife” and I stayed up catching up with the girls in the latest episode on iPlayer. Then yesterday morning I grazed on pita bread and hummus, went for a 30-minute power walk and then just rushed on to work at 1. Biiiiig mistake! I managed to grab half an apple and a banana but it was way too little in terms of nutrition(for running around after 3 young kids!) and at 5.30, when I returned from work I was RAVENOUS. Not a good time for Emma to put on a little tantrum over leggings but hey, …

I am sure you missed me yesterday, everybody, I did miss you too but last night we had a rare night out seeing old neighbours and friends. We were lucky enough to find a babysitter for Emma, our friends managed to put ALL their four kids to bed by 9.30 and we had a lovely evening eating Chinese and debating whether Oscar Pretorius killed Reeva Steenkamp. Chinese, you say, I can hear you ask, almost hopeful…Is that supposed to be good for you when dieting? Eeeerm, nooo…But we tried what we thought would be the least damaging to our waistlines and ultimately, our health. We got two portions of chicken and black bean sauce and two portions of boiled rice to share between the four of us. We drank water and tea. And we still managed to have a good time. Bottom line? You can still see friends and socialise at the weekend as long as you keep your portion size under control, choose the least fatty/sugary options from the menu and…you find a pal …

Good news on all fronts, friends! My weigh-in this morning, after only 6 days of the health challenge? A kilo lighter than last weekend!! I know for sure that this is due to not having had almost any bread this week and giving my body time to get rid of all the sticky gluten from my gut. I had cravings for it, I won’t deny it, but usually I tricked my taste buds by having one bite of bread when it got really bad. I also ate much more fruit (some I love, some-like bananas- I had to almost force them into me) and veggies and drank loads of healthy teas and water. I don’t expect to be losing a kilo a week for the rest of this challenge but it is definitely an encouraging start! Another thing I wanted to make you aware of is that I am trying to increase my exposure on Facebook so I have set a wee challenge for this week: to get to 100 likes. Once I reach it, …