Hi... now that the children have left home and the car becomes more attractive than a walk plus enjoying good food and good wine the pounds gradually crept on. Then in March 2017, some 2 stone over-weight, I found I not only avoided mirrors but also shop windows in case I caught a glimpse of my oversize stomach and double chin(s). Like us all I am so impatient on diets expecting a few days of starvation will see the pounds slip away.

So I went back to my Fat Burning Soup Diet book I last used in 2012 with good results. However it turned me off celery before but with a new way of preparing it I feel ready to Fat Burn Soup again.

Started on 1st April (2017) weighing in at a jumbo 189 pounds. By the 1st May (2017) managed to get down to 166 pounds. Due to go on a Mediterranean cruise on 4th May which I am looking forward to with a new confidence especially being able to fit many of the shorts, sweaters and shirts I long put away.

But how do I maintain the loss... that's my new problem!