Janey

Benson, that,s good, nearly 1 1/2 pounds Please don,t talk about eating..I,ve had my lunch, tuna salad, then a zero percent fromage frais, then an apple. I,m now pacing up and down the lounge trying not to think of food when all I want is a bloody great bar of chocolate janey

Well done Gay, that,s brilliant Keep up the good work!! I,ve been very good, loads of walking but nothing,s happening, think my body,s given up. Fed up dieting Well...I suppose I could give it another go..especially as Gay,s worked so hard I really really really will try HARD this week. Janey

Ermmm, maybe I,m being a little bit thick here, but what exactly are Nimby,s?? Janey

NO NO NO !!! Has to be Myriam, without a doubt!!! Watched it for 4 years running now, love it !!! Roland is lovely and he can sing, I,m sure he,ll be offered a recording contract anyway Pierrick, well, my 13 yr old loves him but I think he needs a bit more time to improve. But for me Myriam, considering she,s never had a singing leson in her life, I personally think she,s got a brilliant voice ( and she comes from the same village where my son goes to lycee). SB, I agree with you, I think Marion James is great, she say,s exactly what she thinks. And did you know that Manu used to play drums for Sting?? Myriam, Myriam, Myriam Janey

No change for me since last week, but hubby was home and we did quite a bit of eating and drinking. Happy that I didn,t put any on Jan, hope you had a good week in England. I know you haven,t lost any but at least you haven,t put it on. I,ve also gone off the SB too. Going to try and have a Slimfast for breakfast and lunch just to speed things up a bit and then go back onto the SB. Lorna and Naps, I think we all eat when we,re happy, sad,depressed etc. Good luck to both of you with the moves, must be very stressfull at the moment. Janey

Me too Gay, I just love wine in the evenings. A little glass while the dinner is cooking(apperatife), couple of glassses while you,re eating, another in the lounge or up on the terrace. Every now and again I can be good and go without. Today it,s 34 degrees here and obviously that means ROSE time...mmmmm lovely chilled rose. Well this morning the scales said I,d lost 1 kilo...yippeeeeee Janey 

Managed to loose 700 g this week so I,m really pleased with that. Lots of extra walking with the dog and NO eating in between meals. It,s been so hot this past week that I got out all my SMALL Summer skirts from last year and guess what...they,re TOO SMALL, not for long they won,t be. Nothing like a bit of sunshine to put you in the mood for dieting, especially when you realise you can,t cover up them lumps for ever Good luck to everyone this week, Janey

Lautrec, there is a Senioriales development in the next village from us, it was only opened late last Summer. Don,t know anyone who lives ther but I remember the advertising was in English as well as french so obviously hoping to attract English speaking buyers also. I know they,ve got a pool, club house, bar etc. It,s in between Nimes and Uzes and approx 45 mins from the sea (Gard..dept 30) We,re not near retirement age..yet..but I,m already thinking of looking for a smaller house as I seem to spend all my time doing housework. Janey Janey

Well no change for me since the last time, but at least I haven,t put any on despite having my friend here for 6 days. Woke up feeling terrible this morning, shivers, sore throat, just wanted to stay in bed all day but I had to take the dog out. I walked really fast for an hour,  all through the vineyards, beautifull sunny day and now feeling really good. Well done to all those who lost janey

Well, about time I confessed..haven,t even bothered weighing myself, ate far too much chocolate at Easter and can,t seem to get back to being good. I,ve got my best friend from England comimng out to stay with me on Saturday..haven,t stopped cleaning the house..and I really mean cleaning..I,m shattered. No point in even thinking about dieting at the moment because I know that when she gets here we,ll do nothing but eat and drink When she goes (following Thurs) I am going to try extremely HARD to be good!! Janey

Alexis, do you mean a lover to love you wobbly bits and all...or to exercise the wobbly bits... Me, haven,t weighed myself, like Jan gone a bit pear shaped...why oh why can you be good sometimes and not others Janey

Just picked myself up off the floor laughing Janey

SB, silly cow that I am, I bought the super pillow, well two of them actaually, coz I don,t sleep well. Do I wake up refreshed? Is my makeup intact? Are my breasts large and firm?............?????????????? Thought the third one as we dicussed the other day was to do with menopause and hormones and all that!!! Janey

SB, I don,t know about Didier Daguenau, but you know the bottle of ...Vin d,orange.. you gave me on Thursday..well it,s all gone, not me I might protest. my friend Laurenska came to visit me today, she,d had enough of working in the vineyards with hubby so I said..have you ever tasted vin d,orange..no was the reply.. well there,s none left!! Was it worth 1000 squideroonies.......ermmmmmmm...dunno...it was really good though...really good!!! Recipe please SB ???!!!!!!! Happy tiddled Janey

Merci SB Seriously, been a bit naughty, had a few worries, 66.1kg this morning, but I,m back on track! Janey

I,m with Peter on this one. From our own experiance of Ryanair we,ve only ever had politeness. Hubby has used the NImes/Stanstead now Luton service for approx 4 yrs now. He is always allowed on with hand luggage that is slightly over, as I was a few weeks back. The cabin staff have always been friendly and polite. The staff at Nimes airport deserve a medal as far as I am concerned because of the number of English passengers that turn up 10 mins before the plane arrives, they,re still allowed on. If they,re not ariving late, they,re sitting in the bar drinking after the gate closure time..they,re still allowed on.  As it,s been said, you get what you pay for, a not too bad flight, a good price, sometimes late but that can,t be helped, coffee,s not wonderful but it,s ok when you need it, the staff are friendly and polite. Janey

SB is NOT overweight.. I know coz I,ve seen her, she,s skinny and very tall...where,s that Rose gone(can,t do the accent over the e)...can,t there just be a wine diet Janey

Well done Belinda! I,m just wondering if everyone has been naughty like me and is that why there aren,t many posts today Well, no change for me, hubby came home for 5 days and I,ve done nothing but eat and drink..very ashamed of myself Janey

Looks like the whole of France has got snow that day Zeb! Be carefull. Janey

Well done Jan, as you say it,s in the right direction. Don,t beat yourself too much Alexis, it,s cold and that makes you want to eat. Me, I,ve only lost 500g, but better than nothing. I was a bit naughty at the weekend Will be good this week. Janey

SB, did he not move up to College with his friends from ecole? If he did , are they not in his class? That must be very hard for you to know that he is so unhappy. What about  having a word with his teacher, finding out if he could possibly move class to be with someone he at least likes and knows and vice versa. Maybe he,s had an argument with a friend and can,t tell you about it, these things get out of hand sometimes. Janey

Gay, I think you,ve done brilliantly. Like you I don,t want to be old and fat. I,ve been slim all my life up untill like I said I had my hysterectomy. After reading some of your posts (and others) I thought to myself no, I can do it, hard as it may be. Touch wood so far, I,m in the right frame of mind, got so many nice clothes to wear that I can,t fit into. Me I love wine, white or rose. As soon as the cooking starts, out comes the wine but this past week I,ve surprised myself. I,ve had the glass or two of red allowed on phase 2 but I,m not a red lover so half the time I,ve not even finished it.....not saying that will last forever. Anyway, continuing with the diet, want to look good for Spring/Summer..no..determined to. Janey

Gay, 61 pounds, that,s unbelievable, and has that all been lost on the Southbeach Diet?Did you keep your old clothes? Alexis, have you tried the SB or does it not suit you? And Jan, funny you should mention ..menopausal weight.. I never had a problem with weight untill my hysterectomy, slowly but surely the weight started creeping on. It,s true that it,s harder to shift weight when you are in your menopause. But saying that the SB diet does seem to shift it from the places you want it to. Janey

Looks like I,m the first one to weigh in today...66.7 kilos...so lost 1.2 kilos, approx 2 and half pounds. Very happy with that, can,t see it but my trousers are definately looser. Although really my weigh in day should be tomorrow as I started on a Weds Good luck with the weigh-ins Janey

Like Gay, I love Allbran but I really love Porridge, been having it a lot lately. All I do is boil 3 cups of water,then add 1 cup of porridge oats, stir, leave to simmer for 3 minutes and it,s done. Alexis can,t you just sprinkle Canderel on it, that,s what I do and it,s just as nice....Talking of which..I think it,s breakfast time. Janey