Thanks Timba 
I was going to go to the gym but dh needed to go out and sort out his car. Being a local little gym, it closes at 12.30!
Next week I'm going to do A kick start with the Zoe Harcombe diet. I've done it before and it really does work.
If anyone wants to join in, I've copied it below. I usually change it so I have the porridge for breakfast every morning and then choose any 2 of the non-carb meals.
I didn't stick to it rigidly either and had a skinny cappuccino every day!
THE 5-DAY RULES
- Unless specified, you can eat as much as you like, so you should not feel hungry.
- Drink about 1.5 litres of water, herbal tea, decaf tea or coffee (without milk) a day.
- No dairy is allowed, apart from a knob of butter for cooking when stated, and as much natural live yoghurt as you like.
- Unless mentioned, all foods can be cooked in any way - roasted, fried, grilled, baked, poached, steamed etc.
- You can have unlimited amounts of any vegetables, apart from potatoes and mushrooms.
- Salad can consist of any veg - lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, peppers, cucumber, onion, beetroot and so on.
- You can snack between meals on crudités or natural live yoghurt, but try and get used to eating only three big main meals a day.
THE MEAL PLAN
DAY 1
Breakfast: Unsmoked bacon and eggs all cooked in olive oil.
Lunch: Salmon steak, veg and a side salad drizzled with olive oil.
Dinner: Brown rice (50g dry weight) and any veg stir-fried in olive oil.
- A protein-only breakfast means you'll stay full until lunchtime
DAY 2
Breakfast: 100g puffed rice cereal (available in the gluten-free section of all major supermarkets) with natural live yoghurt.
Lunch: Salad Nicoise made from tinned tuna (in water, brine or olive oil) or tuna steak with green salad leaves, hard-boiled eggs, olives and anchovies. Dress with olive oil.
Dinner: Lamb or pork chops with unlimited veg and salad.
DAY 3
Breakfast: Plain or ham omelette. Whisk 2-3 eggs, 1/2 tsp mixed herbs, 1 sliced red pepper and unlimited ham (optional). Melt a knob of butter (no more than 1/2 tsp) in a pan. Add the mixture and cook until firm.
Lunch: Stir-fried veg with chicken or beef.
Dinner: Stuffed peppers. Boil 50g brown rice (dry weight) and stir-fry chopped mixed veg. Combine together and fill a deseeded pepper shell. Bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes until the pepper is soft.
- Using brown rice instead of white balances out your blood-sugar levels and stop cravings.
DAY 4
Breakfast: Porridge made from 75g porridge oats mixed with water and cooked to your liking.
Lunch: Chef's salad made from salad leaves, grated carrots, grated beetroot and boiled eggs together with a selection of cold meats. Dress with olive oil.
Dinner: A whole large fish (any kind, as long as it's not smoked or cured) baked in the oven with veg and salad. Dress with olive oil.
DAY 5
Breakfast: Natural live yoghurt.
Lunch: Roast or grilled chicken with salad.
Dinner: Tomato rice pasta. Cook 75g (dry weight) rice pasta*. Fry an onion and a clove of garlic in olive oil, add a tin of tomatoes, 2tsp basil and ground black pepper and simmer until the rice pasta is ready.
- Natural live yoghurt kills off bacteria in the stomach and combats bloating