Bloss - your diet sounds not unlike mine last year, and I probably only lost a pound or two a week, but those weeks really clock up when it's such an easy diet to follow. And it has stayed off! But like most people my weight varies by 2-3 pounds day by day, and it would drive me mad if I weighed myself every day. Just keep looking at the trends.....when I started I was dipping below 10 stone every now and then, then all of a sudden I was below 10 stone all the time, and so on.......
It's true there are carbs in many things; the trick is to eat loads of the things with very little!! So have a few nuts as a snack but not a whole bag.
Timba - I'm an early morning exerciser - not that I'm naturally an early riser - but I find if I don't get it out of the way first thing, before I really have time to think about it, it won't happen. For example, I could be running now (only DS1 is at home), but am I? Nooooo, the lure of a comfy seat in front of the PC is far too strong.....good thing I went at 7am. Also in the summer it's cooler then, and you only need to shower/do your hair/make-up etc once in the day!
By the way, if I have a sugar/cake craving I find a chunk of cheese or something savoury bizarrely makes it go away. I suppose your body is just saying "give me energy" and we confuse that with "give me sugar" - a bit like when you feel hungry sometimes you really just need a drink of water.
Anyway, bolognaise tonight - instead of the usual garlic courgettes we eat it with I thought I'd try the courgette fritters. Will report back.....