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Diary of a dieter - week 4

Maltesers, After Eights, beer, wine and pizza? Should they really be on Rachel's menu?

Forgive me Weight Watchers, for I have sinned. Outrageously. You would have thought I learned my lesson after last week, but oh no. My intentions were good but, after a visit to the cinema with a friend, I uttered those fatal words, 'Oh, all right then. I'll come for a quick one'.

Strangely, it was 4am in the morning when I staggered home after finally being kicked out of a jazz club. And forget wine, this time the beer monster made an appearance. The mantra 'wine good, beer bad' clearly forgotten, I proceeded to drink as much as I could get my mitts on. And at three points a pint that has put me in a serious points crisis.

The following day I went to a dinner party at a friend's house. As they always do, things started well. We began with low-fat minestrone soup, then fresh pasta, vegetables and fruit with fromage frais to finish. But sadly the evils of alcohol proved to be my downfall. Again.

Booze really does affect my willpower, I realised as I reached out for my fifth (oh shame) handful of Maltesers from the jumbo-sized bowl that accompanied coffee. And it didn't stop there. Half a box of After Eight mints bit the dust too.

But I woke up with a wicked plan the following day. It will be easy - some serious fat-burning action in the gym, followed by a very long steam in the Turkish bath. The end result? I looked like a prune and felt sick as a dog. But hey, I thought, if it's helped reverse the damage from the night before it'll be worth it.

I was very good for the rest of the week, sticking to my points plan like glue. I knew I'd have to if I was to have any chance of making that needle on the scales go down, instead of skywards.

In my search for tasty low-fat food, I discovered that Marks and Spencer do a really delicious ham and mushroom pizza, for just six points! The great thing about food like this is that I don't feel deprived, and that's very important. If I'm told I can't have something, usually it just makes me want it even more.

I wore my lightest clothes for my weekly date with the scales yesterday. I'm not kidding when I say it's a pity I couldn't just wear my knickers and bra, because I was genuinely scared as I stepped on the scales of terror. 'Please God, I'll be a good girl from now on', I prayed pathetically.

So I am stunned and relieved to discover I've lost another half pound. I have no idea how that happened but believe me when I say, I'm just glad it did.

Original start weight:13st 7lbs
End week one weight: 13st 2½lbs
End week two weight: 13st 3½lbs
End week three weight: 12st 11½lb
End week four weight:12st 11lb

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