Keep Taking The Biscuit

Monday 31st March (Week 3, Day 15) 

I woke at 8.30am, as I had a local meeting at 10.15am, I got on the scales, my total weight loss for the two weeks is still 6lb. I had a wash & had two maple Cookies, for breakfast at 9am, with a coffee (not decaf) I'm so shattered lately, that I've actually had to buy coffee, that is not decaf, to wake me up & to give me some energy (no wonder they say not to exercise on this diet!!!) Normally I'm on the decaf coffee & decaf diet cokes, as I'm so full of hyper energy, I can't sleep & suffer insomnia & excess energy!!! No danger of that on this diet... I could happily hibernate, wake me in summer!!! I had another snack Cookie at 11am, after I got back from my short meeting, I had it with a pint of water & I had my 2nd maple snack Cookie, at 1pm, with another coffee, as I'm still very exhausted!! Then went for my Bailine session, at 2pm. I was weighed today, I'm going to be measured Friday, on my 6th session. I have been coming twice a week, for two weeks, and started the same time as I started the Cookie Diet, so had same starting weight. According to their scales I have lost 5kg, that's 11lb (So nearly double the 6lb, I thought I'd lost, going by my scales) well I'll be interested to hear my measurements on Friday!! 

My session, was torso again today, and it was more tender just under my breast area, but my kidneys are still not fully recovered, from my fall down my stairs Wed/Thur, or the resulting bladder infection, that caused, so that is no doubt why!! I had my main meal, for lunch today, a Quorn steak, with a big fresh salad, dressed with lemon juice & balsamic vinegar, with a blob of Coleman's mustard on the side, 580cals. Washed down with a diet coke. I heard from a top model agency, today, that I've been accepted, on to their books, so I'm going into their offices to sign contracts next week!! Excellent!!! I got home & watched "The Real Housewives Of New Jersey" I really, really, can't stand, that vile, skank, Teresa, or ANY of her family!!! A Vile Brood!! I was so tired by 5pm, I had to have a lay down, on the bed (so unlike me!!) after I had my evening snack Cookie. 

I was still, laying on my bed, feeling shattered, when I had my next maple snack Cookie, at 7pm. I was chatting to Julie online, she was full of energy, unlike me, but she did have a day off the diet, for Mother's Day, yesterday. I actually bought some Exlax today, as this constipation (which I never normally suffer with) can't be good for you & could be why, my abdomen was more tender, during my Bailine session today. We will see if it shifts much? As so far, I haven't been today again!! While out, a local character I know said "Hey June, you've lost weight, don't be losing too much, we won't see you!" So I guess the loss is noticeable.

I had my 2 maple, dinner Cookies, at 9pm, while watching Revenge, with a coffee, and despite taking some Exlax after lunch, there is still no bowel movements (odd) At 11pm I had my last snack Cookie, I've felt shattered all day, I hope I feel livelier tomorrow, as I'm filming again, thankfully it's not an early start. I packed my green & black costume, ready for tomorrow & was in bed by 11.30pm. I chatted a bit on Facebook & Twitter, plus played a bit on Google Maps, catching Pokamon, which I'm sure is a April Fools thing. There was a lovely picture, of my favourite dog, on twitter (above) I love Chow's, they're like cuddly teddy bears!! I took a Exlax chocolate segment, at midnight & shattered I went to sleep! 

Tuesday 1st April (Week 3, Day 16) April Fools Day 

I had a lay in until 10.30pm, as filming isn't until 2.30pm today, it's nice & warm now I'm filming, typical. I went to the loo instantly I got up, thanks to the laxative last night, a decent 2 weeks backlog (at last) I had 2 breakfast maple Cookies at 11am with a coffee & 30 mins later, I was back on the loo again & I feel a lot better for it!!! (Constipation is definitely a draw back, side effect for this diet!!) I had a shower & washed my hair & dried it into a straight bob. I did my make-up and packed my brown trouser suit & white blouse & grey trouser suit & pink blouse, as we are filming office scenes today. 

I pulled on my dark blue, skinny jeans, pale grey t-shirt, thong sandals, with big buckle & jazzed it up, with my butterfly neck scarf. I popped a snack Cookie, in my mouth, at 1pm & put on my Prada sunglasses & Betty Barclay, lightweight puffer jacket, then dragged myself & my costume filled case, to St Albans station. I bought a newspaper in W.H Smiths at the station & then a large, cappuccino, from the place next door. Then got on the platform, to await my train to London. I read the paper on the train as I enjoyed my cappuccino, then I got off at Kings Cross out of habit, instead of Blackfriars!!!..... Bugger!! 

Stupid cow!!! So I made my tube connections, a whole load more more awkward, with two changes instead of the original none, then there were delays, etc, on the district line, due to earlier signal problem at earls court!! Great!!! Then I realised, that my Prada sunglasses were not on my head!! Shit!! I racked my brains... Wondering if I had actually put them on? Or if they were on the kitchen counter still?? I was sure I did? So if so, when did I lose them? Did I put them down on the counter, when buying my ticket, newspaper, or cappuccino? I was trying to recall, if I had them on, when chatting, to the lovely, female station guard, who I often natter to? If not, it MUST of been while buying my ticket, paper or coffee, but if I had them on then, I must of lost them on the train seat. I was hoping I'd left them at home. I left a 'Great news I'm pregnant' April Fools, trick status, on Facebook & Twitter.... A few people fell for it!! 

I got to base, by the skin of my teeth, and quickly changed into my 1st suit, ready for filming. I put some cookies in my suit pocket, so I could eat on set, when cameras were not running. I had my 2nd snack Cookie at 3pm & 2 lunch Cookies at 5pm. I had my evening snack Cookie (they are all maple today) at 7pm, on a camera reset, with a diet coke. We wrapped at 7.50pm & some of my fellow SA friends & I were so hungry, that when we changed trains, at one station, at 8.10pm (My next snack Cookie would be due at 9pm & dinner at 11pm) We all went to Pret to eat & I had a salmon wrap & a coffee (Not a cappuccino) plus some Riesen choc sweets 684cals in total. 

Then I got the tube to Blackfriars & the train home. I got in at 10.30pm, sadly my Prada sunglasses, were not on the side, so I lost them.... Bugger!!! They were my only sunglasses, that didn't cause me headaches after 30mins wear. I will have to check W.H Smith & coffee shop, Thursday when I'm filming again. I had my last two snack Cookies at 11pm. I felt much more awake today, I'm sure I have felt sluggish, over the last two weeks, due to constipation, caused by 'The Cookie Diet!!!' I got ready for bed & unwound in bed watching 'Body Of Evidence' while replying to some tweets & Facebook messages. I checked my emails, to see if there were any new audition's, to apply to. Then it was lights out & head down at 1am!! 

Wednesday 2nd April (Week 3, Day 17)

After not sleeping until after 4am, I set my alarm for 11.30am, so I could hopefully get around 7.5hrs sleep, before the EE contractor comes between 1-6pm to fix my landline/internet, but no such luck! A little brat, woke me, screaming it's lungs off, in the hairdressers downstairs, it was so loud, it cut right through me, as if some screaming, toddler, was lying in the bed, with me. It was 25mins before the screaming creature, either shut up, or left... Why does it take parents, so long,  to make their kids shut the f**k up, these days??? Brats downstairs, often disturb me, with their screaming that goes on forever!!!! If any of my siblings, or I, did that, as kids, we'd be told to shut it instantly, or feel the back of my dad's hand!!.... We soon shut up!!! My alarm went off, just after the brat, noise pollution, stopped!! 

I had a wash & got on the scales, according to beautician scales, I've lost 11lb so far, 7lb according to mine. I had a coffee & two cinnamon, breakfast Cookies at noon & was on the loo 30mins later, thanks to laxative help, last night (I think that's why I'm no longer so tired) I think all the toxins, trapped in my body, while constipated for two weeks, were making me sluggish!! I dressed in jeans, crop top & shrug, plus thong sandals (below) & tied my hair back, in a ponytail. 

I had my two, cinnamon, snack cookies at 2pm (My late start, made it unrealistic, to stretch lunch out until 6pm) Then the EE engineer turned up. Very cute!! Hellooooooooooo!!!! He fixed my phone line/broadband in minutes, why EE didn't do that straight away? Instead of fannying around, with line checks, every few days, since March 12th. Why do that? Rather than send someone out, within the 1st week!!! After that, I dropped my Betty Barclay coat, into the dry cleaners. On the way, back home, I could smell the BO, of someone walking towards me, when they were still 3ft ahead of me, let alone when they passed me!!! Jesus how can you smell that bad? Surely they must be able to smell themselves? I can smell myself, even if I'm only just slightly ripe, in the gym!! At 4pm I had a prawn, pasta salad, for lunch, with a slice of buttered wholemeal bread, plus a diet coke (With a tsp of fountain.... Below) to wash it down. 

I did some washing up & sorted a load of dry laundry, to be put away. My yellow dress was returned, in the post today, from Elstree TV studios, thankfully. My bottom is really hurting from my bad fall, down my stairs, a week ago, I think I have broken my coccyx! I need to book a doctors appointment, I think I need an X-ray!! My left knee is playing up too, last nights & today's rain, is not helping matters!! 

I watched home & away & had 2 snack Cookies (cinnamon) at 6pm. At 8pm, I had my two dinner Cookies, with a diet coke, while watching 'Secret Eaters'. I'm sure I saw my friend, Miriam Virgo, in the scientific experiment, section!!.... I watched 'NCIS' then 'First Dates', I've had some odd dates in my time, but the things these couples talk about, on a 1st date are weird. Maybe it's due to the TV cameras, maybe they don't want to share their real self, to the viewing public? I had last snack Cookie at 10pm & watched 'CSI & Law & Order SVU' going to bed, at 1am. 

Thursday 3rd April (Week 3, Day 18)

I woke at 9am, and jumped in the bath, as I had a busy time ahead, an audition, a photo shoot & a bit of quality time, with my friend Ian, at a football stadium!! I got on the scales, according to it I have lost 8.5lb. Good!! I had two chocolate Cookies for breakfast, then packed some clothes, for photo shoot, three different looks, casual, smart & cougar. I had a snack Cookie at 11.30am, with a large cappuccino & another at 1.30pm, while at my audition, it was a quick audition but successful (The best type!!) So it was off to my photo shoot, to capture three different looks, for one of my casting agents books. Having two more chocolate Cookies, for lunch at 3.30pm. Photos over, it was off to meet Ian, at The Den, Millwall FC. It was great to see Ian, but while all around were tucking into chips, burgers & hot dogs... I just had my chocolate snack Cookies (at 5.30pm) when Ian had already left & gone to the gym (Luckily, more pals were around, to keep me amused) & another Cookie at 7.30pm. I was super hungry, by dinner time, at 9.30pm. So not wanting to wait, until I got home, I had a takeaway, vegetable curry, to eat on the train (Luckily there were carriages, with tables, on the train) which came in at 661cals (according to the menu) washed down, with a can of diet coke. While on the train, I checked my Facebook & Twitter. A tweeted photo, of a Lassie type, collie dog, with a corker of a caption, by @CrapTaxidermy, had me weeping with laughter. 

The whole train carriage, stared at me, as I giggled & howled, uncontrollably, with laughter. I had just about, composed myself, when I just thought of the caption again & just collapsed in giggles all over again!! I even spent 40 minutes, giggling, all the way from the train station, home. The journey took longer than usual, as I had to keep stopping, as I was laughing so hard, I thought I'd wet myself!! I got in around 11.30pm, still in a silly mood, I messaged a few people on Facebook & Twitter & was getting ready for bed, just as 'Supercasino' was coming on. I was still in, a silly, giggly, mood. Supercasino, made me think of when, I use to have a laugh playing "Strip For Bed Roulette" with 'Supercasino' in the winter of 2012. So in a silly mood & back to being wide awake (after Exlax, counteracting, the constipation, caused by the Cookies) I decided to play it again.... 

The rules of "Strip For Bed Roulette" are simple, you just, pick 6 numbers & each time one comes up, you remove an item, until you are naked & ready for bed. It was funny & others joined in. It all timed perfectly, with the last item coming off, just before the show ended at 3am. I had eaten, my last snack Cookies, while playing too.... With a coffee, then it was lights out!!... Sometimes a bit of silliness is needed in life, life can be too serious & tense at times!!! 

Friday 4th April (Week 3, Day 19)

I had a lay-in, until 10.30am, I had a shower & two chocolate Cookies for breakfast & slipped into, a champagne & silver underwear set. I pulled on my jeans & Marilyn Monroe t-shirt, plus my white, Easytone, Reebok, trainers. At 12.30pm I had my snack Cookie, then did a grocery shop. At 2pm I went into Beauty Secret & had another Bailine session. Today I was re measured & weighed again. I have lost 8.5lb I have lost 3cm off my ribs, 4cm off my waist, 5cm off my hips, 2cm off my upper arms & just 1cm off my thighs!! I could feel, that it was my abs & waist, that were tightening, the most. As it is, the area, I store the least fat/water. So we concentrated, more on my thighs, this session (below) 

I had my 2nd snack Cookie late at 3pm. Then popped out for a sunbed session, ready for more agency photos on Monday. I did some chores, then had my two lunch Cookies at 5pm. A while later I popped in the bath for a long soak & a hair wash, as I'm off to my friend Nicky's, Birthday Drinks, at the Peacock tonight. At 7pm, I had a very tasty, Prawn, Red Thai, Curry, with lemon rice, for my dinner 759cals (A tad over 700cals, but super tasty!!) I wore my bright yellow dress & beige heels. I put on my khaki leather coat, grabbed her birthday present & card, then packed, the last of, my remaining, 3 snack Cookies, into my Gucci handbag.

With Birthday Girl Nicky 

With Martin (Above) Tom & The Push (Below) 

My friend Tom's band "The Push" were playing, tonight, at 'The Peacock', and they were setting up, as I arrived. Emma, Lisa, plus my friend Martin, arrived & shortly after them, the birthday girl, Nicky herself. I was very good, I only had a double vodka & soda, plus a brandy & diet coke. Then I stuck to diet cokes, the two alcoholic drinks, came to 165cals. I didn't have the 3 evening snack Cookies, which would have totalled 158cals, so I only exceeded that by 7cals, plus the 59cals over for dinner only made me 66cals over (I can live with that) I had a laugh, it was good to see the whole gang again & I got in at 1.45am & went to bed, after checking my emails, Facebook & Twitter. 

Saturday 5th April (Week 3, Day 20)

I had a lay in & woke up, after having, the most perverted dream!!! Very unlike me!!! Must be frustrated lol. I had a bath & had two of yesterday's remaining chocolate Cookies, for my breakfast. I did some chores, then dressed in my gym gear, grey 3/4 gym trousers, my Marilyn t-shirt, plus my white, Easytone, Reebok trainers. I had the last of yesterday's chocolate Cookies, for my snack Cookie, at 1pm. Then after a few more chores, I spent a couple of hours in Fitness First, having a vending machine, cappuccino, with my maple snack Cookie, first. 

I decided to concentrate on my legs again (As my abs, are coming along nicely!!) I went on the bike for 30mins, then did 10 reps of 10, on the hip adductor, on 40kg & the same on the hip abductor & some squats & exercises, on the powerplate. My left knee is killing me, at the moment, thanks to the damp climate!! My coccyx is still painful, from my fall over a week ago!! I had two lunch Cookies at 5pm & at 7pm I had tofu in black bean sauce & a slice of Burgen soya & linseed bread at 801cals (Oops!!) but I did enough, in the gym, not to worry too much! I watched 'Saturday Night Takeaway, NCIS, Hostages & film Colombiana'. I had my snack maple Cookie at 9pm & the last two at 11pm. I think it will soon be time, to swap my WINTER wardrobe, over to my SUMMER wardrobe. I watched some 'Family Guy & Mock The Week' & went to bed at 1.20am.

Sunday 6th April (Week 3, Day 21)

I had a restless sleep, all night, after not falling to sleep until after 5am. I woke at 11am, and had a wash & had two chocolate Cookies for breakfast with a coffee at noon. Sharran has been quiet for 3 or 4 days, I'm not sure if she is still having trouble, and gaining on the Cookies, or if she has seen her doctor & he/she advised, that she should quit the trial?? I got on the scales, I'm still at a 8lb loss. I packed my bag for my day in London, then set off at 1pm. Texting a few pals en route. 

I had a disgusting cappuccino, from Pumpkin, on St Albans Station, platform. They badly need to train their staff, how to froth the milk.... I think there is only one member, of their entire staff, who knows how to do it!!! 90% of the cappuccinos I have from there are VILE!!! So why did I buy one?  Because I needed another coffee & because, I'd not been served, by the girl there, before, and I hoped she was a NEW staff member, who actually knew what she was doing!!! Sadly not!! I knew disaster loomed, when she put the milk jug, under the hot air spout & not a gurgle was heard, FFS!!!

I got on the train & all was well, until, we were suddenly stuck, sat at City Thameslink, for ages, before eventually moving on, to the next stop Blackfriars, that I wanted. The train doors were all locked at City Thameslink, so you couldn't get off & there was no driver announcement, as to the cause of delay! No response, to the emergency call button, either, it was just as well, that nobody, with claustrophobia, was trapped in the carriage!! I asked Blackfriars staff, why the delay? when I got off. I was told they were meant to change drivers, but the take over, driver, didn't show up, FML!!!! So now I was going to get to my appointment by the skin of my teeth!!!!! Grrrrrrrr!!!!! Or be late!!!! GRRRRRRR!!!!!! Why did the 1st driver, not wait until the crossover driver (Or replacement) arrived & keep us informed re delay, surely leaving us locke in a unmanned train was a health & safety issue? What if a fire broke out on the train we'd all be trapped unable to escape!! 

Also when a replacement driver, was finally found, why didn't they apologise for the delay & us being trapped inside? And explain why? If we could have opened the doors, onto the platform, we could have taken, an alternative route, instead of being, stuck there, as captives!! I was 5mins late & ready to kill that no show driver, by 2.05pm!!! I ate my 1st snack cookie, at 2pm, then my next at 4pm, with a coffee. I was ravenous at 6pm, when I had my 2 lunch Cookies, and hungry, by my snack Cookie at 8pm. So at 10pm, it was, sod my 2nd evening snack Cookie, instead, I had a McDonald Veggie Burger, with fries & a diet coke, at 741csls (41cals over, the top end of meal calories) but I'd done so much walking, today, I was not about to chastise myself over it!! Then I headed back to St Albans, having my final two snack Cookies early, at 11pm!! As hunger waits for no man.... Or woman!!!! I got in at 11.30pm & got ready for bed, as I'm back, at my new model agency, again tomorrow, for another photo shoot!!! Busy busy busy.... I watched 'The Graham Norton Show' in bed!! Next Saturday, is my official 1st weigh-in & measuring, for The Cookie Diet Trial. So Watch This Space!!! 

Cookie Monster??

Monday 24th March (Week 2, Day 8)

Today, I got up at 12.20am, rested, but with no sleep, since I went to bed, just after 8pm on Sunday. I got on the scales, as soon as I got up, as it is now exactly a week since I began. I'm another 3/4lb down, so that's a loss of 3.3/4lbs in a week. I got dressed, checked my costume case, then wrapped up warm & set off into the cold night air at 1.50am. I caught the 2.21am, Thames Link, train, boy are commuters at this hour miserable!! I was tempted to sit there, grinning inanely, just for my own sick amusement, at their discomfort & alarm!! Once at Blackfriars I waited 20mins for my 3.28am night bus. I got to set at 4.15am, frozen & starving, so had the night time snack Cookie, I'd not be awake to eat Sunday night!! It was a Chocolate one & I washed it down with 2 black coffees to warm & wake myself!! I managed to wait until 6.30am, to have my two breakfast Cookies, 1 chocolate & 1 maple, washed down with a caffeine free, diet coke, as I was ravenous by then!! I had a Cinnamon snack Cookie at 8.30am & another Cinnamon snack Cookie, at 10.30am. 

I was very hungry by lunch at 12.30pm, so I had a milky coffee with my maple & chocolate Cookies. I had my Maple snack Cookie as I travelled home, after filming at 2.30pm (Shattered!!) I collapsed on my bed ready to sleep, at 3.30pm, but the hairdressers downstairs (that is normally closed on a Monday) was opened at 4pm, just as I was drifting off & turned on their music & was scraping stuff across the floor (FFS!!!!!) Bloody typical!!!! In the end, exhausted from 32hrs with no sleep, I text the owner, of the hairdressers, complaining about the noise. She turned down the music, but being a light sleeper, I didn't fall asleep, until she finally left at 5.30pm. But I woke 2hrs later at 7.30pm & so I had dinner, a super wholefood salad, with two slices of wholemeal toast with honey 637 cals. I watched the brilliant Revenge at 9pm on E4 & then had my final Cinnamon snack Cookie at 9.30pm, then at 10pm after Revenge finished I went back to sleep. Another poop free day!! I fell asleep quickly thankfully, as I have another early start tomorrow. 

Tuesday 25th Match (Week 2, Day 9) 

Today I have a meeting, with UKs, top character model, agency, so I was up at 7.30am (thankfully after around 8-9hrs sleep, after a sleep deprived day yesterday!!) I jumped in the bath & washed hair, and made a so so offering, to the "Stool Gods" but NOT of the consistency that Dr Gillian McKeith would be pleased with (but it's a start) this diet definitely affects your bowel movements, Julie is having the same problem. I got on my scales, according to them, I've now lost another 1/2lb so that's 4 1/4lb in total so far. Today Breakfast was 2 cinnamon Cookies, with a black coffee, one had absolutely no flavour again (the cinnamon ones, seem a bit hit & miss flavour wise!!) I dried my hair, did makeup & got dressed, then I checked Facebook, Twitter & Email messages, before I set off for London. I have practically lived there again, these past two months, at least filming for the next two days, is local in Elstree Borehamwood! On the train I had a snack chocolate Cookie, with a takeaway cappuccino, and read the paper. The guy sat opposite me was the double of Freddie Flintlock, maybe it was him? I got to Kings Cross & got the tube to Wood Lane, I got to the agency early & gave the staff a couple of bags of Haribo (I touched none) as they are always wanting sweets. I had some crazy photos done & did a solo video, then did a joint video with a magician. Then I got back on the tube, travelling 3 stops to Hammersmith, to get a few bits I need. While having my 2nd snack Cookie 'maple' en route. Shopping done, I contacted L'oreal, re some info needed, before getting the tube to Kings Cross, and the train home, eating 2 maple lunch Cookies on the way. 

I went to Wilkinsons, once back in St Albans, to get some essentials & then I popped into. my local beauticians, Beauty Secret for my 3rd Bailine session. Yalda said, that as I already had a high pain threshold (some women wimp out & say they can't take it & turn the power down, she turns mine up, as I'm fine) she said, she'd do it to the advanced level, you normally go to, AFTER the 5th session. Yalda did my abdomen again today & it will be the legs again on Friday. I finally got home, only to discover, one of my photos from today, was already on the model agency's, Facebook & Twitter page!! Now that's quick!! I had another chocolate snack Cookie, with a diet decaf coke. Then started preparing my outfit & 2nd outfit to pack for filming in Elstree tomorrow. I had dinner instead of my 2nd evening snack Cookie at 6.30pm, a salmon salad, with two slices of wholemeal toast, with honey as desert 678 cals then did some housework. I had a chocolate snack Cookie at 8.30pm, while watching myself on an old Midsomer Murders series. I found out, through the grapevine, that Sharran had gained over 7lb in weight, on the Cookie Diet despite strictly sticking to it & was having the same "No Poop" problems, I feel for her, that's what happened to me with Vi!! I messaged Luna, her weigh in was meant to be today, but she has not responded, maybe she's not had a good result either? I had my final cinnamon snack Cookie at 10.30pm, while getting myself ready for bed with a pint of water & milky decaf coffee. I laid  my stuff out for tomorrow, answered a few text messages & Facebook messages, then went to bed..... TIRED & desperate for sleep!!!!! But I was not to sleep, not even for a minute, instead I was to endure 11 hours of exhausting TORTURE!!!!

Wednesday 26th March (Week 2, Day 10)

I lay in bed, music booming & keeping me awake, at 1st I thought it was the pub, just up the road, having live music on. But when it was still blasting out at midnight, I went into my lounge & checked the pub, the lights were off & it was shut. So I realised it was coming from the hairdressers, I popped downstairs to my bathroom ear against wall (Yep definitely the hairdressers providing the booming music!!) I text the owner at midnight, no response, I tried again at 1.30am, plus I called the hairdressers, incase they were having a staff party (though odd on a Wednesday) by 4am I'd taken 3 Nightall & tried stuffing cottonwool in my ears & covering with earmuffs & I could still hear the booming base of the music clearly!! I was tempted to call the police, but I'm sure their response would of been slow & knowing my luck, if I did manage to fall asleep, they'd wake me knocking on my door around 6pm. I thought about calling the owner on their mobile (but oddly felt bad about waking them at that hour!!! Mind you the phone would probably be on silent or off if she was not getting the texts!!) I took 4 more Nightall to try & sleep but no joy. By 9am I was so exhausted & angry, due to music being left on all night, in the hairdressers, preventing me to sleep, I could cry!!!

I needed all the rest I could get, last night, as today, I was going on a TV game show as a contestant, with my friend Ian, that morning and I needed my mind to be clear & sharp, but instead it was pounding with a headache muzzy & beyond exhausted!! I could kill whoever left the music on!!! How could you not notice, as you lock ups, that the music is still on?? If it was just a CD left on, the noise would of eventually stopped in the end... But it was obviously on REPEAT mode, so boomed out for 11 hours!! If it had been pop music, it may not of disturbed me, quite so much, but it had a heavy base, that boomed out for 11hrs, as I tried very unsuccessfully to sleep!! It was like torture, even cottonwool in ears & ear muffs did not keep the noise out & 7 sleeping tablets (Nightall) had no effect, which added to my frustration & turmoil!! 

I got on the scales at 9.30am I've lost another 1/4lb that's 4.5lb in total!! I had breakfast 1 chocolate & 1 cinnamon Cookie. I got dressed in a yellow shift dress & wore gold pumps & put my beige heels, plus my 2nd outfit, a navy dress & black heels, in a holdall. Then headed for the train to the TV studios in Elstree, eating my chocolate snack Cookie at 11.30am on the train. I met Ian at Elstree station & we got to the studios at noon & were whisked off to the green room. I explained I was sleep deprived & why, hoping I'd be chosen for tomorrow's filming & not today's (so getting some sleep tonight!!) I had my 2nd snack Cookie (maple) at 1.30pm, and some flirty, jokey banter, with the young runner lad, Liam, which helped to keep me awake, when I was physically exhausted, with a banging headache. I took a load of painkillers, to try feel human. On the plus point, the complements were flowing re my yellow dress. 

I checked twitter while in the green room, Luna has had her weigh in & last week lost 3lb! Sharran the sumo wrestler, who had a gain, despite sticking to the diet rigidly, has gone quiet online. I really feel for her, because my weight leapt up by almost a stone, in a week, while sticking rigidly to the Vi diet, I then I resorted to replacing all 3 meals, instead of 2 with Vi out of desperation & then I still gained another 7lb!!! So I stopped using it & I instantly dropped the 21lb, so I'm stuck with a few £100 of Vi stock, which is of no use to me!! (So if Vi works for YOU, or you are a Vi rep, and want to buy a load of shakes come find me!!!) It may be that the Cookie Diet is not suitable for Sharran, like Vi wasn't for me, or it's just a 1st week set back!! 

By 3pm we were still in the green room & I was fading fast!! We had lunch handily at 3.30pm I had the mini, margarita, calzone with a spoonful of hand cut chips & stir fried veg. Elstree catering leaves a lot to be desired, the chips were fine, but the calzone, a lump of stodge, with some cooked tomato. I left the stir fried veg, as they tasted of washing up liquid. Whoever washed the wok or pan it was cooked in, didn't rinse it well after washing & it obviously had a detergent coating, when it was used next. Ian & I were chosen to film today, despite me telling all involved I was sleep deprived (bugger) we did quite well to start with, but then there came a question, I knew the low scoring answer I wanted, it was the name of an artist. I know him well & my nan owned a painting of his, as did the owner of the stud farm, we lived on in Nottingham. But due to now being without sleep for 32hrs, I was exhausted, and I had a mental block & couldn't think of the artists name, it was frustrating me as I stood there, as I knew the artist well, my dad & I often discussed his work (when my dad was alive!!) I racked my brains, trying to think of the name, which I knew was a SHORT name, I pleaded in my head, to my dead dad, to come to me & remind me of the name!! But it wouldn't come & time was running out, as the presenter came to me.

I was left with 3 alternatives, all that seemed obvious & high scorers to me, just what I didn't want, but unable to come up with the artists name, I had to opt for one of them, I opted for the oldest historic person of them all, hoping a lot of school kids were surveyed, as these days they seem, very ignorant of history. It was a bad choice & we were out of this show, but still in for the second show. I hoped that would be, due to timing, get filmed tomorrow (when I could rest) but no such luck!! At 5.30pm I had a chocolate snack Cookie, and changed into my navy dress, with dragonfly print (above) plus my black heels. Ian & I went into the studio again for the 2nd show, I was now 34hrs without sleep & absolutely shattered!! This is where, my tiredness, really hit me.... I only had one contact lense in, as my left eye had puffed up this morning, from tiredness, and I couldn't put my lense in it, so that combined with tiredness, meant I had difficulty viewing the board. One answer, the one I could see & was going to go for, had the initials OW. Exhausted and frightened of my mind forgetting, like on the artist question, I kept saying to myself over & over "Oscar Wild, not Orson Wells, Oscar Wild, NOT Orson Wells" So what happened, when they got round to, an exhausted me? Yep I mistakenly blurted out Orson Wells, I realised, the second it came out of my mouth, I'd said the wrong one, the very one, my mind was telling me not to say!! But it was too late, as they take your 1st answer. So my exhaustion screwed over Ian & I, thanks hairdressers, you stitched me up good & proper!!!

So when it airs, I will look an idiot, on TV, due to my tiredness (which of course the TV audience will be totally unaware of!!) but by then, I was just relieved, It was over & I could now go home to bed, as I was beyond exhausted. I walked with difficulty (in my flat pumps again) to the station, each step was exhausting!! Ian got on his train to London & moments later mine came, on the train, I realised, I didn't have my yellow dress, in the holdall. It had been hanging up next to my white coat, I must have been really exhausted, not to see such a bright dress & pack it in my bag, when I put my white coat on. I contacted the TV crew & they said they'd post it to me. How I managed to walk from the station, home, god only knows? I passed the hairdressers at 7.45pm & popped in & asked the owner, if she now knew, who had locked up last night, leaving the music blaring out? She said it was one of the hairdressers Danny. I get on well with Danny, we have silly, jokey banter, but he certainly isn't in my good books right now!!! I eventually crashed into bed exhausted after 36hrs without sleep, way too tired, to eat my last two, cinnamon Cookies. 

Thursday 27th March (Week 2, Day 11)

I woke up at 2am, needing to spend a penny (Cookie Diet side effect) still dizzy & sleep deprived, from Wednesday, I toddled naked from my bedroom, to go to the bathroom, downstairs. But my stairs are dangerous at the best of times, steep, and undersized depth wise, only 3/4 the depth of my smallish size 5 feet (so toes hang over the edge, even when my heel is at the back of the step) Being shattered & so less overly cautious, of my stairs, as I'd usually be. My foot slid on the stair carpet, at the edge, and I flew backwards, crashing down the whole flight on my arse!!! OUCH!!!! Carpet burns & bruising tomorrow lovely... Another mishap, to add to my disastrous day, due to, the hairdressers keeping me awake. I checked Facebook & Twitter messages, then went back to sleep, my bladder woke me again at 5am, but with my arse still smarting, from my last wee hours, bathroom journey, I ignored it & went back to sleep!! I woke finally at 9am, due to the noise of the hairdressers opening up downstairs (as usual!!) 

I got up & gingerly, I went down the stairs, to the bathroom, only to discover I now had cystitis, OUCH!! Great just what I need, I must of really done some damage, to my bladder & kidneys, in that fall!! I got on my scales, I'm now down by 5lb, in 11 days. I had a shower & had two maple Cookies for my breakfast with a coffee (with milk) then I did a few household chores that needed doing, my internet has been down, since the 12th March, which is screwing me job/audition search wise. I had my two maple snack Cookies at 11am & 1pm then headed for the gym. I got in Fitness First, and did a set of exercises on the power plate, then I did 10 sets, of 10 reps, on the hip adductor & the same on the hip abductor on 40kg. I had a vending machine cappuccino, as I felt tired & did some squats with the Swiss Ball & a few more on the power plate. Then I passed Frank Bruno, on the way to the exercise cycle, I was about to start exercising on the cycle, when I had agonising cramps in my stomach, and in my kidneys, I broke out in a sweat, it was like when I had a gallstone attack (which is said to be 9 times more painful than childbirth!!) 

I put my legs up on the bike, with my knees under my chin, in the recovery, position, that I learned with my gallstones. The pain was excruciating & I pulled gargoyle like grimaces, as I struggled, not to scream out, like I was being murdered!! Sweat poured off me & my legs trembled, as my kidney area, went into seizures. Nobody came to my aid, though it must of been obvious, to those on the bikes, either side of me, that all was not well. When the pain had passed enough, for me to move, I walked (doubled over) into the changing room. Where I knelt on a stool & half laid over the table area, in front of the mirrors. As another wave of pain attacked me, and I groaned like a woman in labour. A woman came to check on me, and asked if I was ok?? I said "I think I have kidney stones, or a urine infection, caused by a fall & needed to go home!" when this 2nd attack passes. I eventually left, still doubled over, going into Boots en route, buying some medication for Cystitis, asking the pharmacist if the fall, could of caused a urine infection? Plus would it cause these, stone like symptoms? He said yes, but to go to hospital, if symptoms persisted, after the medication was finished? 

I had 2 lunch Cookies at 3pm & laid on the bed, I had another bad attack & screamed the flat down, as if I was being murdered!! Which proved the noise pollution from the hairdressers only goes one way, or they did hear me screaming, but didn't care enough to check if I was ok!! It was a long time before I could face, or felt brave enough to eat. I had a Quorn curry with rice & slice of buttered wholemeal bread (for roughage to try help me go to the loo) plus 6 Riesen chocolate sweets for dessert. That totalled 766cals 66 cals over suggested amount, I spent most of the rest of the night curled in bed feeling rough, taking cystitis medication & the final 3 snack Cookies. Going to sleep at 11pm totally shattered!! 

Friday 28th March (Week 2, Day 12)

I woke at 6am, wanting to go to the loo, for a wee, but resisted after my bad accident yesterday at 2am, when I woke, bladder full, and fell down my stairs, top to bottom, going to go to the bathroom. I went back to sleep & woke again at 9am, when the noise, of the hairdressers downstairs, disturbed me! I got up & went to the loo, looks like the cystitis thankfully gone. Hopefully the cramping in gut & kidney area, will have stopped too (I obviously damaged my butt, bladder, coccyx & kidneys in my fall) I grabbed a Cookie bag for the day (I couldn't be arsed with the hassle of mixing up a few bags) so I had 2 chocolate Cookies, for breakfast at 9am, with a coffee. I got on the scales I'm now 5.5lb down in 12 days. My bum really hurts, it was bad enough the diet making me want to pee a lot, but now burning cystitis, makes me feel like I want to go, every two minutes!! I pulled on my Union Jack leggings & Marilyn Monroe t-shirt & did some housework, and had a coffee & snack Cookie at 11am & another at 1pm. At 2pm I went to my Bailine session, today it was thankfully on my leg/hip NOT torso area today (I think my kidneys would be too sensitive still, for the electric shocks!!) Yalda complimented me on my lemon coloured underwear today. I was so chilled out in today's session, I was checking my Facebook & twitter as I lay there, listening to Heart Radio on my iPad. 

Yalda says I have such a high PAIN threshold, that she is upping power & combination that she would do AFTER 5th - 6th session on my 3rd & 4th I'm going to include arms next.... Even though that's also meant to be AFTER the 5th session. I was going to go to the gym after, but after my bad kidney attack in the gym, yesterday I was wary & opted to wait until after the weekend!! I had two chocolate Cookies for lunch at 3pm with some water. When the hairdresser who kept me awake Wednesday, due to leaving the music on, and blaring all night, apologised to me, in a somewhat unusual fashion. Funny old world!! I did a few chores & some shopping. I had a snack Cookie at 5pm while putting away some underwear gifts, I'm running out of storage for underwear & bikinis. Then I watched Home & Away from 6pm to 7pm, when I had my 2nd snack Cookie & finally at 9pm, I had a seafood curry, with Japanese rice & a slice of buttered bread, at 614cals (under the top calorie limit) I haven't done much today, yet I feel utterly shattered (I am usually full of, too much Hypa activity!!!) I'm sure it's this diet, sapping my energy!! I had my final snack Cookie at 11pm then zonked out in bed shattered!!! Without going to the loo, yet again!! 

Saturday 29th March (Week 2, Day 13) 

I got up at 9am & had a bath plus my two chocolate, breakfast, Cookies at 9.30am. I packed my costume case (Disco Diva) all outside shots have been done, so it's indoor night shots today, at a reasonable hour, thank god, no more night busses in the wee hours (phew!!) I put on my blue satin disco pants, then pulled my jeans on top (in case changing area, is limited on set) plus my bright blue t-shirt, my sister got me for Xmas. It's a lovely day out for a change, so I wore my gladiator sandals (below) I wore my lightweight Betty Barclay puffer jacket & packed my bodywarmer & butterfly scarf in my case, along with the rest of my costumes, as it will no doubt be colder tonight, when my filming ends! I grabbed my Prada sunglasses & dragged my case to the train station, to catch the 10.30am train. 

It was a beautiful day which really lifted my spirits, but sadly didn't bring out the sunny disposition of my fellow commuters (below) I had my 1st snack Cookie at 11am, just stuck with the chocolate ones, I couldn't be arsed, decanting & mixing them again. While on the platform, I heard via the station announcer, that the trains to Richmond, on the District line, were not running, west of Hammersmith to Richmond!!!... Great that's where I was heading!!! There were rail replacement busses, from outside Hammersmith. Great, so no night busses this time, bloody rail replacement busses instead. While on the platform, I bought myself a Cappuccino, to have with my snack Cookie, on the train into London, with the grumpy commuters. 

I changed at Kings Cross & got the tube to Hammersmith & then the Tube Replacement Bus, to my destination. The bus thankfully stopped, practically outside set & I had a 2nd snack Cookie, with a diet decaf coke at 1pm, as I got into, my full costume. I was bent over, doing up my strappy heels, when a Facebook message, popped up on my iPad. I laughed when I opened it, it was from my fellow SA Mandy, saying she loved the "Disco Pants" not sure if she'd got my best side, when she spied them lol. Actually the blue trousers, were a bit of a hit, a lot of people, complimented me on them & my long legs!! (36" trouser) but I'm not sure, if my legs, would of got those same compliments, if they were still trussed up, in those Bailine straps!! In fact I'm pretty sure they wouldn't, my friend Simon said I looked fantastic, in my 'Car Wash' disco diva, attire. He's coming to stay at mine again soon, I can't wait!! I had my two lunch Cookies at 3pm, with another caffeine free, diet coke, while all around me, scoffed soup, or burgers. My bum is really hurting today, I really bashed my coccyx badly, falling down those stairs. 

At 5pm I had a snack Cookie with a coffee, as I needed one I was starting to flag, despite a late start. I was peckish, when I had another coffee & my 2nd snack Cookie at 7pm, and I was glad for, my on set, veggie burger in a bun & a diet coke, plus a slice of wholemeal toast & honey, for dessert, at 9.30pm, coming in at 718cals, 18 cals over, but too hungry to care!! At 10pm I set off home, more busses to Hammersmith, then tube to Kings Cross. I got a large, skinny, decaf, cappuccino, for the train journey from Costa & got on the semi fast train home, eating my final snack Cookie at 11.30am. I got home at 11.50pm pretty shattered, and washed & got ready for bed, before watching a snippet of TV, before crashing out for the night, shattered at 1am (which as I put the clock forward, for British summer time, is now 2am) Still constipated, apart from constant peeing, I didn't go to the ladies once today, AGAIN!!! (That can't be healthy??) then I was out for the count!! 

Sunday 30th March (Week 2, day 14) Mothers Day 

I laid in until noon, which with the clocks going forward last night was 1pm... I got on the scales I have lost 3lb again this week, that's 6lb since the diet started two weeks ago. Not bad I guess? But I'm still suffering constipation, peeing like crazy & I am very tired, which I don't think is ONLY down to my lack of sleep!! I had 2 cinnamon Cookies for breakfast, then I had a shower & pulled on my jeans, my white, Reebok, Easytone, trainers, plus my blue t-shirt, I got from my sister for Xmas (below) I wrapped my butterfly scarf round my neck. I pulled on my metallic blue, Betty Barclay, puffa jacket & packed scissors, water, my cookies, plus debit cards, in my small Moschino, rucksack & set off for the cemetery at 3pm. 

I bought some orange roses, from Tescos, en route, during my hour long walk, to the cemetery, thinking of the happy times, spent with mum, on the journey. I got there at 4pm, I had my 2 lunch Cookies (I saved the 2 snack ones, for later, as breakfast was so late) and removed the remnants of the Christmas visit, wreaths etc, then pulled up the weeds & used the scissors to cut down, overgrown grass. Then once it was tidied up, I filled the planter with some water from my bottle & trimmed the orange roses & arranged them. Then I sat crossed legged in front of my parents grave, and talked to their headstone for roughly an hour until 5pm. I was saying what I'd been up to, since my last visit, joking to dad, for not helping me to remember, the name "Stubbs" on Wednesday, when I was so tired & needed the help, on Pointless, plus wishing mum a Happy Mother's Day & saying how much I missed her!! 

I set off home at 5pm, with a sore bum & aching legs. Thinking about mum & how much I miss her, on my hours walk home. Once home at 6pm, I had a SMALL prawn curry with rice & two slices of buttered bed, which went 33cals over meal limit, at 733 cals. But I am not too concerned, the two hours walk & a bit of pruning at the cemetery will have worked off more than those excess 33cals. I spoke to Sharran, she said she had one LARGE, but HEALTHY meal, along with the Cookies, but gained & like me (With Vi) the weight dropped off again, when she stopped with the Cookies. So she is going to see her doctor, about it. I asked if the LARGE meals, were within the 500-700cal limit set? She said a typical example, would be a steak with LOADS of vegetables, which should be fine! BUT of course, that depends on the cut & size of the steak, plus if it was grilled or fried?? Also it depends if the vegetables are boiled/steamed or cooked another way & also if those veg are high in carbs, like potatoes, swedes, parsnips etc, as that could tip the meals well over 700 cals. Also if their is gravy or any sauce had with the steak? 

Maybe taking a photo of each meal, to show her doctor, would help? Because some people, like in Secret Eaters, don't realise just how many calories, can be in vegetables & it can be a lot, depending on type of vegetable & the way it's cooked!! But she also may be Spot On calorie wise, but the sugary Cookies, play havoc with her metabolism? I hope she gets some answers soon, I know just how frustrating, sticking to something & still gaining weight is!! I had 2 decaf diet cokes & my 2 morning snack Cookies (cinnamon) at 8pm. I finally went to the loo at 9pm & it was hardly a nappy filler, this is deffo a side effect of the diet. I was regular as clockwork, 3 times a day, before The Cookie Diet. I had two of my evening snack Cookies at 10pm, when I felt shattered, despite my lie in this morning!! Another side effect of the diet, I think!! At 11pm my bowels moved again, maybe thanks to the rice & the spices in the curry? Not a huge amount, but at least twice a day, is closer to the norm & better than the none a day of late!! I finally went to bed shattered (as I have been all day) at 1.30am, when I finally finished this blog!! 

Cookie Diet???......... Are You Taking The Biscuit???

Monday 17th March (Day 1)

So today I start trialling/testing "The Cookie Diet" with the "Cinnamon Oatmeal" cookies. This should be interesting, as I have a savoury, and NOT a sweet tooth, so I never have cake, cookies, or biscuits in the house. At the most, I may have a Plain Digestive, or a Hobnob, if I'm having a coffee & a chat, round a friends place. The Yanks seem to be, Cookie & Cookie Dough, crazy!! So it's no wonder, that this is an American Diet. The format is, that you have, 9 Cookies a day, plus a dinner of 500-700 calories. Which should be, high in lean protein, salad & veggies, with not too many carbs & no sugar if possible. Fizzy sodas (even DIET ones) are to be avoided, as well as fruit juice & alcohol. If you must have a boozy drink, it is better that it's a spirit, and low cal mixer, rather than wine or beer etc. So basically they're leaving you with water (YUCK!!!!) it will have to be soda water, or sparkling, spring water then, as I HATE still water!!

Tea & Coffee is allowed, with sweeteners, I HATE TEA, so COFFEE it is. They say avoid, milk, cream & sugar if possible.... BUT I'm NOT a fan, of Black Coffee, I like it milky, but cappuccino milky (not latte) style!! So I doubt I'll switch to black, because if I can't have, the diet sodas, or the fruit juice, I enjoy, I might as well have my Coffee the way I enjoy it!! They also say, to avoid, too much exercise. Well I'm not cutting down, on my gym habits, unless this diet leaves me too weak to, which any good diet shouldn't!!!... But I have to say, that I would think, that just cutting out milk/cream, sugar, fruit juice, non diet/diet sodas & alcohol, plus cutting down on carbs, would make you drop, at least 2lb, a week with or without, the Cookie meal swap, but I will remain open minded!!

The Cookies, are meant to be full of fibre, to keep you full & act as an appetite suppressant. Although they say, that the 1st three days, are the toughest, and after that it gets easier! You should eat your Cookies, at 2hr intervals, even if you don't feel hungry, to avoid you pigging to excess, for your main meal. Average weight loss, on this diet, is reported to be 3-4lb a week, 12-14lb a month. Well fingers crossed, that it's better than Vi. Which is rubbish & I "gained"weight on it, despite only having two shakes & a low cal meal. Which is quite a feat, as before trying Vi I'd dropped a stone, without being on a diet, just my normal gym. My normal gym & Vi actually made me gain weight..... Even when I tried, replacing 3 meals with Vi (Cambridge Diet style) Vi also had Cookies!!! Those Vi Cookies, actually made me more hungry all day & made me gain weight too!!

The 'Cookie Diet' pattern should be as follows:-

Breakfast - 2 Cookies
2 hour gap
Morning tea/coffee - 1 Cookie
2 hour gap
Snack = 1 Cookie
2 hour gap
Lunch - 2 Cookies
2 hour gap
Afternoon tea/coffee - 1 Cookie
2 hour gap
Snack - 1 Cookie
2 hour gap
Dinner - 500-700 lean protein, plus salad/veg
2 hour gap
Snack - 1 Cookie
Bed 

So today, the diet begins, in preparation, I weighed myself & took a bunch of measurements, to chart my progress (Or lack of it!!) as I progress, with the diet. I measured my bust, upper chest, waist, hips, upper arms & thighs. Today I started with, the resealable, 9 Cookie pack, of 'Cinnamon Oatmeal' cookies, rather than the 'Chocolate Brownies' in the multi pack, box, and had two for breakfast at 9am. They are much smaller than what I expected & taste of 'texture' By that, I mean, they are devoid of all flavour, a kind of hard, crumbly, cardboard!! The texture itself is akin to hard, crumbly, clay & I can't even taste the oats, that are meant to be in it. Plus, if it didn't actually say so, on the pack, I'd of had, no idea, that it contained Cinnamon!! The Cinnamon quota, definitely needs to be increased x5, for them to have any taste. But on the plus side, no flavour/taste, is better, than a bad taste, in the mouth & it's the results, I'm more interested in!!

So following the instructions, 1 had my 3rd "bland" Cookie, with a tasty coffee, at 11am, while at a meeting. I tried dipping it into the coffee, to give it some flavour, but it didn't work, as it's so dense, it's not absorbent. I was peckish, by the time I had my 4th Cookie, 2hrs later at 1pm (Which is unusual) as I normally, often forget to eat, until 3pm, as I'm not hungry. This 4th one, tasted a bit more cinnamonish, or maybe, I'd quickly become accustomed to their blandness? Then it was off to the gym.... Cookies in my gym bag!! I went to my opticians en route, to pick up info for my eye surgeon, then once in the gym, I went on the cycle, with a bottle of spring water, for 30 min, so I'd be perfectly timed, ready for my 2 Cookie lunch, at 3pm, at the end of the cycle program!! This program, is already making me think about food "MORE" than I normally would. As in general, I never really think of food at all, until I feel hungry! NOW I'm looking at my watch every so often, to see if it's time to take my 1, or 2 Cookies yet? I could taste the cinnamon a bit more, with my lunch Cookie duo, maybe the gyms, vending machine, cappuccino, helped my taste buds? Then I did some power plate exercises, plus 10 reps of ten, on the  hip adductor on 40kg, the hip abductor is broken, so couldn't do the same, on that today. So I did 15mins on the cross trainer, before heading home. 

I did less in the gym, as usual, as the program said, to take it gently, exercise wise, and I did feel a tad light headed. My one snack Cookie, was due at 5pm & I was feeling hungry by 4.45pm, but I drank some more spring water & tried ignoring my hunger until 5pm, when I had my 7th & 8th Cookie of the day, rather than just my 7th. I could taste a faint hint of cinnamon, but it was still "super bland" I was meant to have, just the one Cookie, then one more, in two hours, then my actual dinner, in another 2hrs.... But that would mean, that dinner would be at 9pm tonight, then I'd have, the last snack Cookie, at 11pm... Normally that would be OK, but I have had, a hectic, tiring, two to three weeks, so may be ready to flake out, before then!! By 6pm, I was feeling hungry, with a rumbling tummy, I had some more spring water with a tsp of food supplement FOUNTAIN The Hyaluronic Molecule (below) in it as the diet advises you (to take a daily multivitamin of any brand) as well as, at least 8 glasses of water. Then I tried watching "Home & Away" to distract me from my hunger! Come 7pm I had my dinner I'd decided, I'd use up what leftovers I had, in the fridge, before my ASDA delivery arrives tomorrow evening. So I had pea & courgette soup, with one slice, of un-buttered, wholemeal bread, followed by an unbuttered scone. Which came to 716 cals (16 more cals, than the top end of the 500-700cal. Meals) But I'm not going to chastise myself, or lose any sleep over it. 

By the time I ate it, I was so hungry, my stomach was growling loudly!! But I did my best to eat it slowly & savour, rather than shove it down my throat, in a ravenous frenzie!!! I watched the TV for the rest of the evening, and as I did less in the gym than usual. I ran up and down my stairs, during every Ad break, to make up for it, as I need to be bikini ready for July!! I ate the final Cookie at 11pm, then I got ready for bed, as I have a busy day Tuesday. Plus if I'm sleeping I don't feel hungry!! So here is hoping that the "Chocolate Brownie" Cookie, is more chocolate tasty & less bland clay/cardboard!!! Fingers crossed!! One thing I did notice today is I peed a hell of a lot!! Some people will say it's because, I drank a lot of water, but I always drink a lot of fluids, water, fruit juice (dilated with water) diet decaf coke, plus coffee's. BUT I didn't do any No2's which is unusual for two reasons... 1) Because the Cookies are meant to be FULL OF FIBRE, so surely encourage deification? 2) Because I normally go, around 3 times a day, on my normal, mostly vegetarian, piscaterian diet!! Hmmm so why am I bunged up & constipated today??

Tuesday 18th March (Day 2)

Today I woke at 7am & jumped in the bath, made myself a hot water & lemon, to sip as I got ready to go out & run some errands, I realised while out at 8am, I'd forgotten to have, my 2 Cookies for breakfast, but I got home at 9am & had them with a coffee. It's a Chocolate Cookie breakfast, they are definitely an improvement, on yesterday's bland ones, as in they do actually have some flavour!!! They do taste chocolatey, but they still have that, dense, hard, dry, clay texture. Which actually, if I'm honest, makes them like Chocolate Brownies, which are rather dry. Which is one of the reasons, I'm not a brownie fan, or a cake fan, in general. I did some household chores, with my 2lb gym weights, around each ankle, and my 1lb gym weights round each wrist... Yes I'm on a mission!!!... Then I had my snack Cookie, with a black coffee (I forced myself not to have milk) at 11am & eventually at 11.39am I had my 1st poo since Sunday (Seen more impressive stools, in numerous baby's nappies!!) Funnily I had a dream last night, where I did a massive poo, from the top of my mums stairs, down to the bottom stair (My unexpected constipation, must of been on my subconscious mind!!) My ASDA delivery arrived, then at noon I had a trial FREE Bailine session, at a local Beauty Clinic, which is meant to help tone skin, encourage muscle development & break down any cellulite. 

The two women, running the clinic are lovely, both Persian. The salon has been open 6 weeks, and knock spots off the awful one, that was there before. So I'd recommend any woman, in the St Albans area, try out Beauty Secret, at 5 Catherine Street, if they get a chance. They have lots of special offers or freebees at the moment, you can call them on 01727 569 616 they also have a Facebook page. I had a load of measurements taken as well as my weight (I was 2lb less than yesterday) but I will not put that down to The Cookie Diet, as my weight often goes up & down daily, between 2-4lb. My measurements were put onto a computer & a computerised my body appeared (Above) it wasn't as bad as I expected (Guess I'm my own biggest critic!!) My BMI is 26.1 which is only just over normal, and at start of overweight, my target BMI is 20.5 (My BMI was 21, two years ago) so that should be achievable by July, when I need to be bikini perfect!! 

BMI LIST

19 & Under = Underweight 

19 - 25 = Normal Weight

25 - 30 = Overweight 

30 - 40 = Obese 

40 + = Morbidly Obese 

The woman, said my body, didn't have a high fat content, it was mainly water retention (The steroid medication I was on for years, due to having no immune system, after almost dying from double pneumonia, caused that gain) Hopefully now I'm recently off the steroid medication, that should help, with me, losing the water retention & going back to my old BMI of 21 again, then I only have a short distance to go to a perfect (For me) BMI of 20.5. The tests said what I already knew, that I'm small boned & I have a medium, hourglass figure. But I didn't know I came under the category of Triangular Hour Glass. The procedure itself was very simple, rather like, the strapped on pads, of Slendertone back in the 80s. But unlike Slendertones, spiralling, electronic pulses, these felt more like, 100's of teeny tiny, sharp, hands, doing fast karate chops, all over the body. Probably an odd sensation, for anyone who's never experienced Slendertone, or Pins & Needles, but not unpleasant, and strangely relaxing. After my trial  session, the woman gave me some, info, including some exercises and dietary advice, based on my weigh in & measurements, that had been fed into the Bailine computer program. And said that the areas needing targeting, were hips, thighs, & upper trunk, which were pretty much the same areas, that I wanted tackled. I'll ignore the dietary info, until I've finished the cookie diet trial. 

I decided that, along with the gym & Cookie Diet the program, would enhance my chances, of getting back into, my size 8, skinny jeans, by July 2014!! So I booked myself in, for another session Friday & also on Sunday, when they are opening just for me (Now that's what I call service!!) I went home & had another hot water, with lemon juice (To try flush out my colon) with my 2nd snack Cookie at 1pm, while I read the paper. Then later I went out to pay my rent & then onto the gym. I did some exercises on the power plate to start. Still peeing like a mad parrot, wondering if the Cookies have any type of diuretic in them?? I did 30 mins on the stationary bike, then ten sets of ten, on the hip adductor on 40kg. At 3pm, still in the gym, I had 2 Lunch Cookies, with a gym, coffee machine, cappuccino. The chocolate ones, are definitely better, even if they are still so dense, like charcoal biscuits/clay & non porous, so not good for coffee dipping!! Then I did 15mins on the cross trainer, before I headed home (still in ankle & wrist weights) Still peeing like crazy, but still no more No2's!!!...

I had my evening snack Cookie, at 5pm watching Millionaire Matchmaker, with some sparkling mineral water with lemon juice & a drop of Fountain, in it. Again my stomach was growling, by 7pm so I had my Dinner a salmon salad, with noodles & a slice of butterless, wholemeal bread, amassing a total of 676cals. Then I pottered around the house, plus I spent some time online. By 8.30pm I was feeling tired (unlike my normal, insomniac self) I don't know if that is down to The Cookie Diet or not?? By 8.45pm I finally had a poo, better than this mornings, scant offering, but not impressive!! I had my evening tea snack Cookie at 9pm, wondering if I'd be able to stay awake for my 11pm one & felt I had a bit of a headache, coming on!! I watched a documentary, in bed, then had my final snack Cookie with a decaf coffee at 11pm. I'm still filling in my food diary, in My Fitness Pal while I do this Cookie diet. According to that, for my weight & height, re my ideal goal, to lose weight, with what I ate today, I'm 534cals under my goal, 100g under in carbs, 21g under in fat, 18g under in saturated fat, 13g under in protein, BUT 38g over in sugar!! Mostly from the Cookies (No doubt, that's why we are asked to avoid it, on the Cookie Diet!!!)

While in bed watching TV, I had a read through my Bailine paperwork & chart, according to that, to be my Perfect self, I need to lose 16.5kg (2.5 stone) which oddly, is EXACTLY the amount, I was wanting to lose!! That would be 12cm (4.75") off my bust (Don't mind if that stays lol) 12cm (4.75") off my back, 15cm (6") off my waist, 15cm (6") off my hips, 16cm (6.5) off my butt, 8cm (3.25") off my thighs, 8cm (3.25) off my knees, 2cm (0.75") off my calf's & 3cm (1.25") off my arms & none off my tiny 14cm (5.5") wrists? I'm curious to see if these figures match up, once I've lost the 2.5st. Mind you it sounds right, my waist was 6-7" smaller two years ago!! I went to bed to sleep at 11.15pm shattered, they say the 1st 3 days of the diet are the worst, I wonder if that is due to hunger?? Or due to tiredness & headaches?? 

Wednesday 19th March (Day 3) 

I had a lay in until 10am, as I'm going to be traveling, in the wee hours, tonight/tomorrow, so I don't know, if I will be getting any more sleep, for the next 24 - 48hrs.... I had a bit of a aching pain, in my lower stomach, when I woke, which I hoped meant, the constipation was due to end!! But when I got up and went to the loo, all I offered up, was another, pathetic, nappy offering. Oh dear!!! I got on my scales another lb dropped, that's 3lb, in 3 days (but like I say I fluctuate by 2-4lbs daily anyway, so will only take the result, after 7 days into account!!) I opened up a bag of chocolate brownie cookies & a bag of oatmeal cinnamon cookies & took 4 out of each & swapped the bags, and shook them up, to have a less boring mixed bag. I don't know why they don't do that? As there are apparently 3 Cookie flavours, why not also produce a mixed bag of 9, three of each flavour?? So my breakfast was a lucky dip & I ended up, with one of each of the Cookies above. While packing my case, for yet another day away (Sloan Ranger Gypsy) I logged online, one of the other, diet trial girls Naomi tweeted to the rest of us girls (Luna, Julie, Sharran, Gaynor & I) with this below, which made me laugh!! 

I asked the other girls, if they had problems, with constipation, tiredness or headaches?? The two that answered Luna & Naomi said NO. Hmmmm maybe their diet before, wasn't as HIGH in roughage & fibre, as my veggie/piscaterian one? So in their case, the Cookies, upped their roughage for them?? Hence no constipation problems!? Also they were probably doing, as they were told & avoiding exercise. So that's probably, why they are not tired, or having headaches? I can't be a A1 student and not exercise, as I know exercise has more of a effect on your body, than any diet, could ever hope to! Also the naturally suspicious in me, also wondered, if part of the reason, you are told to avoid exercise, is because muscle weighs more than fat!! So if you lost weight, on the diet, but gained muscle, by exercise, the results on the scales, could be less dramatic & could even go up, weight wise. Even though you'd be losing weight & gaining lean muscle, which in turn, burns more calories!!! But maybe I'm too suspicious, for my own good!! I had my morning coffee, snack Cookie at noon, with a coffee & a green tea & 2 omega 6 fish oil capsules, to wake me up (head still muzzy & sleepy, with headache threatening!!) plus to help with the constipation. My lucky dip snack Cookie, at noon was a 'Oatmeal Cinnamon' one, I could taste the cinnamon more today, maybe my taste buds, are coming accustomed, to their blandness? 

Later Gaynor & Julie, got back to me, re my tweet, they were also experiencing, constipation, tiredness & headaches, but said it was getting better!! So now awaiting Sharran's feedback. I had another scant nappie offering at 1.30pm no doubt aided by my fish oil/green tea capsules. My 2nd snack Cookie at 2pm was also a 'Oatmeal Cinnamon' one, to be honest, the faint taste is more like ginger than cinnamon. I had it with some sparkling spring water flavoured with a squeeze of lemon. Did a double check of my case & put in the other mixed bag of Cookies in for tomorrow, to ensure I didn't forget them. After I walked to the gym, weights on wrists & ankles, same as yesterday, I did my set of exercises on the power plate then, 30mins on the fixed cycle, on random, level 9. After that I did 10 reps of ten on 40g, on the hip adductor, after that it was 4pm, so time for my 2 lunch Cookies. My lucky dip produced 2 chocolate brownies, this time, which I had with a vending machine cappuccino. Then it was back to working out, with 15mins on the cross trainer. While plodding away on the cross trainer, I was pondering the headache thing. It can't be down to diet coke withdrawal, as I have the decaf type, and it's the caffeine that can cause withdrawal symptoms!! So I'm wondering if it's the increase in sugar in my diet, via the Cookies?? After the cross trainer I left the gym & walked home, buying a few toiletries en route. 

Got home & watched some TV while I did a load of online applications, still pissing like a mad parrot, but not shifting anything else!! I had a cinnamon snack Cookie at 6pm with some spring water & lemon juice. By 7pm I was bloody starving so had my 2nd snack Cookie, a chocolate brownie & put the oven on, so I could have my dinner at 8pm, when I was meant to have, my 2nd evening, snack Cookie. I was too hungry to wait until 10pm!! I had a veggie moussaka, with wilted spinach & a slice of un-buttered, wholemeal bread, to try help out my bowels. Which at 679cals, I ravenously ate, while watching Secret Eaters. Surly going from 3 healthy bowel movements a day, to 0-2 pathetic efforts a day is not a good sign?? Hopefully the pasta & faux mince plus tomatoes & aubergine will have some effect on my gut? By 9.30pm my bowels moved... The earth didn't, better than previous, but wouldn't win any prizes at a poo fair!!! The 1st 2nd & 3rd rosettes, would defo be going to, my pre diet, 3 poo's a day!!! For both style & content!! At 10pm I had my final cinnamon Cookie & went to bed. I have a bunch of spots coming up on my face, I don't know if that is due to the diet? One above & one below the right side of my lip, one on my right temple, one on my jaw on the right & one on my chin to the left!!! Hmmmm sexy!!!! Not!!! Sadly I failed to sleep, until I had to be up 2.5hrs later at 12.30am, I was itchy all over (is that the diet?) it wasn't the sheets I changed them Monday & they were fine Monday & Tuesday!! 

Thursday 20th March (Day 4)

Thursday was a very early start, so after 90mins of walking, plus 120mins of commuting, with heavy luggage, I had 1 Cinnamon & 1 Chocolate Brownie Cookie, for breakfast at 5am, with a coffee, to try wake me up. At 7am & 9am I had my snack Cookies (chocolate) with a glass of water, by 10.30am I had a massive headache & had to take 2 Sophadol 30mg/500mg tablets at 11am I took my 2 lunch Cookies (chocolate) plus two more Solphodol tablets. As my headache was threatening to turn into a migraine, which I had with a decaf cappuccino. I chatted a bit to some friends, then had my cinnamon snack Cookie at 1pm, chatted to some more friends. Picked up a heavy package & walked for 60mins lugging that plus my luggage (I don't need the gym, for a work out today!!) by then the headache was dying down thanks to the Solphodol. A tube, then a train ensued, where I read today's paper & had some more walking, between each, mode of transport. Finally I was back in St Albans, laden down with luggage & packages, feeling shattered, as I have done all week. As I got home at 3pm I had a cinnamon snack Cookie, then shattered, I laid on my bed to have some rest, after all the traveling, walking & heavy lifting!!! 

The EE network was down, so I didn't have the distraction of Twitter or Facebook. But sadly tired as I was, the hairdressers downstairs, was very, VERY NOISY!!! So by 5pm I'd had some physical rest, but no sleep. It was now 5pm when I should now be having my dinner, but I was more exhausted than hungry, and did not feel like cooking!! So as not to skip a meal, I made a honey sandwich (with butter) 329 cals plus drank some mineral water, with a squeeze of lemon juice & then I laid on my bed again, to try get some much needed sleep. Still no luck, due to bloody noisy hairdressers, so at 6pm I went to the bathroom, to make an offering to the "Stool Gods"....... I doubt the gods were pleased, with my pitiful offering, I expect, to get, a poor crop harvest, this year!!! The Hairdressers, finally closed & went silent around 7pm, and I finally got some sleep until 9pm. When I woke again, I watched some TV, I'll go through all my packages tomorrow. I had my night snack cinnamon Cookie at 11pm then went to bed. 

Friday 21st March (Day 5)

Today was a morning of doing battle, re my home broadband (Orange/EE) being out for a week now, and re no EE service on my iPad yesterday. Plus anger at a few other company's, who felt my wroth, re their incompetence & errors!!! So at 9am I was ready for a decaf coffee & my two chocolate breakfast Cookies. Considering I practically ate bugger all yesterday, I'm not ravenous, but I was peckish by 11am when my 1st snack Cookie was due. Seems from looking at Twitter manic peeing is the norm, Sharran said she is experiencing bloating, I don't have that, but probably due to the fact, that unlike some, I'm NOW eating, a fraction of the fibre, that I normally do. Some others said they had that also, but now have noticeable flatter stomachs. I don't have that either, but I never have had a big belly, no matter what I weigh, it goes in my hips & thighs & upper arms, not my belly!! My delivery of several weeks supply of Cookies arrived, which contained a 3rd flavour, as I was reading the updates, of the other girls, who are also trailing the diet, before it arrives in the UK. Had my 2nd snack Cookie, at 1pm, then at 2pm I had my 1st tailored Bailine session. Today it's concentrating on my abdomen, the area I have the least fat on, but which would benefit, from more intense, muscle toning & tighter skin!! It was really relaxing, I nearly fell asleep, the tiny, sharp, electric shock, karate chops, felt less odd, the 2nd time round.

After that, I chilled with a glass of water & had my 2 lunch Cookies. I left the salon & treated myself to a sun bed, then I went home & opened a load of mail. For once it was nice mail to open & not bills!! I had my snack Cookie at 5pm, but by 6pm, I was really hungry. So I decided to have dinner, not my 2nd snack Cookie, at 7pm. I had the leftover moussaka & spinach from Wednesday, with a slice of buttered bread!! 679cals. Later I had the last two snack Cookies at 9pm, as I had to have an early night, as I had to be on a train at 2am. So I wasn't going to stay up until 11pm, to have the last one, I had them with a decaf coffee & a pint of mineral water. Today, I did not make a single offering,to the Stool Gods!!! Not even a nappy sized effort!!!.... I thought with all the Bailine stomach crunches, there'd bound to be some movement..... But no!!!! Layed in bed at 9.30pm & prayed for sleep. 

Saturday 22nd March (Day 6) 

I got up at 12.30am, rested, but without sleep, AGAIN!! I had a shower, packed a case, then got dressed while having a hot water, with lemon juice, to try get a colon reaction!! No joy!! I took two headache tablets as another was looming. I got to the train station at 2.10am & caught the 2.21am train to Blackfriars, hungry, I had one of the "Maple Pancakes" Cookies, that came in delivery yesterday (as I will probably be too tired tonight to have an evening snack Cookie) I arrived at my destination at 4.30am tired & hungry. So I had a 2nd evening snack Cookie, while everyone around me, tucked into full English breakfasts, big bowls of porridge or big bowls of muesli, with fresh fruit.... Talk about testing my resolve!!... At 6.30am I had my 2 breakfast Cookies with a (much needed) coffee! The Maple Pancake ones are definitely the best tasting, followed by the chocolate brownie ones!! I had my next snack one at 8.30am & 2nd snack one at 9.30am, around the time, Julie tweeted that she's lost 7lb (half a stone) so far! Will await my results with interest, tomorrow!!

By 10am another headache was coming on & I took some Nurofen with a glass of water. At 11.30am I should of taken my two lunch Cookies but with only 1 evening snack cookie left, I decided to stretch it out. So I had them at 1.30pm when I was hungry again & my final snack Cookie at 3.30pm. At 4.30pm I had the commute home, but thankfully at this hour I could use the tube, instead of the lengthy night bus!! I got home at 5.50pm tired, but just in time, to have a quick freshen up & meet the girls (Julia & Julie) for a catch up & dinner out. We got to No7 Restaurant at 6.30pm, the girls said I looked really good, my skin & hair, plus I looked like I'd lost weight, I laughed & said I'd actually gained it since I'd last seen them (for a role) & was now trialling the cookie diet to lose it again, plus some more. They asked what I'd lost? I said "3lb in the 1st three days but I haven't, been on the scales since, as I've been too busy running around!!" They said they couldn't believe I was now without sleep for around 38+ hrs as I looked so glowing, plus they didn't know how I did it? Sheer willpower & determination, pushing through the exhaustion!! Mind you I need to pull myself up having a full time day job & a full time night job, is how I got myself so exhausted, I contracted pneumonia in the 1st place!! 

It was funny, all three of us have names starting with J, our birthdays run consecutively, May - June and July & today all 3 of us, chose to wear a heart pendant & none of us normally do. I had a lovely, small but VERY tasty salmon starter, plus a white wine (not a spirit, sorry cookie diet) as we shared a bottle with dinner. Followed by 5 yummy scallops (not on their black pudding bases) with a few hand cut chips, followed by a decaf cappuccino & 4 mini profiteroles & a few small tasters, of cheese, on the cheese board we shared. According to my fitness pal, that came to 693cals (just under the top end of meal limit) Then at 9.30pm, we headed home & I checked my Facebook & Twitter, before bed. I left a couple of voice messages, on Facebook, as I was just too tired, by then to type. I got undressed, had a wash then I crashed out, in bed around 10pm... I made absolutely NO offerings to the "Stool Gods" today & peeing has slowed a bit!!! At this rate I'm going to need Exlax, or one day, I'm going to do one almighty poo & find I'm instantly a stone lighter!!! 

Sunday 23rd March (Day 7) 

I woke at 8am, and had my 1st weekly weigh in, I have lost 3lb, the amount I lost, in the 1st 3 days, it's in step, with the diets claim of 3-4lb a week, but it seems a scant return, for the hunger pangs, repetitiveness & the constipation in return!! But being a trooper I will persevere! I had 2 Maple breakfast Cookies at 8.30am, with some mineral water & a decaf coffee with milk. Then put the Cookie bag in my handbag, as I had some errands, a meeting, a Bailine session, plus some shopping to do, so they would be there when my snack times arose. I had my snack one at 10.30am at my meeting, then another snack one at 12.30pm, while relaxing, during my Bailine session, concentrating on my thighs & the love handles, on my hips today (Below) I had my snack Cookie with a black coffee, and actually, I didn't dislike the black coffee, as much as usual. So maybe next week, all my home coffees will be black, and only my (on the run coffees) white cappuccinos!! Yalda is such a lovely girl, she gave me an extra 5mins, on the Bailine machine, despite coming in on her day off, for me. Her lovely fiancé was there too, and we were chatting about a scene in one of my favourite comedy films "Skin Deep" which has either a Slendertone, or a Bailine machine, in it. The scene always makes me laugh, even though I must of seen it 20 times. 

I went to the loo, I made a half decent effort, thanks to dinner yesterday, but pathetic, compared to my usual 3 a day standards, if these Cookies are supposedly full of fibre, they are NOT having the effect, that my usual, high fibre, everyday diet has!! I listened to the radio on my iPad, as I chilled during my Bailine session & while I was being zapped I checked twitter, for the other girls, diet results. Luna said she didn't start until Tuesday so she is going to weigh herself Tuesday. Naomi has lost 7lb like Julie, Gaynor has lost 3-3.5lb like me, so now we are just awaiting Sharran's results, she is a BIG Sumo Wrestler, so her results will be interesting!! I laughed to myself as I lay on the beauty salon bed 'only a woman' would pay to be electrocuted for 45mins or more!! 

I went into M&S for a few bits, and only 2 tills, out of 6, were manned, plus none of the 4-5 express tills..... But there was a queue of over 20, for the DIY tills (obviously, they have too many till staff, with a problem with handling pork/alcohol, in the store today!!) Also, a scrawny bitch, in front of me, in the till queue, who was putting her stuff on conveyor belt, swung her handbag back, smacking me, full force in the face & nearly knocking, the three food items, I was holding, out of my hands. Not a word, of an apology, not even when I said LOUDLY, "Thanks I needed a slap in the face & to almost drop all my shopping!!" I checked her out, as she stood there, ignoring me & she had no hearing aid, or earphones in.... So I guess she wasn't unable to hear me, just a rude, thoroughbred C**T!!!!... I was left standing there enraged, while my mind was wondering, just how many calories I'd burn, punching her (repeatedly) in the face??? But somehow I resisted the urge!!! 

I popped into River Island, and exchanged two bikini tops, for another size, as one was too small, the other too big. I'm so set bikini wise, for July. I had two lunch Cookies, at 2.30pm with a coffee with milk as I was hungry, I was planning to go to the gym, but I'm feeling tired, and have another early start. So I'll exercise, trying to get my flat back in order, it's gone back to a pigs sty, after me sorting it only last weekend. Next week is going to be another crazy one, so I need to do it now, or it's only going to get worse!! I'll do some dry brushing later instead, as that's good for the circulation & flushing out toxins. My friend Mike called me from Holland, to say he had reserved my single hotel room, for his wedding in Holland in August, I can't wait!! At 4.30pm I had my 1st evening snack Cookie, but by 5.30pm my 2nd snack Cookie, a hour early, was not going to sate it!!! So I had dinner, as I'd not last to 6.30pm, let alone 8.30pm!!! So I gratefully tucked into a tuna, tomato, basil & pasta salad, at 625cals, which normally would bloat me, due to the pasta, but I could of eaten it two times over, I was so hungry!! Housework must of worked up a hunger!! 

My spice rack had come off the wall, spilling herbs & spices everywhere!! Great!! I wasn't in the mood to clearing up spilt spices. Feeling tired, not sure if it's the diet or my long hours lately? On a break from chores, I text a message to a friend, as I felt our friendship was slipping & I didn't want that, as I value my friends greatly. At 7.30pm I had my evening snack Cookie & a diet, decaf, Coke, as I was so BORED, of just coffee, or water to drink!! At 8pm I went to bed, as I have another early start, to start my stupidly busy week ahead. I decided to save my final snack Cookie, for when I wake & get ready to head out at 12.30am (if I manage to sleep) I've already placed a mixed bag of Cookies in my case (3 cinnamon 3 chocolate & 3 maple) just to make it less repetitive. So that's week one of The Cookie Diet over, tune in next Sunday for week two!!