Day 12 - The day Andrew saw his Bristol, I saw myself in a big mirror!! & squeezed into the back of a very small car

So today has been a lovely day but also one of those days when you see yourself as you really are - & at the moment that's quite a lot of me in all the wrong places :0(

Andrew has bought himself a Bristol 405 - it's a (very expensive) wreck that is being renovated for him - it is his dream car & he works very hard so I'm really pleased for him if a little less excited than he is!! But today was the day we all got to see the car (there were no pass-outs allowed) so at 11 today off we all went to Kensington High Street (where else) to meet the man who was going to show us the car (wreck! - mustn't call it that so that's the last time). We had to wait for a while so the boys & Andrew had a good look at the showroom models (very lovely) & I took some photos. Suddenly (to my horror) I saw this great fat woman wearing my clothes staring at me - it was one of those moments when you look at someone in the street &  thought didn't she look in the mirror before she went out!

Now I'm aware (as are you dear reader) of my facts & figures but sometimes it just smacks you in the gob like a wet fish (so to speak) - often on those occasions I have dived towards the nearest sweet shop/biscuit barrel but today I just thought 'that's why I'm doing this' - and drank some more water!

 Next we went off to Brentford to see the car & off we go into the back of a Bristol (me, Dom & Toby) while Andrew sat in the front (well it was his big day & he did offer to sit in the back). Big error - it was very hot & traffic was very bad - by the time we got there I had ghastly back ache (still do) from rolling my 6ft 1.5ins into the seat and then trying to get out (thankfully there were no film crews watching the fat woman unravel herself from the back of a Bristol). Needless to say on the way back I sat in the front!!! But it was all worth it - Andrew was very chuffed with his purchase & after all that was the point.

Have had a good food day today but probably not enough water so trying to catch up tonight - breakfast was Finn crispsbread (lovely) with Quark & Smoked Salmon
lunch was smoked beef (fried no fat) on a big green salad
dinner was roast chicken with veggies & jacket potato followed by fruit salad.

Now I'm going to catch up on some TV.

Bye all
Lx

PS: Just to say thanks to Shawn, Linda, Andrea & Madeleine for your messages of support - it is a great feeling to know you are with me along the way.