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Another gardener here. Just resorted to covering my fruit cage with old bed sheets and net curtains to give shade. Then put all my various pots in there too. That way one sprinkler does the lot. Fingers crossed no hose pipe ban yet. However certain shrubs are wilting, including the common...

11:30 3 egg omelette with ham and cheese. Cherry cream made by adding chopped fresh cherries to whipped cream and yoghurt. Added 3 squares 85% chocolate chopped = black forest, sort of!. Made 6 portions , ate one. 18:30 small pork fillet with cabbage. 2 portions cherry cream. Glass red wine...

Cwc Exercise class. Iced coffee Ham and cheese with a little coleslaw . Mini ic. Last of the packet. Won't buy any more, too tempting Later, packet of cheesies. Pub meal out was chicken curry served with plain veg instead of rice. 2 glasses wine. Ice cream when home again

B: ham and cheese Early 90 minute walk, started off cold!! L: smoked salmon and garlic cream cheese as lettuce roll ups. A mini icecream D: out for anniversary meal. Shared starter of greek meze, hummus, tzatsiki, aubergine etc. I piece their own crusty bread. Main was chicken in sauce, bit...

Yoga Brunch of a ham and cheese omelette with a side of green beans salad. 1pm glass of wine ar event but avoided all food 4pm mini ice cream 6pm garlic and herb cream cheese with more green bean salad. Glass of red. Strawberries with greek yoghurt and 1 chopped square 85% A small Amarula...

Skipped breakfast L: a 90 second bread thingy made with 1 egg, the end of a pack of milled seeds, a good shake of ground almonds, baking powder. Topped when cooked with grated parmesan and a particularly hot coriander relish. A packet protein balls. Later a mini icecream. D: salmon with green...

Mid morning: half avocado, 4 slices garlic sausage, 1 sauce frittata Powered me through 2 hours dancing in the heat! Later 2 large chocolate cookies, knew they were wrong but carried on regardless. Where has my mojo gone? Later still slice frittata and some salad Later still a mini ice cream...

B: 2 scrambled eggs L: small chunk cheese. Mini ice cream D: frittata with broccoli, chorizo and cheese. 5 oven chips. Peppers reheated from yesterday. 2 slices fresh peach

Can't remember exactly Been very unsettled today (me, not the weather!) Lunch was 1 slice heylo seedy bread with some mouldy cheese and a teaspoon coleslaw. Refused a Cornetto when helping at oap club. Dinner was peppers, onion and tomatoes cooked until soft then pork chops added until done. A...

B: 2 slices Heylo cinnamon bread Exercise class Iced coffee L: 2 dolmades (made by a neighbour, very tasty) a medium avocado with some aubergine salad. A mini ice cream D: cold beef burger, coleslaw, olives, lettuce 10pm cheese on m&s cracker. Real ice cream

Pheasant pie next time?

Feeling rough through the night and morning. Kept to clear herbal teas until 3pm iced coffee. 6pm 1 beefburger in lettuce wrap with 1 teaspoon coleslaw, 4 slices cucumber. A sugar free jelly with cream

Bbq was prawns and salmon starter with salads, then chicken breast. Pud was a really rich chocolate mousse I shared with my lactose intolerant friend, then 1 bite pavlova and 2 strawberries. Could have been a lot worse. Best part of a bottle Prosecco. And 2 after 8s

Getting back into habit of daily reporting is proving hard! I thought I'd only missed Thursday and Friday, but no Wednesdays missing as well, ho hum. Wednesday, can't remember breakfast or lunch but evening meal was out in new (to us) pub. 2 starters, prawn, orange and fennel salad then chicken...

Edited to add that I'm another not taking any medication and trying to control it through diet alone. Many of us find that a low carb way of eating helps reduce both weight and hba1c. Have you thought about trying that? Loads of support and tips on here if you do