Drove a couple of hours to a friend's house yesterday to watch the final of the football.

Manly V Warriors .. I am not that interested in league I prefer rugby but it's more about the getting together with friends thang.

First off there were chips and dips everywhere when I arrived but I didn't really want those. I was quite fascinated by others though and how they just kept grazing on the crackers and eating the chips - I felt slightly removed from that and it felt good not to want to eat any thing from the table.

Then they brought out BBQd chicken wings .. well that was tough - they smelled divine and looked even better. I really wanted one .. but the funny thing was they were very popular and so by waiting and just being strong .. they eventually all went and my choice was made for me!

Sausages and big fat fresh bread rolls were the main course ... the sausages didn't really worry me as fatty foods sometimes upset me and I could tell that I wouldn't be fooling anyone if I had one... but there was salad .. a plain garden salad with no dressing so I had fresh tomatoes and cucumber and carrot and lettuce. I was weak though .. I had a little of this asian salad with noodles and there was an amazing potato salad there which I should not have had. But I did .. and I dont feel like I've gone backwards .. today it's nearly 9:30 and I haven't eaten or had the OPtifast and I feel Ok .. I dont feel like being off the liver shrinking diet one bit.

The thing that interested me most about that visit .. noone said anything about what I ate. Noone said .. you didn't have a chicken wing .. noone commented when I didnt have a sausage or two .. nobody does usually .. but I felt to me that it was SO obvious I was eating differently .. and yet noone noticed .. makes me think that in the future when I am eating smaller meals and watching how and what I eat .. I can do it without assuming I have a big read beacon over my head !

all in all .. a good day

and today I lost some more kgs so thats also cool