Day 7 - Perfect End to the First Week

End of week one, by this time next week I will have had the operation.

I had a black tie dinner today in the Jumeirah Carlton Hotel in London and I had sent them the diet sheet in advance. They were brilliant I had a small salad starter, chicken, rice and vegetables for main course and fruit for desert, all wonderfully presented.

Thank you hotel it was great.

Day Six

Porridge again. I will start to look like this.

Again conference buffet and a good selection of salad including pickled red cabbage.

Flew back to London and had a Boot's Shapers caesar salad, ditching the croutons and the dressing, not exciting but ok. At Berlin airport I did have a small bread pretzel, I am allowed 2 slices of bread so it was ok, in fact it was more than OK it was lovely, almost made up for having to walk past the currywurst stand.

Day 5 - A problem with the language

Day 5 started very early as I was flying to Berlin, the obligatory porridge and then off to the airport. I was there to man a stand for my company, and the conference provided food. As with yesterdays’ buffet there was enough to satisfy my at lunchtime.

In the evening in the hotel restaurant, I asked for a green salad with tomatoes and red onion with no dressing. The girl said she understood, well if she didn’t she should have asked i could have managed that in German myself. So imagine my surprise when this arrived! Colourful I suppose in a way, but a lot was quite bitter and after a few mouthfuls I gave up.

Thank goodness for the emergency apple in my bag!

Day 4 Still Doing OK

Monday I was speaking at a conference, that was entitled 9-9, 12 hours and this included a lot of breaks with catering.

Lunch was a buffet and there was enough salad and a little chicken to make it ok. The evening included a 3 course meal so again my friend was despatched to the kitchen to make arrangements. He knew the chef here as well so I expected a treat, and I got one. Not quite as good as the 'Rainbow Salad' as it is now called in Jytte's restaurant but not far behind.

The evening was a little more difficult as lots of drink around and I ended the visit sitting up around a very famous table till the early hours of the next morning and a lot of great whisky and champagne was on offer, but I stayed good.

Day 3 Heaven

Today started a bit odd, too much boiling water and my porridge was more like gruel :0)

Went to a dinner party in the afternoon where I simply drank water and then had some fruit.

But then in the evening a friend I was visiting rang ahead to his favourite restaurant and explained the diet. This is what I had. Thank you Jytte and everyone else, the bar has been set.

Day 2 and Doing OK

- Porridge again for breakfast - liking this thank you M&S keeps me full.

- Late lunch / early dinner, fantastic green salad with tomato (thank you Mette) and boiled eggs (thank you Mogens' Chickens).

- Fruit

I don't feel hungry at all, although occaisionally my tummy sounds like it is.


2 days down, 12 to go

Day 1 of Liver Diet

So the diet is very strict and I need to follow for 2 weeks.

Today is day 1 and has gone well - Porridge from M&S, salad and fruit from Boots, Banana and Apple and peppermint tea pinched from SAS lounge at Heathrow. Lots of lovely tea from friends.

1 down, 13 to go