Admitting defeat...

Having tried to go it alone, I've failed massively in sticking to plan, my clothes are starting to feel a bit tight again and when trying on new clothes I've had to try a bigger size than before.

I admit it - I was wrog to stop getting weighed at group. I think I need that check every week just to keep me on track, so I've decided to go back to group, starting tomorrow.

I'm hoping that I've not done too much damage, but know that with the help of my wife and my fab SW group I can repair it pretty quickly.

I'd been umming and ahhing for a wile, thinking "I'll get back on track soon", but the final prod came in two forms

• Firstly, I've won the SW readers' recipe competition (see here for my winning entry: http://group.slimmingworld.com/recipes/peri-peri-potatoes.aspx and here for when it first appeared on this blog: http://slimmingman.blogspot.com/2012/01/recipe-peri-potatoes.html - I wish mine looked as good as the one made by the SW chefs!), which means that I'm going to be the proud owner of a shiny new slow cooker (we've got one already, but I think this one will be bigger, and sears too :-)). Inspired by that, I've picked up the extra easy all in one cookbook and look forward to trying out some of the recipes - if my group are lucky then I might bring some to taster nights!
• Secondly, my mum has recently started SW online and we were discussing it at the weekend. She told me I should start back at group, and since it was her birthday and mothers' day weekend, I'm not going to argue!

To my group, I look forward to coming back, but please take it easy on me if I've been really bad an piled on the pounds!