Day 9 - weigh day

Woke up today stupidly excited about the fact that my first proper WI was tonight. Having had an interim one on Saturday (day 6) and down 9lb, I was keen to see the results of my labours to day 9.

The result is....11lb!! Big huge smiley face at having lost 11lb in nine days. Although I will confess to a little 'meh' moment at only dropping 1.5lb since Saturday. Bonkers, I know. I'll get over it soon enough. Just seems I want the moon, and having got it, would quite like the stars as well.

I've been having the odd can of coke zero in the last few days - my CDC said it was preferable to diet coke (banned! sob) but think I will lay off it and replace with water. I've done it before, given up my diet coke addiction, and in fact it was easy. So, no more coke zero. Mr L will have to take it to work and let his colleagues have it instead, I'm sure they won't mind.

Having got through Friday night (girl's night: wine, vodka, peanuts, pizza etc) 100% SS, I now have to face the challenge of a family barbecue on Saturday. All afternoon/evening, and overnight in a hotel. Am very, very worried about how I'll cope with it. Not because I think I'll cave in, but because I don't really feel much like spending the entire party explaining my choices and my decision to do CD. I'd rather keep it under my hat for now - I'm a bit fed up having to justify myself, and don't want to make this party all about meeeee, either. So, what to do. I do want to enjoy the party, I do want to go, I just don't want it to get in the way. And I don't want to cheat either. As I see it I have a few options:

1 - lie, take a plate of food, and quietly put it down somewhere
2 - lie, pretend to have an upset stomach, don't eat and retire early (how rooood!)
3 - take a plate of food, eat perhaps the chicken and a bit of salad, put plate down somewhere
4 - ???? no idea.
5 - let Ethel have her way and trough bbq food and vodka all afternoon.

My friends last Friday were SO supportive and really made what could have been a difficult evening very easy. I'm not suggesting family will try to sabotage me, but unless I spend hours being a diet bore, they're unlikely to 'get' what I'm doing... I fear 'oh go on just a bit of sausage, can't harm you' etc.

Hey ho. Only time will tell, I guess. Next WI on Monday, so at least I have that to hang on to.

Lx