Forgive me, I'm sat in bed, fully paid up member of the wide awake club as I have been awake since 5am here in California, clearly not adjusted to time difference as yet.

So, Heathrow was good, large roast veg salad and a fruit salad to follow as 'take out' from one of the EAT places.

In flight was a bit more challenging, ate the green beans, carotts and roasted peppers that came with the chicken (v tempted but didn't) and then there was somnething that looked like a piece of orange but was v tired looking and then miracles of miracles, a small bunch of grapes with some cheese (which I didn't have) but with mini oatcakes - can you tell we didn't fly 1st class!!  All topped up with my Klip Lok full of mixed nuts and diced manchego so I was totally fine.

I realised I had smuggled an apple all the way through homeland security without realising so munched on that on the drive to Calistoga and then after check in we managed a fabulously tasty Beetroot Carpaccio with goats cheese - that was sooooo thinly spread it was barely there - and mixed veg salad - which I will try to recreate at home as it was delicious - they used red and yellow beets too. Supper was a walnut and spinach salad but we suspect the walnuts had been roasted in some sort of sweet something - we hope honey but it was probably not - oops!

On another note, had a request from someone starting their DETOX in late Feb due to social fixtures and she will be 'coming off' pasta, white bread etc and wantws to know where cous cous sits - well, I'm sorry, that's a NO! its usually wheat based. I would also definately recomment reducing the amounbt of 'white goods' you are having in the weeks before starting as losing that much 'sugar/carb' overnight will see your energy levels take a nose dive...... hope this helps.

Meetings all day today and demo treatments, so keep up the good work everyone - nearly there! maybe try a pudding/dessert today and see how you can do 'health indulgence'