Day 48

Weight: 13 stone 7 lb

Total weight loss since day 1: 1 stone 8 lb

Woke up this morning feeling really good after a lovely nights sleep. I weighed exactly the same as yesterday so hopefully, being good today, I can drop a pound for tomorrow.

After walking the dogs I took myself off to the gym for my 'poor legs' workout. But it wasn't as hard as last Monday, so things are improving!

As the day went on the weather gradually got worse until it became a typical winter day with heavy cloud, drizzle and cold. So, I decided to make a raw soup. Now I know it doesn't sound very appealing on a cold wintry day...but when you're raw, this is probably the best thing you can come up with...along with raw chocolate cake (which I didn't make...but I will be making a scrummy dessert during the week.)

So here is the recipe for my rather tasty carrot soup (Courtesy of Beautiful Vegan)

Spicy Raw Vegan Carrot Soup

2 1/2 cups carrots (chopped) 
1 clove garlic
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp masala
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
1 1/2 tsp sea salt
2 tbspn apple cider vinegar
3 tbspn tahini
3 cups water

Blend together then gently warm on the stove. (Sorry I was a numpty and forgot to take a photo).

On the animal front, I've had another cat turn up in my garden...it's a full male tabby, but he must only be about 1 year old as he's very cute and friendly! I've got no idea who he belongs to but he must be getting fed as he's not skinny. As it was raining today, he decided to sleep on one of the comfy chairs on the covered terrace to keep warm and dry. I'm not going to feed him because I have 6 cats and I don't want 7. Of course, if he was a stray and in distress I would probably rescue him...but I'm sure he's not! (Though I will keep an eye on him.)

You may remember that I now have acquired my friend's couch and 3 of my cats have decided to remodel the look of it by highlighting the most comfiest points (The other 3 were on my bed!):

Cats and cushions...can you tell them apart?

I got a prompt response from El Piano restaurant defending their restaurant and food, but also apologising for my disappointment in their food and they offered me vouchers for their Granada or York restaurants.

I may take them up on their Granada offer to compare the food against the Malaga restaurant.

Hasta pronto