Paul McKenna has just told me I can't weigh myself for two weeks, and I'm ok with that. Unfortunately, I don't think his 'I Can Make You Thin' program is going to work for me. Last night I tried to listen to the CD and found myself laughing rather than relaxing. However, the book made a lot of sense. Rather than telling you that you're fat because you consciously eat too much, it tells you you're fat because you have the wrong relationship with food, and then teaches you the steps to overcoming that. The problem is I've always been aware I have the wrong relationship with food. The scars of being a ridiculously fussy eater take a long time to heal, and though I'm trying my hardest not to be like I used to be, I do still have my quirks (just put mashed potato near me and see my reaction).

However, since his program basically tells me I can lose weight by eating whatever I want whenever I'm hungry (so long as I do so slowly and consciously and recognise the difference between physical hunger and emotional hunger) I've decided to follow it to the letter while I'm in Australia. There'll be plenty of time on planes to lie back and relax and listen to his brainwashing CD, you see. And if I can come back from a holiday having lost weight, I'll know this isn't all mumbo jumbo after all.

A whole weight loss plan based on common sense and positive thinking seems a bit too good to be true for me, though. I'll keep you posted.