Loula, Chin up. Don't worry about your friends, do they know what is happening with you? If so I hope they are understanding. It's hard when you don't feel like socialising. We spend so much of our lives trying to please others, that I think it's perfectly reasonable to look out for number 1 sometimes, if you don't want to catch up with friends, then don't!

On the pizza front - OMG! I love goat's cheese and if there's anything on the menu with goat's cheese on it, I order it (as long as it's vege - I'm a vege - which makes low GI pretty hard!). Yes, I've been to Italy a few times. Know of some fantastic shoe shops in Milan! I agree that they make great pizza Another thing I do to my pizza is put balsamic vinegar (no oil, just the vinegar) on it - if I was stranded on a desert island, it's the luxury I'd take with me, anything can taste good doused in balsamic if you ask me! Anyway, it's not everyone's cup of tea, but I love it. I've been adding it to my pizza for years, and I found out recently that vinegar actually lowers the carb content of food, so I've actually being making my pizza not only taste better, but be better for me!

I'm having a me day today. It's my birthday on Monday so I'm off to the hairdressers soon, then to browse around the shops to see if I can find myself a nice summer dress - I don't like the unflattering fashion at the moment so this could prove to be rather a challenge!

That's enough of my waffle! I've just got back from my personal torturer (trainer) and have excess energy!

I hope everyone else is well and is managing to stay afloat with all that's going on.