Hi All,

Thank you all so much for your advice and encouragement.

I am certainly drinking more water (hard now as it is getting real cold here) and eating more fat.

Colin, I am thinking too that having plateaus is good for the body especially if a lot of weight is lost in a short period of time. The poor old bod just does need that time to adjust. I really should start thinking about upping my carbs slowly. I do over induction level but I haven't been measuring (I seem to have a block over doing that !)

I have done a search on the internet for liquorice tea but need to do more. It is not good for people who have high blood pressure (I have low). It does give increased energy and has positive benefits for both the digestive tract and bronchial tubes.

The tea I drink comes from NZ and also contains aniseed, fennel and peppermint tea.

Colin your results are impressive - well done for getting so close to goal! You must be feeling pretty good.

Trisha