Ah, Monday morning again! Still in bed at 7.40, but as the lads will be here in about half an hour, I had better get moving soon.

Yes, that was one of the unstable walls coming down. The back wall (the long one) was the one they were mainly talking about. The back wall of the kitchen, which is the back wall of the original outbuilding, will remain, but will not form part of the new build. At the moment the extension is at a slight angle to the main house, and the new one is to be squared up, albeit starting from right by it, so it's a bit of caution whilst excavating the footings close to that very old wall. The remaining void is to be capped off with lead flashings to take the rain away.
The heavy demolition starts today, as the remainder is stone, not brick. At least there's only 2 walls to do, and the long one has a doorway and 2 windows in it!

Michelle, there have been reports in the press here about research done at Newcastle University into the effect of a very low calorie diet on type 2 diabetes. I don't know if you can access them. However, they usually do recommend a low cal diet anyway. Oats are supposed to be good cholesterol shifters, and excellent soluble fibre. It's a case of porridge for breakfast! Good luck with tweaking with your food. Diabetes UK might be a good place to look for food ideas...I think you may be able to access recipes etc.

Kat, you are doing great! It must be so nice to have a small bottle with you now!

Andrea x