So much to say

So this is me! Not a pretty site but it is what it is. Is my nifty seasonal scarf just a ploy to cover up? Of course it bloody is.

Current weight : 15st 5lbs
BMI : 38.1
Obese? : extremely

So I might have only put on 1lb over Christmas but New Year was a different tale. I've reached a new high! (And no, I'm not boasting). I haven't quite started my new healthy regime but  I am NOT procrastinating. I am preparing and researching.

Preparing - firstly need to get rid of the festive food (get rid = eat). Not the chocolate as that lasts, but the litres of double cream, cheeses, pate, homemade Irish Cream Liqueur etc. Sorry but I can't just bin this stuff. That would be rude. Oh, and wasteful!

Researching - as you know I'm hot on the 5-2 plan but Mr (actually Dr) Michael Mosley has a new one. The Fast 800. So rather than restrict your calories to 800 for 2 days out of 7 you can do this daily (or 6 days or 5 days - whatever suits). This is a fast weight loss plan (like it says on the tin). Yes, it's a crash diet but that's ok. Crash diets have had a very bad rap but evidence shows that actually they are not bad. The faster you lose the excess weight the faster you benefit  from being less obese. The risk is all about putting the weight back on (and more) but this risk is real no matter how, or at what rate, you lose the pounds. It's all about planning and eating healthily to maintain your loss. So I  have decided to follow this plan. I've been buying the Daily Mail every day this week for the recipes, tips and advice. My plan is to restricted calories every day if I can but increasing my eating on days when I really need to. I'm excited! Can't wait to get stuck in. Are the rumours true that I'm going on holiday before I start? No comment lol.

Something else that's been in the papers this week - should obesity be classed as an illness rather than a lifestyle choice? it costs the NHS billions. But is it an illness? It maybe self inflicted but hardly by choice. I reckon if all fat people had a choice they'd pick thin. Just my opinion. If a fat person lost a pile of weight then that would be their choice - but of course it just isn't that simple.

And whilst I'm talking about the newspaper I read an article about being young and slim and wanting to attract the opposite sex (or same sex if that's how you swing). And when you get older you don't care about being attractive to others so let yourself go. I disagree!! I'm almost 50 and I want  other men to find new attractive, sorry if that offends. Equally I want other women to think I'm attractive too. Is that so wrong? To walk into a room and for people to think 'Ooh she looks nice/pretty/lovely etc'? If I didn't think that then I would just let myself go. So? All my lovely readers....I'm doing this for you!! So you have something nice to look at when you see me. Ha ha ha

Whether you tell yourself you can, or you can't, you are right!