The magical fruit

Do you remember that old rhyme at school about beans?

At primary school it goes ‘beans, beans the magical fruit, the more you eat the more you toot,’ and then at secondary school someone has changed it so it is every so slightly more offensive, ‘beans, beans are good for your heart, the more you eat the more you... [more] (1 comment)

I might have to start taking this seriously.....

It’s been a week now – and to be honest I’m pleasantly surprised.

You might have picked up on just the slightest hint of cynicism from my earlier blog postings, but I’m afraid that this diet might actually work.

In our new member chat last week the group leader advised us that we shouldn’t worry too much about... [more]

Feeling the love in "image therapy"

Within about thirty seconds of the start of “image therapy” I was planning my exit and figuring out if there was a way to get from where I was sat to the door without causing any offence to anyone.

I pondered to myself that if I was the Milk Tray man I’d be able to navigate the short distance through a series of rolls and back... [more] (1 comment)

Stepping on the scales

Well that was an experience. I’d been promised by my now not-so-best pal that lots of blokes go to fat club. They don’t, or at least they certainly don’t go to ours.

I entered a room full of women, many of them menopausal, and none of them looking like I might have the slightest thing in common with them (apart from the obvious weight... [more] (1 comment)

Should I go to fat class?

I am fat. I’ve been fat for as long as I can remember. Do I like being fat? No, and I’m not sure when or how it happened.

I didn’t wake up one morning and decide to gorge myself on sweets and cake. I’ve just always been a big lad.

When we are young it is almost something to be proud of, we’ve all heard mothers... [more]