Lets support the Big Guys...

A lot of focus lately on the need to shift weight and the cut back on obesity etc. People are well aware of the dangers of being over weight, the chance of cancer, heart diseases, diabetes etc but can we not just look on the bright side of being chunky in a world obsessed by skinny size zero models and a focus on judging a book by its cover. There is a lot of emphasis on the negative side of being a big person but how about we look at the positives? There is no way I want to be skinny, I do want to be healthy and live long but in the mean time can we not all embrace the big person that gets sidelines by society? When a big person walks into a room, they have presence and personality wise will often be the type of person who are funny or chatty, to make up for what society determines are not good looks. Big people are built for comfort, not for speed we can be cuddled up to and will often be seen as protective as we dont get tackled because of our size.

So come on , give it up for the big lads and women, we are not going away....

The few lbs are going!

The last three months have been very successful weight wise. Thanks to weight watchers, Im now down nearly two stone so much so that I can fit back into a pair of waist 40 jeans , something I couldnt do for ten years! Reflecting on it, I have an addiction to food and there is a few reasons why . One was emotional eating, if I was bored or had a bad day in work I ate a lot of savoury food (curries and the like) and litres upon litres of coke . Changing the diet was one of the most challenging things I have done but it was also one of the easiest. Out went the coconut milk (the very very and I mean very rare time) as I love Thai food but the coconut milk was replaced with extra light Philadelphia. I cut back on portions of rice. Out the window went the full strength coke and in came the Pepsi Max (no calories at all). Combined with walking three miles approx every night the weight is falling off slowly but surely. All this has not meant I have stopped living. On the contrary. On a Saturday I do not count calories or exercise and I usually have a takeout and will indulge ina  lot of chocoloate but this is always playing at the back of my head! Its all a matter of changing habits and replacing bad habits with healthier ones. If anyone reading this is having trouble with weight gain or just wants a shoulder to cry on or advice of some sorts , give me a shout on facebook or twitter (my twitter is the easiest for most , its twitter.com/DeadlyBuzz69 ). Onwards and upwards! Making a Korma tonight but with light cream and some lamb :)...