h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I have put on far too much weight. Next week I shall start doing something about that. Well, that's rather a cliché, so I'd better say I'll start today. As I've got to report back here every day, maybe that will give me an incentive to stick to it. Next week is birthdays week, but that doesn't mean I have to gorge on .

Perhaps if I introduce one little rule at a time. It's the weekend now, so it'll have to be something I can do at home. I certainly won't buy any crisps , nibbles, , chocolate or sweets when I go out shopping in a while. That'll do for a start.

As from tomorrow I shall spend a large chunk of the evening standing at the ironing board, rather than sitting on my backside reading stuff on the internet and watching old episodes of QI. (Don't watch TV much now, there's not much on and I hate watching on our new set). Standing is supposed to use slightly more calories than sitting, isn't it? And there's loads of ironing - I could be down there in the laundry room till Christmas.

what's wrong with your new TV?

German TV is terrible - I'm so glad to live in the UK freeview footprint.

Advent is supposed to be a fasting period, so cutting the snacks will be good for your soul as well as your body.

really? Fasting?
Someone had better tell the Germans, because as far as I can see it's a 4 week festival of baking Christmas cookies and eating as many as you can.

Most Eastern churches still keep a 40 day Lent type fast, although the Germans, both Catholic and Protestant, relaxed the requirements at the reformation.

This year, Advent actually starts on the 1st og December.

[Amy P]

The key to loosing weight, and* keeping the weiht off, is to change eating habbits, in general... I've now lost *counts* over five stone, and I certainly don't go hungry, and don't not* eat what I want (within reason), all I've done, really is cut out a few things, almost entirely (stuff I never at much anyway, like sweets, bisuicts, choc, takeaways), and the main thing, I just gradually reduced portion size It isn't necessarily quick though...