Perhaps the worst thing about spending lots of time at the computer is spreading bottom syndrome, and not just bottom, come to that.  When I ran my cleaning business I stayed slim without any effort at all, due to the physical work and the stress of wondering which of my cleaners wouldn’t turn up for work that night.  The weird thing is that at the time I never actually believed I was slim!  When I was clearing the house ready to move last year, I came across a photo of me from the early 90s, wearing a sweatshirt tucked into my jeans and I still had a clearly defined waist!  Couldn’t do it now.

So it’s time for some fatbusting and I have been reading The F2 Diet by Audrey Eyton, who devised the F-Plan Diet in the 80s.  It just means eating lots of fruit and veg, wholemeal grains and pulses, exactly what we all know we should do, tell ourselves we do do, and yet somehow fall into bad habits that lead us astray, back to too much sugar and fat.

The wonderful thing about it is that you never feel hungry, and start to feel lighter very quickly, as all that fibre makes its way through your system.  That of course can be a bit of a social liability, but working from home makes it much easier!  You are also allowed a number of fat units a day, so you can still have a bit of chocolate or something sweet.  I was astonished to discover that a fondant fancy has only one fat unit, the same as a boring old digestive biscuit.  I haven’t succumbed yet, but I found it pretty heartening.