FTER
a t
otally
shameful w
eekend
of
pizza,
chocolateand w
ine
Ia
mm
ost
definitely
ready
tog
et
backo
n t
he
diet
wagon.
And
believem
e w
hen
I s
ay
Ihave
been
herebefore8230
Ihavealmost
fainted
from
fasting
,hadapple-only
days
and
even
attempted
Atkins.But,if
Ia
mbeing
honest,I
canh
and-on-
heart
s
ay
Ihaveo
nly
ever
really
stuck t
oo
ne
8216proper8217d
iet.That
was
when
I w
as
22,tr
ied
Weight
Wa
tchers
and
managed t
ol
ose t
hat
extra s
tone t
hat
no
one w
ants
.
Since t
hen,ho
wever,my
weight
has
crept
back
on.
I v
ary
w
ildly
betw
een s
tuffing
myself
in
front
of
the
TV
and
being
as
str
ict
withm
yself
as
a s
ergeant
major.Igo
from
exercising
like
Ia
mp
reparing
for
the
Olympics
ton
ot
lifting
afinger.Ia
mcert
ainly
ready
for
more s
tability
.So,withac
lutcho
f
upcoming s
ummer
weddings,I
haved
ecided t
og
o
back t
o t
he
Weight
Wa
tchers
fold.
My
ho
w
it
has
changed8230
Now
it
is
all
done w
ith t
he
help
of
new-
fangled w
eb w
izardry
.But
despitef
antasticonline
tools,the u
nderlying
principals
are t
he s
ame.
For
thoseo
f y
ou
not
familiar
withp
ossibly
the
world8217
s
most
famous
diet
plan,let
me
explain.
Depending
on y
our
weight
and
height
you
are
gi
ven
a8216points
allo
wance8217.
You
cane
at
whatever
you
like
as
long
as
you
stick t
o t
his
all-import
ant
figure.
However,it
is
wort
hn
oting
aB
ig
Mac
Meal
would
probably
eat
upall
of y
our
points
for
that
day.
The
old w
ay
to w
orko
ut
ho
w
many
points
were
in
apart
icular
food w
as
to r
efer
toaW
eight
Wa
tchers
guidebook
or
tap t
he
calories
and
saturated
fat
intoa s
pecialcalculator.Now,with
the
help
of t
he w
eb s
erv
ice,you
canchoose w
hat
you
areabout
to s
coff
from
ahuge
online
database
or
worki
t
out
witha w
ebc
alculator.
You
areg
iven
adaily
online
diary
allo
wing y
ou
to t
ype
in w
hat
foods
you
havee
aten.
It
will w
ork
out
ho
w
muchallo
wance y
ou
havel
eft
for
the
day
and
even
for
the w
eek,socan8216
save u
p8217
points in
preparation
for
a s
pecialo
ccasion.
Inaddition t
o
8216saving
points8217you
cane
arne
xtrapoints
through
exercise,which y
our
online
guide w
ill
also w
ork
out
for
you
and
add t
o y
our
weekly
allo
wance.
I
am s
old.
AN
DH
ER
EI
SH
OW
IG
OT
ON
8230
MOND
AY
:
With t
he
decision
made t
o s
ign u
p,I
s
tart
t
apping
in
my
details.Name,a
ge,a
ddress,height
and,of
cour
se,weight.This
dreaded
little s
tat
is
one t
hat
most
women
kno
w.But
when w
as
the
last
time y
ou
were r
eally
tr
uthful w
ith y
our
self?
I,
for
example,
str
ip
naked,go t
o t
he t
oilet,get
weighed
firs
t
thing
in t
he
morning
and
even t
inker
with
the
gauge
on
my
scales
until t
he
needle
settles
on t
he w
eight
Ia
mh
app
y
with.
Combine t
his
with t
he
fact
that
my
scales
cost
1635f
rom
the s
upermarket8217s
8216no
frills8217range
and
it8217s
not
exactly
a r
ecipe
for
accurac
y.
Lucky
(or
unlucky)f
or
me
Newcastle
has
a
very
public w
ay
of
revealing t
he
tr
uth8230The
Grainger
Market
Weigh
House.
Hand
over
your
20pand t
he
guy
behind t
he
counter
will
quiteh
appily
disho
ut
a t
icket
revealing y
our
weight.In t
he
past
haveh
uffed
and
puffed,sw
earing
blind
I w
eigh
half
a s
tone
less
.But
deep
do
wnIkno
w
the t
ru
th.
Soi
t
is
witha
heavy
heart
Ic
ome t
oaccept
my
official s
tart
ing
weight.Depressing.
And
officially
fivep
ounds
more t
han w
hat
Ihad s
limmed t
of
or
afriend8217
s
wedding
just
three w
eeks
ago
.This
yo-yod
ieting
HAS t
o s
top
and
Ihereby
swear
that,from t
his
moment,it
does.
TUESD
AY
:
Ia
mn
ow
well
in t
he s
wing
of
filling
out
my
online
food
diary
.Ihaveattempted t
ocompleteo
ne
of
thesei
n t
he
8216real w
orld8217
hundreds of t
imes
and
failed
dismally,most
probably
because t
herei
s
nothing s
topping
me
from
adding
moreand
more
foods
tom
y
daily
list,a
s
long
as
my
handwr
iting
is
neat.This
someho
w
feels
far
moreo
fficial.
It
definitely
seems
tobem
otivating
me
8211I w
ould
feel
like
ac
ompletef
ailurei
fI w
as
to8216
go
over8217m
y
point
allo
wance.A52
CITYLIVING
THINTERNET
this
month:ONLINE
DIETS
ARE
BEING
TOUTED
AS
THE
NEW
WA
Y
TO
LO
SE
WEIGHT
.
MIEK
AS
MILE
S
LO
GS
ON
TO
SEE
IF
SHE
CA
N
RE
-BO
OT
HE
R
BO
D.
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