To be more precise let’s just say to make my midriff more sensible. My wife had nicely kept chipping away at my resistance to shedding weight. That is, until one day a very thin colleague said she forgot to eat while I was fat and hungry. I decided then that it was time to do something about my weight. In GC half the city is populated by bandwagonists. Every new trend is embraced. Embracing trends though is a bewildering rollercoaster. One day you're confidently strutting in skinny jeans, and the next, Gen Z has declared them illegal, leaving you wondering if you were ever cool to begin with. One day you are losing weight and the next people deep in midlife crises claim fat is the new cool. So it was 21 days of vegetable bliss. 21 days of meat-starved meals. 21 days arguing with my partner about the absence of cheat days. My fridge was instantly converted to looking like a wellness influencer’s vision board.
Initially I took to the diet with gusto of a toddler discovering a mud puddle - pure, unadulterated, slightly messy pursuit. But like all diets the initial excitement and gusto dissipates after a few days and you start wondering if you should have just run away and joined a secret society. It did come to an end eventually, thankfully. Getting to the end of a diet program is a celebration of freedom, a brief flirtation with delicious rebellion, and hopefully, a gentle slide into a more sustainable and enjoyable way of eating. The trick is not to scare your digestive system too much in the process! I emerged blinking into the sunlight, overwhelmed by the sheer abundance of forbidden foods. And I found myself even whispering sweet nothings to a bread basket. ‘Oh, how I've missed you, my fluffy friend.’ My wardrobe now needs a serious overhaul. At first, it felt like a triumphant victory lap—I was swimming in clothes that once clung for dear life, buttoning jeans without holding my breath, and suddenly realizing my “comfy hoodie” could now double as a tent. But then, reality hits. My once-beloved outfits now resemble borrowed clothes from a much larger sibling.
