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Malnourished Monday #15: Fad Diet, anybody?

Monday, Mar 22nd, 2010 by Met Mum | 29 Comments
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The most annoying side effect of spring: every other magazine shouting at you “Loose a stone!” or “Get rid of that tummy!” and “Shift those pounds!”. Not only do they urge you to distinctively decrease your alleged corpulence, they also advise you to do so quicker than you can say “Dunkin Donut”. Malnourished Monday #15: [...]

Malnourished Monday #14

Monday, Mar 15th, 2010 by Met Mum | 23 Comments
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I was pleasantly surprised by the number of healthy looking models on last Fashion Week’s catwalks. Could the unimaginable have happened? Is this the comeback of healthy, strong women in fashion? And when will celebrities follow the trend? I don’t know where the old wives tale of ‘Skinny and Successful’ as the perfect marriage stems [...]

The one where I am turning into the Blobb

Friday, Feb 5th, 2010 by Met Mum | 22 Comments
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I have been feeling a little sluggish of late. Ok, whom am I kidding? I am feeling A LOT sluggish. Blobbish. I am the Blobb. Poke me in the stomach and see the wobbles reaching a 6 on the Richter scale. This is not about losing weight, or about a late New Year’s resolution. I [...]

A bit of mummy wisdom – part I

Friday, Jan 15th, 2010 by Met Mum | 25 Comments
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I recently came across the blog of Alice, a 24 year old London mum-to-be. Reading through her entire blog, I was taken back to my own pregnancy. Her worries about the baby not being there any more (stop testing, Alice!), her battle with tiredness and the effect a great dose of hormones can have on [...]

I am a crap housewife

Tuesday, Oct 13th, 2009 by Met Mum | 33 Comments
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Since becoming a mother, my days have been filled with much more housewife stuff than they used to be. In my childless, naïve and slightly illusive mind, I had envisioned channelling all my energy into looking after the baby, the husband and our home, once I had left that high-profile but mundane city job behind me. Our spotlessly clean house would smell of freshly baked bread, baby food would be cooked by myself and every night there would be a healthy and delicious dinner awaiting Big M when he’d come home. HAHA.

Wednesday Weigh-In Vol. 12. Or: As boring as watching paint dry

Wednesday, Sep 2nd, 2009 by Met Mum | 10 Comments
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Having renovated a house recently, I can honestly say that watching paint dry is more exciting than attempting to diet. The last diet (remember Fat Smash: peas and lentils and lentils and peas) was ditched after four days. Four days! Instead we went to New York and tucked into pancakes (sky-high pancake piles soaked in maple syrup, accompanied by fried eggs and bacon), pizza and gigantic chocolate chip cookies. Only to be followed by the New England diet, i.e. lobsters and melted butter, corn on the cob and pumpkin pie. I know this is going to surprise you, but I STILL haven’t lost those last three pounds.

Wednesday Weigh-In Vol. 11. Or: The missing ingredient

Wednesday, Aug 12th, 2009 by Met Mum | 15 Comments
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To encourage further shrinkage, I have recently replaced my beloved Pain au Chocolat with muesli for breakfast. So when I absent-mindedly read the text on the muesli box, the scales fell from my eyes. (!) My diet was missing an essential ingredient. And these folks even have the nerves to boast about not having it in their product. At all.

Wednesday Weigh-In Vol. 10. Or: The magic lies in the peas

Thursday, Aug 6th, 2009 by Met Mum | 3 Comments
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I had a breakthrough yesterday. I am back in my jeans! Ok, only in those that used to fit the loosest, but it is a start.

Two weeks of stuffing myself with white bread and butter left me feeling a little bloated, to say the least. I didn’t want to be a killjoy, but I also didn’t want to demotivate my dieting self. That’s why I didn’t hit the scales when I came back form our delicious vacation. I am not as brave as Fab Brunette, sorry guys!

Wednesday Weigh-In Vol. 9. Or: Ignorance is bliss

Monday, Aug 3rd, 2009 by Met Mum | 11 Comments
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Two weeks on Île de Ré, and not only did I gain a tan, but also a few extra inches around the waist. My trousers appear to hug my hips in a tight embrace. The two stick together like first time lovesick teenagers. Let’s hope this summer romance isn’t more than a short-lived fling. You ask how this could happen? An analysis of photo material should bring light into this sombre affair.

Wednesday Weigh-In Vol. 8. Or: The swine flu diet and exercise plan

Wednesday, Jul 15th, 2009 by Met Mum | 13 Comments
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Don’t worry. It hasn’t hit us. I am just trying to come up with a sensible plan to keep it as far away from us as possible. And if that means I am going to sit on my 5 extra pounds for a little longer, so it shall be.

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