Dr Idiot's ancestor attester

My gran once advised me that ‘a little bit of what you fancy does you good’. Her message was slightly diluted when her morning cigarette ignited her tot of breakfast brandy. I would advise you to limit the risk of burns, but you can see what she was getting at. You are allowed to enjoy life.

You can do things that make you happy. The key is curbing those behaviours which bring nothing positive to the party. Don’t invite the guests that you know will turn up empty handed and then just fill their pockets and leave. I would, of course, encourage you to think about what you eat and how it makes you feel, but if you’re going to do this, it would be best to ensure your other behaviours don’t detract from your ultimate goal of feeling good.

Some actions may encourage weight loss, but do they do so by helping or hindering? You may never have seen an overweight heroin addict, but you are unlikely to have seen one finish a marathon either. Starting a sugar free diet is not going to make you feel much better about life, if you’re stuck with habits that are doing you harm outside of your diet. So, by all means review and reflect on your diet, just don’t ignore the others things you are doing alongside it.