Hearts, Flowers & Feasts

Bonnie May negotiates the diet minefield and counting down to Valentine’s Day with its mix of emotions and expectations

- Bonnie May

SO, we’ve made it through what seems to be the darkest month ever! Yes, we’ve had a sneaky splattering of the white stuff to brighten our course slightly, but I can hand-on-heart say, whilst not exactly wanting to wish my time away, that I simply can’t wait for those longer and brighter days as I seem to rarely see daylight at home at the moment.

January is always a month of good intention. Often we all get off to a cracking start but, without the sun on our backs, sometimes the slog of being super good and healthy takes its toll early on – especially if, like me, it feels easy to fail the minute you are out of the starting blocks!

There is a minefield out there of how to transform yourself in a few weeks, and this is all based on ‘going on a diet’. However, after a very long chat with a friend who has battled the bulge and won, his advice is not to go on a diet – not to put a timeframe around how you want to look and when – as the goal really should be ‘how do I want to look and feel always’.

It’s not just for a day to squeeze into that dress for a big occasion! These, I truly believe, are wise words, and a change to your food and drink lifestyle can pay dividends for ever… not just a few months.