Ooooheeee Those Thighs Are On Point!

I have not the slightest inkling how many times in my life I have wished my thighs more honed, my arms more toned and, as for a flat stomach, that, to me, is simply a thing of legend.

It’s simply not going to happen…unless I’m lying down… on my back. But it’s good to have ambition.

I am, though, a child of the seventies.

Things have now shifted.

Along came the Body Positive lobby and it’s all: love yourself, adore your curves, embrace your quivering parts, admire your wobbles, flaunt it, show it , shake it…”You Do You Girl”. Wooooo! All those in favour raise your hand. 🙋🏽‍♀️

Well, I’m going to pop my head above the parapet and squeak “mild objection”.

I’m all for the BP movement (the self acceptance movement, not the multinational oil and gas company) but I fear that things have got a little out of hand. On a rare night out recently I witnessed cocktails being drunk (not shared I hasten to add) by the pitcher (that’s a jug to you and me), burgers that needed to be deconstructed before any attempt could be made to eat and chips covered in all manner of food stuffs that would normally constitute 4 additional meals, but it was the quantities… the quantities were simply eye watering. This is not healthy.

Newsflash. You Can't Have It All. Literally and figratively. You cannot be healthy, active and happy if you are consuming twice as much as your body needs just because it's there. I love junk food, I love chips and cheese and don't get me started on cheesey chips.....

But, people, this cannot be without consequence. You are what you eat the saying goes, although I don’t recall having eaten a bad back and insomnia.

When you glance in the mirror and your thighs are making a bid for freedom via the man made holes in your jeggings, perhaps have a re think. If your belly top is more the former than the latter then maybe you're lovin' life a little too much too aften.

With 6 out of 10 adults being classed as overweight or obese in the uk today and a terrifying 20% of children leaving junior school being classified as obese perhaps our joie de vivre should be curtailed ever so slightly.

Yes, you have a right to eat what you want, be the size and shape that you are, as long as you are truely happy.

This is not, I need to add, about unrealistic body images. I'm not body shaming here. We are all different shapes and sizes but you need to look after you, we owe it to ourselves to be our own best friend.

There is no need for madness here. No need to go to extremes but just put better stuff in your mouth and move around a load more….dah dah!

Easy.

I’m an actual genius.