Shake, shake, shake...

It is that time of the year as it nears its close when people start to do the most foolish things. They start to make New Year's resolutions. This is the year that I will be more (insert adjective of choice).  I will be kinder rarely seems to be on that list as a casual observation, but it's that old chestnut of I will be thinner that is driving one to drink at the moment.

Since being stuck in weight management one has noticed a few common threads amongst all customers trying to lose weight. The trilogy seems to be no breakfast, under eating and the belief that they have a healthy dinner at night, when in reality it consists almost exclusively of carbs and not it bit of protein in sight. None of them want to deal with actual food, so they are coming in droves to pick up tubs of assorted powders...

You know a certain company, that one will not name, but has inflicted emotional grief upon women all over the world since the 70's, might have been owned by a company famous for baked beans and might have made its failed weigh ins wear pig masks, but it did at least make people deal with real food.

... They buy those tubs for one simple reason; they don't want to eat more meals, which is what their bodies actually need.

To add insult to injury so many of them turn around and say you've lost a lot of weight lately, what have you done? To which one replies well eaten more, a lot more. In fact one is snarfing food morning noon and night. Their eyes glaze over and they reply oh I don't have time to eat meals, I'd much rather have a shake.

So off they trot with their assorted pills and powders leaving one secure in the knowledge that we are in for a boom year in the weight management market.

It leaves a bad taste in the mouth... rather like some of those products.