It occurred to me the other day that ever since Bonobo and I started seeing each other a few months back, we have managed to cultivate gorgeous his and hers food bellies. For those not in the know food bellies are basically the same as a beer belly, but more rotund and achieved with a diet of rich, indulgent, tasty food, and lots of it. Bless the monkey, Bonobo seems rather taken by his (and mine) but I just feel like a fat pig and wouldn't mind being able to bend over and do my shoes up without having heaving rolls of lard in the way.

Whenever I've found myself on the fat side of thin (which is most of my adult life), and I've needed to lose weight I've avoided diets at all costs. I don't believe in diets you see, I've seen too many friends go on them, torturing themselves only to reach their ideal weight and then yo-yo up and down whilst trying to find the ideal diet/weight. Diets depress me, make me crabby and prone to binges. I'd rather contort myself into a series of unpronounceable asanas with a bout of yoga. Or go for a swim. Problem is, these days my belly is so huge that most yoga postures are proving nigh on impossible.

I know I have an unhealthy relationship with food and so getting rid of this globed stomach is going to be a hard slog. See, I think about food all the time, I even dream about it, and when I'm eating a meal I'm usually wondering what to have for my next meal. I eat when I'm happy, when I'm sad, when I'm bored, lonely, loved up.

It's no wonder then that one of my all time favourite books is this, and my favourite sunday activity is catching up with friends and family in Chinatown at our regular restaurant for a chat, a drink and plenty of delicious dim sum (if you haven't tried it yet, you must!).

I've promised myself that once we've settled into the new place, my half hearted attempts at 'healthy eating' (not a diet you understand?) and going back to yoga will go full swing. There is no excuse left. I must get trim and slim. I have no one to blame but myself.

So, that is my new home resolution. Healthy food, more exercise and a sleek and sexy PPQ.

But right now, I have other things on my mind...like hey, what's for dinner?

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