Not a bad weigh-in today. Almost getting to the stage where my portrait in selfies doesn't look like I'm wearing a latex mask on top of...

Finn had some essays due in this week, which means for a brief period he learns something about the degree he's enrolled in. The length...

When I lived in Pimlico over a decade ago, I had an absolutely awful GP. He was a pompous little fat man with slicked back straight hair,...

At some point during all this sweating, passing out, feeling at death's door, etc, it seemed appropriate to see a doctor or two. Most...

I had no idea how much sweating I've been doing these last few days. Jesus I can sweat. I've lost over 3 kilos of myself in water into my...

My secretary asked me today 'are you back in one piece from the skiing?' to which I can only reply after standing on the scales...

Loki's reaction to skiing was unencumbered by the burden of nuance - as evidenced by him shouting at the top of his voice 'I don't like...

The dining table is an important part of family life. It's where everyone gathers at least once in the day to catch up on things, discuss...

My daughter Matilda came round on the weekend to say happy birthday and she told me tales of what a jungle it is to be at secondary...

I cannot see straight. This post is literally just an effort of will. I've no idea what I'm writing and even with my glasses on the words...

Been a bit of a blip these last couple of days in the run up to my birthday. To say I've been dieting would be a stretch. A stretch like...

The title says it all. Dieting is dull. F~cking dull. But you know what? There are plenty of other things even more dull than dieting....

For all three of my kids I've been very relaxed about showing them sex and violence on TV. It had a bit of an odd effect on the two older...

Today's weigh-in was something of a surprise - managed to lose a bit of weight during the week. A smartphone, a paper back book, or a tin...

They say that a hungry man will eat his own family if it comes down to it. Hunger is what sends societies into meltdown. The Roman...

Sleeping with a three year old is not a pleasant experience. At face value, that kind of sentence is the sort of thing that gets you...

It's weigh-in day tomorrow and by this stage of the week you are weighing up mentally all the little moments of weakness and wondering...

Not really socially acceptable in this country is to talk about the similarities between household pets and parasites. People are too...

Being fat is a symptom of something else. Some might say 'yeh, eating'. And they'd be right. However, others with greater depth than the...

You get some bizarre and insistent suggestions from people about dieting. Not just what to eat but also how to eat it. 'You must do...