The bang of party poppers, the pop of champagne, you swing your arms in a circle to old lang syne. The clock chimes midnight. You should be celebrating. Your head is thumping. Your belly is full of food which has been sitting stagnant in the pit of your belly since Christmas. But you are secretly dreading waking up the next morning knowing that you have committed yourself to the New Years’ diet.
Adverts on TV are a constant reminder for you to honour that commitment. And in the supermarket diet food crowds the end aisles and prices are slashed on diet meals for one 100 calories a meal.
But outside there’s a hard frost. Temperatures are plummeting. You need a thermal vest from Marks and Sparks. And all you really want to do is curl up in front of a log fire with a bowl of treacle pudding and custard.
So do it! In the winter months we need comfort. We need extra calories to help us fight the cold. Leave the diet till the warm summer months when you don’t actually feel like eating so much. It makes much more sense.
Disclaimer: The above blog is based on my own opinions. I am not a health expert.
Some useful links:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16354472
http://qz.com/162748/january-detoxes-are-useless-heres-what-you-can-do-instead/