chapter 4 a new year, a new you!

George made a new year’s resolution to lose some pounds and get fit! He had put on so much over Christmas! The problem was, as he saw it, that he liked good food too much. Fiona was turning out to be a good cook.
He was keen to get started on his new diet on the stroke of midnight for the new year, but, as Fiona pointed out, they still had loads of goodies left over from Christmas, then there was all the finger food that they’d got in for the new year that had gone uneaten. It was a shame to waste it all! He put off his new diet until he was starting back at work, but Fiona said there was still loads of stuff left over. He questioned why she had bought so much in the first place. But did not say anything. Instead, he put back the start of his diet another week.
He felt ashamed of his gluttony going into work. He felt sooo big! He’d never been this fat, ever! His assistant thought he looked like he’d had a good Christmas. He would soon lose the extra weight once he got back into the swing of working again.
In his tea break, he stayed at his desk and checked out the local gyms. They all had deals on because they were all trying to attract new clients like George who wanted to lose their Christmas weight.
He would have to find some time to go, somehow. Maybe he could cut out the overtime and go then. Hmmm. That depended on how much work he had on. Maybe if he tried to get through his files a bit quicker, he could finish earlier.
From next Monday, he was going to eat less and exercise more! He was determined! He had an assessment booked at a gym that was easily accessible on his way home. He’d heard of some people going to the gym in their lunch hour, but he did not like the idea of coming back in to work stinking of sweat. He did not like the idea of having to skip his midday meal just to get fit. No, going to the gym on the way home was the best. He could shower at home if he needed to. He would still be home in time for his dinner.

Fiona had no intention of letting him lose weight. She liked his more tubby figure! She’d been back to the shop and stocked up on party foods That were being sold off cheaply, after the new year, pretending to have bought it beforehand, just so he couldn’t start his diet as early as he wanted. She knew he was going to get a fitness assessment. An overall health check was not a bad thing. She could not have him attending the gym regularly, though. She planned sabotage. She was not sure how she was going to do it yet, but his gym visits would not occur on a regular basis.
She planned to change what he ate when he started his new ‘diet’. She planned to give him smaller portions, salads and omit his heavy puddings, at least for a while. However, she was going to switch what he thought might be low fat, low calorie, low sugar diet food was completely the opposite! Gradually she would increase his portion size and reintroduce some of the treats And snacks that he enjoyed.