Diets and the gullible army who follow them.

As the UK is in the grip of an obesity crisis you might think that diets would get the John and only thumbs up. Well not a chance. There are so many diets, detox, Atkins, Weight Watchers etc etc etc. They promise the users that their obese frames will disappear if they try just 7 days (or your money back of course) Well it might be true that they lose 5 Llbs in the first wek but normally 8 llbs is put on in week 2. Why? Well because the 6 mars bars you included in your daily intake were not actually part of the wonder diet. Of course you only need to attend petrol stations in this country to see the problem. Here is a snippet of a conversation

Petrol Attendant-Can I help you Obese lady?
Obese Lady- Yes I would like 6 mars bars, 5 galaxies, 7 snickers and a DIET COKE!
My God they get a diet coke and therefore it disqualifies the 30,000 calories they are about to ram into their overworked gut. Just like people who fill up on Macdonalds but think the salted lettuce leaf in the Big Mac is some justification to say it was a healthy choice. Of course it is not just a problem that is caused by the obese who cannot exercise a little self control on the calorie count. We all know that eating sensibly and exercise are the best diet, yet successive governments have sold off school playing fields quicker than a rebel sells Libyan Oil in Tripoli. End result, less children get enough exercise, end result children become obese, end result child becomes an obese adult, end result they rear obese children. Arnold Palmer was once told about a lucky shot in the US open golf, he replied 'yes the more I practice the luckier I get'. Fast forward to a rather obese gentleman, 'why sir you are really obese' to which he replies 'yes the more I eat the fatter I get'. This country needs to slim down, there needs to be a limit on fast food outlets and children should need vouchers to attend (2 a month) PE should be everyday and every child should be made to attend an after school sports club. I could go on but I really need a twix.

John 'ever so perfect' Bell