You know those really ANNOYING people who just blurt out their (often inappropriate and un-edited) opinion whether it’s asked for or not? Well, I’m one of them. Hi. My name’s Mel, and I’m a Person With No Filter. Don’t hate me, please just try to have a little bit of sympathy, it’s tough being made like this. I’ve had many a moment where I hear words tumbling out of my mouth uncontrollably, and there’s nothing (literally nothing) I (or anyone else) can do to stop them. But th

I have about 43 meals a day, and frankly some days I don’t have time to breathe I’m so busy eating. So for me, the answer is a very simple ‘yes’. I am SO in the ‘to eat’ camp. However, much as it pains me to say it, I’m not always right (ouch, that really did hurt), so here’s what some other folk think… The Traditionalists believe that if you want to train hard, you should fuel your body (appropriately) beforehand. In a nutshell, you should always eat something before exercis

“Check the colour of your wee”. Really?? Unfortunately yes. That is the clear instruction BUPA have given me to determine whether or not I am sufficiently hydrated. So, despite having about 4.8 gazillion other things I’d rather do with my time, I must now dash to the little girls room and assess against a colour chart the exact shade of my…wee (I trawled the Dictionary of Synonyms, but frankly no better options, so we’ll just have to stick with ‘wee’ for now). I won’t go into

“From a nutritional perspective, you’re better off eating the actual box”. Ouch. If this is the case, then why is it that Britain is one of the world's largest consumers of puffed, flaked, baked, sugared and salted breakfast cereals? First port of call, the British Nutrition Foundation, who seem to be quite a sensible bunch. They are advocates of cereal, but do state that it is the wholegrain variety they favour. In their opinion, this type of cereal ingurgitation is positive

I feel I have aged a hundred years writing this particular blog. Sooooooooooooo much has been written about it that at one point I thought it was possibly too unwieldy a subject to broach. But, in the spirit of perseverance, here I am now posting it. Big, fat PHEW. I hope it simplifies the subject a little for you, and that the format is easy to digest (loving the pun, well done me). Just a reminder, that the thoughts and opinions expressed below are not my own – I have simpl