Thats what my Dad always used to say to me as a kid – he was right!
As a teenager I did the usual of buying a bull worker from Argos and one of those sit up bars you put under your door.
I did a bit of jogging and I made a bit of progress but very little.
Eventually I managed to exercise and starve myself thin – I was also 18/19 and youth helped.
Being overweight got me interested in sport, exercise and later nutrition – when I realised it was getting your nutrition right that really mattered.
I’ve now got the knowledge although continually learning – but staying lean is a battle for me.
I joke to people that I am a fat person masquerading as a thin person.
The problem is that I am greedy.
This is the same problem for a lot of people, its not just that they eat the wrong things, they eat too much.
I’ve found this to be true more of athletes than anyone – the increased exercise increases the appetite but also justifies why you can eat more to yourself.
I spent a good part of my life feeling embarrassed of my body and when I first started wearing lycra was a bit concerned to say the least – my friends always seemed to look better.
Oddly now I am 37, most of my friends are now looking worse and I am the one looking better – I always find that weird.
So whats my point?
Because I am a nutritionist, people think my nutrition is perfect and I am a health freak – I am not and it is not!
The fact that I have and continue to struggle in my view makes me a better coach because I know what its like.
And……..
Its bloody hard!
Thats why I am writing this email, not to sell you anything, not to make out how much better I am at getting my nutrition right than you are – just to let you know that you are definitely not alone.
Make this week a good one!
Jamie”I love wearing lycra these days”Leighton