The Dad Bod Diaries Week 5: When the obvious measure fails — turn to dark chocolate instead

The weighing scales haven’t budged off 17 stone, but my eating has changed completely — and it’s making me realise how often we judge progress by the most obvious measure
The Dad Bod Diaries Week 5: When the obvious measure fails — turn to dark chocolate instead

Bernard O'Shea: 'I brought a packed lunch to a gig. I was backstage, opening a lunchbox like a man who has his life together. This is the same man who used to treat gigs like a free-for-all on nutrition.'

There's a particular cruelty to the weighing scales when you’re actually trying to lose weight.

Seventeen stone. Again. I stepped on them twice, because that’s what men do when confronted with
disappointment — we assume it’s a technical issue. Maybe the floor’s uneven. Maybe the batteries are low. Maybe gravity is having an off day.

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