Finn had some essays due in this week, which means for a brief period he learns something about the degree he's enrolled in. The length...

Old wives tales they call them. Received wisdom that underpins some natural remedy or non-medically approved treatment. Or some secret...

When I lived in Pimlico over a decade ago, I had an absolutely awful GP. He was a pompous little fat man with slicked back straight hair,...

At some point during all this sweating, passing out, feeling at death's door, etc, it seemed appropriate to see a doctor or two. Most...

I had no idea how much sweating I've been doing these last few days. Jesus I can sweat. I've lost over 3 kilos of myself in water into my...

This flat is a place of mourning. We are all afflicted with this bug. The big question is whether it's helpful for weigh in tomorrow. Now...

Been very sick today - passed out three times during the course of the day - the most dramatic one being the last where I prevented any...

For a long time I've avoided looking at myself in mirrors. I particularly hate going into flashy shops with extravagant reflective...

Last of the ski posts today. All the other stories from the skiing trip are less diet related and will end up in New Dad at 50. Looking...

I used to be good with names. Not of people I knew, but of people I don't know, like Timothy Spall. Or Clint Eastwood. Or a truck load of...

There are signs that you're getting bigger. They pop up all over the place. On this ski trip one of the most obvious signals was revealed...

My secretary asked me today 'are you back in one piece from the skiing?' to which I can only reply after standing on the scales...

Loki's reaction to skiing was unencumbered by the burden of nuance - as evidenced by him shouting at the top of his voice 'I don't like...

Colours have the potential to make a big difference in how fat you look. This is something I discovered on this recent ski experience in...

Ever had a dream that you've been left stranded having got off a bus in the middle of nowhere without a penny in your pocket, you're...

My periodically one-eyed mother, whom I refer to as the Cyclops, mentioned to me the other day a miracle new pill that if you get...

'Everyone lies', one of my clients told me as I was trying to build his confidence in me. 'Everyone' he said, looking at me straight in...

My eldest son Finn is studying Philosophy at university and so maybe he is closer to answering the question 'are we the same person...

Guy Garvey on Radio 6 once said that he doesn't wear tee-shirts because as a big guy when he's in a tee-shirt he looks like no one takes...

Sometimes when you're lying on the couch in the early hours, idly channel hopping before mustering up the energy to get into bed, you...