Tip 112 - Ditch the fat boyfriend
01 December 2009
Another cute book doing the rounds on the non-diet circuit is Jenna Bergen’s Your Big Fat Boyfriend . The New Yorker blames her weight gain on the arrival in her life of a “fat-trap” partner, who inveigled her to eat toffee popcorn, shared bagels, deep-fried cheesecake, macaroni cheese… yeuch. Deep-fried cheesecake? Jenna was clearly besotted with the man. Still, she has a point. When coupled and cosy, meals easily become “symbolic, a way to spend more time together”. We all know that men, damn them, can generally eat more than women can without gaining weight. We also know, damn it, that woman carry more body fat than men – and that the female form clings to fat like a puppy to a slipper. Bergen decided to change the record, not by elbowing the bloke (he was too lovely, despite his deep-fried fixation), but by doing simple, behavioural things, such as Saying No, leaving food cartons in the kitchen, going on active dates… she also recommends checking restaurant menus online to look for low-fat options before a date (good idea, that) and wearing your skinny jeans for a romantic dinner à deux.
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