With less than a week to go to Christmas I shall be posting my last-minute recipes and advice in the next few days. There will be some bariatric-friendly ways with big-day accompaniments to the main food event as that date gets nearer and some last minute ways of making shop-bought or ready-prepared food truly festive should you run out of time, inspiration and energy. They are really just some tips and ideas for the art of food arrangement and so easy to do but stunning to look at!
But in the midst of all this I feel the need to urge you to take care of yourself this next week or two – try to stick to your new-found regime as much as possible, take time out to put your needs near the top of the list, and occasionally put yourself and your needs first above all others. This is echoed in the guest blog below from Alex Brecher … it’s sound advice this final weekend before the countdown (but hopefully not meltdown) begins …