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Or the miracle that is the love of a good woman, a loyal dog, and the comfiest sofa I've ever sat on.

Apparently yes. Sorry, it's 4pm my time and spent most of my day with my best friends and their two year old, who is adorable, but loud. Brain fog is real.

Can't blame you there! I'd settle for spring personally, hoping to avoid any 40 degrees Celsius weather next year.

YMMV but I've had limited benefits from taking vitamin D over winter personally, at least from a mental health perspective. Slowing down and trying to reduce the self-induced mental pressure addresses the cause for me.

Yeah, looks like it. Is there a way around that for the future?

> For me and probably a lot of people, the first step towards getting my weight in control was to decide that losing weight was one of my top priorities, and not just something I think about once in a while.

I think it all comes down to the level of control you have over your effort and results. For some, it's a losing battle against long term mental health problems and coping mechanisms (like in my case), for others it's against physical conditions like thyroid and hormonal problems. Others it's just a simple case of 'I want to eat what I want'.

It is ultimately about making it a priority, but for this who aren't just eating because they want to, overcoming that problem becomes a whole bigger thing, and that's a much more insurmountable looking obstacle. That doesn't meant they can't achieve what they're looking for, else I wouldn't be trying myself. But it does mean the issue goes further, and support needs to look at the whole issue. Nutrition guides and workout programs don't resolve the deep seated mental blockers.

Oh boy, have a I got a list for you.

- Custard Creams

- Bramley apple turnovers

- Sausage rolls

- Walkers crisps

- Magnum ice cream bars

- Breakfast cereals

- Pork pies

- Pizza (Domino's is my favourite big chain, but there is a local chain that do a decent 12 inch pizza for a lot cheaper)

- McDonald's double cheeseburgers

- McDonald's double sausage and egg McMuffin

- Doughnuts

- Cakes in general, but Mr Kipling's slices are very binge worthy

- Dairy Milk chocolate

- Full fat milk

- Cheese of most varieties

All just off the top of my head.