If you've read the other sections of this site, you will know that I am going to be running this year's City to Surf. I'm also on a bid to lose some weight for the event, partly because I really don't want to carry an additional 10 kilos with me on the course...imagine running the 12k's with a backpack containing 5 bags of sugar....doesn't bear thinking about really. But also because I have so many beautfiful clothes that I would like to get into - properly.

A girlfriend and i go shopping on a very regular basis - op shop, shopping, and you know what - most of the "normal" sizes are gone. 14's (UK, Aus - no idea what that equates to elsewhere) and what's left? well my girlfriend is fortunate, she is tall and has elegant bone structure and clothes just mould themselves to her body....and she has found some beautiful pieces over the many visits we've made. I will never have her height, but she has inspired me to go for the right style of clothes for my body. Some people just have the knack and i've been trying to persuade her to set up a business advising ladies out there what works and what doesn't....she'd make a fortune. How many times have we bought something on the spur of the moment and never worn it?

Anyway, what was i saying? Oh yes, somethings we need to do because that is our calling, it should be our way of life. Yet we make do, doing enough to get by. We work in jobs that pay the rent, but cannot soothe the soul's angst.

What has this got to do with dieting? Well it has everything to do with dieting, exercising and even clothes shopping. We know what we should eat, everyone has an ideal "diet" for them, and they should eat accordingly. My girlfriend can eat lots of fruit, me I can't - I can't process the natural sugars they contain. Just as everyone has their own way of keeping fit and healthy. It should be a simple way of life for us all. So why are we always so distracted?

Sometimes it is easier to go with what everyone else does. What happens then is we get frustrated and angry at people and ourselves. If you feel like that on a regular basis - then you need to check in with yourself - are you doing what you know you should be? Or are you allowing others to tell you how you should be living your life, and what goals you should go for.

So as you go about today, consider - am I doing what is right for me and my body. Am I fulfilling my life's purpose or am I just doing enough to pay the rent?