... how quickly things can fall apart!
I'm a self-confessed health nut. Love exercise, lots of walking, and my diet is normally supper healthy. Lots of vegetables, lean protein, a smattering of complex carbs, healthy fats and dairy/mostly yoghurt.
It has stood me in good stead. At 70 I am really fit and my health-MOT suggests a biological age of 53 or thereabouts.
BUT...... for the past 10 days I have had relatives staying with me who seem addicted to UPF, carbs and sugary 'treats'. They sleep till 10, so I've given my usual morning workouts a miss so as not to disturb them. No point cooking stuff they won't eat. Or we eat out at places with limited/no healthy options.
Slowly but surely I've fallen into a pattern of eating what they eat, drinking wine daily (as opposed to a glass once or twice a week), and taking the bus instead of walking.
And, even after such a short time I have gained weight, my belly is definitely more prominent, and my lovely muscles seem sadly diminished.
A salutary lesson. Use it or loose it. I wonder how long it'll take me to get back to where I was...?!!