Making all my prêts come true

In contrast to my innate ability to be at the tail end of any and every race known to man, without any hesitation I can confidently state that I’m most definitely a short runner for Prêt a Manger’s frequent flier award. Somehow I always end up there either for some porridge with berry compote and a mango smoothie post SuperChick morning workout or for a salad wrap or a chicken sandwich and a mango smoothie post evening SuperChick workout. What ARE they adding to those scrummy Mango Smoothies??

Honestly I cannot even recall how many times I frequented last week – except that it was probably A LOT and that typically in any given week I require between 2-7 hits.

Although prêt doesn’t dish up really unhealthy food – in fact they are totally committed to serving up FRESH/ UNTAMPERED edibles wherever possible and at the end of the day any of the food left over gets ferried in one of these to London’s homeless – so how can I afford NOT to eat there and support them in this?

However this prêt obsession probably isn’t helping my waistline or for that matter, my pocket (considering those Mango smoothies are £1.99 apiece). So when a friend prompted me to think of the food sins I’ve committed over the last couple of weeks (I was whinging/casually observing that I hadn’t made any headway with the fat loss recently) –prêt was the ONE defining feature.

Therefore, in order to make this dream of getting into a healthy weight bracket true and back to seeing some results in the fat loss department – I’ve been banned from crossing the threshold of any Prêt a Manger for the next two weeks. (I actually wanted to make it just one week – that’s how much I don’t think I can battle this addiction - but two weeks cold turkey it is).

Additionally as proof that I’m sticking to my rehab and to see what other food sin trends I’m committing (since it also became apparent that I have the memory of a SECRET FOODAHOLIC as I was unable to recall what I had eaten the day before, let alone over the course of a week), I will be posting a daily food log of everything that crosses my lips for the next two weeks. SEE “Oh Crumbs, Calorie Counting Chaos” – located in the column on the right – essential reading for anyone who’s having trouble sleeping!!

Anyone who catches me even contemplating entering a Prêt a Manger has henceforth been granted the right to issue me with a hideous penalty of their choosing – it is so ordained. x

p.s. The person who can offer up the best waist-whittling food tip/recipe to distract me from my current prêt plight wins an Elmis Facial - so get commenting.