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My job means that I am around food ALOT!

In the kitchen the chef, the other waitresses and the pot washer munch constantly on chips. What does not help is, one of my fellow waitresses is not only a new mum (8 month old baby) but she is a naturally teeny size 6, and I have never seen anyone eat so much in my life.

So I am fighting temptation constantly. The good news is, all the walking that comes with waitressing and bar work means my 10,000 steps a day challenge is going well, as I walk a lot! I walk after a two year old, a 23 year old and customers at work. All of this walking means that I am pulling in just under 11,000 steps per day, well and truly meeting my 10,000 steps a day challenge.

So this means that I should be able to maintain my weight quite well. So I will be moving on to toning!

I will of course be focusing on my swiss ball, I am going to once again hit You Tube for more video inspiration, as I did with the belly dancing.

So back to me fighting temptation, if you want to fight temptation when it comes to food, remember that cravings last at the most ten minutes. Your cravings are in your head, not in your stomach!

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NWA flight attendants (NWA is now owned by Delta) are demanding that the size of their dresses is extended from a size 18 maximum (UK 22) to a size 28 (UK 32).

I know I criticise the need for sizes designed to fit those who are morbidly obese on a regular basis, but that is because morbidly obese is no better than being seriously underweight. However, this for me falls in to a whole different issue.

Flight attendants are much more than just pretty ladies designed to hand us our tea and coffee, they must also be trained in health and safety and be physically able to assist others in the case of a crash or emergency landing on either land or water. So my view is they really should not be a size 22, let alone 32. Controversial? No. It is about health and safety, can a size 22 woman or man act with speed in a compressed space during dangerous situations? I doubt it.

My mother in law works for a British airline who are quite strict regarding the waist lines of their attendants. Not to the extent where every flight looks like a cat walk show, they have up to UK 16/18's. But health and safety is taken in to consideration before anything else, surely that should be the case everywhere?