In preparation for our wedding next my the Mrs has just signed up for some sort of 'balanced milk shake' food plan.
In a nutshell she will be paying through the nose for measured calorie shakes which are enriched with nutrients yada yada.
Buying them directly from a seller's house who then offer guidance etc etc.
I think the idea is to have either 3 meal replacements, or two or 1 depending on how fat and desperate you are.
Trouble is, in the last year i have lost over 5 stone through cutting out fatty foods and drinks, and excercising 3 or 4 times per week.
I used a spreadsheet to monitor my calorie intake and exercise expenditure and its worked a treat for me.
Now heres the rub, armed with my experience and advice, and determination, and the new road bike I bought her, she's decided this is the only thing that will work for her.. and she's a science teacher!
Ive even suggested we make our own nutritious shakes from fruit/veg etc if she wants to go down meal replacement. I understand what the body needs in order to work efficiently, and I was a big chap surviving perfeclty well on circa 1500cal per day (after exercise) and the weight dropped off.
I want to support her and sure enough id like to to be looking her best and feeling great come the wedding, but I hate diet fads and find them all pretty much as evil and money grabbing as each other.
Ive proven the science of sheer determination to her but its not enough!
In her defence we have a young child and she works hard and is selfconscious about certain form of excercise, but im willing to do what I can to help.
Should I be annoyed or should I whole heartedly support her?
though... can i ask you to remember that when you're taking the piss out of fat guys in baggy clothes riding their bikes? 
some of us use riding as part of a weight loss plan and we're aware that we look shite to the female population 
