I can get away with eating like this and still be perfectly slim because I swim one hour each day as a minimum, drink lots of water, walk or bike everywhere, get plenty of quality time with friends and family and sleep, sleep, sleep.

Poached, fresh salmon fillet and a pile of scrambled egg for breakfast.

A big bowl of messy chili with fresh-baked corn muffin for lunch.

A thick slice of heavily buttered artisan wheat bread, perfectly turned out egg and crisped bacon...breakfast of champions.

A cloud of grated parm floating on home-made meatballs and rigatoni for dinner.

Black forest ham, fresh tomato and basil and thick slices of emmenthaler all pressed between bread and grilled with a brush of olive oil for weekend snacks.

Quite the large and fulfilling plate of pannini that lasted all day.