This is an interesting topic. Before my wedding (4 years ago) I got down to about 12% bf (my best). I could say no when I knew my body (or my goal) would suffer.

Since then I've been ok with food and alcohol with a slightly easier attitude. Ok I've not quite got down to 12% bf but I've been happy about my body image. My Nan used to say "a little of what you fancy does you good".

But I have also been broght up to finish my food, and I do feel like a glutton sometimes for, almost, obsessing about food.

I think that as a country we are quite well off, the standard of living is quite high and we feel ok about being gluttonous about food or drink. Recent news concerning the amount of food we through away and the continued publicity about childhood obessity only goes to prove how easy we are with buying things we don't really need.

I beleive this about myself. Most of the "little bit of what I fancy" I don't really need.