Those who work with me will know that I often appear in the office on a Monday morning with a lunch box generous enough to feed the entire X-Ray team.
It's not that I'm greedy (although I do love my food). Rather, I bring enough up the M4 to keep me going for the whole three-day stint I spend at Cardiff HQ.
Rachel and someone dressed as Carmen Miranda
Now, the size of my sandwich box stills packs a mighty punch, but since working on the X-Ray Health Special the contents have subtly changed. Gone are the crisps and the slice of cake - the little treats that were a staple to keep me going into the afternoon. That's what comes from learning how to read a food label. After analysing the contents of row upon row of vending machine sweets and crisps you can't help but question what you’re putting into your body.
The weekly food shop has had a mini-makeover too. Don't get me wrong, we have always consumed a healthy helping of fruit and veg, but gone is the the oh-so-wholesome looking Granola that sent the sugar-o-meter spinning.
It was hard to wean myself off it. Clearly I'd got used to a serious sugar hit of a morning, but it does feel like my tastes have changed. Just like Zak said in our diet challenge about his beloved pop, I don't really fancy it now, to be honest.
The children are tougher customers to convert. As any parent knows, you often have to sacrifice your principles to peer pressure. So a compromise in the lunchbox - it's chocolate OR crisps, not both. My eldest is not impressed.
Dietician Sioned Quirke illustrates why your plate size is important.
Perhaps though, the biggest revelation in the T-W household is the use of more sensible-sized crockery. Smaller plates = smaller portions is a no-brainer. Simple.
So no seismic shift in our eating habits, instead, some small changes. But it does feel good.
X-Ray Health Special is on Monday 4 August, 7pm, BBC One Wales.
