Clients will sometimes say, 'I wish I could eat a pill everyday that would provide the right number of calories, nutrients, everything my body needs, so I don't have to think about eating anymore'.

You can understand why this may be so. Possibly eating doesn't induce pleasure anymore only elicit pleasure on the secret blow-out, which is heavily laden with guilt soon after .

What if you could possess this magic pill? Would it solve the problem and bring food and body happiness?

I wonder if the magic pill holds the same allure and promise as the fantasy perfect diet.

Perhaps it would never translate into a working reality? You might become bored? You might feel that you were missing out on a valuable part of living, as you brought your pill along to the birthday meal or family picnic?

Isn't food meant to be about nourishment?

To be tasty and enjoyable?

To bring about pleasure and satisfaction?

To be about sharing and bonding with others?

I think of some of my own food memories - interwoven into the fabric of my life. These are memories that I would choose to keep.

• Large, gooey hot cross buns at Easter baked by my Grandmother
• Gorging on wild blackberries on the farm in autumn
• Sunday evening teas with cakes, cherry scones and coconut pyramids
• Fish and chips with tons of salt and vinegar after a happy day at the seaside
• Sticky, pink candyfloss at the fair
• Roast dinners with the family and with whoever is dropping by
• Celebratory birthday meals at favourite restaurants with loved ones