Meet the 'grotesquely obese' food writer who's on a mission to shed the pounds by walking 1,450km in 90 days
Mischa Moselle sets off for the hike of his life through southern India to lose the lard
As you read this I’m at the start of an attempt to walk 1,450 kilometres in 90 days in southern India. My plan is to turn my sedentary lifestyle into something far more active and healthy.
The problem is that for most of my life I’ve been a fatness fanatic, spending more than half my career in journalism focusing on food and drink, especially alcoholic drink. I’ve ended up grotesquely obese – that’s my new category above morbidly obese. My normal exercise is a 20-minute stroll from my house to the ferry pier. Recently I’ve had to stop and rest even during that.
When I realised that I was 57 inches (145 cm) around the waist and in prime heart attack territory, I decided that something needed to be done. Of course, it’s entirely my own fault that I’ve ended up this way and my responsibility to shift the fat. I do want to be very clear about that – I’m responsible for consuming every single morsel and drop that has found its way down my gullet.