I gave up on this article before I got to the 'meat' as it was too waffley ... anyway, to lose weight my best advice is to: * avoid fizzy drink as much as poss

I gave up on this article before I got to the 'meat' as it was too waffley ... anyway, to lose weight my best advice is to: * avoid fizzy drink as much as possible * avoid crisps (do americans call them chips?) * go easy on fried and fast food (no need to cut them out completely) * Try to cut down on alcohol, but I don't really follow my own advice here! Then * walk or cycle as much as possible * take the stairs instead of the lift for 5 floors or less * and exercise 4 or 5 times a week doing whatever you find fun. Maybe I am just lucky, but I never seem to put on any weight, and I do eat fast food and drink plenty of beer, but I do exercise a lot and cycle to work each day.