I didn't get excited by weight loss, and since I was already happy being fat, I couldn't see the point of it all. I'm 6 ft. and weigh about 18 st. or 19 st., but weighing myself is not something I do with much pleasure.

You have to face your fears and challenge them head on, or your psychological land mines will blow up your weight loss dreams.

There is no magic pill for weight loss.

One of the greatest ways to triumph over wanting to eat constantly is to teach yourself how to focus on something else -- something you enjoy doing. In other words, get a hobby!

Weight doesn't matter as long as you're happy with yourself.

[So, to lose the weight, she avoided faddy diets and devised a balanced eating plan.] I was careful not to lose loads of weight quickly because I didn't want to put it all back on again, ... I decided not to give myself a hard time, so I just ate healthily.