# Dieting

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Ditch the diet: 'Your plan for 2018 should be not to make grand plans'

Concentrate on making small steps and you are less likely to become overwhelmed and throw in the towel, writes nutritionist Ciara Wright.

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Dec 29th 2017, 7:30 PM

# work it out

12 things you'll understand if you're a reformed gym phobe

Feel the burn.

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Jul 30th 2017, 1:00 PM

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"I'm still falling, still hating myself, still regretting that I let it all come to this"

Jessica Spencer talks about her struggles with her body and the pressure to be thin

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Jun 25th 2016, 6:00 PM

# Yay

Sick of dieting? New study finds low-fat food might not actually help you lose weight

Reduced-fat diets are no more effective than higher-fat diets in reducing weight, a new study has found.

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Oct 30th 2015, 6:07 AM

# out of me like lava

Everyone's talking about how 'teatox' makes you poo like crazy

“I’ve never farted so much in my life.”

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Oct 16th 2015, 10:14 AM

# holly hagan

This Geordie Shore star's diet book advises people to eat 800 calories a day

Unsurprisingly, no one is impressed.

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Sep 24th 2015, 8:14 AM

# OPeration Transformation

Open Thread: What are your experiences of dieting and health kicks?

Share your thoughts.

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Feb 26th 2015, 9:00 PM

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Opinion: As January drew to a close, so did hundreds of New Year’s diets

My modest goal for this year is to get a body like Cristiano Ronaldo… but January’s good intentions seem a long way off.

Feb 9th 2015, 5:28 PM

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Opinion: My tips for feeling healthy and happy this winter

Last winter I got sick and I couldn’t shake it off without a trip to the doctors. In hindsight, it’s very obvious why – I wasn’t really taking great care of myself.

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Jan 11th 2015, 1:00 PM

# sad desk lunch

15 thoughts everyone on a diet has at lunchtime

Office lunchtime is the undisputed enemy of the dieter.

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Jul 3rd 2014, 1:00 PM

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Column: Cut the 'fat talk' in front of kids

Discussing diets and weight loss resolutions may seem normal during January, but remember that impressionable young minds are taking it all in, writes Laura Larkin.

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Jan 11th 2014, 7:00 PM

# meat sweats

8 signs the diet starts TOMORROW

No, seriously. Ah sure go on, another Pringle then.

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Dec 29th 2013, 6:00 PM

# Dieting

Irish Heart Foundation warns public over 'quick-fix' diets

Those hoping to lose weight have been warned about over-the-counter meal replacement products, with experts saying that a slow approach is the only way to lose weight successfully and keep it off.

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Mar 26th 2012, 3:36 PM

# Dieting

Dieticians revise calorie calculations: it's now twice as tough to lose weight

US scientists say the previous formula – where cutting 500 calories a day meant losing 1lb a week – was too generous.

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Feb 21st 2012, 9:53 AM

# resolution

Singer Jessie J says she wants to gain more weight in 2012

The British singer says her goal for 2012 is to gain more weight.

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Dec 19th 2011, 10:36 AM

# Dieting

Touré back in training as City target Swansea

The FA ban preventing him from taking part in “football-related activities” may not yet have expired, but Kolo Toure has been given special dispensation to return to training with Manchester City.

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Aug 15th 2011, 1:52 PM

M&S indulge in a touch of yo-yo advertising

Caroline Quentin, face of Marks and Spencer food, was selling us pork belly and cheesy dips over Christmas: New ad now has her pushing weight-loss products.

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Jan 6th 2011, 8:00 AM