Fat Force: Because we love Jelly Doughnuts too much.

Before you start planning a diet, a good first step is to go out and buy some smaller plates. It's a pretty natural instinct to fill your plate with food when you serve yourself so by having smaller plates, you're naturally giving yourself smaller portions. My mum managed to shed half a stone just by doing this. She'd been the same weight for ages, heading upwards rather than downwards and she bought new plates, kept eating the same stuff and being as active as before and started losing weight.

Obviously that alone probably ain't going to cut it but it's a good starting point.

How ya doing, buddy?