Success, in whatever form it takes, is a tricky thing - once you've achieved your goal, then what? Where do you aim?

If there's one thing I know, it's this - everybody thinks somebody else is having a better life.

Success, in whatever form it takes, is a tricky thing - once you've achieved your goal, then what? Where do you aim?

My parents' generation's benchmark was simple: Fat Equals Bad.

Does everyone turn into a truculent thirteen-year-old when they go home, or is it just me?

If no one saw - it didn't count. It's only when you eat in front of strangers or people that make you feel guilty that food is really fattening.

In the 20 long, hungry years between my late teens and late 30s I bought in to virtually every new diet and/or exercise regime that hoved into view, particularly at this most vulnerable time for those of us prone to poor body image - a new year.