New mum Emily wants revenge on the stick-thin assistants who laugh at her post-baby tummy and post-baby budget. But frumpiness has its advantages when you're wielding a secret camera - and sending the damning footage straight to head office.

They say your school days are the best days of your life & Tracey Mortimer would agree. Now she's 33, stuck in a dull marriage, with two kids & a daily diet of alphabet spaghetti & the Tweenies. Then Tracey spots an ad from a TV company wanting to make a reality-style show on a perfect school reunion.

Best mates Sandie, Emily and Grazia have been through so much together: widowhood, divorce and redundancy for starters. They thought they'd be friends forever but they reckoned without the dividing effects of men and money.

How far would YOU go to feel good about yourself? It's New Year and three desperate women begin the toughest week of their lives. No booze, no carbs, no men, no excuses.

5:2 Your Life demonstrates how the 5:2 diet can be more than just a weight loss programme, it is a way of life. The small weekly change can make a huge difference. And that's what 5:2 is all about - taking simple steps, on just two days per week, which will have a powerful ripple effect on your whole life. Now Kate Harrison, best-selling author of The 5:2 Diet Book and The Ultimate 5:2 Recipe Book, has taken her knowledge and experience to turn the diet into 5:2 Your Life: Get Happy, Get Healthy, Get Slim. An inspiring six-week plan will help you to take control of the things that matter most...