Thinking back, for all my adult life I have been conscious of my weight - either trying to get it down, or revelling in a temporary weight loss and subsequently wearing my favourite small-size clothes. If I count the years, it's been more than twenty-five years that I have had this drain on my thinking. Can you relate? Do you have a similar story? I think it's fair to say that most of us already know the basics to losing weight and maintaining slimness... in theory. So what's stopping us doing that, instead of spending all our time and energy following diets, going for the next quick fix,...