It’s all well and good to get the inside info on Charlotte Church’s home gym or what type of fruit we should eat to get a flatter stomach, but isn’t it more useful and refreshing to hear how real women diet?

Many of us juggle high-pressure jobs and a busy home life, with barely a second to even think about going to the gym.

Want to shed the pounds? Well, DietPixie has just what you need:

ACHIEVE YOUR WEIGHT LOSS GOALS
LOSE WEIGHT ON THE CHEAP
HOW TO GET A FLAT STOMACH
FOODS WHICH WILL HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT
10 NOVEL WAYS TO BURN 500 CALS

Sweets for my sweet, sugar for my honey. All well and good, but what if you or your honey is battling the bulge?

We’ve scoured the shelves to find you a selection of diet-friendly treats that are just as tasty as a box of dairy milk fancies…

Our Kate Diamond has been testing the latest fitness DVDs and turns her leg-warmed ankles to Rosemary Conley’s latest offering.

Our ever-benevolent reviewer, Kate Diamond, has slipped on her leotard to test the latest fitness DVDs and save you the job.

So, is the high-energy Dance Xtreme a winner?

Bless them. The things those crazy celebrities will do just to look good for the likes of us.

From necking maple syrup and cayenne pepper to only eating raw food, their food fusses are the stuff of gossip columns and nightmares.

Here are the oddest of the lot.

Need a diet? Check out the following:

ATKINS DIET
MACROBIOTIC DIET
LOW-FAT DIET
FIVE-FACTOR DIET