I am working on it at the minute too. I have lost one and a half stone already, but still need to lose at least one more (preferably about 20 more lbs).

I swim 2/3 times a week on the way to work - about 20 lengths (but it's a short pool) and more when I can create a few extra minutes, and use the stairs at work rather than lifts (can end up going up and down over 20 flights a day that way). I actually started properly almost by accident last summer, when I was eating my own lettuces so bringing salads for lunch to work. And eating more veg in general at dinners. I joined weightwatchers in Spetember, and am following the core plan there (no pointing for me as I am useless as real dieting!).

So I try to avoid bread except for the weekend, eat as much fruit and veg as possible, stop eating once my tummy says I am full (meant learning to listen again rather than having to clear the plate every time). I am bad at the minute as I am stress eating so lots of sugar again - but the stress should be finished in 4 weeks and I should also be starting to get ore from the garden then as well. I am still managing to bring my salads to work a few days per week all winter (big box of stuff, usually something like 2 carrots, 2 sticks celery, couple tomatoes, 4/5 olives for flavour (no dressing), some lettuce, half a sweet pepper) and I have switched to using skim milk in my cereal and tea (I even bring in a pint to work everyday, rather than using the teaclub full fat version).

That said, I still enjoy proper dinners, the odd pudding, a few glasses of wine per week, occasional bits of choc etc. I am not into deprivation. (And I find if I eat really good choc - like the Leonidas dark squares or a couple of squares of one like Lindt 70% - I only need a small bit rather than a whole bar or 2 of a cadbury's).