Body Image Features

Celebrities pledge to shape up in 2007

We all eat too much over Christmas then promise to live a more healthy life in the New Year. Here are the New Year resolutions of the stars' who hope to fatten up, slim down or just accept themselves for what they are in 2007

Celebrity extreme dieters

How some celebrities achieve their diet goals.

Drop a dress size in 21 days

Ditching a whole dress size in three weeks sounds too good to be true, but not impossible if you're one for liquid-only fasts and carb-banishing regimes

Feel the bikini fear and do it anyway

Strut your stuff on the beach without a care in the world with the help of 'Coach Fabulous' Alison Porter

Fitness for your body blueprint

Find out what fitness plan works best for your body's natural shape.

Good Girls Do Swallow

Interview with Rachael Oakes-Ash, author of Good Girls Do Swallow, who overcame her own eating disorders

How do I stop serial dieting?

Dr Sarah Brewer reveals how to lose weight after yo-yo dieting

How to 'wow' on the red carpet

Showcasing designer gowns under intense scrutiny requires a certain poise and presence. As leading ladies plan their Oscars entrance, what dramas have they been through to get their bodies in shape?

How to keep your weight in perspective

iVillagers explain how diets just fed their bad body image and how learning to accept yourself is the solution.

I'm addicted to laxatives and eat in secret

Learn to love yourself for weight loss success