to last in everything, and you know me). But I started to like running. I liked being able to run on my own without anyone seeing me puffing and panting. I enjoyed spending time outside when I wasn't rushing somewhere, so I could actually see some of it. Most of all I liked the feeling of getting fit and losing weight running . You will be amazed at how quickly you can actually improve your fitness. It wasn't all a walk (or run!) in the park, however. Since I just started out on my own I made a number of mistakes. Minor injuries from trying to make progress too fast, or from trying to make do with one long run a week instead of several shorter ones. Suffering from trying to run in the wrong shoes. And many other minor setbacks along the way. Eventually I started to find the right way to get fit. Then I started to read some books and papers in scientific journals (I should say that I am a qualified scientist). As a result I found out a lot about how to make better progress, and where I'd been going wrong in the past. If only I'd found this out before! Now I've got to the stage where: My weight is in the middle of the ideal range using the Body Mass Index. And I don't believe in dieting. I eat pretty much what I like. I drink alcohol most days. I can even eat