s: . trying to stick::: those New Year"8solutions?GillianMcKeith,who returns to C4this week, sharesher dietary tips

Gillian McKeith's toughapproach in the first seriesof YouAre What YouEatmade her a household

name, and now she's backwith a second helping of advice(C4,Wednesday). McKeith, 46, livesin north London with her Americanhusband and their two children.Here, the former junk-food addicttells us what turned her diet around.

The New Year is the perfect timefor a fresh start -what are theeasiest changes we can make?Have a look in the fridge and seewhat your main weaknesses are. Itwill probably be foods with a highsugar or salt content. Instead, go forsomething sweet but healthy, such asfresh fruit or roasted sweet potato.What's the best bit of advice you'veever been given?When I was seven, my grandfathertold me to drink hot water first thingin the morning and again an hourbefore I went to bed. Hesaid it would cleanout my insides andget my bowelsmoving, and hewas right - helived to a ripe oldage. I promisedhim I'd pass thison to people.How long have youfollowed a healthy diet?About 15years. Before thatI ate junk all the time - Iwas getting through sixchocolate bars and 15 cups oftea a day. I was so ill I could hardlyget out of bed. Then my boyfriendtook me out for my birthday - to amacrobiotic seminar! I thought wewere going out for a meal, but hedrove me to this place in the middleof nowhere and said, 'I'm leavingyou here: That was the turning point.What was the worst case you cameacross while doing the show?~thas to be ~ick Hughes from the

first series. He would eat hugequantities of food and was headingfor a heart attack. I could have usedhis trousers as a sleeping bag. But hissuccess has been astounding: hiswaist went from 44in to 34in and he'straining to become a raw food chef.Have you managed to change the

: diets of your family and friends?Yes,and my children have had aninfluence on the other kids in their

class. They like seaweed as a snack -you canbuy toastednori sticksathealth food stores - and when theother kids tried it, they all wanted it!Do you ever miss naughty treats?No, because I have healthy treats,like the great fudge brownie cakethat I make from carob and seeds.Have you been surprised by thesuccess of the show?No, and I'll tell you why - people

are sick and tired of feeling sick andtired! Then something comes alongthat is presented in an entertainingway and it sparks them off.What are your plans for the future?I'd like to continue doing this as Ithink we've only touched the surfaceI have loads of energy and there'sstill a lot to do!

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