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MAS Podcast 0001 The Diet Begins
Length: 12 mins 31 secs | First netcast on Jan 09 2007
Join Anna and Heather for the start of something big (but hoping to be small).
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MAS Podcast 0002 Cool Running
Length: 12 mins 56 secs | First netcast on Jan 16 2007
The project continues
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MAS Podcast 0003 The First Ever Weigh In
Length: 15 mins 35 secs | First netcast on Jan 16 2007
The girls have the podcast's first trip to the scales.
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MAS Podcast 0004 Heather Goes Dutch
Length: 09 mins 45 secs | First netcast on Jan 17 2007
Catch up on the girls’ exercise programme and how to manage a train journey...
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MAS Podcast 0005 Barbara comes as a Coach!
Length: 14 mins 56 secs | First netcast on Jan 24 2007
Barbara Bradbury from Relationship Matters comes to ensure that both Anna and Heather are on the right track for the long term.
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MAS Podcast 0006 Our Coach Explores Our Motivation
Length: 13 mins 51 secs | First netcast on Jan 26 2007
Heather and Anna are back on the coach's couch discussing the motivation for dieting. Barbara Bradbury gives them tips on how to keep the motivation high
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MAS Podcast 0007 The Weigh In and Invitation to Join Our Diet Club
Length: 15 mins 39 secs | First netcast on Jan 28 2007
The big Saturday weigh in - will the girls have lost any more weight? Heather invites you to join her online with the Middle Age Shed diet club
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MAS Podcast 0008 MAS Podcast 0008 - Heather does a Forrest Gump Impression
Length: 13 mins 09 secs | First netcast on Jan 31 2007
Heather and Anna talk about Heather's progress with her running and how she is going to control her chocolate urge after the pub on Thursday.
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MAS Podcast 0009 MAS Podcast 0002 - How to Eat Out and Not Pig Out
Length: 16 mins 08 secs | First netcast on Feb 03 2007
Heather and Anna weigh in with great results. Heather then gives tips on how to eat out and not pile the pounds on. Heather commits to a half marathon!
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MAS Podcast 0010 MAS Podcast 0010 - A Motivation Love In
Length: 15 mins 12 secs | First netcast on Feb 07 2007
Heather and Anna discuss their motivation and share with each other how they are sticking to their diet.
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MAS Podcast 0011 A Story of Hope
Length: 16 mins 26 secs | First netcast on Feb 15 2007
Barbara Bradbury, our coach, shares her story of how she learned to control her weight
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MAS Podcast 0012 Diet Buddy Prepares to Tour
Length: 14 mins 41 secs | First netcast on Feb 19 2007
The weigh in shows more weight loss despite some naughty confessions from Heather. Anna shows her concern for her diet buddy's impending world tour.
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MAS Podcast 0013 Viva La Heather
Length: 10 mins 56 secs | First netcast on Feb 21 2007
Heather calls in from France where she is struggling to stay on her diet with a night out looming. Anna has some great news on the trouser front.
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MAS Podcast 0014 Anna Flies Solo
Length: 06 mins 32 secs | First netcast on Feb 26 2007
Heather is abroad so it is just Anna weighing in this week, she is looking for help as she has reached a plateau in her diet - can you help, how does she keep her motivation high?
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MAS Podcast 0015 Coach Barbara and the Plateau
Length: 14 mins 58 secs | First netcast on Feb 28 2007
Barbara joins the team to help Anna overcome her motivation fears because of her weight loss dropping. Anna reports on how Heather is doing on her Canadian trip.
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MAS Podcast 0016 Diet Aid for Heather
Length: 13 mins 11 secs | First netcast on Mar 03 2007
Anna and Barbara discuss the difficulties for Heather whilst she is away and trying to stick to her diet. Lots of giggling but lots of tips as well - and Anna weighs in has she achieved this weeks slimming goal?
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MAS Podcast 0017 You Must Be Croaking
Length: 12 mins 12 secs | First netcast on Mar 07 2007
Heather croaks her way through how her slimming and fitness has gone during her trip abroad. We also asks Sam who works with Heather for the dirt on Heather.
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MAS Podcast 0018 Heather goes all intellectual
Length: 21 mins 50 secs | First netcast on Mar 10 2007
Heather weighs in after 3 weeks away - is it good or bad news? She also shows off her new found geekness on the area of transfat with Anna
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MAS Podcast 0019 The Girls are Back in Town
Length: 15 mins 43 secs | First netcast on Mar 17 2007
The weigh in is more of a weigh up for one globe trotting presenter...any ideas which one? How will she get back on track?
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MAS Podcast 0020 Heather Sings for Her Supper
Length: 15 mins 49 secs | First netcast on Mar 24 2007
Listen for a chance to hear Heather sing, catch up on our weekly weigh in and also hear the challenge that she faces at the end of the show.
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MAS Podcast 0021 The Story of Foxydot
Length: 16 mins 45 secs | First netcast on Mar 28 2007
Foxydot a regular listener joins the show to talk about her amazing weight loss.
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MAS Podcast 0022 Can Heather Bust Her Diet Wall
Length: 19 mins 22 secs | First netcast on Mar 31 2007
An emotional podcast this week as Heather opens her heart on how hard she is finding the diet. Does Anna help, or does she goad Heather by tapping into her competitive spirit - tune in to find out.
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MAS Podcast 0023 The Return of the Diet Coach
Length: 23 mins 23 secs | First netcast on Apr 09 2007
Heather rebounds after last weeks dip in motivation and talks through her refound motivation with the diet coach.
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MAS Podcast 0024 Live Listener Feedback n Tips
Length: 16 mins 20 secs | First netcast on Apr 12 2007
Karen Burnham who enjoys fitness comes on the show to share with us her tips and tricks of staying slim, despite loving food.
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MAS Podcast 0025 How has the weigh in gone?
Length: 21 mins 03 secs | First netcast on Apr 14 2007
Has progress been good, is the motivation high? Check in this week to see the girl's progress.
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MAS Podcast 0026 A Visitor Drops By
Length: 19 mins 56 secs | First netcast on Apr 18 2007
Anne Howe, a regular listener drops in for a chat. Anne has an inspiring story of how she has recovered from an awful illness and shares tips that will help us achieve our goal.
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MAS Podcast 0027 I love Food
Length: 24 mins 39 secs | First netcast on Apr 22 2007
Why is food such an important part of Heathers life? Why is it not important in Anna's? Also there continues to be loads of listener feedback.
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MAS Podcast 0028 Billy the kidder who is a lot slimmer
Length: 06 mins 23 secs | First netcast on Apr 26 2007
Heather interviews her brother Billy about his weight and how dieting with a load of "fat women" has improved his health.
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MAS Podcast 0029 Contract Negotiations for Series 2
Length: 22 mins 58 secs | First netcast on Apr 30 2007
The weigh in brings great news for the girls and starts them thinking about the future. They start to realise that the podcast is key to keeping the weight off in the future, so contract negotiations start with a tough demand from Anna
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MAS Podcast 0030 Anna Forgets to Eat
Length: 24 mins 26 secs | First netcast on May 08 2007
Anna weighs in much lighter but for all the wrong reasons. While Heather talks about her fears for the half marathon.
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MAS Podcast 0031 The Joys of Eating Out
Length: 24 mins 11 secs | First netcast on May 12 2007
Heather has had a wonderfully social week and enjoyed it fully until she stood on the scales. Anna is back feeling healthy after a surge of vitamins and iron.
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MAS Podcast 0032 The Evil HR Lady Diet Story
Length: 12 mins 19 secs | First netcast on May 16 2007
Suzanne from the Evil HR Lady blog joins Anna to talk about how she lost her weight but also how she has maintained her new figure.
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MAS Podcast 0033 Morning Before the Half Marathon
Length: 23 mins 33 secs | First netcast on May 19 2007
Like a boxer weighing in before the big fight, how will Heather do before her half marathon. Anna is confused with her clothes size - can Heather provide a tip?
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MAS Podcast 0034 Motivation from the Diet Pulpit
Length: 19 mins 16 secs | First netcast on May 22 2007
Lady Rose joins Anna to discuss how she uses humour to lose her weight - a whooping 100lbs!
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MAS Podcast 0035 The Story of the Half Marathon
Length: 25 mins 04 secs | First netcast on May 26 2007
How did Heather get on with her personal challenge of the half marathon - will she enter another, did a beer at the finishing line really inspire her!
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MAS Podcast 0036 How to Stop Yo-Yo Dieting
Length: 23 mins 10 secs | First netcast on May 30 2007
Gillian Hood joins me whilst Heather is away to talk about how to stop that awful syndrome of yo-yo dieting.
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MAS Podcast 0037 Inside Anna's Brain
Length: 18 mins 15 secs | First netcast on Jun 02 2007
The second part of the interview with Gillian Hood. Here Gillian explores why Anna is finding it hard to lose that final 4lbs with surprising findings!
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MAS Podcast 0038 Getting Back on Track
Length: 29 mins 37 secs | First netcast on Jun 11 2007
The diet buddies discuss Show 37 and how it has made Heather feel. Heather is struggling to get back to dieting after her holiday.
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MAS Podcast 0039 Show # 039 - Back on Track and Purring!
Length: 21 mins 15 secs | First netcast on Jun 16 2007
The girls get to know each other better and discuss the changes in their confidence, their weight and and their friendship. Heather is back from the brink (again!) and back firing on all cylinders with great news on the weight loss front, but will Anna have remained losing weight and break that 12 stone barrier.
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MAS Podcast 0040 Karen Burnham Drops By
Length: 26 mins 51 secs | First netcast on Jun 23 2007
Karen shares her thoughts on how to maintain an exercise routine. They all celebrate Anna achieving her target weight.
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MAS Podcast 0041 Addicted to Exercise
Length: 24 mins 58 secs | First netcast on Jul 07 2007
The girls report back after a week's break and Heather reports her latest diet addiction - exercise.
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MAS Podcast 0042 Does Weight Run in the Family?
Length: 16 mins 47 secs | First netcast on Jul 14 2007
Is Heather going to reach her birthday weight in time? Has she remained enthusiastic about exercise? Anna asks does weight problems run in the family?
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MAS Podcast 0043 Ben the Entertainer
Length: 10 mins 41 secs | First netcast on Jul 21 2007
8 year old Ben sends in some intro music for us. With 5 days to go to Heather's birthday, has her diet kept on track.
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MAS Podcast 0044 Happy Birthday Heather
Length: 17 mins 10 secs | First netcast on Jul 25 2007
Heather's birthday is here, has she made her target weight - tune in to find out and also hear what Heather and Arnie Schwarzenegger have in common!
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MAS Podcast 0045 The Chocolate Fountain Story
Length: 21 mins 23 secs | First netcast on Jul 28 2007
The diet continues but with a few problems. Heather tells us about the chocolate gifts and how she became obsessed with a chocolate fountain.
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MAS Podcast 0046 The Girls Meet Up
Length: 16 mins 07 secs | First netcast on Aug 04 2007
What do both feel after seeing each other again ? Has the diet worked, can you see a difference from the slimming regime?
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MAS Podcast 0047 Heather's World Record Weigh In
Length: 16 mins 46 secs | First netcast on Aug 11 2007
The diet continues with Heather recording her lowest ever weight, a cameo from her husband Farmer Phil and Anna talks about her weight control.
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MAS Podcast 0048 Preparing for Holiday
Length: 16 mins 37 secs | First netcast on Aug 18 2007
Heather is due on holiday and doesn't want to ruin her diet. The girls talk through how to maintain the weight control while enjoying the holiday.
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MAS Podcast 0049 The Story of Lindsy
Length: 22 mins 02 secs | First netcast on Aug 25 2007
An inspiring story of how weight can quickly creep up on you and what it takes to bring that weight under control and begin the diet.
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MAS Podcast 0050 The Good, the Bad and the Slim
Length: 09 mins 10 secs | First netcast on Sep 03 2007
Heather confesses her post holiday weight and the girls are joined by 2 friends who share their weight control tips for a successful diet.
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MAS Podcast 0051 Anna Feels Fat
Length: 19 mins 59 secs | First netcast on Sep 08 2007
Heather is dieting well while Anna feels fat and has hit the diet plateau again. They talk about how slimming is for life and the need to have strong goals to keep the motivation for health and fitness high
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MAS Podcast 0052 Show # 052 - Heather Shows Her Lady Like Qualities
Length: 19 mins 39 secs | First netcast on Sep 17 2007
Heather brings some research on what foods we should be eating for a healthy diet and also gives her view on Anna's new target for her diet.Finally, the girls realise the difference in social standing with Heather showing her lady like qualities!
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MAS Podcast 0053 Is LA ready for the girls?
Length: 19 mins 54 secs | First netcast on Sep 22 2007
The weigh in causes frustration and too much justification for our liking. The girls discuss preparing for slimming in the winter and also their trip to the USA
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MAS Podcast 0054 G.I. Karen
Length: 15 mins 12 secs | First netcast on Oct 17 2007
With Heather still away a work colleague of hers joins Anna to talk about the GI Diet and also hear Anna's weight confession from her fortnight away...
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MAS Podcast 0055 Anna Needs a Muesli Bar
Length: 17 mins 44 secs | First netcast on Oct 24 2007
Anna is back at the gym but the weight is not reducing as much as she would like..with Heather away, Karen gives her tips on how to boost energy levels whilst she is exercising and losing weight.
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MAS Podcast 0056 The Boston Tea Party
Length: 10 mins 37 secs | First netcast on Oct 30 2007
Heather and Anna met at Podcamp Boston so was a chance to catch up on Heather's diet journey during her 5 week US stay. How has the diet gone? Has she controlled her weight?
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MAS Podcast 0057 The Hangover Show
Length: 18 mins 57 secs | First netcast on Nov 03 2007
Heather and Anna are back together after their trips to the USA. Heather is recovering from a hangover and both are recovering from standing on the scales.
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MAS Podcast 0058 What has a hazlenut in every bite?
Length: 21 mins 10 secs | First netcast on Nov 18 2007
Heather and Anna talk about how their motivation is getting back on track for losing weight. Anna asks Heather to help her to focus on weight loss, will Heather be up for the weight loss coaching role?
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MAS Podcast 0059 The 6 Day Challenge
Length: 13 mins 18 secs | First netcast on Nov 25 2007
The gauntlet is thrown down between the two flab - busting women...who will win the 6 day challenge?
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MAS Podcast 0060 Heather Strips for Charity
Length: 16 mins 09 secs | First netcast on Dec 18 2007
Heather reveals - in more ways than one - how she has moved from worrying about her weight to stripping for charity.
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MAS Podcast 0061 Anna Goes to Hospital
Length: 14 mins 50 secs | First netcast on Jan 07 2008
A tale of two holiday seasons. Anna loses weight due to being in hospital, and Heather puts weight on after the enjoying herself.
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MAS Podcast 0062 We Become Middle Age Bread
Length: 15 mins 02 secs | First netcast on Jan 12 2008
Heather find the joy of exercise again and shares her mothers tips on healthy eating.
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MAS Podcast 0063 The Trough of Depression
Length: 18 mins 47 secs | First netcast on Feb 03 2008
Heather hits rock bottom so on the diet front. Crunch time will Heather keep going or will she give in to temptation
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MAS Podcast 0064 D Day Will the Diet Continue
Length: 19 mins 20 secs | First netcast on Feb 11 2008
Heather reports back to let us know her thoughts on dieting, will she continue to diet...does she want to be slim and healthy
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MAS Podcast 0065 The Chicken Shed
Length: 20 mins 43 secs | First netcast on Feb 17 2008
Heather is back on form and the girls somehow get onto talking about the welfare of chickens, farming and also how that links to healthy foods.
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MAS Podcast 0066 The Gym'll Fix It For You
Length: 20 mins 39 secs | First netcast on Feb 25 2008
Heather and Anna are joined by a gym instrustor, Gina Davis. She talks us through how exercise can help burn calories and is vital to a diet program.
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MAS Podcast 0067 Being All Philosophical About Middle Age
Length: 11 mins 14 secs | First netcast on Mar 08 2008
The diet continues and the weigh in shows mixed results which lead the girls to talk about middle age and how your mind starts to affect your motivation.
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MAS Podcast 0068 Dreaming about Pretzels
Length: 11 mins 27 secs | First netcast on Mar 15 2008
The diet weigh in followed by talking about how twitter can help you diet and also thoughts turn to New York and the smell of pretzels
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MAS Podcast 0069 The Big Apple
Length: 16 mins 29 secs | First netcast on Mar 30 2008
The diet buddies face their trip to New York, will they have achieved their new target weights? How are they going to help each other in New York so that they exercise, keep the slimming mindset and come back fitter and lighter..listen on
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MAS Podcast 0070 Podcard from New York
Length: 10 mins 03 secs | First netcast on Apr 14 2008
Heather and Anna record before leaving BlogHer and Blogger Social in New York. They report the good, walking miles and the bad, the chocolate doughnuts and speak about their weight loss mindset ahead of the trip back to the UK
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MAS Podcast 0071 A Guide to Ageless Living
Length: 12 mins 16 secs | First netcast on Apr 18 2008
Whilst in New York we met Dayle Haddon who is the face of LOreals Age Perfect Line. Now our Heather is not one to miss a chance to find out the secrets to ageless living so here is the interview
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MAS Podcast 0072 Return of the Bellies
Length: 31 mins 53 secs | First netcast on May 12 2008
Heather and Anna return after a couple of weeks away from the diet podcast. One of them is motivated, doing well and one is struggling - not with the exercise but with the eating. Can you guess which way round? They discuss how to bring their eating under control and talk through strategies of thinking positively about dieting.
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MAS Podcast 0073 Heather and Her Organ
Length: 17 mins 23 secs | First netcast on May 17 2008
A great diet week with both girls losing weight and Heather finding her motivation ahead of a large village wedding. But will she be able to play the vicar's organ!
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MAS Podcast 0074 Heather's Indian adventure
Length: 13 mins 28 secs | First netcast on Jun 18 2008
Heather returns from her Indian trip but has the weight stayed under control. Anna talks about how exercise is changing her body and both weigh in to see if the diet is still working
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MAS Podcast 0075 Success at Last
Length: 13 mins 39 secs | First netcast on Jun 22 2008
Heather and Anna both report success. Heather falls in love with a broad bean and Anna crashes through her diet barrier
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MAS Podcast 0076 Cows on the Golf Course
Length: 18 mins 56 secs | First netcast on Jul 05 2008
The slimming is working with extra motivation to exercise from meeting up last week. Heather also talks about her next appearance in a national newspaper. Is she about to do a middle age nude spread!
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MAS Podcast 0077 Dieting Tea Party
Length: 14 mins 15 secs | First netcast on Jul 15 2008
Heather tries out Yorkshire tea whilst seeking advice about whether to be honest in a paper interview. Will the diet carry on its progress or has the slimming stalled again?
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