'You’re not alone if you’ve gained weight': getting back in shape - one step at a time 

Forget about going on a crash diet to flatten your covid curves and focus instead on adopting healthy eating habits, says a top dietitian 

Get free of snacking habits

Step away from those Zoom meetings. Leave that lockdown wardrobe of baggy clothes behind. The worst of the pandemic appears to be over, and a summer of increasing freedom lies ahead.

But what if our summer clothes no longer fit? The past 15 months of disrupted routines and near-constant stress and anxiety drove many to seek comfort in food, which means many of us have gained weight.Dietitian and author Paula Mee is worried this will make us easy targets for companies peddling diet and weight-loss products.