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I told you this exercise thing was a mistake.

Naga hobbled in this morning moaning about how stiff she is. A vigorous afternoon at the gym, apparently.

She's now leafing through yesterday's blog post about my health and fitness, making remarks like "well of course, joining a gym didn't work - you didn't go!".

Your comments on the item are a little bit more constructive. Thank you for them.

Some go right back to basics. On the blog, Jivegal says "eat less". Over on , Nigel Grainger says "I guess the obvious eat less and exercise more is old hat now?".

The blog comment that struck me most of all was from Worldwriter, who had a heart attack a year ago. Thanks for describing your fear, and also for telling me what you did to adjust your life - losing weight by eating more fruits and vegetables than meat.

The reason that I've been blogging about health and fitness is because the man who runs WeightWatchers . I thought we had a genial chat with him about the business, but a few of you thought we were a bit tough.

Sandra Forder emailed to say: "All you seemed to concentrate on was the money Weightwatchers makes and not the difference to peoples lives. Our program works as it is about healthy eating for life."

Susan Pearson, also by email, said the most important point of the scheme was the support it offered its members. "I have successfully lost weight with WeightWatchers, but find my weight drifts up if I don't attend meetings occasionally once I have reached an ideal weight."

A sideways look back on the blog from annchiswell: "I joined weightwatchers earlier in the year, but left as they seemed to talk mostly about food, and it made me so hungry!".

And , charlesarthur hoped I'd make an economic joke about people tightening their belts. Don't worry Charles - I did not disappoint. Economic jokes are thin on the ground, so I'd never pass one up.

Thanks again for all your views and experiences. Remember I'm interested in your tips for losing weight without losing too much money alongside it.

Health and fitness is also a multi-billion pound business, so I'd like to know if you think we should take a more thorough look at it on Working Lunch.

By complete contrast, we're looking again at people who have a great idea - and enough courage to quit their jobs and set up shop on their own. These are the everyday heroes of business. The company just happens to sell, ahem, chocolate. Rich, luxurious, dark, aromatic chocolate.

Oh the mind is willing --- but the flesh is weak.