Welcome to the Winter issue of LighterLife – As Christmas passes and the New Year sets in, it's a great opportunity for new beginnings and fresh starts. If you're looking for weight loss inspiration then you'll certainly find it here.

This issue features 10 fabulous LighterLife success stories, including our gorgeous cover stars Natasha and James, who tell us how they struggled with life pre-LighterLife.

Clients and Counsellors share their motivational tips and inspiration to help keep you on track and we explore the long term effects self-deception and denial has on our weight.

Curvalicious fashion columnist Alice Dogruyol offers style advise and answers your winter wardrobe dilemma questions and we catch up wtih soap star Pauline Quirke who tells us how she's successfully maintaining her weight.

Also we show you how to heat up this winter with some delicious spicy recipes, there's no better way to keep the chill off than adding a bit of a kick to your cooking. Adding the right spices to your recipes can make the blandest of dishes burst with flavour!

It's now easier than ever to get a copy of our magazine, you can get a copy next time you visit your Counsellor, purchase a subscription here or you can join our fast growing social network on Facebook and Twitter for your chance to WIN a copy in one of our online competitions!

Best wishes

The LighterLife Team