Weight / Fat loss

Toning with something like bodypump works a treat.
You don't really loose/gain weight, but you get loads stronger and trimmer. Tis brilliant. That and a bit of cardio and jobs a good un.

I don't believe in diets or calorie counting. Eat well and generally homemade (so you control sugar/salt/fat). Lots of fresh fruit and veg. Cereals, eggs, grained bread, whoelmeal pasta, lentils, couscous, yoghurt, meat 2x a week, a bit of cheese.
Life isn't supposed to be a chore, just stick to the good stuff and cut the crap.

A lot of people are a little delusional about how much they actually eat. Calorie counting, at least at the beginning, forces them to confront the reality. I don't believe in diets either; I believe in diet. That is, your diet is what you eat, not some short term regimen that you hate but endure until you can drop it. So if you're eating crap, you need to change your diet, not go on one.