Curry night has long been a weekend tradition in many households with Saturday night meaning a take away in front of the TV.
For reporter Elaine Blackburne, a concern about calories meant she ditched the usual delivery for Slimming World ready meals - and investigated whether she could slim down the calories and the cost. Here is what she found out... As someone who has watched their weight for more years than I care to remember I know takeaways can be a killer.
While they often taste delicious looking at the empty containers, often still swimming in fat, it's clear they are not the healthiest, reports Wales Online.
But with just weeks to Christmas (yes I said the C word) our family, along with many others are trying to lose some of the summer holiday weight in time to get back into our party clothes for the festive season.
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