A LOT of people would like to lose 6lbs in a week (myself included) as Richard Catton did as reported in his Health and Wellbeing page (The Press, February 20), but what he failed to mention was the price.

His seven-day course costs £179: the five-day course costs £119 and the three-day one £79, as reported on the Xing website.

The five-day course offers the better value per drink, but attractive as the benefits seem to appear, as a senior citizen I shall pass and have a real ale.

John McClure, Celtic Close, York.