The biggest thing in my life at the moment is my battle with the flab. As a brief update, I’ve been overweight all my life- have diabetic parents and don’t wish to end up with diabetes in my forties. I would also like to know what its like to shop in a shop that isn’t Evans with its odd love of pregnancy bump giving sacks and jeans that grab the calf and billow around the thigh, making you look like some odd Maria/Nazi soldier hybrid from a fat version of The Sound of Music.

I joined Slimming World soon after kicking out my latest Ex, and weighed in at an eye watering 17 stones 12.5 lbs (250.5 lbs/ 113.6 kilos). I have been heavier than this in my time, but it had taken me so long to get down to a more ‘normal’ fat weight that this sudden misery-induced leap did nothing for my self confidence. Since August 2007 I have managed to lose nearly 2.5 stones (34.5 lbs/15.6 kilos) starting off with Slimming World then moving to the enemy- Weight Watchers.

I must admit that I have mixed views about the diet industry as a whole, and even toyed with the idea of Intuitive Eating with which I consistently gained weight, as my body told me to eat the crap, and the crap jumped into my mouth! But unfortunately Slimming World/Weight Watchers works and for now, I’m sticking with it as I really want to be slim and healthier and on this world for much longer. All that Intuitive Eating seemed to do was make me feel bad about wanting that, and bad about wanting a big coropration like Weight Watchers (controlled by Heinz) to help me with it. Well, so be it- I’ve signed up to their Online package and so far it seems to be working- go me!

This by no means is all of my lfe, but it is a significant part and has done much to help me pick myself up and dust myself off from a pretty grotty 2007. So expect many ramblings of a weight loss nature in the future!