Hey Everyone,

I hope you're all awesome! Just thought I'd introduce myself, as I think it would be rude not to.

My troubles started when I left the Army in 2002. Before I joined, I was tea total and a no smoker but all that changed, being one of the youngest in there, I just wanted to fit in with the boys. Bit pathetic really looking back.

I ended up a sucker for a pint of lager, and would go the bar or drink and smoke in my room most nights. Which led to me getting in trouble with my superiors coz I would turn up to parade half cut and reeking of ale.

Anyway, within 6 months of leaving, I put on about 4 or 5 stone, mainly because I packed in smoking and went from super active to a couch potato who struggled to walk up the road without my calves buring the hell outa me. Plus I had a competion with my best mate to see who could get the biggest gut! I won hands down by the way.

I realised I got to do something when I bought an expensive shirt for a night out and couldnt fasten the buttons! The next size would have been down to my knees! I would have been better off going to the local tent shop.

Anyway, I got off my lazy ass, found a running track and local gym, and started hitting the weights inbetween my running days, which worked really well. I went from pasta and sauce every 2 hours to tuna wholemeal pasta and other things which I thought would help me reach my goal of zapping the fat, and getting down to a 30 inch waist.

I'm now a 28 inch waist, 4 stone lighter and feeling like I did at 17 again!

-Rob