I suppose that I was obese due to the fact that I comfort ate because I had a stutter. The stuttering treatment on offer was not working and I could just see no prospect of me to ever stop stuttering.

These are the reasons I would make at that stage of my life, to put off my attempts at losing weight:

I am too tired. In the morning, I would wake up with very good intentions. In my mind I would make a vow that I would make a start on the fitness work after I had returned home from work – this would start with a run around my local area for a few miles. It will then be a case of some weight training – oh yes I do love pumping some iron and I have no doubt that I will be hitting some new personal bests later on. Then there would be the many rounds of press ups and I would most certainly stay away from those nasty fatty foods which are causing me so much heartache.

After work, I would return home and would then make up the excuse that I am too tired. Instead of going for a jog today, I would start my fitness regime tomorrow etc. Working for a composite door company, selling cheap holidays, was far from easy and I would come home very tired. This is perhaps one reason why I now work for a group of DVD duplication experts lol.

My body is aching. This was a regular excuse. I would tell myself that if I start exercising today, I may well do myself more damage than good.

It could be dangerous. Going back to my idea of jogging, I then had the bright idea that it could actually be quite risky. I could bump into a murderer or a rapist who could then in turn end up killing me?

I eventually after many years decided to stop making up these excuses. I had to be determined to not only start up a fitness regime but to stick to it. It was not easy at all but after quite a long time I reached a weight which I was happy with.