I’ve avoided talking about the health kick Gillian and I have been on, until now. Yesterday I walked into a shop and bought jeans in a size I never thought I would get into.

We started doing the Lighter Life diet, a Very Low Calorie Diet, where you abstain from food for 8 weeks (or 14 weeks for women!) We existed on a 500 calorie intake per day, on powdered soups, shakes and bars. We also went to weekly counseling sessions to help us think about diet in a healthier way.

As the chart above shows, I dropped from 18 stone (114.5kg) at the end of September to 13 stone 11 pounds (87.5kg). That’s over 4 stone or 27 kilos in a little over 3 months. I went from buying jeans sized 40-inches to 34-inches. Thirty-four inches. I can’t remember the last time I was this size.

I’m gradually introducing food to my diet, going to the gym several times a week and I feel great. Now the trick is to keep the weight off.

PS, that little blip upwards towards the end of the chart is the result of having a good time this Christmas. Scared the life out of me though!