Thank you for visiting my new site. I want to use this an an up-to-date area, giving you the opportunity to stay in touch with my weightloss challenge. I intend to lose 6stones, a whopping 84lbs, by 31st December 2008.

I will make every effort to present you with all the details on how much I'm losing and how I'm doing it. Check this site regularly as I will be updating the Quick News box.

On the 8th of January 2008 my weight was 20st. I was sick and tired of looking and feeling fat. I'm determined to get back to how I used to look. A huge challenge but something I really want to do.

The first milestone was a 5k run on the 30th March, Welcome The World. I have also signed up to take part in a 10k run in Glasgow, organised by Mens Health Forum Scotland, on the 15th June. I couldn't run 100 yards at the start of this challenge. I completed the 5k in a time of 42mins, hardly olympic standard but I'm very proud to have finished on a cold, wet and windy Sunday morning.

I've decided to commit to a sponsored slim with all money going to the Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre Lothian. My father suffers from M.S and attends this self financing centre for therapy on a weekly basis. I am collecting through online sponsorship with JUSTGIVING.COM. You can access this by clicking on the "DONATE" tab. If you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added at no extra cost to you. I appreciate any donation you can make.

Please consider the challenge I'm setting myself and make a donation to a very worthy cause. I'll be thinking of all your donations throughout the next 12 months and thereafter to keep the new slim me.