I should love to have support and encouragement to lose the excess weight I am carrying, but cannot be a diet buddy to anyone who only put on 2lbs over Christmas or who is fretting about being just over 81/2 stone.(sorry girls).

If, like me you should be trying to lose 3-4 stones, would you like to try together? I can do it if I have someone to battle with.

Happy to share food tips or whatever.

I'll start:

I am 5'4 , 58 years old and weigh 14.10 which is way overweight I know. I have been laid up for a while after having had a hysterectomy and put on a stone, but that is no excuse really.

My main downfall is comfort eating and it's always sweet things. I am absolutely determined to lose 3 stone and anything else will be a bonus! I have recently taken on a dog so am walking lots.....in fact in the last week I have lost 3lbs so exercise is working.

Also, at the moment I am cutting back on carbs (not cutting out) and eating lots of veg, salads and grilled chicken. That is ,I am trying to but Mr C wants 'proper food' which is hard to resist andI really don't want to cook two meals every night.

So, how about we have a weekly weigh in, lots and lots of encouragement and offer one another support.

Plymouthmaid - throw those chocolates away! I gave my christmas cake away so that I couldn't eat it . MrC was livid. ha ha.

 Hello All,

I have had an erm interesting year and gone from a size 16/18 (ok overweight but I was happyish) to 24/26.  

I want to do something about this.. due to other health issues exercise is out.. (housebound and use wheelchair) and am exercise intolerant so I am having to do it all with food control. 

I  have started by increasing fruit and veggies... getting my carer on side with portion sizing and we are decreasing slowly and trying to resist the urge to comfort eat when I have a bad patch.

It will be slow going for me but I sem to have stabilised and at least stopped getting bigger. 

I'm in!