eating habbits

From being a teenager (if not younger) right up until a year or so ago ,I always loved food, all kinds of food as long as it was bad lol.
saturday nights were my favourite, sausage rolls with a pile of tomato sauce,crisps,fresh bread sliced like door wedges,lathered in butter, mmmmm!! whats for pudding? chocolate? ice-cream? sweets?....option D please,all of the above.
but it was great,sitting watching TV or a film with my little sis,laughing at whatever was on and sharing some more sweets......................Roll on a few years.
im 18,im working and im wanting to go out drink have fun and meet girls.....easy right?
well the drinking was!
I just lacked that confidence to just talk to girls.ultimately it was that feeling of not feeling good enough and feeling self conscious about my body. So much so that i hated to dance infront of people unless i was really really really drunk!
sure i had a couple of girlfriends but this,im sure was because i got to know them (personality is king people,do not forget that). But pubs & clubs are savage places and only the attractive survive.
I met my 1st long term girlfriend at nearly 23 and we were together 5 years almost and are still friends im pleased to say today!
but in our time together i fell into that age old trap of comfort. she was a good cook,with a habit of good portions and i had a great habit of eating whatever was put infront of me!!! i must've put on 3 stone in the time we had together (im not blaming her,although at the time im sure that was my excuse).
she said she didnt mind,but i did. i became abit of a recluse,i didnt want to go out,or take her out as i didnt want to embarrass her......................eventually i joined a certain weighloss club,and i lost 2st eventually. but why shud i pay £5 a week,i could do it alone!
So,that weight went flying back on,with abit more for good measure!
after breaking up,i did eventually meet someone else,a year later we split up. looking back i know that the biggest reason was ME. well,i didnt want to go out,just wanted to eat takeaway 7nights a week ( i was far too busy to cook) and watch tv,(hey i work all day,i want to chill out).
after that split is when i eventually went to dr about my weight.
As it turned out I had high blood pressure,high cholesterol and was borderline diabetic. it was also about this time i moved my carer into the caring proffession. Seeing people and their illnesses,some at young ages,scared me.
so, december 2009 came, like i was saying earlier .
so,id tried dieting,attempted every fad, participated in excercise so what next? i had a thought,i thought to myself  'Gareth,dont diet,just alter your lifestyle' so i did.

Sounds simple enough? well guess what? IT IS. Note: i said simple,not easy! big difference it takes some effort, especially on the bad days, but like i said i will share with you what i did,as long as you are interested!?!

In todays climate we dont all have £20 or so a month for weight loss clubs,thats why i wanted to start this,its free to all that are interested. and as someone close to me has said,even if I can help one person thats all that matters.....cheers sis!!!!