I have come into 2012 with a strong desire to be more healthy and reduce my weight to something more acceptable for a man of my age and height. On the 1st of Jan 2012 at the age of 54 and height of 5ft 10in, I weighed in at 16st 7lbs. I have a pretty large frame and have always been able to carry a bit of excess baggage but I think its time to do something about it for my health and energy levels more than anything else. The experts suggest that for a man of my height and age I should be about 13st but I have set myself a target of 14 st thats a planned loss of around 2.5 st  This BLOG is a record of my attempt to achieve this goal and I have made it public to help keep me motivated and on track. If you have any comments, thoughts or ideas and suggestions please feel free to leave me a message.... and if you want to join in and try it yourselves lets use the blog as a central record for all our achievements.