Ok, So Marks a bit fat and wants to get a bit thin,

Now generally, I hate my job, so It leaves me unmotivated. I have very little to do outside of work short of come on here, plus to be fair, there isn't much to do. 

So, let me put it into perspective.

I smoke, I dont exactly eat very healthily, I get almost no excersise, and have very little physical activity.

Hell, I was absolutley knackered bringing in a 22kilo bag of compost, and when I say bringing in a bag, I mean about 20 meters. Seriously,  I was panting. Thats disgraceful, for someone of 22. 52 and I'd understand, but that, is terrible.

Right. So let's sum up the vital stats

Height - 5'11 (155.75 cm)
Weight - 13Stone 11 (83.25 kg) (182 lbs)
BMI - 25.8

Now to put the BMI into perspective, (and please remember im not a doctor, and ALSO remember, that your BMI can be as high as you like so long as your healthy, im below average so It's appropriate)
Underweight = <18.5
Normal weight = 18.5-24.9
Overweight = 25-29.9
Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater

So, by medical standards, I'm overweight.  But only just, use of a scale, would mean that I'm in the first block of being 'overweight'.

I am a member of a gym. Do I go? No! Why?
Simple, I can't walk into a gym and work out on my own, and finding a gym buddy is neigh on impossible. So I loose motivation, I also loose the ability to actually stay there when I'm there. One of the huge demotivating factors, is that I'm not huge, nor am I chubby, but certain areas of me are quite large, and so i feel rather uncomfortable being there and being the only one with little or no muscular development, and nowhere near as thin.

Silly I no, but some of you will get what I am on about.

So, my goal is to loose one stone (6kg / 13pounds) in about a month. And Keep it off.
Anyone could loose a stone in weight in about two weeks, but of course they take drastic measures and they don't keep it off. They put it straight back on.

So let's see, physical excersise is quite important. And I definatley need fresh air.

Let's add a few lifestyle facts into the mix.

Whilst I don't eat that heathily, I always make a concious effort to pick out the better foods, and eat fresh. if I buy veg, it's fresh veg. If I buy meat, it's fresh meat, not processed or canned.
I am not, and will not be giving up my food. I'll eat a little more conciously than I do now, but I am not living on carrots and potatoes. I will eat, what looks good, and what tastes good. I simple have no understanding of how people can give up all of this fresh amazing and flavoursum food that is out there, that's been created and made by some of the worlds top chefs, to trade it in for a bag of salad and some potatoes with almost no enjoyment, just to keep the weight off.

My goal isnt so much to loose weight, but to trim and tone, with a little bit of weight loss but to become far more healthy.  But I shouldnt compromise on my enjoyment should I? Moderation.

I also don't drink much water. Today I've had two cups of coffee, and that is it.  No water, no coke, nothing, That is it.
I quite frequently go a day or two without drinking at all. Don't ask me why, but I do, how I'm alive, I don't know.

I set a project a few weeks ago, and drank 12 glasses of water throughout the day, every day for 14 days. The result, I started loosing weight, not much, but I had started to. I lost 4lbs in those two weeks alone. But I found it very hard to get into the habbit of drinking the water.

Ok, so we've pinpointed that issue as a potential benefit.

Now let's go back two years. I used to walk one mile into work every day. I worked in the Millenium Center in cardiff, and lived just over a mile away. In that period, I didnt drink any more or less, I ate what I wanted, literally, but I will day I probably didn't eat as much. However I remained at 11 stone, and very trim. Which I was most pleased with.

I had to leave that job, and lack of excersise meant that I ended up driving to work. it wasnt possible to walk it or cycle it as it was a good fifteen miles away. That job mentioned above, was a job I Had to walk to. There was no other way for me to get there.

I used to walk in and out of cardiff quite regularly too. But I actually drank more, wine, actually.

It seems that physical activity works very well for me, regular physical activity as well as plenty of water.

So how about combining the physical activity, with a hobby, say, photography. I'm on the doorstep of the brecon beacons, so why don't I go for it and actually start walking again around the hills. Isn't it worth it?

Absolutley, but we have one other thing to do.

Quit smoking.

That is by far going to be the hardest thing. Every time I cut down, I'm pleased, then I end up having week moments and go back up to 20 a day again. Everytime I go cold turkey, I'm alright for 16 hours, Then I smoke myself to death.

I need, essentially a full 24 hours without one. Once I get past that, I'll be quit, I'll be done, and I can move on.
Oh and by the way, everytime I use the patches, I end up wanting a cigarette more thanks to the cravings a constant stream of niccotine gives me.

Then i've got to work out the motivation to walk around. It's going to be so hard. But I need to do it. And I need to be more healthy.

So a weekly walk will work out well, plenty of water will work out well, and cutting back on certain foods should be a winner.....

what could possibly go wrong.............