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Weighing Up Life This period of my life required significant reflection and was the most challenging to write about. It was a pivotal time that has brought me to where I am today, primarily because it was so demanding and, to be honest, an emotional rollercoaster. I aim to be open about my struggles with food and the broader life challenges that affected my relationship with it. In this post, I will delve into the highs and lows of getting married, and how these experiences s

The Next Level In the previous post, I discussed the lifestyle I was living, my food choices, and my first job in a pizza restaurant. In this section, I reflect on my mid-twenties, and whether my food choices improved... but nope they didn't. During this time, I make some big jumps in my life beginning a more professional job and moving out from home but whilst being in my twenties, still being ignorant and partying as well as still making terrible food choices. Throughout t

Starting the job Having left school and deciding not to go to college my first job was at Pizza Hut, where I worked full-time from the age of 17 to 25. I will never forget those years, as I made many lifelong friends while working there. Although the hours were long, I remember having a lot of laughs. However, this period also led to the start of some rather grotesque eating patterns. When I look back on this time, I am actually repulsed by the amount of food I used to eat. D

I want to go as far back as I can recall, when I began developing an unhealthy relationship with food. I believe I've always had the mindset that I could eat whatever I wanted without considering the long-term effects. As a kid I guess you don't give it as much thought as you do in your adult years. Ultimately, the consultant told me that the harm I had caused to my heart was the result of years and years of damage going back to childhood possibly. so I want to briefly talk

Introduction Hello and welcome to my blog chronicling my weight loss journey. I'm Matt, a man in his 40s who co-parents a son and lives alone. I've consistently faced challenges with my weight and recently hit a low point. Approximately eight months ago, I began this journey weighing a substantial 224KG (35 stone and 3 pounds). In late 2023, I was diagnosed with a heart condition that would significantly change my life. After numerous consultations with specialists to decide