I never really needed to worry because it didn’t matter what I ate, I never showingly put on weight or in reality did.

In about year 2000, change of century and change time for me in many ways. I noticed I was starting to put on weight but not much – not much that people took notice.

I had turned 21, I was 6 foot 1 inches tall and around 10 stone, my waist was 28 inches and I was a slim build as had been for a while before.

I didn’t really do much about it except go swimming a bit and walk up the steps instead of using the lift for uni. I do recall walking all over the place too but that was more because I couldn’t afford to drive or take a bus.

A few years passed, and I joined clubs that did exercise and was always slow at learning things but get there in the end. Some things that were very energetic at least for me, althou only ran weekly so not always best.

Possible Reasons

Is it because I drive now… About the same time this all started is during/after my year of work experience and since then I’ve been driving – The need not to have to walk everywhere may be part of the problem.

Has it been the introduction of alchol or types of alchol as prior to uni/college I’d not really been drinking… but I didn’t and still don’t drink a lot. I like a few with friends usually on a weekend once in a while but thats it. I’m more a spirit or alchopop drinker than beers/ale/larger most of the time.

… And Why?

I write this not just so that others can read and see what I’m going through but also so that in time I can look back and see what was the little things in my journey that made the ride such an experience – to help me not to forget but to remind me of what was, is and could happen if nothing is done to solve the issues.