Hi,

Thanks for coming to the site! Basically, I'm looking for a way to lose weight which will also do something for charity, and which will help me to stick to losing weight. This is a great Scottish charity so please give generously and please gift aid it as it means the charity gets 28% more.

So, to a slimmer 2008, hopefully you will help me raise my target for the charity.

1 stone = 6.35kg

1 lb = 0.45kg

Update 31/12: For those who have been in contact and want to give a £ per lb, or money per stone for example, drop me an email on rjcampbell1978@btinternet.com and I'll keep a note of it...

Update 14/01: OK, starting weight (having stuck to the diet over the past week) is a rather whopping 23st 6lb (148.7kg). For my height (6', 1.83m)), the ideal weight is 13st 5lb (83.7kg) so need to get as close to that as I can by the end of the year!! Thanks so much to all those of you who have given money so far and please keep giving! Cheers, Ross

Update 28/03: Hi - many, many people have requsted an update on progress. I have just started on the Lighter Life diet which is abstinence-driven and means that you don't eat 'real' food but it does mean that the weight will drop off!! Doing exercise too which should be great. Hope that you had a great Easter break and enjoy Pesach and the other upcoming holidays! 

Update 03/04: So, first weigh in last night and was 21st 13lbs - 11lbs down from the week before.. Feeling much healthier too. Cheers and keep giving! R

Update 06/04: Just had the 2nd weigh in and down 3 more lbs, making it to the full stone. 21 stone 10lbs. In kgs, that's 144.4kg - 138.2kg. Cheers

Update 13/04: Just had the weigh in and am down 9lbs: I'm 21st 1lb. That's a total of 2 stones, 5lbs since Christmas.. Cheers

Update 20/4: 5lbs down this week - 20st 10lbs. Have a virus so have had to have energy drinks to keep up energy. Hopefully it won't put anything back on.. Cheers

Update 30/04: down to 19st 12lbs which is 3st 8lbs down since Christmas. Revised target is now 14st 6lbs so another 5 and a half to go! Cheers.

Update 14/05: Most recent weigh in was 19st 5lbs which is 4st, 1lb since Christmas!! 5 st to go therefore. Please keep giving. R

Update 06/06: Just back from Canada & US where diet wasn't as stricly adhered to (thanks for everything Paige!!). Weight today however was down at 18st 12lbs which is going in the right direction. Had b/p check too and that's way down to a safe level now which is great. As always, please keep giving and thanks for all donations so far. Ross

So, I will genuinely keep regular updates on the website from now on (will go for weekly) and let you know about progress.

Many thanks for your support so far - please keep giving.

Cheers,

Ross