Well it's time for me to stop drinking too much beer and eating unhealthily. After over 4 months out of action with a herniated disc in my neck last year, I've decided to make some changes in my life and the main one is to reduce my weight. I thought why not do it not just for me but for a truly worthwhile cause alongside. There are so many charities but I went for one near to my roots back in North Wales.

Some of you know me through work, some of you are my best friends. I thought about how people can best sponsor me, but i'd like to leave it up to you individually.

On the 14th of April 2008 and I weighed 19 stone and 2 pounds. I'm trying to reduce my weigh to below 16 stone.

Thank you for visiting my fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor me online.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Hope House Children's Hospices will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So please sponsor me now!

Many thanks for your support and please check back for weight updates

Update 27th February 2009

It's the final weigh in this weekend and I am hoping to have broken through the 3 stone barrier. At few people have asked how I have been doing this and I have found the best way that has worked for me is via hypnosis and NLP. I thoroughly recommend the products on the Adam Eason website. The strange thing is I have ended up not been trying to lose weight, but reduce my weight and look thinner (an important difference)

I will be continuing with this as it's a new way of life for me, not just a short term fix, but I realise this page can't go on forever so this weekend is my final weigh in.A big thanks to all who have donated. Please email me dr.garethjones@btopenworld.com if you have any questions. I will be making up the balance to £1000 if we don't quite make it!!!!!!