Quite a few of you will know me, Susan Green, as the proprietor of Greenacres Child Care in Hampton Hill and Hampton and the  Greenacres Kids Cafe. If you're one of those who don't know me, please believe me when I say I am quite a big girl!

I  have decided that I really do need to lose some weight and get myself into better shape. I know I am putting my health at risk and I am beginning to feel guilty about not setting the best of examples to all the children who come to my day nurseries and the Café!.

I have had a few previous attempts at slimming down but I've never quite stayed the course! So this time I am adopting a different strategy. My niece Danielle also wants to slim down and she is moving in to my home so we can support and encourage each other.

But perhaps more importantly, I am going very public with my determination t ose rather a lot of stone - about seven if you reay want to know   And it all started on March 4th!

To stiffen my resolve further, I am asking people to sponsor me.

All the sponsorship I raise will be donated to a charity I know well - The Greenwood Centre - the local charity for the local people of TW12. It does fantastic, and largely unsung work for older and isolated people in the TW12 area.

The fact that I have promised them that I will raise funds for them will put me under even greater pressure to stick with the task! I really do want to support this charity that I have been involved with for a long time!”

If you’d like to sponsor me on my quest to downsize, you can pick up a form at Greenacres Kids Café at 28 Hampton Hill High Street or at The Greenwood Centre in School Road, Hamptoin Hill. The leaflet tells you about the various different ways you can sponsor me. You can sponsor me for every pound I lose overall, every pound I lose in a given month or you can simply sponsor me for a set sum.

You can also make a donation here on JustGiviing.com

Thanks for looking!

Susan Green 
The incredible shrinking woman (I wish!)