Ever since i was 18 ive struggled with my weight and just couldnt keep it under control. At 15 i was 75kg (just shy of 12 stone).

By 1st January 2017 (24) i was just shy of 20 stone and needed to do something, i saw something on facebook and by july i was just over 15 stone. Wow great.........

October 2023 (31) i was 26 stone 7 pound, how can this not affect you mentally, so i did a challenge against another guy, April 2024 i managed to lose 3 stone seeing the scales at 23 stone 7 pound, absolutely fantastic.......NOT

August 2024 came another problem at 27 stone 7 pound. Depressed, no confidence, no energy, maybe it was just a fact of life i wasnt meant to lose weight and die by the time i was 40 with a heart attack 💔

24th March 2025 it was time to put everything into not ruining my life and have something to focus on, to live for, not to die for. Id already been accepted on to the livewell programme with weekly check ins which did help. This is when i looked into skydives to see the maximum weight limit, i could of done a walk, a bike, a fast, anything, but a skydive restricted me to under 18 stone so this was it, the task before me was to lose 10 stone now matter how long it took

On the 20th July i was 25 stone 6 pound with visions of been sub 18 by the time i was 35 (over 2 years away). Hoping that was enough time or id be very close.....heres a few determination dates to look at

23rd January 2025 - start of livewell phase 1/3 - 26 stone 6 pound

23rd September 2025 - start of livewell phase 2/3 - 25 stone 10 pound

31st December 2025 - 23 stone 6 pound

24th March 2026 - start of livewell phase 3/3 - 21 stone 5 pound

2nd June 2026 - with fight and determination - 19 stone 9 pound

I will be donating £1 for every pound in weight ive lost between 20th July 2025 and the jump which i wont be booking till i know i can make the weight (currently £81), to think i could actually do this a year early is absolutely unbelievable 🥲

This last 2 stone onwards is going to be the toughest, having said that, with mindset, determination and the support/encouragement from everyone around me it can be done and maintained.

Anyone who is reading this last paragraph obviously cares and believes so thanks for reading or falling asleep, some may think im crazy but everyone needs a target, this is mine. Any donation towards Hull and East Yorkshire Mind would be amazing, if i can reach or surpass my target then absolutely fantastic but anything will go a long way. From the bottom of my heart thank you for supporting me in any way and pushing me to do this ❤️

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