The one small improvement I can make in my life, I started 132 days ago. I was diagnosed with diabetes two and amongst other things was told I needed to lose weight.

Medication and injections prescribed by the doctor have helped. But it took willpower on my part as well.

No sweet biscuits or chocolate or lollies apart from cough lozenges have passed my lips since day one of my medication.

I started at around about 120 kg – am too fat for a person of my build and height.

For years I have wanted to lose weight but somehow the motivation wasn’t there. Maybe the diabetes gave me the motivation.

I weigh myself each Monday morning and today my weight was down to 110.1 kg. It’s been coming down slowly slowly each week. And I am making sure that I’m not eating between meals, And that I have just two meals a day.

My medication helps because it cuts out cravings for eating.

When I get down to a desirable weight, I never want to go above it again.