So, here we go......

Good morning,
Let me start by letting you into my life as it is.
I'm an overweight bloke of 41 and I'm trying to get fit and lose 3 stones (42 pounds) before I go on holiday in September. That sounds like a lot to lose in a comparatively short time, but I started about 6 weeks ago, and have already lost 12 pounds. Sounds pretty good so far, but there's a down side.
The weight lose is down to the simple principle of eating less junk (well, no junk and moderate amounts of healthy stuff) and exercising more. We bought a second-hand treadmill and was speed walking and running on that every day. It seemed to be much easier to just go into the conservatory and run, rather than join a gym and go through the effort of getting ready, driving there and doing a work-out. Both my wife Debbie and I were doing well with the fitness levels and weight loss, then, 2 weeks ago the treadmill went "bang", and now will only run at a brisk walk, so we need to get a new one. The result of this blow-up is I have put back on 3 1/2 pounds and that's not good.
By letting the world know about my efforts, it's going to be much harder to give up, and I can't hide from the fact that I'm not just letting myself down if I let things slide again, I'll be letting you down as well, so I hope you can support me and Debbie in our quest for slim fitness.
I may post some photos later, but at the moment, I'm such a "fat bloke" I don't really do photos, but I do have a "before" photo which, when it's only a memory I'll post it with an "after" photo.