I look at my life in two stages, before and after. I know you're probably thinking before the weight loss and after the weight loss, but that's not the case here.

My before part is before I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. My after part is what happens after, dealing with the aftermath.

I didn't think I was too overweight for someone in my mid twenties. I regularly carried about fifteen pounds extra.

I'd been on the diet merry go round many times but I lacked the motivation. Plus I'd brainwashed myself into thinking I can't lose weight.

When I was motivated it seemed to take ages to lose a few pounds. When I wasn't motivated it seemed to take about a day to pile it back on.

Then disaster, or what seemed like disaster for me. Struck with diabetes, and all the possible complications that come with it.

It seemed I had to rid myself of any "can't lose weight" thoughts and also rid myself of any excess weight. My health depended on it.

Just what was I gonna do? Up until now I believed I can't lose weight. Now I'm faced with finding a system that works for me.

I figured I should go with something that suits me. I like things nice and orderly. I'm a bit OCD so I like to know I've ticked the boxes and I'm doing things right.

If the steps were planned meals or exercise routines then I'd need to tick off that it was complete. This way I know I'm sticking to the game plan.

I had differing levels of success with all manner of dieting systems and gizmos. Some quite expensive! I read plenty of books and lots of Ebooks.

I actually discovered a neat system that has a computer generated diet planner. Better still it doesn't restrict my meal sizes! It takes all the stress out of planning the correct meals and diet.

Remember me saying I like to tick off the boxes every day? This system does that for me. Pardon the pun but this system ticks all my boxes!

Still think you can't lose weight? I can tell you from my experience that isn't the case. Maybe like me you need a system that holds your hand and works for you. That system could be the same one I'm using, who knows?

You can check out a few things I've used and my current fav system in a few reviews I've put on my blog. You've got nothing to lose but weight!