Everyone has their main reason for going on and sticking to a diet. The main reason for me was for my health. It is unhealthy to eat fattening and unhealthy foods all the time, and I was starting to feel the effects of what I was doing. The other big reason for me was my appearance. I wanted to feel good about the way I look.

When I first started it was for my appearance and how I felt in myself, as I looked so big. Now I'm slimmer it is more for health these days

I chose to, to reduce the strain on my heart. I developed atrial fibrillation and was suffering badly with the symptoms. After it landed me as an inpatient in hospital, I decided to make changes.

If I'm to be completely honest, I started dieting initially because I was really unhappy with the way I looked. Now it's more about health because several immediate family members have developed diabetes. I'm scared that if I don't get my weight down soon, I'll end up diabetic, too.

I too started trying to lose weight for the way I looked. The way I felt wasn't that great either but appearance is important. I wonder how many people started to diet purely because of their appearance.

If you start it purely because of appearance, does it make it any less of an achievement? Or any less healthy when you reach the goal of being a healthy weight? Be proud of what you've done!

I started feeling unhealthy, struggling to get up in the mornings and get through the days. I went through a spell of depression and the weight I gained was shocking... one day I just decided enough was enough. I love how I changed with the weight loss.

For me there are so many "reasons" to look and feel better, to be able to run around with the kids, to make sure I don't end up overweight like my mum and gran. My gran has diabetes and has just undergone a triple heart bypass with serious complications developing after. I don't want to be that person in 40 years.

But more than anything at the turn of the year, it just felt 'right' there is no real overriding reason why I started this other than that. I've since booked a holiday and thats certainly a motivator now though!!