I had a look at Spark but don't think it's for me. I am wheat, rice and cows milk intolerant and don't do well with most complicated carbs either. Hence any eating plan has to be tailored to what I can ingest without causing me problems.

I need to lose about 30lbs right now - any more than that and I start looking ill. We're looking at buying an exercise bike to help and, once I've shaken off the cold that I have, I'll be out on the beach with the dog again. Then it's just a matter of curbing the appetite, probably the hardest thing of all to do.