I'm 62 female, retired church cleaner, former carer of the elderly. I have been married for 42 years. My husband and I have four children and two grandchildren - all live reasonably nearby. My 90 year old mother lives round the corner, so I have plenty of family commitments. I have been a yo-yo dieter since I was a teenager - I first went on a diet when I weighed 10st 3lb. My lightest weight has been 9st 3lb and I am now at my heaviest ever 16st 9lb - not exactly a success story! I usually follow a calorie controlled diet - either with a club, with the family or on my own. I like to record what I eat but that is a double-edged sword because when I inevitably go haywire I then can't face going back to my journal.