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Joanne Barnard has worked in a office since leaving school. Like many office workers she blames her weight on this.
She has now started a seven week weight loss competition with a colleague at work and will be sharing the lessons they learn along the way.

On the booze

I went against everything I hoped for this weekend. I had huge amounts of alcohol Friday night however I did boogie a little, so hoped that would help with the extra calories I was consuming. Finished the night or shall I say early morning of with a chicken burger! Missed Dinner Friday so come Saturday morning I was ready to eat a horse. I have been good recently and not been eating with my mates so late at night. I just could not resist this week. Saturday came and my sister was having a BBQ. I was good with half a hotdog and salad. I guess the few bottles of Carling probably were not the desert most people on a diet would have had?

Not a promising start . . .

It was my third day in to our work weight-loss competition and still no more than a walk for exercise.