I put on a bit of weight last Christmas. Unfortunately, I added a few more pounds in the new year and since then I've put on a bit more.

It's less than a stone in total but after my dramatic weight loss last year even 12lb has been enough to make me feel a bit flabby.

The main reason is the WRVS stall, right next to my office at work, sells these lovely huge Chelsea buns that make your mouth water as well as some great deep filled chicken, bacon and mayonnaise sandwiches.

But I decided the time had come to do something about the rapidly growing spare tyre.

"What are you reading?" asked daughter, finding me in the kitchen with my nose in a book.

"Dr Atkins' Diet Revolution," I told her.

"You are so sad, actually reading a diet book," was her reply.

"Anyway, I'm going on a diet too," she said before adding, "what's for dinner tonight?

"Well, I was going to do you pizza ..."

"That's okay, I'll start my diet tomorrow."

The next day I started my high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet which meant I had to spend two weeks just eating meat, fish and eggs.

"God, what's that awful smell?" asked daughter as she entered the kitchen.

"It's my smoked haddock and poached eggs," I said.

"God, you are so sad, eating that for breakfast. Anyway, I am starting my diet today," she said as she put four waffles in the toaster and started grating some cheese to melt on top of them, while slurping down a Coke. "What's for dinner tonight?"

"Well, I was going to do you pasta with tomato and cheese sauce ... "

"That's okay, I'll start my diet tomorrow," she said as she added syrup to a stray cheeseless waffle.

The next day I had scrambled eggs with smoked salmon. Daughter had more waffles, this time with chocolate sauce.

By the third day I could have killed for a glass of fresh orange juice. That night I had steak and just a few mushrooms.

"What are you doing for my dinner?' asked daughter. Chicken breast with potato and broccoli," I said in one of my sneaky attempts to give her a healthy meal.

"I haven't started my diet yet you know. I'll make myself a fried egg sandwich."

As she is like a stick insect I'm not too concerned about what she eats, but it is really annoying watching her.

Anyway I've lost 3lb in the first week but I have now started dreaming about orange juice.