I have been told to sort myself out

Thank you Anne, I hold my belly in when I see a camera around

Jeez, just woken up, had to look twice.

I read that as 54 stone.

I often do 13 to 15 hours work a day, then drive home.
To bed for 7 hours then up and at it again.
Not good to keep slim, well frankly impossible.

With long lenses you can be snapped from a long way away Timmers

Do I detect an excuse there Mike?

Don't expect you'll want one of these then Andrew

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30000934

Well I have just been to the pub with a supplier.

Two pints of Admans Broadside (4.7% abv) at 478 calories is half an hour on the cross trainer and half an hour on the rower just to get back to Square One!

If you walked to the pub you can reduce the cross training time by a few minutes.

Yeah; the app has already allowed for that! It has knocked off the 1,891 steps taken to the pub and back and allowed me 34 calories!

I like the sound of the app, calculates everything connected to diet and exercise it seems.

Yes, I am ashamed to say

To be honest I'm probably like you, once I've finished work there is no way on this earth I will be exercising, just want to relax and eat

Having said that the job I just quit kept me reasonably fit, swinging on sledge hammers to undo two inch nuts on compressor cylinder heads and the like.
I have started my own company up now and will be spending a lot of time on my backside like yourself driving around.

Just been reading the NHS link I'm a bit disappointed to read it still use's BMI (body mass index) as an indicator to measure if your over weight. BMI is these days generally considered an inaccurate measure of body fat content and does not take into account muscle mass, bone density and overall body type. I'm 6"3 and about 104kg in new money, but according to BMI I'm overweight and very close to obese!! Bear in mind that a lot of athletes are considered obese under the BMI method. Its ok as a very rough guide to don't rely on. Old fashioned indicators are best. Can you pinch more than inch? How out of breath are you after a flight of stairs or two, can you see the wee fella without bending forward when you go for a pee?

I use the following Android apps:

CardioTrainer This is quite good for recording walking, steps, distance, calories burnt etc. It connects via GPS so I can see where I am, and where I have been on a map, and also uploads the data to my private account on the web so I can view details online.

SleepAsAndroid is a sleep tracker app/smart alarm, which provides a record of my sleep pattern. This has alerted me to the fact that a good bed makes a big difference, and also that I need more sleep, six hours is just not enough, but I am a late night person.

Both of these apps are excellent, but I have never got round to actually doing anything with the data collected.

Nowadays things like Jawbone and Pebble "fitness bands" are popular.

How do these sleep apps work? do you need to wear one of those watch things?

Just been to the toilet and I'm okay

Seriously, the old tried and tested methods that you mention are a good indicator.

I just put my Android tab on the bed next to my pillow and it records sleep time, deep and shallow sleep cycles etc, it even records snoring!

For me the most useful parts are the historical sleep times showing how many hours sleep I have slept, my sleep deficit, and an excellent smart alarm, all works very well for me.

There is no need to wear one of the watch things, I don't, though they now support integration with Pebble, and a couple of other brands.

SleepAsAndroid has a free two week trial, after which I had no hesitation in purchasing the unlock key. I also later purchased the charts add-on.

Well, I can do the four flights of stairs to my office, two steps at a time, and not be out of breath. That's now. Was not that way when I was hauling another stone of flab, six weeks ago. Not more than an inch, but nowhere near what I want, yet.

Confession; yesterday Romeo, the Filipino Chief Accountant in the office where I worked, remarked on how much weight I have lost; we fell into conversation, he offered me some pizza and I ate some. Two hours on the rowing machine's worth. I am ashamed of myself.

You work down in the basement?

You deserve a treat from time to time Andrew