As I was approaching my 40^th birthday last year, I was going through some big life transitions. I had just sold a business, which was a big deal, and I felt a bit lost. My confidence and energy levels had taken a dive – and as I weighed 80.8kg (12.7 stone) with a height of 5’ 10”, I had a “dad bod” without even having kids.

I started doing a lot of work on my mental health – meditating, reading and therapy – and that led me to realising that I also had to sort out my physical health. The phrase “healthy body, healthy mind” is really true.

My diet was poor – I was eating too many takeaways, too much bread and pasta and drinking excessively – and I was pretty inactive. I knew that I had to change things as I was heading into the next section of life: midlife is a time to really look after yourself. So I joined a gym and had a PT assign me a diet and exercise programme.

Jack, my PT at Roar Fitness, first looked at my diet and told me to record everything I ate and stick to 1,700 calories a day for the first three months (previously I would have had no idea how much I had been eating).