[jaysay]

I smoked 40 a day, but gave up 30 years ago 22nd Feb 1978 acctually, it was the first time the doc talked to me about smoking, he said he knew how hard it was but I should cut down and smoke a less tar brand. I just said sod it and haven't had a fag since, but I have been struggling with weight ever since, I regularly diet and lose 2 to 3 stone, I usually put on around two and a half stone in summer and lose it again in the winter, the most I've ever weighed is 14 stone 11lb the least is 11 stone 10lb. Before I gave up smoking I weighed 11 stone 7lb and was 6ft 4in tall, I could eat and drink what I wanted and never put pound on, weighed the same from leaving school up to giving over smoking,