How I lost 3 STONE in 3 WEEKS. My free method's more effective than any fat jab. I've reversed pre-diabetes and no longer need a knee op: read DONAL MACINTYRE's extraordinary investigation FREE in the Morning Mail newsletter
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There comes a time in life when you look in the mirror and simply don't recognise the person staring back.
In my mind, I'm still the fit and confident undercover TV reporter who posed bare-chested on the cover of the Radio Times in 1999 and ten years later pulled on my skates to become the sequin-clad runner-up in ITV's Dancing On Ice.
But those days feel long over and shortly after Christmas, I finally saw myself as others saw me: a 58-year-old man who, despite being only 5ft 9in tall, weighed 17.5 stone and had a BMI of 36, making me obese.
Instead of turning to fat jabs, I embarked on a 21-day fast during which I would eat nothing at all, guided by Dr Ash Kapoor, author of a book called Autophagy: Release Our Internal Larders.
My regimen would be nothing but water and coffee, while every five days Dr Kapoor's clinic would administer a solution of salt, minerals and vitamins A and B through an IV drip.
I was determined to succeed but, as my fasting journal reveals, I was about to put every ounce of my determination, resilience and self-control to the test...
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