Ashley also loved his food so, after work, I’d cook a huge chicken roast dinner with all the trimmings. I tried dieting a number of times and lost a few stone, but I could never stick to it. ‘There’s no way you’re going to be smaller than me.’By this time, I was 17st 2lb and Ashley had reached 22 stone. Within eight months, I’d got down to 14st 5lb and Ashley was 15 stone. By the following year, I had hit 11 stone and Ashley was 12st 8lb.