Oh no - poor thing! Was the fracture from too much running? Are you in a cast? hugs,

One word...FEAR FEAR without a doubt keeps me coming back to what I know is right. Sure, I get off track, often really but it's always there. Trish

I finally did it - almost 2 years too late, but I've gone and done it. I was so devastated yesterday, spent the rest of the day in tears, then woke up this morning thinking, OK if I can't get any help with this, then I've got to do it myself! Went to the gym to sign my daughter up for a cheer leading class, and thought while she is there I will go and work out. Each evening I just sit on my butt and watch tv so there's some time for me to go and work out. I've booked my first orientation for tomorrow so watch this space. I'm so nervous, the first two are showing me how to use the machines, the next one is working out a personal plan for me and the last one is a follow up to see how I'm doing. It is a very friendly gym, but I'm sure I'll be the unfittest one there. I've also signed up for a fab-abs class on Thursdays...aghhhh I'll let you know how it goes after tomorrow...if I can still move a muscle that is hehe.

I'm sorry to hear you are having a tought time and aren't fully fighting fit yet :o( Kids certainly know how to push the buttons don't they, and even knowing the reasons, it's still hard to deal with. I hope you are feeling better/stronger soon, and that the boys settle down. Ruth

Hey Holly good to see you...how are you doing? Up and about now? How did the knee surgery go? I can totally understand that people who have had the excess skin removed having a higher long term sucess. Feeling good about yourself is SUCH a large part of this journey. And I also agree that plastics IS the final step of WLS treatment. I feel that it is all connected and all part of the same thing. It frustrates me that the medical profession doesn't see it that way. But then, wls is still regarded badly in Britain too - I was considered not obese enough (with a bmi of 42.6 and several co-morbidities) to be considered for wls. Hugs anyway - can we call you twinkle toes now?