Thank you Tracy, Kim, and Mary!!!

Tracy, you are so right... it's all about the mind - sort that out and the body will follow. I think Dr Phil is my greatest motivater right now (replacing a bad behaviour with a new incompatable one).

Kim, thank you for taking time out of your hectic job/life to support me (but what a cool job it is...you must have such an amazing level of job satisfaction.) P.S I am formulating a strategy whereby I will donate X amount to the site for each 5 pounds I lose. I have been giving a lot of thought to your job here and the amazing comfort and support it has offered me over the past week and wondering what I can give back. As this forum is basically my WW/Jenny Craig/dietitian all rolled into one it seems appropriate to give something back for each milestone I reach...Is this Ok with you?

Mary, what can I say...you made me cry!!!! Thank you SOOOO much for your kind words. They really hit the spot this morning.

We are building a boat here in Hong Kong to live on...our family adventure! We had to visit the ship yard yesterday and climb up a 20ft rickety timber ladder that was lashed to the boat by a flimsy rope...this old timber ladder was used to 90lb Chinese men running up and down it all day long and then along come 268lbs of me. Well I am proud to say I made it up (just!!) and didn't break the ladder and fall to my death as expected. I have to go back in a couple of weeks so my mini goal is that I will be a little lighter each visit and by the time May comes around when the boat is ready hopefully I will be climbing up confidently!

Thank you all for being my soft place to fall!

Kate