Oh thanks folks, for your generous replies. I'm still struggling to believe it! In fact, if I hadn't posted this "success" story yesterday, I'd honestly be checking out that it wasn't a dream.

Pisces123 - congratulations on your fantastic weightloss. Like you, I am full of enthusiasm (to the point of boring friends stupid ) I'm glad this forum is here so I can find like-minded people who can understand and scroll quickly.

Donna-Liz67 - thanks for posting your photos - it's so encouraging to see people's progress, even though I'm usually a bit tongue-tied with my congrats. You look great in all your pics.

Bye for now - and have a great day

Kirsteen