"And reason discovers the connecting link ... love for all creatures, reverence for all being, a compassionate sharing of experiences with all of life, no matter how externally dissimilar to our own.  I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life.  I can do no other than to have compassion for all that is called life.  That is the beginning and the foundation of all ethics.   Once one has experienced this and continues to experience it - and whoever experiences it once always continues to experience it! - he is ethical.  He bears his morality in him and can never lose it, and it continues to develop in him." 

~  Albert Schweitzer 1875-1965



Hi there.........Hmmm,  why am I saying that?  Theres, probably no one there..........ooooooooo  kkk,   I'm talking to myself, and worse, I'm answering, quick move on before anyone finds out

I'm a 46 year old bloke from the north east of England.  I'm married (separated) a father of 2.  Well more like 1 1/2,  My 16 year old daughter lives with me but my 19 year old son has joined the Merchant Navy and is training to be an officer,  so he's away a lot.

I'm currently 21st 4 lbs. (298lbs)  I've had a bit of a think about how this has happened.  Metabolic imbalance??   Thyroid problem??    No I tink I've identified the problem.  Slow metabolism combined with fast pie arm!! 
Its quite simple,  I eat far too much, I'm idle and hardly ever exercise,  and I do enjoy a pint....................or 12.      I binge and eat from boredom.....(caution about to enter girly mode)........... and emotion.  I have noticed I eat A LOT when I'm stressed, and I do have a lot of work stress.

Anyway,  I'm not sure why I'm writing this, I guess I need to actually say it.....even if its never read,  before I have a chance of actually doing anything about this............OR...........I have to accept this lack of mobility,  and the chance of dying young.   

Is that morbid?  I dunno,  but  I've just foundthis site,  and it seems to have all the tools and motivation to help so time to make a real go at this.  103lbs to lose           Lets do it!!!!