Hi Elizabeth, Thank you for your kind words of encouagement and the warm welcome. I really appereicate all good wishes and thoughts. I am to old to be this heavy. I think the will to be thin out weighs everything now. I am really scared and excited at the same time. My daughter was suppose to do this with me but her insurance company wants her to be on a supervised diet for 6 months first. So this is a little harder then I was hoping for,but my daughter has been so wonderful about it. She says her day is coming. Well enough of this. Once again thank you, and all the best to you in the rest of your journey through this wonderful new life we have to look forward to. As my father always said to me we can do anything we want if we just want to. {{{{hugs}}}