I hear you Nelle - I see a lot of my friends who arn't overweight but also aren't healthy. Skinny and healthy don't always go hand in hand.

I feel fit, and it is awesome. I've worked SO hard to get where I am, and I just love getting out there and working it.
I love being with friends and having to run for a train, (or to the bottleshop before it closes!) and not getting out of breath - expecially when it's with school friends, cos I was the fat kid at school.

If you truly feel OK about where you are, well, that's great. But don't kid yourself. Sometimes I hear people say "Oh, but I'm happy with the way I am" and I think "Really? You're happy with elevated risks of heart disease, diabetes and some cancers? You're happy missing out on things (like trains and bottleshops and bikinis)?" I know that's mostly to do with weight, not fitness, but the same sort of thinking applies.

I got sick of missing out on stuff, and that's why I turned it around. I'd never been an excuse-maker, but I can see how people use things as crutches (that dodgy knee, no time cos of kids/work/online scrabble tournaments) to avoid it. It's a hard hole to dig out of.

But it can be done! (says the girl who plans to slob out the rest of the day on the couch....)