Bec, does 1980 in your username mean you were born in 1980? If so, your 10 years younger than me! (I'm a 70's chick!!)

What's this TF diet? I NEED to loose some weight. Not because of vanity (although that would be a very pleasing side effect!), but because I reckon that my weight, my age and my family's health history are starting to stack against me. My paternal grandmother died of heart failure in 1977, although she was also a hyperchondriac and the multitude of tablets that she took could not have helped either. My father had a series of heart attacks over the span of about 15 years (maybe 6??) and at the end, his heart and arteries were so bad that the drs wouldn't operate or do anything other than give him blood thinning drugs. A massive heart attack killed him. I should context this by saying that my father was also a violent alcoholic, with whom I never had any contact with for the last 12 or so years of his life, so don't feel bad for me. I don't. That might be hard for you to read Rach, considering what you just spoke about in your last post about missing your dad, but I'm sure your dad was a generous, loving thoughful human being. Mine wasn't. But, I mention this only (not for any sympathy) because I am really needing to start looking after myself a bit better in the health stakes. After all, I want to be around to watch my little boy grow up and have a family of his own. And any other kids I may have too. I am 5'2" and weigh about 88kg, so I could well do with trimming down some.

Sorry girls, I'm not sure where all that came from.