Hi jakecat great to have you on board.
stunt that is lovely.
for those whose first experiences are unmentionable for whatever reason. Remember a thread in chat about it actually which was really bloody sad. So dont feel you have to share if you dont want to.
I hear those of you not happy with the way you look. Me neither. Am a massive fatty. Was a very, very sporty teenager who ate shedloads. Got away with it due to the amount of exercise I did (swam 7+times a week, hockey twice a week, tennis once, school sports etc). Stopped the exercise, did not adjust eating. Went to uni. Drank a lot. Got sedentary job. Office is obsessed with cake. Met DH. We love food. 2 pregnancies. Am a size 22. 
Do weigh less than I did before getting preg with DS though.
Decided I needed a project to inspire weightloss. I struggle with the eating part but doing exercise helps a lot. Need a reason to do it and fit it into hectice life. So got caught up by a friend's enthusiasm and signed up to climb Ben Nevis in exactly 6 months time. This time in 6 months I should be flying back down to the westcountry having done my climb. Am going to spend the next couple of months working on general fitness and walking as much as possible. Over the summer going to do some long walks.
Today I went swimming. DS went in the creche. Amazing how much easier it is to leave DC2 than it was leaving DD when she was little. Poor DS. Did 40 lengths in 40 minutes. Not awful, nothing compared to what I could once do. I do, however, enjoy the looks on the people in the fast lane's faces when I waddle onto poolside and select the fast lane. And then woop them all 