Thank you all for your replies, and in the main kind words! I am fairly aware of what I am facing as Mum had a triple bypass in July this year, she has been AMAZING! Its just a bit of a shock when it catches you unawares, but I love to dance, and if it means I will be able to do that again, I am happy to go forward. I know it sounds silly, but its the diet bit I find the hardest!two years ago I was told to loose 3 stones, I lost 2 of those, but I simply cannot shed the third, perhaps GUEST, gargoyle may go some way to scaring me into it!!!!! Thanks again, Lucy