Hi im Steph, I live in the outback, on a small island off the tip of northern australia, called the northern territory, in a small community called bathurst island part of the tiwi islands. population 1500. one main road. hell allot of dirt roads. hell allot of creepy crawlies and crocodiles and the sea of course! im 21 i study case management thru correspondence and hope to work as a social worker in the near future. nehoo i came across this lovely site and across allot of people who are also struggling with weight problems, im finding it exciting coming across stories and photos of people all around the world struggling with weight management. i too am struggling. my bmi is around 30 or 35 i cant remember and am currently due for surgery in South Australia within a week and a bit exact date: 7th of jul '11 and am not sure how im feeling about the surgery. I hope that i can share my story with others and visa versa and also make new friends!