thanks for the replies, i suppose i wouldnt need to cal count then, as long as i eat as healthily as possible and make sure i am eating loads of nutritious food and not eat chocolate and chips all the time like i did with my 1st (hence i put on 4 stone) i should be okay? i am young enough to wait i spose but i never really wanted a large age gap between my children if you know what i mean, if i lose another 3 stone i will be the same weight as when i fell preg with my daughter, so dont mind stopping there for a while to have a baby. my last pregnancy was fine amd smoothe even though i was large, there were a few grunts from medical officials, but tbh the were more bothered about me being only 18 (dont know why as i did excellent throughout my preg and my labour and am a good mum, age has nothing to do with it). oooo i am starting to ramble lol thanks again.