Mate, firstly, glad you are ok and things aren’t too serious. You’ll live and learn from it. Our experiences of the NHS have been kid related too, and without exception, all have been fantastic (Hairmyres, Princess Royal and Wishaw – each more or less brand new too incidentally). My mum worked her whole career in the NHS and her one gripe was that the ‘angels’, the nurses, got all the public interest. The support staff who do a good job too often get forgotten. On weight loss, its a marathon and not a sprint. I’ve got a sweet tooth so I cut back on the biscuits and cakes. I eat two bananas and three apples at work – that sort of thing. Start counting exercise-wise. I count my sit-ups, try and do so many hundred a night – takes me half an hour in front of the telly. You could do this on the bike? Little and often, don’t sicken yourself with too much too soon. Over the months it’ll make a difference. Chin up.