Wow. You girls are amazing. You can chat, that's for sure!

You are all doing brilliantly with sharing all these ideas re food and exercise.

MrsMac: PM with with your stats and your ticker code and I will let you be a late entrant!

And for those girls who have braved the camera and uloaded before pics to the gallery: WELL DONE!

Lulu2, I have a home resistence workout that I will post. I do it every other day. Easy & quick, but effective (she says, admiring her toned tanned arms, LOL!)

Girls, I still have a load of tickers to add, so if yours is not up yet, don't stress.......I'm getting there.....

Diet wise I am still using Calorie King. I am on 1200 cals a day, made up of low carb, high protein, low GI foods. This works for me like a charm. I also have, for breakfast, a shake: I use the Kate Morgan brand. I mix into it some In-Liven and additional protein powder and also physylium husks for fibre. And of course, at least 2 litres of water a day.

My weight has diminished significantly, but importantly for me, my body fat has greatly reduced, whilst my muscle and hydration has increased. Hugely. So I know that what I am eating, and the way I am exercising, is ideal and healthy for me. It also means that I am not suffering from too much excess skin, thank god!

Ladies, I wish you well over the next few days. DH is on leave, so I may not get on much. But I wish you all the energy and the willpower and the motivation you all need. xx