Wow Mildez - that is an amazing amount of calories to burn. I think I've done a huge effort if I burn 500... much less 1000! Wow, how would you burn so much? Re the measurements, it's really interesting to see the differences I think. I'm quite a different shape and tend to be very top heavy, straight waist but with straightish hips & small(er) thighs - oh and I'm a shorty too, just 5'2". My measurements are bust 93cm, hips 90cm (top-heavy much!?), waist 82cm. I just measured my arms & legs cos I haven't done that before. I think my arms are 28cm and thighs are 48cm. I've lost 43cm off my measurements so far. 13cm off boobs, 19cm off waist (you can see how big my gut was!) and 11cm off my hips. I found that my problem areas had a really funny pattern of reducing. They'd stay the same for a bit... then suddenly drop a cm every week for maybe a month, then stay the same again for a bit. So hopefully your arms & thighs will start moving soon too I think you're doing such an amazing effort, well done.

AFM poor night tonight. I went to the osteo for a much needed tune-up, and the I cricked my back carrying my darling fatso daughter (probably that & a combination of post-treatment soreness) and have been sitting around with a heat pack. I was meant to be at zumba! wa! So i'm attempting to resist the urge to eat crap, as I was having a "hungry" day anyway! Arrgh.

Leesa - thanks for the info re eating, it's good to know. I think i'm not all that scientific about it all (still haven't found my HRM) but hey, the weight is coming off & i feel good so I guess that's all that matters