SB - WOO HOO - loving your attitude! In answer to your question, well I'm gonna zumba tonight

3LM - good on you for gettin' back on the wagon. And in 9 weeks you can make a heap of progress!

Lise - welcome to the thread! I was so intrigued by your oral allergy I had to go look it up, that does look like a PITA! I'll join you in the food is a pain camp as we have multiple issues in our house - allergies to eggs & nuts (DS), intolerance to all dairy (DH) and fructose malabsorption (me - cuts out wheat, onions, some veg & lots of fruit). So I agree, it's not impossible but it can certainly be a PITA especially when you're busy.... you have to be on your game all the time. I realised I'd used my FM as an excuse for many years. I'm finally stopping from doing that, but it's taken me a long time to get there. So how is the running & food diary going?

AFM going GREAT! I weighed in today (mid-week weigh-in? ) and was 0.5kg down from Monday and actually 0.7kg since Sat.... so I have... FIVE HUNDRED GRAMS TO GO! Holy **** I can't believe it. I've also started being REALLY good doing my abs exercises (for muscle separation) and wearing a belly band... and my stubborn waistline is already looking better AND finally measuring in at that elusive 80cm! I told DH this morning that if I I get to within 0.4kg of my goal (i.e. in the lower half of the kilogram) then I'll stop there.

And um...



I look awesome. Just sayin'.

So for anyone struggling with motivation, hang in there, cos trust me - it IS worth it when you get there.