Gorgeous woman/mumma I have been in a place where you are at now and I've been reading some of your threads. My life has been full of yo-yo dieting and I had to put an end to it. I have still had my ups and downs during my weight loss but when I have wandered off the track, I have made sure that I never go to far so I can find my way back (well that, or the chip crumbs that I have left along the way!

What I am getting at, is even though you have tried before, it doesnt mean you have failed, it is a journey and a big one at that. All I can say is for me to get where I am now, I had to want it for me. I know you want this for you as much as I know you would love to show PITA(D)P the hot mumma that you are!

You can do this hun. Little steps.

My first changes were:
- trade white to brown foods (bread, pasta, cereals, rice). Its quite tasty.
- stop sugar drinks (cordial, soft drink JUICE, milk) trade for diet soft drinks or diiet cordial, skim milk.
- idrink water!!!
- lots of incidental exercise. Parking far away at the shops, dancing around the house with DD. Play chasing games in the back yard, get busy cleaning, sorting. Write a list of all the things you have been wanting to do around your house but havent done, that way you have something to do if you are bored at home and instead of eating do a few jobs first then seeif you are still hungry

After I got used to those changes, I added some more in.
- After dinner (6pm) I would only have green tea and a milk arrowroot biscuit
- Stopped buying butter.
- make designated exercise time for yourself

most importantly, break your goal into lots of small goals.
ie. I wanted to lose 35kg. (That number is so overwhelming!!!!!)

So here are my goals:lose 5kg - done
lose 10kg- done
lose 15kg - done
lose 20kg - done
lose 25kg - done, undone (almost done again)
lose 30kg
lose 35kg
go without maccas for a month
size 16 - done
size 14 - done
size 12 -
size 10 -
run 5min straight- done
run 10min straight
complete city to surf
There are heasp more, but you get the idea, smaller, more achievable goals that you can add up that will get you to your end goal.

I hope this has helped in some way. I know I have written a lot but I really see you being able to do this for you hun. Use your mind, the most powerful weight loss tool. I wish you all the best and will be following you