This is such a fun thread - i am loving seeing the same names and getting a feel for who is who.

Ngala - noce to have you here. I was thinking this should be a permanent ongoing thread as there will always be ladies with babies on this site that need some motivation to shape up.

The cut the crap diet is part of my whole philosophy. I actually called my company 'Cut The Crap' - you should have seen the look on my accountants face when I told him to register it......it fits with everything.........diet, skin care, supplements, exercise, mind set, friends...whatever. I am an IT consultant and agencies laugh when I tell them I am from cut the crap consulting......there is so much hype and BS out there - I cut through it an have spent years working out what is real - all from my point of view of course!!

And that is the main crux of the issue - it is from your point of view......what is crap to you may not be to me and vice versa.....so do what is right by you.

When is comes to diets, I have a long history of bulimia which raises its head when I diet......hence my cut the crap approach - nothing is forbidden. That said, if I had to choose a diet, it would be WW as I feel it is the only one that really doesn't have rely on their products (although they do have them) and also teaches to eat for the rest of your life.

If you dont change your habits forever, you will diet, then go back to whatever you did before with the same result as you had before - a bigger you.

So those that are opting for meal replacements, make sure you have a plan for the future or you will be shaking forever!!!

I don't recommend replacemnt shakes generally but as far as I am concerned, if it works for you, then do it. Nutrition in a glass when you don't have time to eat......a bloody brilliant idea!!