MK - I've tried to lose weight a few times... more than I care to remember. I'm always successful... it just never stays off. And the reason was, I was always looking at a short fix - get the weight off. I never really got into my mind that it is a lifestyle change... until now. In the past, increasing my exercise and incidental activities is what has worked. At the moment, I am seeing a personal trainer for 1 hour twice a week and also doing cardio at home most of the week (I usually have 1 day off depending on my work roster). And I have also stopped making excuses. There is no excuse any more. I have a treadmill at home, two fitballs, therma bands, free weights (which I can't use at the moment due to an injury), boxing gloves and pads, skipping rope. But at the moment, I only do cardio and a couple of small exercises at home. I've been doing this for about a month and have lost about 3Kg... but I'm sure I have replace fat with muscle because some of my clothes are loser and people are commenting on how my shape has changed...

Hope my waffling helps in some way...