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I'd settle for a size UK10 all over (size 6US). I'd like to be a bit smaller, and I think I could, but because I'm quite large framed I suspect I might look a bit bony as a UK8. I'll see how I feel when I'm a 'proper' 10 (currently a 10 in some places, a 12 in others).

1. Work on balancing my protein/fat/carbs (I am APPALLING at this) 2. Start Insanity! Just as soon as the darn thing arrives 3. Do my morning yoga dvd at least twice a week

Ooh, salmon. I love salmon. High fat doesn't scare me!

Upping carbs is Not A Problem! I am a complete carb fiend, I have a heck of a time keeping my carb levels down below about 60% of my calorie intake most of the time.

Thanks for the replies! I know the protein powder hatred is fairly irrational - I try to avoid anything that I can't easily recognise as a fruit, vegetable, meat or grain, but I happily eat cheese and pasta and other semi-processed foods, so it's hardly like I'm eating obsessively clean. Budget is quite limited, so…

So if you didn't eat enough it wouldn't be exactly 'bad', just make everything less efficient and less effective? I've always avoided any kind of commercial protein powder because I live in fear of most processed foods (apart from biscuits, but I kind of figure I've used up my processed food quota there!), but maybe I'll…

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To be a great example as an image consultant (training in the summer!) and be able to give REAL this-worked-for-me tips on diet and weightless as well as all the image and colour analysis I do. Oh, and vanity. I like looking in the mirror and not thinking, "ugh, if only I had nicer legs/arms/abs/insert as appropriate" and…

I get up and run at 5:30am, and do Shred or Ripped 4-5 times a week as soon as my kids go to bed in the evening. I only get up and run 3 or 4 mornings a week, as I need a day of getting up at 6:15 in between to make sure I don't get too tired. And I try to do my exercise DVDs on the same days I run, so I can have at least…

Vanity keeps me wanting to lose (sorry, I know that's shallow), so looking at nice clothes that look better and better as I lose a bit more keeps me going. Also, on a bad day, forcing myself to log anyway, even if I'm going to go way over, stops me turning a bad day into a binge day, as I can stop it before the damage gets…

I work at home, and my biggest challenge is not eating at 'break' times. I tend to work really hard for an hour or two, then have a five minute break, which is when I used to grab something to snack on. And even low calorie snacks add up when you're having them every hour! I try to rigorously plan my food for the day and…

Because I love clothes and I like looking how I want to in them. Shallow or what?! Also because I love love love being able to keep up with my kids and play with them all day without being knackered, and I don't want to lose that any time soon.

I don't have any pictures, but i have had two pregnancies, one natural delivery and one section, and I don't have any pooch. I have a tiny bit of tummy left, but it's not overhanging my scar or anything, it just appears the same as before I had any babies and gained a few pounds, if you know what I mean. It's going down in…

I'm a size 10-12 (UK sizes, so I guess a 6-8 US sizing?) right now, and I'd like to be 10 all over, maybe an 8. I have pretty broad shoulders, and I know that if I lose lots of weight and work out (which I'm doing at the moment) I get to the point of looking out of proportion, so i suspect I'll stop at a 10.

You're exactly right! I look so much better than I did, that it's hard to imagine that the last few lbs will make much difference (which I know full well they will, as I have been that slim before and I am soooo much happier at that weight). Thanks for the great ideas - I think finding a new exercise challenge would work…

I'm trying to believe this (I would LOVE to believe this), but I really struggle with the idea that I could lose weight netting 1,700 calories a day. I've read all the info, I get the deal, but I just can't quite believe it, given that I'm averaging a fraction less than that at the minute and not really shifting weight at…

I'm very loosely following the plan from Master your Metabolism by Jillian Michaels. I have plenty of little slip ups, but generally try to stick to three meals and one or two snacks, and every meal/snack is a mix of protein, carbs and fat. It works for me because it's got me out of the habit of grazing (I was previously…

My kids get what I cook (which is healthy), and they can choose to eat it or not. I don't mind if they pick and choose which bits on their plate they want, as long as they try something here and there. Sometimes we serve pudding (yoghurt, fruit, very occasionally ice cream), sometimes we don't. We're icky in that we've…

Squat thrusts. I know that if I just keep doing them every day I'll improve, but my goodness it's rubbish only being able to do half a dozen in a minute!

I did it before breakfast recently and felt absolutely awful, but to be fair I hadn't eaten since 5pm the previous day, so it was well over 12 hours without food. Small handful of almonds, a bit of banana or something would probably help? Could you set your alarm, scoff down a bit of food, then snooze for 10 mins before…

have you read anything about getting your metabolism/hormones under control? I understand that people who've dieted a lot sometimes have slightly mixed messages going on in their bodies about hunger and being full. I've just read Master Your Metabolism by Jillian Michaels, but I'm sure there are plenty of online articles…

I get it from certain (overweight) family members every time I lose a couple of pounds (have been pregnant twice in the last few years, so weight has gone up and down a fair bit!). It REALLY irritates me, but I attempt to smile politely and ignore ignore ignore.

I drink loads of different varieties of herbal tea, both iced and hot. Current favourites include nettle and lemon, various red berry mixes, camomile, rooibos and lemon and ginger.

Yup, that's about the shape of it. It's almost entirely based around hormones and rebalancing them. There's some stuff about how regularly you eat and eg not eating after 9pm, but basically it comes down to limiting food to that master list. I've found it fascinating reading, but after a really long time of one diet or…