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I'm take my HRM to The Man's this weekend. I'm going to log it as 'wifely duty'...

Don't give up! Are you really prepared to undo all the hard work you've done already? Plainly put, you can give up and let's say in seven months the weight is back on. Oooor you could keep at it and, seven months later, be healthier and happier. The seven months will pass regardless :)

It seems like such a daunting number, but you can do it. Honestly :)

Aw, thank you. I mixed kettlebells with a LOT of cardio (zumba six times a week). Worked for me; I maintain that kettlebells are the reason why I don't have saggy skin on my arms.

I relate entirely. I'll get the odd day when all I can fixate on is my poochy belly, or that my biceps could be bigger, or I end up buying clothes in the wrong size. It seems like the process is quite slow, for me - my brain hasn't caught up. But then there'll be the odd day when I feel on top of the world. Guns blazing.…

Thank you so much; I'm so pleased people find it inspiring :)

Agree with this word for word! I love kettlebells - I initially started them to stave off excess skin and have stuck with them ever since. Great for getting the heart going AND shaping up.

Hi there! That was one of my worries too - I didn't want to get to goal and STILL hate my body because of excess skin. So I started going to kettlebells classes, as well as plenty of cardio, and I'm lucky enough to not have that much excess skin. My upper stomach is fine - but my lower stomach does have crepey skin. I'm…

Thank you again. I've noticed a few comments about looking younger; that's always comforting because I thought losing weight off my face would age me! I love getting ID'd in Asda when buying wine now... ;)

Hi there, I was diagnosed as pre-diabetic with PCOS in September 2010. That too was my kick up the bum! I am prescribed Dianette and Metformin, but am incredibly dubious with regard to their benefits. I basically controlled my portion sizes (I have an obscenely huge appetite), cut down rather than cut out refined…

Hello and welcome - and congratulations on your upcoming wedding! I think that by use of the word "miraculous" you understand that not a whole lot can be done in 23 days ;) Can you imagine? It would be awesome but people might be having huge personality disorders left right and centre! That said, it's still ample time to…

As a PCOS sufferer, I do love a success story - well done you! Your hard work has paid off - a good feeling not being governed by our ovaries!

Aw, thank you. This in particular means a lot - something that kicked me into doing something about my size was the fact that I was losing my hair (sensitivity to testosterone as a result of PCOS). So I thought "I could be fat and balding. Ooooor I could just be balding". I'm by no means bald. But my hair is nowhere near…

I was a UK 20 and am now a 10 - so not quite your goal, but close enough :) Before and afters here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/762645-plain-ol-before-and-after

Love kettlebells! I've not done them in a while due a shoulder injury, but in terms of logging I'd likely do what I currently do with zumba - create a new exercise, and work out the calories count with my heart rate monitor. However, as others have said, in the absence of a HRM I would suspect that circuits are comparable.…

What a lovely thing to say, thank you. I'm a wannabe photographer (luck more than judgement, I admit), so tinkered around with a tripod and a camera in my living room yesterday morning! It's only because my friends are too shy to model for me ;)

I think fear is quite a common emotion in terms of changes to the body. I'm petrified - I mean, out and out petrified - of being fat again. Returning back to being that unhappy, but also undoing the hardest work I've ever done. Perhaps it's worth channeling that fear into something more productive? I was told I'd have XYZ…

Again, thank you. I think before and afters are important; otherwise success stories feel a bit like a fairy story - akin to unicorns, magic beans, and other Things That Happen to Other People. But it happened to me - fat since I was 6, pre-diabetic, addled with PCOS, exercise hater, self-loather, binge-eater. And if I can…

Thank you all, again. I must admit, I do struggle with people saying I was attractive before, but I suspect it's because I know I was unhappy. Regardless, your kind words mean an awful lot - thank you.

To those who have asked about pictures - upload photos onto a sharing site such as Photobucket, then place the link to the picture in between [img*] (link goes here) [/img*]. Remove the spaces and the asterisks!

"Banging" has made my night. Thank you; it's one of my favourite adjectives!

Cress, you're not the only one being emosh! Four hours of zumba, and I'm cream-crackered and a bit overwhelmed by everyone's kindness. Thank you. This being of the slightest bit of assistance to anyone certainly makes the blood, sweat and tears worthwhile! xx

Thank you all so much. I remember looking at 'after' pictures from various sources in my 'before' days and thinking they were something that happened to other people. Not so :)

Firstly, congratulations on your loss! Secondly, I completely hear you. I still reach for the wrong-sized clothes (a pain when I buy them and have to take them back!) and sometimes see group photos and nearly miss myself. I find that whilst theoretically it should be a pleasant experience, I find it quite disarming - as if…

Hi there! I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2010, and it was said diagnosis that kicked me into losing weight. I am currently on both Dianette and Metformin, however I'm rather dubious as to their impact (obviously, this is my personal experience). What worked for me was an absolute shedload of exercise (at least an hour six…

Holy moses. You look absolutely INCREDIBLE. Congratulations!

Hi Ellie! Welcome. Cardiff bird here and log in daily - feel free to add. And well done on your loss so far! x

Be patient! As outlined above, you can't spot reduce fat. Just keep it up and don't despair too much - slow and steady wins the race.

I used my PT4 HRM with a chest strap and burn, on average, 670 - 700 calories doing an hour of Zumba. I know some people have raised a quizzical eyebrow at that, but I've input my age, gender and weight into my HRM and it gives consistent readings. I give it some welly for the hour and end up absolutely drenched in sweat,…

Thank you for this; it largely sums up my own thoughts far more eloquently than I can. I was fat for a large percentage of my life. I got treated differently. And, to be honest, I could never be 'fat and proud' or consider myself a BBW (I typed BBQ then...unfortunate). I didn't feel proud of beautiful - I felt ashamed of…