Hi Tinkerbellsmum........AND everyone else, have just finished reading this thread and I soooo feel we can help each other on our weight loss journey. Hope you don't mind me rambling too but I will tell you a bit about myself and we can see how we get on. I am 38 years old (bday April 15th) and am a working mum of 2 sons aged nearly 18 (YIKES!) and 11. I have started slimming world on-line and have lose 9lbs in 3 weeks. Have still got a long way (weigh!!) to go but am finding this diet plan is working for me despite having a terrible week 2! I struggle with food - having an immense appetite and never knowing when I feel full.......love anything fattening especially choccy! However I now think this diet plan is the healthiest and best suited choice for me. No excuse for feeling hungry - grab some fruit or free food of choice.....not saying I find it easy as have been overweight since meeting my hubby - love him to bits but boy am I fat now!!!! About 4 years ago I was at my heaviest weighing in at 17.2 and being a shortie I was sooooo big - I lost 4 stone in a year by calorie counting & exercising followed by nearly 2 stone the following year. Just don;t know what happened gradually lost the plot and felt as though I couldn't diet (didn't know what to do!) and have put so much weight back on. I have since been diagnosed with Hypothyroidism which sadly means a slower metabolism although I have started medication and am feeling so much better. I was very depressed with it last year which is apparently one of the symptoms. Am now feeling so much better and really want to get healthy, fit, look good, etc........have even started they gym & my husband has too which has actually been better that I thought. He unintentionally sabotages my diet.....if I'm unhappy I eat, he loves me as I am, etc,etc. but we have been having so much fun together at the gym, walking dog and I feel so sure that this time this is it. Sorry for going on and on and on but hope you will continue......you have done so well and let' s support each other and anyone else who is trying to get healthy xxx