Thanks again for the encouraging words...
You can do it Velvy...!
Wow Wing Commander, that is great - well done!
Hortensia, The WW concept is quite good - you can really eat just about anything (although I need to not overdo it on the Hot Choc that my MIL just gave me!) but what I really think it boils down to is being in the right frame of mind to do it! I have been on diets before and lost a bit and then given up and picked up all that I lost and more, but now I am determined to do it properly and change my lifestyle.
I am doing this now, not only for cosmetic reasons, but healthwise, and I dont want a premature death due to heart problems or to become diabetic, and especially because I have a three year old daughter - I really do not want her to inherit an obsession with weight and weight loss, as I did from my mother. I want her to grow up, with me as her role model, and the kind of role model I want to be for her is a confident happy woman, with a healthy lifestyle and self confidence.