Don't give up! I'd lost a pound this morning. What with that and the exercise I feel I'm getting somewhere. Tortoise, at least it was only half a bag of M&Ms ! Furball baggy clothes are a great sign, and you might try that tummy exercise you told us about because it really works. Hello Smalline, are you still managing exercise classes? So far, by the way, and I know this sounds unlikely, I can manage to get out of bed to exercise because I so enjoy the sensation of having exercised. This has never happened to me before.