Thank you both for such positive replies, just what I needed right now, I too am lucky my husband is not at all bothered that I don't weigh the 55kgs I did when we married, and just when I met him I had been a WW and lost 21kgs, my excess I was still carrying after the birth of my first child who was then Ten, told you it takes me a long time to recover lol, he is tall and very thin and will never really understand how difficult it is to loose weight, he can eat what he likes, but he is supportive as he can be and encourages me, but at the same time he is happy with me as I am, BUT it is ME who is not happy with ME, my mother has never ever made an issue about me carrying weight , which is also something I am thankful for,but I should be used to her cutting remarks by now,really she can be so unkind at times and very selfish but I just try and let it not affect me too much and get on with things, I guess the thing that really bothers me she never once has said sorry to me over the years for anything she may have said, guess in her mind she has done no wrong. Oh well enough about that.

I am really glad I did start this thread now, as I now feel so encouraged by you all, and I hope I can inspire others to feel the same, yes we need to stick together and help each other through the tough times on the Weight loss journey as it is not an easy task.

GOOD LUCK to everyone, and yes each pound or kilo is one less to loose and closer to our goals,each one makes us feel a lot nicer about ourselves too,already I feel a tad more energetic which is a nice spin off.