Aunt Flo must have been and gone from your place already Hope, but it sounds like she's hovering!! Fat AND cranky?? Definitely sounds like her usual MO!

Thanks Lenora. In addition o the problem with our threads sliding off the bottom I think we need the freshness of a new thread every couple of weeks to really keep us motivated.

d'you think we can try throwing out some challeneges over here too, see if we can get ourselves motivated for the summer?? I remember Lenora mentioning swimming practice, so maybe it ought to be something which gets us a bit more presentable for that. Losing 50lbs by June just isn't on the cards. Unless you're aiming for June 2006! Something smaller and doable...

Maybe moisturising more often so our skin doesn't show all the winter dryness or burn too easily. Moisturising once a week after bathing. Legs, butt, belly, arms, shoulders and face. Has everyone got some kind of SPF face cream at least?? I know - I'm very bad about this. I have eye cream and antibiotic cream (for my spots which are mercifully few now) and yeast cream (for that braline problem), and aqueous cream (for my other sensitive dry patches) and fancy hand cream, and ... well so many damn creams. I try to remember, but it only works when DH isn't around, and he's going to be around a LOT more soon. So pick the day of your most leisurely bath - perhaps Saturday or Sunday night, or if you're good at preparing for date night - and include some creaming in that. Feet too - which will soon be regularly on show in sexy sandals. Not good with dry heels!

keeping a jar of multipurpose cream on your desk isn't a bad idea either, and anywhere else you might absentmindedly rub some in - by your seat in front of the television is another good one.

I do this to remind myself too! I'm used to wearing shorts and t-shirts (and sandals) year-round, but I wonder whether I might get more self-conscious when I'm back in the UK. Maybe not this year but after a British winter I should be back to my palest level yet. Not that anyone would call me tanned, but after nearly 10yrs I would say I'm less white!

get moisturising for the summer reveal ladies!

Kerri.