Margo, I know what you mean. I have photos of myself at points in the past when I thought I was "fat"--I wasn't, I know that now!

But I think we also need to ease up on ourselves a bit--obviously we all want to look good, but it's about our health. I would very much like to get my BP down, for one thing. For another, 10 pounds off my feet eases the pressure on my joints, and presumably my heart.

As fpr the exercise, it's consistency that's the problem. I find I often don't have time in the morning to do all of that, plus the exercise machine too. So I try to mix and match. I'm also trying to incorporate some into my evenings, but that's very tough.