I had a trainer who made me her project - she'd hoped for me to be her poster child. She was here three days a week at 6am. I had to be up, take the dogs out and have been on the treadmill or walked the park's track BEFORE she got here. I worked out with her for a full year like that. Only once did she ever wake me up. I had a big cup of coffee in my spill proof cup instead of water. I loved the workouts - mat Pilates, weights, sometimes we'd go to the park and we used the kid's monkeybars or the other jungle jim things. I was the most in-shape when she came but I can tell you - I weighed the same the entire year we did that. I did not diet while she was coming here. She'd still be here - but she moved to Sarasota, Florida. It's a combination of lifestyle things!