OK I'm with you now. All very technical for me!

We're off to Menorca on Wednesday for a fortnight - no scales!!! Am looking forward to it now but haven't done much packing so better get going....

Hi Steph
As one of the members for June I was nervreacked by the interview and had no idea what I had said until the interview came out. Don't worry it will be fine. I am sure your photo will be super. Especially after all the smiling you will have done. Well done for being chosen.

A quick word to all you ladies...............


As a constant traveller and therefore packer for 30 years, just one piece of advice:

Put out everything you think you need to take - put half of it away - then pack 50% of what is left!! You will probably still pack too much stuff!!

This is a case when less is definitely more!!

LOL

What a alot of clever people! Well done; no wonder you are such a chirpy bunch!

Wrong! I did that last year and ended up going clothes shopping when I ran out of clean clothes to wear! Mind you, it could be a subliminal girlie thing - excuse to go shopping?

Jaki - we'll miss you!

I'll keep Body & Soul and scan any interesting bits for you when you come back.

One thing I always pack is a tube of Travel Wash!

LOL

I know what you mean!! But may I just say that, given your preferred mode of travel, you probably have 'minimalist packing' down to a science and to a level that the rest of us can only dream of!!

LOL

Have a terrific, well earned holiday Jaki and enjoy every meal! See you when you get back! x

I wish! I've heard of a couple of lads who went off cycling round the world, having taken extreme measures to reduce the amount they were carrying - even down to drilling out the centres of the handles of their toothbrushes!

Have a lovely holiday, Jaki.

Lovely, Jaki sounds great.

Hope you have a fantastic time x

Congratulations Jaki on your fabulous achievement.

Back to the original theme of this thread - I disagree about photos being unflattering, I think this was one of my problems. I think I have a reverse form of anorexia. When I look in a mirror (which I try to avoid doing) I never really believe what I see and think of myself as being OK. A photo tells me that I really am overweight and gives me the incentive to do something. I have spent too long in the past thinking - well that's an unflattering photo. Yes some might be unflattering, but overall its the truth!

There's an interesting article on why women hate pictures of themselves, see http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/ women/article4397238.ece

Excellent - I like the idea of losing 10lbs digital dieting!