Yea I know all of that, I just needed a break from the routine as well. And the 3km walk we take is a very uphill one. About 90% going up and the last bit going down - hence why I take my woof along, he loves to pull me up those hills :P I can say I have dropped 5 dress sizes - for me that is huge. But I still have a lot of work that needs to be done, but at least I havent gained anything again.