Hi, I'm new here. Thanks for the welcome! I had a lot of success with Chalene's programmess a few years ago and lost 45 lbs with Turbojam and Chalean Extreme. I'm back on Sparkpeople after a long and fat-inducing break and don't see why I shouldn't use the same programmes again. Chalene is not very well known in the UK but I think she is extremely motivating and her dvds are a lot of fun and EFFECTIVE! I hope I can make some friends here whether Stateside or anywhere else.