I use poles, but they're the walking kind. Half an hour most mornings (slept in today) and trying to eat less chocolate (it's so hard, though!).
Since I started doing this last spring, I've gone from wearing size 14/16 pants to the ones I'm now wearing - size 10! I still have a ways to go with the roll around my middle and think at this point in my life I will always look better with clothes on (lift those boobs, cover that cellulite!) but I feel so much better now than I did.
This thread is a great idea, di - a place to focus on positive things we're doing for ourselves. I will try to restrict all whining to my own thread. Thanks for starting it.