I've tried to be a strict as possible but found it hard to start with to cut out meat, olives, avocardo's so slowly cut back. For the last 3 months I have not eaten them (apart from a small serving of chicken once a week) and stick to coffee in the morning, have toasted tea cakes/soup/crumpets/light cheese spread sandwich for lunch. Then for dinner I will eat sweet potato with a filling/stir fry/a rice based dish/pizza (a weekend treat)/basically lots of carbs and veg.
The snacking is difficult for me around 4pm I am just so used to eating crisps or nuts it takes a lot of willpower to not eat it!!! Still a working progress on that one if I'm honest.
I'm not exercising as I can only give enough time to moderate exercise which sways blue. I'm not really a couch potato (wish I could be sometimes) but always running around doing errands, housework, or playing with my boys so I'm not sure how that affects things either!?
Good luck to the mummies waiting to test...very positive symptoms by the sounds of things!
Gosh sorry for the Long post lol!