Losing weight IS hard work

It is now June (nearly the end of June) and the scale has been moving down very steadily, which has been great.
After three months at the gym I go to, we are able to have a review. I sat at my review, looking at the goal which had been set (lose 6kg) and the grim reality of the scale which said 68kg. In three months I had only lost 1kg!
It was at this point that the trainer asked about my diet and I answered with the same honesty I always do: It's terrible. He then reiterated what other trainers had told me, which was my diet is as important as excercise - bit somehow this time it hit home.
I have started watching what I eat. And I don't enjoy it one bit. At least this time, my resolve is there. He also changed my exercise to interval training. Something new I learned was that long distance running is designed to build stamina, which is all about retaining energy (or retaining weight). I needed to up my game so that I was burning fat and increasing my heart rate. Now my running training involves walking for one minute, then running for another minute (not jogging, running). It's quite intense, very exhausting, but seems to be helping.
I also had a look at the list of classes which are regarded as weight loss classes. Unfortunately yoga is not one of them. In fact, there was only one. A class that in memory involved an incredibly sore bottom and 45 minutes of intense pain: spinning.
So, I joined.
And I'm still going. It is painful: my muscles burn. Which, apparently is what they are supposed to do. After this change in routine four weeks ago, the scale started travelling downwards and I'm now sitting at an amazing 66kgs. Again, slow going, but losing weight has never been a fast thing for me. That is how much I weighed when I moved to England two years ago. I'm finally back at that weight again and I'm very happy. I have also lost about an inch and a half around my waist - the area where all my weight goes. My clothes fit just a little bit easier.
I have a review coming up this week again. This trainer wanted to see me after one month of exercising and had set me the goal of reaching 66kg! Much easier to achieve than the initial six kg goal in three months. But now, I actually believe that perhaps in another two months I will have lost those 6kgs. And for once I feel very positive about my health.