Wow, I totally came here to tell you guys that I didn't weigh this past week and that I was going to bow out for the rest of this challenge, but then I read Susan's post.
I credit her with inspiring me to get my lazy butt back on my bike and commute a couple of days a week when it seems so HARD (it's really not). Now am I going to have to credit her with inspiring me to get back at this? I think so!

I have struggled with my weight my entire life. I'm the heaviest I've ever been and I've pretty much been maintaining my current weight since we moved here to Oregon. I can look back and see all the places that I've let life derail my weight loss efforts, but the key is that I LET it happen. Life didn't do it to me...I let it get in the way.

Now, being realistic...I just can't put my weight loss efforts first right now. That doesn't mean that I can't make better choices every single time I put something in my mouth though. And while I cannot spare the 550+ minutes of vigorous exercise a week that I know it takes for me to lose at my top speed, that doesn't mean that I can't do better than I am doing right now.

I do have one small medical issue that I believe is hindering my efforts to lose weight. Ever since I started this 'thing', I've gained weight...slowly and steadily...despite many attempts to do something about it (and despite extended stretches where I was biking well more than 250 miles a week). I've been talking about taking care of this issue for a year now...it's time I did something about it.

Anyway, I just wanted to thank you all again...you have once more inspired me to keep fighting the good fight.

(oh, and Susan, your bathroom looked plenty clean to me! )