It is amazing when we learn what works for our bodies, we slack off, can't get it back and struggle to regain to maintain our previous success! I'm so in that group.

Few years ago, I lost 47 pounds, just wanting to be healthy. I let go of having a preconceived number on the scale and found success in the gym and hiking, then added cycling. I made good food choices, felt awesome working out and really 'liked me'. I was in the skinniest skinny pants I ever wore and looked dang good (and that "number" was 135).

Then I let it go ... dum-de-dum-dum-dummmmmm! Let in what turned out to be a not-so-great relationship, didn't keep up with what had been working for me, let that BF make decisions for meals and to be with him I gave up my cross training routine and only biked. Gained 10-15 pounds and those great skinny pants didn't fit even though I was riding 200-300 miles a month. Fast forward a year, not-so-great BF is out of the picture, lost the 10-15 pounds, but still can't get in those skinny-skinny pants even back at 135. Having trouble getting back to that cross training routine that worked before .... struggling to maintain any of my decent eating habits. Instead of letting "being healthy" guide me, I've focused on a number on the scale and size of pants, the frustration is, well, .... I'm really trying to get my head screwed back on "healthy".

It never does end, but never giving up makes the difference!