I'm back after a LONG break. Thanks to Susan and the rest of you for sharing your stories because it's inspired me to give this another go. My backstory is fairly similar to a lot of you. I lost 25 pounds through diet modification and A LOT of running about 2.5 years ago. I wanted to lose 5-7 lbs more at that time, joined this challenge, and failed to lose anything. I realize now that my body is probably just happy at 135 lbs, not at 128 or 130. I am at peace with that BUT the scale is now reading 140. In addition to that, I have had some bad things happen in my personal life recently that make it really difficult for me to motivate to exercise and eat right. After allowing myself 3 weeks of a massive pity party, it's time to refocus.

So, I am resolving to clean up my diet, get back on the exercise wagon, and lose the 5 lbs I let creep up on me last winter (and failed to lose over the summer).

Current weight: 140
Goal weight: 135