OK, maybe it is how some of us feel about these blogs but if anything it helps to give all a look back at the journey we all undertook. Whether you lost five pounds or fifty, the commitment to be healthy is all that matters. I know my weight has been one big yo-yo over these past six months but it is a combination of many things, it could be more muscle mass or just hormonal...darn them hormones, but with determination and enthusiasm continue the journey to your ideal weight. The small battles will always be there and if you hit a speed bump don't stop keep going and venture forward.

You're dying for that awesome smelling cupcake, piled high with frosting and decorated with sprinkles, and yes you eat it. So good you decide to take one more, ugh!!! It's OK, haven't had a sweet in over a month. Wish at the time my will power would of stopped at one but it didn't. So the cost was an extra two pounds on the scale. For some no big deal but when there is only five more pounds to lose it now becomes seven. Just a small bump, we all do it and if we are too completely deprive ourselves than we will just fall back on eating whatever. Weight lose and maintenance will forever be my cross to bear, and their will always be bumps in the road!

How quickly the months have past. It is good to see those in the contest doing as well as they are. But one must remember that the journey does not end at the end of the month...for that matter, it will never end. Losing weight is on battle, keeping it off, eating healthy and exercise is the war. It has been a two and a half year journey to lose over 50 pounds. Basically losing 2 pounds a month and maintaining is the most difficult challenge. Remember what you have learned and use that to stay on the path to a healthy lifestyle.