April 2nd will mark the first anniversary of my reaching my goal weight. I felt a great sense of fulfilment when I stood on the scale that morning and discovered that for the first time in more than forty years I weighed less than 200lb. It had been a long road - 110 weeks - but finally I had reached my declared destination.
A lot of people think it's all over once they have got to where they wanted to be, but it isn't - that's just the beginning.
Maintaining is a challenge too. It still demands making good choices, eating healthily, working out, etc. I didn't just go on a diet three years ago, I embraced a new lifestyle and maintaining continues till the day I depart this world for that eternal all-you-can-eat-buffet in the sky!
