About a year ago - I was 2.3 pounds away from losing 75lbs! At about that same time, I started a new job that turned out to be significantly more demanding than I expected (and did not have a gym in the building that I could use at lunch). I put on TWENTY pounds this year. So after all of my hard work, I had a serious  backslide. I thought that this challenge would be a fun way for me to get back on track. I am intensely competitive and love to strive toward a goal. I have never journaled, blogged or worked as a team to lose weight, so I am really excited to see how using a forum like this might keep me motivated!