Thank you! And final thoughts...

Thank you for reading and following along on our health challenge the last couple months! I appreciate all the kind words of encouragement and...sympathy? Just kidding!

Congratulations to all the others in the challenge, who far outperformed in the weight loss category. While others were in the 10 pound range of weight loss, I was in the 1 pound range.

So was my mission a failure? Two months does not a lifetime make!

As I look back, I have a trend...gain weight in the winter, take it off in the summer. I'm sure more of us are in the same boat. Maybe moving south would be the perfect weight loss method!

Not all is lost, though. I didn't GAIN weight!!! I was more cognizant of my eating, paid more attention to my activity, tried to make better choices, tried to get past the "clean my plate" syndrome, tried to take smaller portions.

Why I wasn't a bigger loser in the contest? I could list many reasons. But the facts speak for themselves.

I was amazed at the number of people who said I looked thinner! Thanks!

Now what? I'm going to keep going...and I'll have company, as my 11-year-old daughter and I will start a new journey of health. We'll see where I'm at in a year...and maybe a year later I'll be in the news again as a bigger loser!

Thanks again and stay healthy!