Keep striving for perfection, but be happy and enjoy the trip and small achievements. Glad to be of any support you need.

I had started my trek for weight loss almost a year ago. It has been very slow. That is mostly due to the fact that I have not been faithful to it. I will do good for awhile, then give up and go back to my old habits. I started off weighing 310 lbs. I got down to 300 and stayed there for awhile, then 290, then 280, then most recently I have weighed in at 271.

This recent success of weight loss was due to being faithful to my workouts, not eating out, eating healthier, and tracking my daily intake using My Fitness Pal. It was you that inspired me on this last leg of my journey. Seeing your success and your weight loss kept me going, even when I did not feel any support from anyone. This would include going to the gym even after working late. I was hitting the gym at 1 am and sometimes later.

But I have hit a roadblock. My weight loss has stopped and has started to climb. I am still doing the same things that led to my weight loss in the first place, but no fruits for my labor. It has been quite discouraging.

Today I chucked in the towel. I was so frustrated this morning after a day of being surrounded by people eating event food (I was at a hockey tournament all day). I did good and did not eat any of that junk food. I stayed on my diet, came in under my calorie goal, and even went to gym late last night. I could not believe it.

So as I have done for my entire life I turned to the comfort of junk food today. What I have eaten today is wrong and un-healthy, I know that, but I really did not care. But I also do not want to gain the weight back that I have lost and stop losing any more weight.

As I was sitting here ashamed of myself and wondering what to do I came across your Facebook Post. Reading your story has helped to re-inspire me. Tomorrow is a new day and a day to start reversing the wrongs of today.

I want to have a story like yours. I am appreciative of what you wrote about being a support. I sometimes feel like I am alone in this fight. I know my mom wants me to lose weight, but I am needing more then just a family member wishing it so.

I am going to get back on it tomorrow and try again. Yes I fell today, but I am willing to get up and try again. I just do not know how to fight this discouragement that dims my light of hope.

I just wanted to say thank you for your Post. Keep up the battle. I hope I can find the same courage you have shown.