I have been living this life now for over three years. When I read this quote regarding do not give up until you have nothing to give really hit home for me.  I have seen many lose weight only to put it back on and then some, that was my way as well.  Many have asked me why this time it has been different. My answer is simple.. I have tasted the good life.  I know what it feels like to be thin and healthy and I NEVER want to go back to the old me.  I will not give up... I am not perfect...there is no fairy sprinkling thin dust on me.  I work at it...sometimes I succeed and other times fail...but I haven't given up.  There have been obstacles along the way...and they too pass by.  I am not as thin as I was when I reached goal and it seems that maintaining to me has been a struggle with 20 pounds...up and down.  Now some may think that is not great, but for me..one who has never managed to keep the bulk of the weight off it is a tremendous accomplishment.

It scares me when I read the statistics about people who have lost weight and kept it off it is around 5 percent...so at times I wonder if I am fighting a losing battle (pun intended).  But I have come to realize I just have to live for the day and be done with it.  I wanna remain one of those five percent and I will continue to work at it.  As said in the quote,

"Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way."

So I continue this journey of mine with both optimism and gratitude.