I mean it - congratulations to everyone who stuck in there and finished the challenge! I ended up taking a break - I didn't plan to, but I did, and I am still. I'm walking sporadically, and not worrying about it. I may go back to a more rigorous exercise program in the future, but for right now, this feels right. I'm sticking to the LC plan, but even with that, I'm trying to think about it less. Does that make any sense? I may be testing the waters of maintenance - seeing if I can handle a looser approach to the whole thing - I'm really not sure what I'm doing!

What I am sure of is that these Challenges were a huge help to me, and I'd like to say "thank you!" to all of you for being here and for sharing your experiences. And an especially big "thank you!" to Monika for her caring guidance and friendship. I'm going to keep coming to the TDC forum because I'll always be a TDCer at heart, even if I reach goal, so I'll be talking to you all there.
-DusterCat

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And now I have an unusual request... Lately I've begun to feel that I've been "found" here by some friends from elsewhere ... I don't mind that, but I find myself wishing it were out in the open. You'd be doing me a huge favor if you'd just e-mail me and tell me "I found you." I don't want to put anyone on the spot, so that's why I'm asking here instead of where we usually talk. K xo