Howie, the wedding anniversary is just the type of thing, I think, to spur me. We took a vacation last year that I set a 50 lb goal for, I didn't quite make it, more like 40, but that seemed to focus me. Unfortunately, after the trip I majorly pooped out! luckily I only gained about 4 to 5 lbs back so I didn't do a lot of back tracking. It did take me 1/2 a year to really get back in the game, gulp. I agree, your story inspires me.
(Jiffypop, you're doing pretty well yourself! congrats)
Amanda, congrats! That's a great kind of pressure, a beautiful wedding, which it will be no matter how much you lose
Yeah, I guess I just have to decide how much I want to push myself. The funny thing is, I want it like crazy mentally, which doesn't always translate into how hard I work! I've recently been trying writing in my journal specific *action* goals for the week (instead of something vague, like "increase exercise"). I'm hoping that will help. I think I have a fear that if I push myself too hard I'll feel overwhelmed and will chuck enough of the good habits out of the window to stop consistently losing weight. I suppose it's trial and error, a work in progress.