Starting this thread for folks to post tips, hints, suggestions, whatever...to help us all keep up our motivation!!!

Don't give up what you want most , for what you want right now!

Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway." ~Author Unknown.

None of the answers to life's problems are behind the door of my refrigerator.

Money talks and I listen. This plan of paying myself for being OP has worked amazingly well.

A tip that helped me: Repo girl suggested it: Writing out a list of reasons you want to lose weight, how it will make your life better etc. and keeping it handy to look at when you're wondering why you are torturing yourself so (and by torturing yourself I guess I actually mean doing something good for yourself even if it's hard work!)