I’ve backslid on the weight front as well, I’m 20lbs heavier than m lightest point, but still 30lbs lighter that when I started. In my case the cause is fairly easy to pinpoint-I’ve been crippled up with one ailment or another for most of the last year. I sadly suspect rheumatism.

I think sometimes we worry too much on “accomplishments” as planned events we have to work towards. Even the current “bucket list” craze risks reducing life to to bullet points on a checklist.

I think it would be like taking a road trip and treating it like a rally drive, with times checkpoints and objectives to achieve every step of the way… with all due apologies to rally enthusiasts, I can’t imagine anything less fun. Sure it’s good to have a destination in mind, and a general idea of what you need to get there, but other than that *cliche alert* the joy is in the travel, not the destination.

The questions are:
Are you happy?
If not, what can you do that will help make you happy?

Note that “do” is an ongoing process, as is happiness. Thus if you enjoy shopping actually owning the things you shopped for will not make you happy, because the shopping is over.

Of course, once you know what you can do that will make you happy then you can worry about finding the time and money for it, thus making you unhappy all over again! lol 😉