First of all, thank you all for participating in this challenge!! Second of all, I'd like to apologize for it getting away from me for awhile there. Everything going on in my home life completely consumed me and it was a real struggle. But you guys kept on going and pushed through on your own basically. THAT is a sign of commitment and the path to success with this. As I've said before, someone else can only motivate you and push you so far before it comes to a point where it's entirely up to you as to whether or not you're going to make that change. A lot of you have and I'm so proud of you! Seeing your successes makes me happy because I know how it feels! It's an incredible and amazing feeling when you see all of your hard work and dedication paying off. I personally did not make the change that I wanted to by the end of the year but that's ok. Sometimes things like this happen. Just remember, if you get knocked down, don't ever give up on yourself. It might take a week, a month, or longer to pick yourself back up and push yourself again and that's ok. You're worth it. Don't ever let anybody or anything make you feel like you're not. I had people laugh at me or tell me my goals were unrealistic. Well, here I am 85 pounds down, holding my head high and going strong. I decided to take that step on my own, with no one's help. My boyfriend and my mom were about the only 2 people who fully supported me and believed in me at the beginning. Having the people closest to me made a big difference but it wasn't until I full started believing in myself that I really started to make progress. I hope you're all going to keep pushing, keep telling yourself that you're worth the struggle. All the sweat, bruises, sore muscles, foods you've given up.. it'll all come around and repay you in the end.

For me, the end of this year is not about "changing myself in 2016" or starting over with a blank page. I'm going to carry over my accomplishments, the person I've become because I quite like her really lol. I've worked hard this year to get to this point and I don't need a "new book". I'm going to keep putting chapters in the one I've already started. I'll just give new life to certain things like my workouts, my eating habits, etc. I hope you'll all be doing the same! I wish you all the best of luck in 2016! Keep challenging yourself and setting your bar high!

So here it is! The final weigh in!

Starting Weight: 265
Challenge Start Weight: 190.2
Current Weight 180.3
10 pounds lost for this challenge (9.9 if you want to be technical lol)!