I am a 48 year old married mother of 2 amazing daughters, 20 & 17. After an adult lifetime of yoyoing, I succeeded with Weight Watchers and my mantras have been "Enjoy the journey, not just the destination" - don't miss out on stuff while you're losing, find workarounds and live along the way - you never want to look back and regret the time you spent if you've been depriving yourself. And "Fall down 7 times, get up 8" - moderation isn't always the easiest mindset, esp if you're an all or nothing character, but most of the time I'm managing a liveable balance. But there will always be times when I blow it, and not letting them run too far too long is the key. Unfortunately some depression over my nest emptying caused me to regain some 21lb of the 50 I lost, but I finally went back to WW to sort it out and have nearly lost it all again. Tracking works for me, it keeps my attention on what's what!