Keeping It Up

I've been thinking about how to keep up the exercise and eating habits when the contest ends. I was doing the exercise for a few month's before the contest, but I wasn't keeping track of what I ate very well. I think this contest has helped because it gives some accountability. It does motivate a little to know that the results are going to be published. It has helped to have a friend that that I exercise with sometimes, but she doesn't always go. They have us tell them how many times we tracked the food we ate for the contest, but there's not really any consequences for not doing it. I was thinking one day while running, that the person that I really need to be accountable to is me. It is me that benefits or doesn't. No one else can make me do it. I don't want to look back in 30 years and be in poor health, with my family having to take care of me, and know that I might have prevented it. I was thinking more about this as I was typing and realized that I also need to be accountable to my husband and kids in this area. They deserve a wife and mom that tries to stay healthy. I think this will be my motivation after the contest is over. I'm sure I'll need reminders sometimes, but I think I'll be able to do it.