Is this what 30 looks like?

When I started my "From one birthday to another" weight-loss challenge, I weighed 178.2 pounds (see left). At the end, on my 30th birthday (which is today), I haven't gotten much lower.

My weight now is only down to 169 pounds (see right). Seriously? That's a gain from my last weigh-in, and it means I only lost 9.2 pounds (or approximately 5.2 percent of my original weight) overall.

Maybe I set too high a goal for too short a time. The younger me would have probably pouted for a lot longer, but I've entered a new decade now. I'm going to be happy with what I did accomplish and continue to make strides in the future.