After losing almost 170 pounds, Lynn Haraldson-Bering found herself faced with a challenge that often overwhelms even the most successful "losers": keeping the weight off. Today, having recently celebrated her one-year weight-maintenance anniversary, she credits her ability to remain at her target weight to two expected behaviors (healthy eating and regular exercise) and one not-so-obvious one: writing.
"I journal everything I put in my mouth," Haraldson-Bering said during a phone interview. "It makes [maintenance] less of a mystery."

