Have to throw my two penneth in here. Sez you have been someone I have looked up to all along my journey so far. You are warm and candid and a TRUE inspiration to the people following in your footsteps.
What is right for you is right for you and I am sorry Possum, I know you mean well, but Sarah does not owe anything to any of us - in my opinion she has already given so much to me and many many others here.
I have felt very similar recently and very close to jacking it all in. Once you have lost enough weight for people to notice, it seems to stop being about you and everyone starts to have their say. The added pressure that piles on to get to the end is incredible. I know that whenever someone calls to speak to my partner these days, instead of saying .. "and how is Laura?" they now ask "how much has Laura lost now?". I seem to exist now solely as a number and I have found that very hard in recent weeks. I have had two very slow weight losses (1.9lb and 0.5lb) and instead of simply battling to reconcile myself to this dissapointment, I find myself discussing it in detail with an ever growing circle of people. Like I said, the "you've started so you will finish" pressure can be overwhelming enough.
So Sez, if you feel that this is the right decision for you then accept it and move on with your new body and enjoy!!!!
Like Mini said, it is fine to take the scenic route from A to B, at the end of the day, we get one life and if this is making yours unbearably unhappy, then a break sounds like a good plan. You have to re-evaluate how much YOU want to get to "goal" - strip away everyone else's input into this and remember what it is that YOU want. Then make up your mind.
I hope you are being kinder to yourself - and I hope you realise from these replies that you have touched a great many people so far on your journey and we are all the richer for it. Please don't dissapear - it would leave a hole that would be hard to fill.
Laura