And since I'm late anyway, one more. CNN has been running a special this year on people who have lost a lot of weight. Lots and lots of success stories here. I haven't had time to digest how many of them have kept their weight off for substantial amounts of time, but it's worth a look if you haven't been there.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2008/fit.nation/
wunderAnne (really really leaving for work now...)
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Long enough have you dream'd contemptible dreams,
Now I wash the gum from your eyes,
You must habit yourself to the dazzle of the light and of every moment of your life.
-from Song of Myself, Walt Whitman