I keep hearing about that book, looks like I'll have to break down and buy it.

My mother was never thin and my father was only thin when he was young. My sister was heavy from adolescence and I was a heavy kid, slimmed down during the teen years and then was heavy again as an adult. The eating habits in my parents house were awful! Everything was heavy, fattening, and served in large portions.

Do I think there is a genetic link to our family weight issues? I have no idea. I do know that both my sister and I have slimmed down to a healthy weight. She has maintained for several years and I've been maintaining for 6 months.

I think that regardless of your genetics it is, more then likely, possible to achieve a healthy weight and with learned habits stay there. There maybe a small percentage that wouldn't be able to achieve this, but I think that's a VERY small percentage.