Ten years later, after a very tough series of events--car accident reduced my mobility, and I regained my weight and more, and finally lost it again. Found this thread, and bumping it. Not much traffic in this forum--maybe everyone is being successful? I hope so--but just wanted to reiterate what was said above--which I'd forgotten--there are fairies in the garden, it feels wonderful to feel wonderful (I'd forgotten about stair railings--I run up stairs now because life is short and I have so much to DO!) and miracles do exist, but they come in kit form--yes to that.
Best wishes to all of you.