Hello, my friends! Yes, we've known each other quite awhile here, haven't we.

Debbie, your story is vastly more inspiring than those "I lost 200 pounds in two years" success stories (which are wonderful to read, of course).

Because nobody except US lifelong learners and never-give-uppers knows yet what a triumph it is to simply hold the line against bigger and bigger. Thanks for your story and your success. It isn't magic--it's character. Holding out against this defeat is serious business.

Cheers to you, and us, today.