I'm a 36-year old woman who lost 45 pounds back in 2001, then gained 30 of those back when my life entered an extremely stressful time. I've been struggling for several years now to make the same "magic" happen as when I lost it that first time, but it seems that what worked for me back then isn't going to work for me now, so I"m trying to find a new way to do it. I have a very concrete goal in the future -- I am getting married in June of 2008, and my dress is in my "thin" size. I know I can fit in it when I'm at my healthy weight, so my goal is to reach that healthy weight and be able to zip up that dress and wear it as-is on my wedding day.