Maleeha, I identify with you -- I always felt like the younger, uglier, fat sister.

I started off thinking it would be about a year to shed what I wanted to shed. I quickly realized that this isn't a diet. It's a committment to a different way of eating so the year kind of became irrelevant.

Also, it's not an all or nothing war. As you continue to shed pounds, there are rewards along the way, just like finding a flower growing where you least expect it. Cherish those little gems -- you will find that the goals come and you set new ones as the weight disappears.