I loved this story because it rings so true. While I am nowhere near my goal, I do find that the thoughts of food, my weight, etc are so consuming at times. I would love to be one of those people that only thought about my weight and food occasionally, but I think when you have been truly obese and then lose the weight, it is something that never leaves you. I loved that statement from the friend, about where she has been fat and she has been thin and now she is somewhere in between and welcome to where the rest of us live. I thought that was a great perspective. When I look at random people, I tend to only see the absolute thinnest and the heaviest. Basically, I look at it as people I can relate to and people I want to look like. It reminded me that being the thinnest is not always the most realistic viewpoint and being healthy is the most important thing of all!