thanks for your 2 cents Blackrobes

i have a feeling i know you (of you?)
you summed it all up pretty well, better than i ever could.
my one concern with Jon's experience was that ...well... he is male, women have a different metabolism, hormonal fluctuations etc, we know already that women in fact need different medical treatments then men, yet most studies have been done on male subjects only. soooo... i was a little cautious with the approach.
*shrugs* it seems to work for me, i now LOVE to run, my body craves exercise and i feel fantastic. my scales have been packed away for 5 months now and frankly... i don't care. its only a number, it is far more important how i feel