Jessica--Sorry about your old school mate's comment. She must have been feeling bad about herself so she needed to push some of that off on to you. I wish you the best of luck and know you will succeed. You have lost soooo much already in a short amount of time. When I get depressed I try to tell myself how long it took me to put the weight on--hopefully alot longer than it will take to get it off!!!! Best of luck. Lisawin