It's a familiar story - except Lynn's is told on CNN.

The fact is so little of Lynn's story is remarkable other than the fact that she took the weight off. The slow addition of weight, the personal shame, the loss of identity. All these are familiar to us.

In losing weight Lynn showed remarkable character and discipline. And an appetite for exercise that not many people will be able to copy.

Nonetheless it's a success story. Read it but then ask yourself what do you want your journey to be like. You are not Lynn and your journey will be different. Above all make it safe.

Here's Lynn:

"Thank you so very much for all your posts to my blog and guestbook, and for your emails. It's amazing to me the number of people who have read my weight-gain and weight-loss story and have found in them their own stories, too."