You long to hear the words, ?You?ve lost weight ? Especially if you have been trying for a long time to reduce your weight to what you think it should be. And when you hear someone utter that phrase with surprise and delight in their voice, you are over the moon with joy and a feeling of accomplishment. Suddenly, you will begin to walk taller and your shoulders, usually hunched in self-consciousness, straighten up; you feel confident, your smile...