I do not have NP, but I do have pain. Lots of fusions in my neck and I am healing. I want to hang too. I want to sky dive again. Something I can't do anymore. Anyone up for jumping out of a perfectly good airplane? I can relate to all of what these posts say. Leslie, I may be able to help with weight loss a bit, because I did it, when I never thought I could. There are alot of people who struggle with this, and I do have some tid bits that may help. ginnie