Big Health Benefits To Small Weight Loss (nytimes.com)

schwit1 writes: Obese individuals who lose as little as 5 percent of their body weight can improve their metabolic function and reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and heart disease, a new study has found. Many current treatment guidelines urge patients to lose between 5% and 10% of their body weight in order to experience health benefits, but the recommendations were based on earlier studies that didn't distinguish between participants who lost only 5 percent of their weight and those who lost more.

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[Anonymous Coward]

Based on your anecdote it's hard to see how the main factor in your improved health wasn't the removal of the stressors in your life.