l - it's great to be motivated by the things you've read here, but it's also important the remember the deadly seriousness of what this is all about. Here's a short story. When I was 47, on 9/11/03, I was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. That's after years of sedentary life as a lawyer and busy parent. I had chemo, radiation, surgery, more chemo, and started biking because I read a study that showed that exercise had a strong negative correlation with the return of colon cancer. A year and a half later, the cancer came back in my liver, which was very bad news. After more surgery and brutal chemo, ending 7/19/06, I started riding again, and have logged over 13,000 miles since then, including a ride across the state of Florida from the gulf to the ocean this past November. My first ride was 3 flat miles, and I laid on the bed for 45 minutes afterward panting, trying to catch my breath. I was doing chemo at the time, and got a couple of EPO shots soon thereafter. EPO, in my opinion, is magic juice.

Many folks on this forum have stories far more compelling than mine. Many folks here are testaments to the fact that exercise and diet can prevent or mitigate serious health problems. Prevention is the key. The fact that you are motivated today is great, but it doesn't matter what you did today. It matters what you will do tomorrow.