Thankyou all for your responses. I've been in Disneyland for a week with the wife and kids. Over 80 degrees, a little bit different from here. I think we logged about 70 Kms, not sure what that is in miles, according to the pedometer, so I don't think I got any bigger. I like what some of you had to say about being who you are, while trying to keep a certain standard of health of course. You look at cycling magazines so long, it's almost impossible not to strive for that "look". I know riding my spin bike has only made me stronger. I might as well just look forward to racing my friends up the mountain, even though the're almost 50 pounds lighter than I am. I would like to get rid of my gut, but honestly anything less than 235 for me seems very small. Anyways thanks for all your posts and I'll keep watching the board to get some new ideas on how to lose those stubborn pounds.