Originally Posted by Big Paulie
To get back to where you were will take exactly one day...the day you start to ride or work out as often as you used to.
Ding! Ding! Ding! I nominate this for Quote of the Day -- maybe even the month. It's a completely true and an amazing insight.
I remember someone pointing out to me when I first started recycling (that is, cycling once again), that I was not "becoming" a cyclist, I had become one the instant I started pedalling.
I became a non-smoker a little over two years ago the same way -- instantly -- the moment I put out my last cigarette. (Sure, a few weeks of angst, but I was already a non-smoker. When I got THAT through my thick skull, the quitting was actually a breeze.)