Good job on seeing the light. I used to always wonder how those road bikers FLEW by me when I thought I was cruising on my mountain bike. Now I now.

Don't dump the girlfriend. Either convert her into a road biker or convince her to buy you stuff to support this new, life prolonging, body shaping hobby. I've done quite well on the latter, still trying on the former.

What flavor Powerbars are you eating? I've found oatmeal raisin to be quite edible and I have to admit I actually crave them at times. Chocolate tasted worse than dog food. I can buy them while I'm out grocery shopping otherwise I may be eating something else.