Good job!!

I'm a similar story but nowhere near as impressive of stats.

I was 240 in Feb and was disgusted by the dunlops disease. Started dieting by mostly just cutting my portions in half. Got the first 10 off easy but headway was really slow after that. Started commuting a little over 2 months ago (4.3 miles). Now down to 213lb.

Like you I look forward to the ride in the morning. It sets my mood for the day and honestly it has really made me a little more agreeable with people. The Stress at my job doesn't bother me nearly as much as it use to.

I have similar goals about why. I had a really bad MI 4 years ago. My Cardiologist kept giving me hell about how I was going to die a slow miserable death and get diabetes along the way if I did get exercise and drop the weight (he was a lot more nice about describing it). I'm only on a Beta blocker for PB but I want off it as well as the Cholesterol meds. My resting BP is now around 118/64 with HR of 65


Keep at it and keep us posted.