Writing this late at night because I'll only have time in the AM to post a quick number and head for work early... but I just wanted to say that I really appreciate everyone being so supportive and working to be healthy together.

For the first time in my 33.6 years, I'm actually watching what I eat very carefully. I'm not giving in to impulse or debauchery. I am on the road to being healthier. I've been fit most of my life, and fat as well for a lot of it. I just can't explain how empowering it is to realize that I might be able to lose enough weight to actually be sort of fast this season. ((Well, I was always fast on the downhills and singletrack. It was just that I always got dropped on the hills.)) It's only mid-February. Riding season for me doesn't start 'til mid-April. I could feasibly be down below my average adult weight by then. Whoopee!

And the AM weigh-in ... 197.5, down two more pounds, 11.5 from start.