Quote Originally Posted by e.e.cummings View Post
I started this thread, and one of the reasons is that I am happy to be a ‘success’ story in achieving my target weight, but I am equally cautious to keep that weight off, and I want to learn from others. I can see all around me how common it is to lose the weight and then gain it back. I could hear it from friends at the gym when I returned from Christmas, I see it at work, from a close friend (an avid cyclist) who lost 30 pounds 2 years ago, only to put it back on, and he is now trying to lose it again. I am proud of losing the weight, but now the next goal is keeping it off.
While we continue to bike, try to eat healthy here, occasionally I can't help but think that way down the road, one will be frail enough that exercise will not be much of an option at all. I hope I'm wrong. Sounds like we should also develop tandem paths for a sideline passion that is non-cycling /non-exercise to keep us happy, mentally active to distract us from eating too much for the times we cannot cycle, etc.

When I do become weak forever down the road at the end of life I do want to say with confidence and good grace, for myself: I've tried to live well in body, mind and soul. I've tried my best, I've learned..and I've enjoyed it immensely.