I am 42, 5'3 and currently weigh 153. 6 months ago I weighed 200 lbs. My two biggest problems is that food has always been a "reward" for me. If we're celebrating it involved food. If I needed comfort it involved food.......etc etc. You ge the picture. The other big issue for me is I am naturally a couch potato. I hate mornings, love late nights and all of my passions involve sedentary activities, books, tech...........

Now my partner is someone who is very active, but since we've been together 12 years she had put on quite a few pounds herself. In the last 6 months she's dropped down to 130lb (she's 5'4) and I'm still plugging away. I was very dilligent for 6 months on going to the gym, but I've gotten bored stiff, which is what lead me into researching bikes. I do love the outdoors and nature. We're big time into birding, so I thought a bike might kick start my interest with the combo of nature and exercise.

I do still struggle with wanting to use food as a reward/comfort. I imagine I always will. For me it's a daily decision on what I want more, health or fitness.