I just got this job in October, right after Younger Daughter left for college. In addition to a mess in the bathroom, she left behind a rather substantial tuition bill. So I got another job.

I don't think it affected my health any, but the person who works in the same small room as I do agrees that I'm much happier on the days I ride. I'm not too sure I could have handled the hill if I hadn't been putting pretty good mileage on the bike beforehand, though. I regularly get in the mid-20's from a standstill in a three-block stretch. No, I'm no sprinter, I'm a fat old broad; it's all gravity.

DH bike commutes too. On snowy/rainy/#$%@!! cold days, we share a car ride and either he picks me up after work or I walk home. I find it humerous, I take off walking, and people act like I'm off on a dangerous trek. They are not comforted when I tell them that the walk is only 2 miles. It may as well be a hundred in their minds.

Work attire is pretty simple there, slacks and The Ugliest Shirt In The Universe. I wear something rather nice under said shirt to liven things up. It's rather nice in the winter, 'cause I just put my jogging suit (pants & jacket) on over my work clothes and off I go. Ideally, there is only one layer to strip when I get there - plus a shoe change. I'm pretty immune to cold, so I'm comfy. Things are less simple in the sweaty part of the year.

I haven't lost any weight. Part of that can be attributed to the fact that I'm typing and not moving at work, but mostly because it's a doctor's office and the drug reps deliver lunch daily. DaVinci's is not good for weight loss. I've saved a ton on lunch money, though.