Thanks, Lisa. The last few years have indeed been about transformation for me. I've lost 75 lbs (got another 60 lbs to go to my goal), and then the recent end to smoking. So much of my motivation is about how much easier it is to ride when I'm lighter and have lungs that actually work. I used to ride 30 miles, then go home and immediately chain smoke about 5 cigarettes....

I've really found that the ONLY motivation that works for me to control my self-destructive habits of many years duration is how much I love riding my bike, and I can't even put a price tag on that, when I think about it.