I told our cycling friends that they were being a good influence on us...
I really am having trouble to listening to my other friends complaining about being "fat." They think that they could "never do what I do" and they just don't want to work hard at exercising. It's too hard, according to them.
That's why I give a lot of credit to the one who just started cycling. She's keeping at it, even though she thinks it's "too hard" to try and get faster on the hills.