Yeah, I know slow is better, but still, slow can be SO slow sometimes. It never seems to take as long to gain the weight. I know it WILL happen, and I'm also realistic enough to know I will never be thin, but dropping 80 pounds will certainly put me in a much happier place. And I'm sure the hills will be a whole lot easier! My current goal is to be able to wear, in public, the XXL club cut jersey for the LRRH Ride in June. BikerHen