Wow, these are some of the best stories I've read in awhile. Thank you all, you've brightened my day. It seems like a lot of women have been pulled out of their lows through cycling and even more, been propelled to heights they didn't imagine. I feel the same has happened for me. I never thought a middle aged woman like me would ever feel like wearing that sexy pair of tight jeans with pride. But cycling has given me a whole new outlook (and body). Here's to a long life of happy cycling!