You know, lph, I think you are wise to bring this up. My original vent was clearly about health. It just happened to coincide with the time period I had lost 5 lbs. And while it wasn't critical for me to lose that 5 pounds in terms of my health, it really has helped me figure out how to maintain my weight in terms of what foods affect my ability to ride/run/x country ski, keep my finicky stomach happy, and just feel good.
I know lots of people who have "numbers" on various tests that make mine look like I am on death's door. Yet, these people are at least 20 pounds overweight and some would be considered obese. It's kind of like those guys who drop me when I'm riding; the ones wearing jeans, riding a beater mountain bike, with a 20 pound backpack on their back, and about 20 years older than me .
And Malkin is right. I will never give up red wine.
Spoken as I am off to the Colonial Inn to meet another bike leader who helped us on a ride we led in May. I will be sitting on the patio drinking red wine.