For encouragement I'll say you can do it! 7 months ago I was 70lbs overweight. Now I only have 20lbs left to go to reach my goal.

My advice is to take one day at a time and not be too hard on yourself. When I started I could only stay on the elliptical 5 minutes. Now an hour is easy for me.

I'm also a beginner rider. I've got an entry level mountain bike on layaway that I should have out in Sept. I'm betting it will help with this last 20. I'm seriously bored with the gym.