So much encouragement here -- it's addictive! Thank you all!

One point that has been made to me elsewhere is that an overweight, out-of-shape person will probably burn more calories riding a mile than somebody in good shape. That doesn't mean that they'll burn enough that by riding three or four miles a day they'll suddenly drop a lot of weight, but though!

At this point I'm just enjoying the ride. I also enjoyed the look on my gynecologists face when she started the pelvic and saw my bruised thighs. LOL!

Since she's a cyclist, too, she had her own tales to tell. More pleasant than the typical pelvic, at least.