Has anyone else seen the cover page of this week's Time Mag? The story is titled "The Myth About Exercise." While I don't necessarily disagree with what the article says (people think they can go to the gym for 30 minutes a day and then eat a blueberry muffin afterwards; then they wonder why they don't lose weight. ... basically that exercise prevents disease, but is not that useful in weight loss), I wish they had titled it differently. It made me feel like people will now say, "OK, I don't have to exercise at all," because they won't read the whole thing.
It also made me feel somewhat freakish because I was able to change my eating habits years ago and I have been able to continue. Yes, when I ride hard, I do get hungrier, but since I don't reward myself with donuts, like the article implied, I don't gain weight. Yes, I have had to limit myself more as the years go on, but I don't think anyone would consider my diet restrictive, unless you feel you have to have desserts, junk food, or soda all of the time.
I guess my fear of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity is enough to keep me going...