I found the hardest part is to start doing it. Once I get into a ride, finishing it isn’t an issue. I sometimes have trouble getting motivated in the morning. Today, I couldn’t bring myself to get on the bike, so I drove to work.

Good luck with your goals. With perseverance you can get there.

I am inspired by your get up and go, I am 60 diabetic, high BP and a disabled vet. However like you I had to do something, At 6 foot and 260 just walking from the house to the shop ( about 30 yards) was geting difficult.

So, much like you, I have 3 bikes, one road 10 speed, a landrider and a bent (Bike E AT with suspension) I live at the base of a 1/4 mile hill so I ride all three up and down the hill. I also bought a becumbent exercise bike that is programmable and have been putting on 20 to 30 miles a day when not able to ride the bikes.

I have not tried the ride to work (about 11 miles each way) Lots of hills in both directions. The tems here have been over 100 for a while now so until I am a little more aclimated to it I carry one to work and ride it to lunch and back, 2 to 3 miles.

I saved your site, will keep in touch now and then, but just wanted to let you know you are not alone, in this way to change fitness, without going radical.

I have 4000 songs on my Ipod so if you have something from the 60s or 70s you are looking for let me know, I can put it up on my site for download now and then..

Stay safe,

Rick Greenwood
Oklahoma City