[plonk]

I stopped riding my bike a couple of years ago when all my bicycle riding friends moved to warmer cities... and I put on 60 pounds... and I was never that lean to begin with. I've gone raw a couple of times and felt incredibly good, but my work puts me in high stress bad food situations and my best intentions fall apart. And who knew I was going to live to be 40? I hadn't even planned for that! I went rock climbing with a couple of half-my-agers and realized how much easier that would've been if I hadn't been carrying around the equivalent of a sixth grader on my frame. I want to be able to keep up (or lead) and I can't anymore. The harder I try to fix that the heavier I get. If there is anyone out there trying to go raw or just finding themselves in the same situation who wants to rant and vent and laugh as we try to struggle through this I could really use the company.
Good luck to all.

[Shad]

Oh I think there will be plenty of people in that situation Plonk. As in "wants to rant and vent and laugh as we try to struggle through this ". Not exactly sure what you mean by going raw though.
Anyway, welcome to these threads. I'm sure you will find some support here. You might like to check out the group support forum to find a thread that fits with the type of lifestyle you need to re-invent. You'd be welcome to join in with us on Focussed Chicks but their may be others you'd like to join as well.