I said it elsewhere on the board, and I'll say it again here in your thread ... WOW!

Your attitude is what is great. It always seems to strike me that the people who go through the most, the ones who have "hit bottom" and make a personal commitment to change themselves are the most dedicated and determined people in fitness.

The are also (usually) the most humble since they know what it is like to "be on the other side of the fence".

I hope that when I am 53 I look like that. A true inspiration.