Mongo is officially my hero of the day. Wow, dude -- you rock.

UR -- Absolutely. Anyone who read my posts last year saw that what I did was try to modify my lifestyle to be something I could do the rest of my life... and it actually worked.

Ron -- Awesome. There's a bright side to everything... even illness!

My update... I admitted before that I gained a few pounds back over the holidays. I can't seem to get them off -- but my waistline got smaller -- so it is possible I've exchanged some more fat for muscle. I'm right at 200 pounds with a goal of 185. My 34 waist slacks fit good now (...though a little snug around my backside... but my wife said that now they are snug 'in a good way'...)