It is so difficult to maintain enthusiasm for exercising. If I am properly motivated, I can do it, but if I don't have a specific goal I am working toward.... It is always easier for me to eat carefully, though at my age, dieting is not enough. I have no real notio what I'll be doing while in Haiti, but I have a feeling it might be a lot of digging, so I am going to try to use that as a motivator to get stronger.

At least you are doing what you can. If my mom's arthritis has taught me anything, being stronger and thinner can make a major difference in how bad the pain gets. Once she started gaining weight and getting weaker, the pain made it so much harder for her exercise, and now she is in a vicious cycle.

-- short break while I went and climbed my stairs 10 times because I felt guilty for sitting at my computer for so long and now my knee hurts. wtf? --

Anyway, I hope the "hip guy" gives you some good news.