Guys, I'm feeling like I'm going on a little too much about this so I'm going to take a breather, become more of a lurker for a while.

It's just that at 48, we (and this is a team effort) being way past our 'expiration date' (see "Logan's Run"...lol) are in a place that we've never been before (treadmills and weights are NOT us, believe me!). We can't go back and fix the past (e.g. feet damage) or even completely make up for it (quality time lost), but we can learn from it, continue to educate ourselves about food and fitness and press forward.

That's the way you have to look at it I think, wherever you are in life and fitness, try to make some small improvements every day and just give it time.