You know... I was thinking about this post and checked my own mileage. Since April, I have ridden the FZ6 4,000 miles, the Whale 6,000 miles and the Hyper over 1,000 already..with 1,500 scheduled for this weekend.
Holy crap. I do like riding motorcycles more than bicycles...and I have the stomach to prove it.
I hear you. I was down to 165 lbs last summer, but my diet consisted of fruit snacks and 100 proof whiskey. Now I am traveling all the time for work and have not adjusted to hotel life. My exercise regimen has vanished and I am back into 34" waist pants. Not terribly excited about that, but I am getting a grip on things.
Slow and steady, man. I would like to see a healthy 175 lbs for me. 165 was a bit small and made me shiver all the time. Of course, that may have been the all the whiskey and Red #5 food dye. Hard to say....
@Killer_kaw...I have never used my heated gear. I have a Gerbings jacket liner, G3(?) gloves and a dual-pot controller. My el-cheapo Survivor suit is quite nice in the cold. It has a full quilted liner, but also never used that. I use Under Armour Cold Gear compression pants and shirt and this base layer does the most good. I prefer thin layers to bulky gear.