I had a conversation with Marc a few days ago about why I'm busting my butt to get fitter. He made a valid point that I "already have a husband and 4 kids that love me no matter what, so why bother?" and that's true, but there's still something in me that feels the need to do it. I know that I FEEL a lot better if I can keep up with my kids and I notice when I'm fitter I force them to be too. I've noticed that when I "let myself go" then all the family activities seem to be more sedentary and when I'm not then they are more active. Isn't that crazy that 1 person out of a family of 6 can set the whole mood like that?! I'm also trying to make my heart stronger and trying to drop my chances for cancer and Alzheimer's. It just seems smart to me. I already have cancer in my immediate family (my mom, who has been in remission for 19 years!!! Wow that's crazy!) and because of my life long battle with Asthma my chances of having a heart attack are higher. So yes, the short answer (and the answer I gave him) is, "I do it for me." But really I think I'm doing it for my whole family!