Mid-life crisis?

I turned 40 this year. I have increasingly gained weight since my late 20s and last year was told by my doctor that on top of having osteoporosis, that I was also borderline overweight, my cholesterol was 240, and my blood pressure was a little high. So when invited to join the running group I thought to myself this is it. It's now or never. If I don't do this, how else will I slow down my bone mass loss, lower my cholesterol and lose weight? My family has a history of heart disease. Both my parents had a parent die around the age of 50, and my own father died around the age of 50. So I worry. (And that's prolly what is going to kill me... the worrying).

I'm pleased that I have made it from barely being able to run for a couple of minutes to being able to run for about 28 minutes (even though my pace is so slow!). I'm not really loving it, yet, but I do find that I sleep more soundly and generally feel healthier. Which is good.

So right off the bat I want to thank my friends for inviting me to do this because it certainly would be less fun and harder to stick with the routine if it were not for them.