And it feels GREAT!!!! After a series of falls, losses and an injury I gave up. I didnt care anymore. After 15 years as a gym rat, I was a couch potato for the first time in my life. Well, I got back on the horse about a week ago and life is really looking up for me. I would have never been able to fully appreciate the gym / exercise if I hadnt quit for so long. So, I guess its a good thing, though I still think 2.5 years is pretty excessive, but "nothing exceeds like excess".
PROPS TO ANYONE WHO KNOWS WHERE THAT LAST QUOTE CAME FROM.