tauris, where did you get that info on walking? that is very interesting indeed. if you can provide a link or something that would be great. also, how much walking would you suggest?
Smokey, your a big dude. so what do you bench

just kidding big guy. I know you mentioned glucosamine for joints, I use that with condrioten and msm ... i feel your pain with the joint shit. i'm only 23 and arthritis in my neck, and tendinitis (sp?) in my shoulder kick my ass if i'm not using joint supps.
good luck with the cutter, you should start a journal to both motivate you and give us an idea of what your up to.