I really watched what I ate and worked outside doing Hydroseeding and landscaping from the time I was thirty till 41 and I still went from 135 to 175. Spent 7 years working in a office, went up to 198 and now at 50 I just got down to 192 and my doctor says I got 15 more. Would be ok if I was about 4 inches taller. Trying to quit drinkin during the week as the extra weight is killing my back.