I'm 54 and have finally accepted the fact that I will never be thin. I don't have that body type. That doesn't mean I shouldn't eat right and exercise. I should, but it's never going to make me look like a model or a movie star. Even at my very healthiest, I would still be above average in weight, because I'm built that way. To put it in dog terms, you can't make a St. Bernard into the same size and shape as a Greyhound. You would only end up with a very sick St. Bernard. As long as I keep other numbers under control, such as glucose, cholesterol, and blood pressure, then I'm doing well. There is more to us than our dress size, and it shouldn't determine our self-esteem.