I graduated ‘79 also. I was as skinny as a rail my entire life. Could eat an entire bag of Oreo cookies and not gain a pound. We had over 500 in our class and I only remember a handful(if that) were fat.

Fast forward to 10 years ago and had major weight issues with lots of health issues and so much pain it was difficult to get out of bed most days but I did. Lots of tests with no MD resolutions. Just told to eat better and I worked with a nutritionist for a year who told me I was cheating on my food log. (She obviously didn’t believe how meticulous I was at logging).

2 years ago I found a functional Dr who tested lots of things and after a 6 month extremely strict diet then adding back in foods slowly to record reactions I can no longer eat grain (including rice), dairy or soy. It’s more than gluten it’s all grains including gluten free grains. Now I eat meat, veg, fruits, nuts/seeds and desserts I make with selected ingredients. (A lot of coconut & monk fruit)

I lost 30 pounds over the last year (still have another 20-25 I want to drop), take zero medications, I have zero body pain anywhere and so much more energy.

After 50 years of eating the same foods all of a sudden it was destroying my body (it almost happened overnight it was so fast). Something changed with the food supply. Sure hormone changes could be part of it but I strongly believe all the GMO and other crap food that sells for less money than healthy food is destroying our bodies.

It was hard at first, man I missed cheese, but the mere fact I have ZERO body aches or pain anymore is more than enough motivation for me to continue to eat healthy and dump the crap and I no longer miss any prior foods. My tastebuds also changed and I enjoy [healthy] foods I previously didn’t like or eat (like cranberries, avocados, blueberries, black berries, etc). The more crap you eat the more the cravings for crap food you have and dislikes of healthy foods. It’s designed that way to make us all sick.