@Thinned @ZeroDiet You are right that being slim isn't a priority for everyone and I try not to judge. But I think we can agree that being overweight (like many of the parents in this thread) is NOT healthy, especially at an older age. I expect to gain a few pounds when I'm 40 or 50, but I would never let myself go like that. My only fear is related to the influence of menopause on my metabolism, but as I resemble my mother a lot, I hope I can stay reasonably thin like her (she makes absolutely no effort to maintain a BMI of 20- and she's 54).