All about family and genetics

I'm pretty fortunate genetically. My mother hasn't been overweight a day in her life. My father was overweight, but not obese. He was 5'9" and his "fat weight" was typically 220 at the upper range, and more like 205 typically. While that's bigger than he should have been for his height, that's no where near out of control. My maternal grandparents were thin as was my Da's dad. My maternal grandmother was quite overweight however.

What I was wasn't inherited! LOL! No, I was the unlucky victim of was poor fashion. Case in point: This photo was taken of me at age 16. I weighed between 120-125 pounds and was my adult height of 5"4". Now if weighed that now I'd have no difficulties wearing a size 6.

[please ignore the hair, I had unkind hairdressers who never told me about flat irons and product]

Clearly, I had no concept of how to pose! But look at that chunky thigh and butt? What's up with that? How can you weigh so little and look so fat? With that and the combo of bad fashion, no wonder why I was always on a diet.

As time passes I am going to be entering more evidence of my body over time. Scary thing is, at 120 or 160, I still look the same! Maybe I just don't photograph well because I sure can tell how I am doing by the way my clothing fits. Honestly, I think that's the best indicator of all.