I am an old-school mainframe system tools developer. I have had weight issues, being over 200 lbs most of my adult life. The combination of my being diagnosed barely with type II diabetes, my wife getting the same diagnosis, along with high blood pressure, and uterine cancer all within a month (she is fully recovered from the latter), caused us to redo our diets. So far I have lost 70 pounds from my highest, and I have about 5 pounds or so to go.