I am almost 50. Was a sprint swimmer in my childhood, played some high school basketball, and was a soccer goalie forever (still am). I am a musician and a composer. I taught middle school orchestra for 23 years and now am a freelance violin/viola instructor. As a sprint swimmer and goalie, I could always eat whatever I wanted, the sweeter, and the more the better! Now I am paying for that, with my big sweet tooth. I want to be trim when I turn 50 this year, in Sept. 2017, and I have about 25 pounds to go. NO sweets, portion sizes, and every other day running and/or interval training. So far so good.