I don't know how this doesn't drive people insane  Same here. It's not even just with fat people. It seems like hardly anyone really grasps how short our healthy years are even if we're lucky. But more than that, just how random the roll of the dice is for serious illness or accidents. Life is horribly short even at best. And we can hope for and work for our chances of living as long as possible. But even then, cancer, some lazy fat driver, etc can cut it short just like that.  And with youth? I mean that's a window of life experiences that you've only got one short crack at. It's arguable how long that period can be. And obviously a bit subjective. But I think it's fair to put it at about eight years max. Only eight years when you're at the peak of your health, looks and potential. Same amount of time to be able to fully share it with another person who's in the same position. It's a short period to burn as bright as any human being can.   If you want to do something, you need to do it now.  One of the single best pieces of advice I've ever received went along those lines. That if I keep waiting for the perfect time to start something, it'll never happen. Because life itself is never perfect. There's always going to be justifiable reasons to hold off on any large but worthwhile thing. And waiting is fine if there's a solid plan with a firm timeline in place. But otherwise, I just needed to get moving on it. Neve once regretted that realization.