I'm a proud shitkid This is a brief story about my dad.   His mom died at 55 years old and weighed easily over 400lbs.   My uncle and his wife match, and mother other aunts are getting there, quick.   My dad has always been a small fat, but fat nonetheless. He's teatered around 200lbs at 5'6" - 7".   He was a single dad who didn't know about proper nutrition so I got chubby and my older sister got fat. She got her eating habits from him, and I followed her.   She moved out when I was 15 and that was when my life changed. I quickly shed the extra 25 lbs during the next year and became happy.   My dad worked late so I became in charge of dinner and grocery shopping. No more pizza rolls, bring on the salad and lean protein!   Over the next couple years, I moved across the country for school and have stayed fit and healthy. My dad and I stay very close through the phone. I have a habit of talking a lot, and he is one of the few who will listen. Over time, he started listening more about what I had to say about health and nutrition, as he realized I was the only skinny one in the family, and kept it that way. Along with that, I was truly happy in life, something a lot of my family seems to lack.  Then he started asking questions about health and vitamins and all of that. His sister died a couple years ago, and another close family member was diagnosed with lung cancer and it really opened his eyes to how his lifestyle impacts those he loves.  He has officially lost over 30 lbs (and kept it off), stopped drinking soda, and cut down his drinking and smoking by a lot!  He drinks green juice and eats fruit for breakfast.   This was the guy who drank pepsi for 50 years straight.   His relationships are better and he even bought his first house in over 10 years!  I don't really care if no anyone reads this, I just wanted to express my pride over someone I care about, who realized genetics is a bunch a bullshit, and that you make your own future.