Joseph, you said, "My family history is of very large people."
I just had to smile. Your comment made me remember an old black and white photo taken around 1910 of my mother's five aunts lined up in sturdy wooden chairs across the porch of an old farmhouse down in Mexia, Texas. No makeup, hair in tight buns, bless their hearts, they all looked liked linebackers! I remember thinking, "I'm doomed!"
Of my mom's brother and sisters, one sister never got over a size 4, and the other five siblings never got under a size 14. Maybe chemistry has more to do with it than we know.
And the battle continues. . .
Landylue