Worth His Weight In Gold

An engineer ran it off – and reaped the health and performance benefits.

- Lisa Abdellah

The Wake-Up

I was neither a fat nor a skinny kid – sometimes I was heavy for no apparent reason, but I also went through periods of my life where I was slimmer, because I had to walk or run long distances to farm schools. When I became an adult, I started a job, got married and had kids. Life became comfortable, and I indulged in and enjoyed unhealthy food and takeaways.