Jem51, I remember being in high school (class of 1992), at 5 ft. 2, I weighed ~145 pounds and I was mortified when I got fitted for a symphonic band uniform and had to wear the 'boy' model because none of the girls fit. There were a few people in my class that were on the way large side, but they were few. I was the typical fat girl then - I was always the biggest of the girls.

My mom's yearbook (class of '74) is loaded with ultra-thin chicks. What the hell? How did we barrel down the fat train so quickly?