Back in high school(96) i used to play basketball at a state level, before tearing my ankle ligaments about a week before NSW try-outs. Then after leaving school i went on the dole for a year and surfed up to 3 times a day, 7 days a week. I was pretty fit back then but after having 2 kids (actually my wife had them, i just watched) and having a malignant melanoma removed from my back (always wear sunscreen at the beach), i had less time for anything and put on weight.

Then i got a job with Sydney Water reading water meters all day. I lost about 15kg just from walking on the job. And this was while eating Maccas twice a day, for breakfast and lunch. But i was walking anywhere from 20-30km a day at a fast pace. As long as you exercise and keep you heart rate up for at least 30-60 mins a day, you'll speed up your metabolism and start losing weight.

Who needs looks anyway when you have wit and a sense of humour to make the girls giddy and tingly?