Hey, Don't frett!!! I know how it is I am short and if I put on 5 pounds I have a stroke. Five pounds on short people looks like twenty on the blessed tall people. try to eat healthier. Drink lots of water and don't give up. I do hope you won't start back smoking. I smoke and have tried every thing to quit. I am so bad I have that last cig and start having a panick attack. Good luck.