Am I the only one who is shocked by Chris Cristies' public appearances?

[laundry_queen]

86. That's like my grandfather. Lived to 97

Smoked since he was 11 years old, was an alcoholic for much of his adult life, was obese until his 90's. When he developed COPD (in his late 80's, not from smoking but from damage to his lungs from a blood clot that he survived...) he lost a lot of weight. He was on oxygen for the last few years of his life but was was still active enough to garden until he was 95. I think the reason you don't see many fat 90 year olds is that they lose the weight before then - usually as you get elderly, you start to thin out either due to illness or just medication making food taste terrible...etc. My grandmother (other side) was hefty most of the time but in the last couple of years she became skeletal.

My other grandfather was thinner, but also smoked (a pipe) most of his life, and was somewhat active. He lived to be 102.

Since I"m obese, I sure hope I have my grandfathers' longevity genes!