Beginning in 2003, I had gained my first year of marriage weight (for two years), and also put on enough “baby-weight” to match my wife during her first pregnancy.  Yard work was a chore, and I regularly had lower back and hip pains for 3-7 days after any strenuous activity.  My clothes were getting less and less comfortable; for example, I made it a point to find button-up shirts with enough buttons to stay tucked-in (or I...