I got tons of fanny being heavier, best years of my life... No injuries, training balls to the wall, eating all day long, on the pull most weekends.
You realy didn't have to try with the women, it was so blatantly obvious who was into you, not as many guys my age were into it back then so you stood out more.
To many positive memories associated with the heavy look, was all downhill after that last prep for me
I settled for getting in shape once a year, weight fluctuates between 16st to 17.7st ish, I've got two kids and a mortgage, priorities change as you get older