I am a male in my mid 40s and right from birth, I have always had a small stature. In fact, I think I would be counted as one of the 'smallest' males, if ever a survey was done in my area/town. I am 5 foot 1 inch and weight 67kg. I have always been teased throughout my life due to this, and called lots of names - the most popular being 'shorty'.

Many times I have started going to the gym and going on the thread mill together with lifting weights etc, but have always given up shortly afterwards, due to not seeing any significant changes in my body in terms of loosing weight and gaining muscle mass. However, After much thinking I have decided to start going to the gym again(!) in order to get fit and to bulk up. My question is - do you think due to my age, I should forget this idea and just go for a jog every now and again in order to keep my weight under control and forget about trying to grow my muscles etc?

If I do decide to continue going to the gym for the long term (on this occasion), what food do you think I should eat that would help me grow muscle? What about supplements?

I would be able to go to the gym about twice a week for an hour each and them possibly increasing that to three times a week, if I see some results in my body.

Please advice.