I hit 200 lbs when I was 25. I'm 15 lbs overweight now. Was I bedridden at 200? No. But I had to make huge changes to get to a healthy weight again, and that was the first time in my life I had ever been overweight. Since then, I consider myself part of the 'demographic'.

Just like any other human characteristic, body size = nature + nurture

Everyone.

I enjoyed how after your first post was posted as an "I don't now question" about overweight people has now become this—a post about how you know why people are overweight.

Thank you Dr. Phil!

I think he's just proved that he's an actual troll and that he's not going to listen no matter what anyone says. Fat people are fat because they eat to much is way too easy to believe.

Yes, clearly I'd lose a ton of weight if only I was more polite. That's the missing thing in between my cardio and my diet. Thanks so much. You're a gem.

1. And if someone can't afford to go to the gym? Doesn't have transportation there, or the necessary time required? If there isn't one in your area at all? This is very classist assumption you're making. And please don't come back with the old, "well, just work out at home, only 20 minutes a day is enough!" That presents…

I'm 15 lbs overweight because I do all of the things I do to try to stay in shape. If I didn't do those things, I'd be 100 lbs overweight.

What seems to be the problem here is that you think there has to be "fault" somewhere if someone is overweight. That's the major fallacy here. If your question is "Is it ever someone's own fault if they're unhealthy?" THEN we have a conversation on our hands.

If the government of New Zealand is going to deport all the fat people, then they better include all those fucking Hobbits. And the damn dwarves too. Those fuckers can eat!

Or, accept that everybody, even smokers, gets to make their own choices, and while it might feel good to bitch at other people about theirs, a) your own glass house will likely not remain intact for eternity, and b) it does not lead to a civil, respectful, humane society to police other people's choices, even when you…

New Zealand's immigration policy stipulates that people seeking permanent residency in the country must undergo an HIV test and that if they test positive they are denied permanent residency (AFP/Yahoo! News, August 30, 2006).

The reason is that New Zealand is comprised of two islands, either (or both!) of which could spontaneously sink if there are too many fat people on them. It's science, and I think it's totally reasonable.

Ok, so then we either eat white rice (cheaper and easier to cook but refined) or cook brown rice for 40 minutes. How's the chicken cooked? Plain (that gets old every night) or buy spices and seasonings as well? Are you getting home from an 8 hr job plus an hour commute each way to do this, and making sure you (and…

"The government of New Zealand has come up with a novel strategy for getting rid of great big gross fat people: Just throw them into the sea!"

California gleefully offers to take the Hobbits.

She annoys me so much. Just...whyyyy....

Hey, Miley. You're white and rich.

I say that because she seems like she thinks she's earned a black card and she can use it in casual conversation with black people.