Reply #42: You're right, those kinds of comments are wrong

[conflictgirl]

I think it's a backlash against the fat-bashing that overweight people face every day, but that doesn't make it right.

I know some people who are extremely thin, who eat more food than I do. I don't blame them for being naturally thin. I do wish that more people didn't look at me, at 25 pounds overweight, and assume that I'm constantly pigging out and never get off the couch.

It would be nice if everyone could respect people who fell at both ends of the spectrum. Of course some thin people starve themselves, and some obese people never exercise and live on HoHos and Big Macs. But I think the truth is that most people have a "setpoint weight" from which it's difficult to budge (which is not to say overweight people can't lose weight - it is to say that even with diet and exercise, not everyone can be thin), and I think there are a number of factors that scientists don't even yet understand.