The problems will disappear if you ignore them and provide emotional support above all else?  Nothing.

Some people, just like some animals (fat cats and whatnot) like to eat more than they need.  In my case, my gf only hangs around other chubby girls as they are easier to bond with and therefore it gets harder to get her to take care of herself bc she has the socalled support group. 

I ended up buying her running shoes and a gym membership and she's worked out mabey 2 times a week but lost only 11 pounds.  I could really care less about how weight as far as how she looks bc she's great in bed, she's a great fukk to have. 

The only reason that I care about weight is for her health, I want her around with me for a longer time, guess i'm selfish like that.  

So, I've had some success with the gym membership and whatnot but I want more effort out of her. 

I did change. I lost 70 pounds to get to my correct body shape. Now I eat healthy and exercise. I run a 5k nearly every day now.

Before I decided to get healthy I never made a conscious decision to be over weight. I just ate what I wanted and did what I wanted without regard for my health. That meant I ate a lot of nachos and instead of exercise I sat around watching TV and playing video games. It didn't happen over night. I was skinny in elementary school, but had no interest in sports or any physical activities. After puberty I started gaining weight, but my habits had already set in and it probably didn't help that gaming systems like the Playstation, N64 and Saturn had some of the most immerse games ever made thanks to the new 3rd dimension. The weight creeped up on me.

One day I decided enough is enough. No more bad choices. I started counting calories and making up my own recipes to maximize flavor while optimizing my daily calorie intake. I started walking, then jogging and finally running. After a year I ran my first 5k and since then it's become a part of my regular work out. I bought a mini stationary bike so I can burn casual calories when playing games or watching TV. I no longer do whats fast and easy when it comes to food and activity.

It was a life choice not a diet. I'll be doing this for as long as I live. I feel so much better and I didn't even know I didn't feel good before. Dropping over 70 pounds was just the beginning of my new healthy life. I still eat my favorite foods and play my favorite video games I just balance it with a healthy lifestyle.

I would rather fast food be made illegal. Entirely. =) Oh well...

In my personal experience, I see a correlation between obesity and lack of self-discipline and/or low self-esteem. The people in my life that I consider to be short on or lacking any sort of self-discipline in all or most areas of their life (academics, exercise, diet, fiscal responsibility, sexuality) also tend to be the people who clearly could lose some pounds but don't put in the work to do so.

Your answer to this question is perfect.

Everyone isn't perfect, and if not skinny isn't high enough on their priority it's fine and their choice. If you want to be overweight and have the benefits of eating tasty food. That's you're choice. If youwan

I do get annoyed, when certain people that are fat complain about health issues and how they can't lose weight. while eating an extra portion and a soda, and then complain about being fat.

I know some people stay skinny easier, some people can eat 50 hot dogs and still look like a twig. Some small percentage have a thyroid problems.

But in General it has to do with eating habits and exercise, specifically especially in the U.S. where the obesity rates are insane and the portions are bigger than anywhere else. Is this just a coincidence?

Oh, dear Lord... are you also going to tell us what food we can and cannot buy at the grocery store, too?

Or make it overly bureaucratic, like you're at the DMV or something. "Oh, you want a Big Mac? Please take a number and feel out these forms."

i am a bit overweight and have lately been gaining weight, mostly due to eating too much.

The reason for the eating has been stress for my part, i recently worked on my final exam paper for my degree and i simply did not have the ressources to count calories and excercise, however now that i have finished that i am going to be starting again.

i used to weigh 107kg (235 lbs in the fall of 2011), and in the spring of 2012 i was down to 84kg(185 lbs), the exam period ran from summer 2012 until end of january this year, currently i am sitting at 92-93kg(202 lbs).

i know i can lose the weight and i did it fairly easy, it just takes some mental and physical ressources to do so.

So doesn't that knowledge alone go a long way towards answering your question?

Also this is only different body types.  There's also mental illnesses and other illnesses or disorders which can contribute.