I hate hearing "if they really wanted to be thin, they could" - people who say that obviously have never dealt with a weight problem before.
I take after my dad physically, and my sister is very much reflective of my mom. Both Mom and my sister have struggled with overweightness for as long as I can remember. Ever since going to college in 2001, my sister's gotten a lot more exercise and lost something like 30 pounds. She looks fantastic, but the BMI and most people would still call her overweight. So I know that a lot of people could do something about their weight, but at the same time, I accept that a lot of them can't.
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I take after my dad physically, and my sister is very much reflective of my mom. Both Mom and my sister have struggled with overweightness for as long as I can remember. Ever since going to college in 2001, my sister's gotten a lot more exercise and lost something like 30 pounds. She looks fantastic, but the BMI and most people would still call her overweight. So I know that a lot of people could do something about their weight, but at the same time, I accept that a lot of them can't.