I don't want my girls (pre teen and just turned teen) to grow up thinking it is healthy and ok to be 200+ pounds. I want them to feel a little (little being the keyword) pressure to be fit and look good. Not obsessively but in a conscious effort. I also don't want them to smoke or do any drugs excessively.

The only reason this is news is because this is exactly the type of stuff all these huge people walking around wal mart want to read. They buy magazines, the rest of us buy treadmills.

I don't think being obese is ok, I can't stand smokers although I was one up to 7 years ago and I hate being around anyone that drinks so much that they can't stand up. I judge everyone, including myself. And so does everyone else.

Honestly, at this point I think that the media would call everything over a size 8 a plus size. This includes Gilbert's mom off of what's eating gilbert grape. Sadly.