Fat "acceptance" - from the PoV of a fat person

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106. Very interesting.

I've been thinking about the genetics the entire time I've been reading this OP and the comments. Your comment reinforces my belief about body types, weight, and eating habits. Genetics MUST be heavily (no pun intended) involved.

Both of my kids (boy, 19 and girl, 17) have similar body types to my husband and myself. Not fat, but not skinny either. I've never worried about either of them, and because I was fat-shamed as a teenager I always swore I would never make my kids obsess over their weight or eating habits.

But my daughter has two very good friends who are rail-thin. One of them eats constantly. I'm always kind of annoyed when she comes over, because the first thing she does is go to the pantry and the fridge to see what we have to eat. The other is less obtrusive about it, but I swear the girl lives on sugar and fat. True story--when we take her out to eat, if possible she'll order a plate of french fries, a plate of bacon, and a soda. Nothing else. Then she'll get dessert. And both of these girls are TINY. They don't have an ounce of fat on their bodies.

I can only think it must be mostly genetics.