I like people for who they are, not what shape their body is in. Why do you believe she is treated like a lower classed citizen? How so?

Today's society places great emphasis on physical beauty and the modern norm is thin. In ancient Greece, being plump was a sign of heath and beauty. So until society changes it's criterion on what constitutes beauty, you can't change it.

Well people that are overweight also have the choice to work on themself. I managed to lose 30 IBS in 6 months and then I went unemployed again...I gained all that weight back but Im going to be starting work again soon which puts me right back into my Routine...Im going to double my cardio so I lose my weight twice as fast because Ive been experimenting and I can push myself to do so. its not difficult to do 30 min of cardio...whether you do it at home, at a gym or in town. People have a choice. And it helps when they have positive reinforcement. When you lose weight you feel better because your body works healthier and your organs process things smoothlier. Its a scientific answer that basic cardio helps every day. You dont even have to do stuff on the weekends. Maybe you could consider doing exercises with your friend? help her out with positive reinforcement. Being overweight is more than appearence; it causes serious health problems. Starting slow and gradually working your way up works fine. Ive had to start over several times and I get right back to where I left off usually. Hell usually what happens is I improve. Whatever you decide to do...Good luck to ya

We have a 2nd cousin that has a daughter thats overweight and it's so sad to see the way she is looked at and treated and how health addicts judge her as lazy and assume she's just a junk food junkie cause she has a thyroid problem that her Dr or Dr's cannot seem to find a cure for she can only lose very little weight and what she loses seems to come right back .Thats why people should lay off the over weight cause we dont know why many of them are overweight .i used to kinda judge overweight people untill i found all this out or shall i say i made time to think about it .

No... I have finally got her talked into weight loss surgery, she was afraid of the complications from it but her health needs to come first. She has been kicked down enough by bias and judgemental (shallow) people to not go out into public unless she has to. What kind of life it that???? And it doesnt help her weight.

I think even if you have a medical condition there's still no excuse for putting on so much weight. If the medical problem was making her put on weight then she should of got it fixed a long time ago instead of doing nothing about it.