Yep, it's true alright.
Sebastian,
What you say is, unfortunately, true. And regarding a choice of mate, I have to say I agree with you there, too. I like being married to someone who has the same interests and beliefs, including eating and fitness.
My only purpose in being obnoxious was just to try to promote some decency in every day life.
I know I came on strong, but I wanted people to stop and think. I mean, everyone got so irritated when I went on and on about my level of education and such, and when I put them down about theirs. What if one was to take out all my references to lack of education and intellect and replace them with insults about fitness and weight? That's just how irritated overweight people get.
I *was* overweight, once. I'm 5'6" and in my 20's was up to a size 16, women's. That's not obese, but it's pretty heavy. With a lot of hard work and watching what I ate, I got down to a 10. I remember what it was like before: I was ignored by salesclerks, mechanics, etc. The difference after my weight loss was stunning. Suddenly, I was treated like a real person. I should have been happy about that, but I was a little sickened. After all, I was the same person before and after, but because I was heavy, I was treated like a non-person.