Genetics and thyroid. You forgot to mention to your son that she could have a mobility/medical problem, that started after *or before* she got fat. He just has to make the best choices for him. And not point rudely at other people.

I think in this case it was good you were trying to get the point across to your son that some overweight people do have medical issues that make hard to lose weight. It's a good start but also bringing up the other side and say yes a lot of people do this to themselves and they should take better care of themselves. But no matter the reason they are overweight it is not our place to judge him. That way your son doesn't become a judgmental asshole.

Honestly instead of talking about thyroid problems and what not I feel like in that situation teaching him that it's rude to point and say mean things about people he doesn't know was way more important

Well good to have the conversation anyway some people really do have medically related weight issues

'genetics' and 'thyroid problems' the fat person denail scheme to suggest why they can't control their overweight body, and their eating.

YDI for being unrealistic. 99.999% of weight problems are due to the bad diet.

I think it's lovely you're raising your son to consider other people's difficulties before he judges them! Maybe next time you could add food addiction and eating disorders to it.I suppose it's like being an alcoholic but you need food to survive.

You should be glad he noticed it wasn't the best lifestyle choice!

"Crams mouth with 6 big macs" "Damn you genetics!!!" People need to take responsibility for themselves, if you're overweight slightly, or even fat and happy then that's fine as long as you're comfortable and honest with yourself, but if you say you have disabilities and use a mobility chair or scooter when it's really just because you eat more than a hungry pack of Saint Bernards then you really need to make a lifestyle change.

In your judgement you also fail to see the emotional and mental aspects of her eating problems. Dieting unfortunately may. In the short term help her drop kilos but it does not address the issue that makes her gorge herself in the first place. Rather it is a bandaid that never lasts and in the moment of stress and anxiety she will eat and eat and eat until whatever weight she has lost now becomes the amount of weight she piles back on and then some. A healthy lifestyle needs to be address obviously but from all angles not just the food she puts in her mouth. Yes it is quite sad and often disturbing to witness an obese person compulsively eat but there are a ton of underlying reasons and causes why the obsession to compulsively overeat overtakes all common reasoning to eat a healthy nutritious diet and stop eating when you are full. Just to prove a point that food issues can come in many forms. in the 80's Jane Fonda a Hollywood actress who was also a fitness queen hid a secret of bulimia while she advocated her fitness DVDs. While she was dictating eating healthy and exercising she was also sticking her finger down her throat after compulsively overeating. The difference between the obese lady with a plate full of greasy food and Jane Fonda was actually the fact that Jane Fonda threw up all her food and this lady doesn't. Both had issues with food. Sadly only one seems to be a topic of intense ridicule and condemnation and that is the obese lady with a large stack of food on her plate. I know of a nutritionist and raw food health expert who was terrified of her clients seeing her eat cake because she advocated healthy eating yet she could not stop herself from eating cake . Being thin doesn't mean you have a healthy relationship with food. You may be able to hide it better. So yes her body may be gigantic but in all your judgment you never stopped to consider that the food is not the problem it is just the catalyst for an underlying issue or issue that has yet to be healed. I hope this lady gets the help she needs.