<p>I'm actually really glad that the thread was posted. </p>
<p>Being a "fatty" I agree that a lot of obesity is not genetic.
Take my situation. I have a very low metabolic rate so, I was always chubby, BUT I became obese when my best friend past away. I dealt with emotion by eating. So i agree its not always genetic, it's a lot about how you treat your body. </p>
<p>While I myself am dissapointed in the way I have been treating my body - I am now doing something about it. So as a "fat" person, I can say - yes it is mostly our faults. I'm not in denial. I get it. </p>
<p>But it's nice to see that people won't think of me badly just because of my weight. Well some people will, but hopefully not most. I am one of the only big girls at my school, and I was really curious to see if there was a bigger population of "big" people. </p>
<p>Thank you for all the sweet posters that have been really kind in defense of us "fatties" haha. </p>
<p>It'll take me a few years to lose all the weight I've put on, and I'm working on it. I'll still be huge when I go to college. But I'm glad there will be some people who won't judge me.</p>
<p>I was a little worried that UCSD would be a lot like Orange County - superficial. But I see that the majority of the people won't be. And I'm actually pretty excited about the prospect of coming here.</p>
<p>So actually, thank you rocknrollslinkie, you have offended me in some ways but enlightened me in others.</p>