We've seen an increase in obesity in men and we've seen an increase in overweight in both boys and girls.

I was particularly concerned about seeing the increase in children, because we know that children who are overweight often become obese adults.

It does look good for women. Obesity may be stabilizing.

About 17 percent of children are overweight and about a third of adults are obese.

Basically, men are catching up to women.

I have not always been fat. I have certainly never been this fat. I am shocked, sometimes, at how uncomfortable I am in my own skin – I would expect to be used to myself by now, having weighed more than 400 pounds for a few years now, and only exceeding 500 this past year. You can get used to anything, right?