My girlfriend [20] is offended because I [M-19] wouldn't be attracted to her IF she was overweight... help!

You should never treat people like shit for their weight. It just isn't. They are people.

Certain prescription drugs used to treat mood disorders, seizures, migraines, diabetes, and even high blood pressure can cause weight gain - sometimes 10 pounds a month. Some steroids, hormone replacement therapy, and oral contraceptives can also cause unwanted pounds to creep up on you. Source

  1. > Experts say that for up to 25% of people, most antidepressant medications -- including the popular SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) drugs like Lexapro, Paxil, Prozac, and Zoloft -- can cause a weight gain of 10 pounds or more. > > A review published in 2003 in the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine stated that while weight gain is a possible side effect with SSRI antidepressant drugs, it may be more likely to occur after six months or more of use.

But SSRIs aren't the only class of antidepressants that may have weight gain as a side effect. Other antidepressant medications, including tricylics (like Elavil and Tofranil) and MAO inhibitors (drugs like Parnate and Nardil), may also cause patients to gain weight with both long-term and short-term use. Source

It isn't everyone who is on medication, but they have done studies about it. People who have not changed their diet/exercise routine gain up to ten pounds a month. Sometimes less, sometimes more.

So, while I understand some people do abuse their body and put the wrong things into their system, not everyone is fat because they are lazy/gluttonous monsters.

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