Make Fun or Support?

Tom Kunich wrote:
:: How do you help overweight kids to gain a better personal
:: perspective?
::
:: If you make fun of fat kids to discourage normal kids from becoming
:: that way you risk break the fat kids morale. If you try and be
:: supportive of the efforts of fat kids aren't you sending the wrong
:: signals to all of the normal kids?
::
:: And again, on one of the hardest climbs in the area (eastern side of
:: Tesla Road) some guy who looked like a garbage can with toothpick
:: legs dropped me so bad I nearly cried. And I had dropped everyone
:: else in our group trying to stay up with him. And I still remember
:: by first Crit. This big FAT old guy was on the last row with me and
:: I was thinking to myself - if I can't keep up with the group I'll
:: drop back and ride with this guy. At the flag that guy rode right
:: through the pack onto the front and led EVERY lap until the final
:: sprint. So being fat ain't the only criteria for being unhealthy.

Being fat doesn't imply being unhealthy, though it does tend to make one
that way, given time and bad habits.

Being slim doesn't imply being healthy, either, though it does tend to keep
one that way, given time and good habits.

Healthy and fit are two different things. One can be healthy but unfit, one
can be fit but unhealthy.

IMO, being heavy tends to makes one unfit for cycling while being light
makes one fitter for cycling. Training can improve fitness in both
situations.

I know how you feel about being getting dropped by guys (or girls) who
appear to weigh a lot more than you. Seems to be story of my riding
life....