Elodie, I agree constant “weight control” can be a burden, especially to women. Most women are always on diets, they do all kinds of surgery to stay fit and to look like models, whatever their age. Taken to the extreme, it can be ridiculous! However, lately you see even men taking care of their appearance, willing to stay fit and healthy, “controlling their weight” and in particular the volume of their belly (especially Lebanese men)…

Well I think that by defining the triggering factor of weight control with the word “mocking” , we are stagnating on the fact that the society and not only men are really stuck in the scenario where a woman is ablated because she has some extra kilos… Weight control should start in yourself and should NEVER be triggered by social criticism whether it was your wife, your husband, your friend. When you are judged for your weight I do not think that a healthy diet will arise but a draconian type that will ruin all your healthy lifestyle…