A lot of overweight people learned their sedentary, unhealthy lifestyle while growing up. They may have been the chubby kid, or even the athletic one, but were never all that fat because their metabolism could handle it. They get to high school/college and start to put on weight. Finding it difficult to change their eating/exercising habits, they turn to food to cope with the depression of weight gain. Years pass and they continue to grow. Finally, they decide to do something about it and through a healthy diet and a lot of work, the pounds come off. You're right, how dare they be commended for completely changing their life around???
If you don't like it, don't watch whatever channel or advertisement is in front of you. But I do commend their choice to live a healthier lifestyle rather than continue on the path that they've always known.
