A fellow writer shared this link with me.

When she read this article she felt that it related to Woman of Substance.
I think she is right as well. It is part of the issue in the novel.

Fatism — Who Do You Judge and Who Do You LOVE?
LAURA FENAMORE | JANUARY 15, 2013 | LIVING

http://www.positivelypositive.com/2013/01/15/fatism-who-do-you-judge-and-who-do-you-love/