Has anyone ever said this to you? Heavy, heavy, you got so heavy baby. You better lose some weight.

Telling someone to get in shape doesn’t really do anything, and in fact some studies show that it has the opposite effect.

But let’s face it, Americans are caught in the middle of an obesity epidemic, where billions of dollars are made by keeping people sick and out of shape.

Today writer Zach Stafford, joins us to take a look at fat shaming, how he overcame his own eating disorder and how to inspire change in others by transforming your own life.

Plus–

• Haters on the Net start a Zach Stafford masculine meme. Here’s a transparent file to help y’all make more!

• The new X-Files series causes outrage for featuring drag queen Shangela as a truck stop trans sex worker.

• An unusual Craigslist ad begs for information about who took a crap on someone’s electric luxury car in Boystown.