That's the most dangerous thing about hamplanets, not only are they destroying their own bodies, but they'd have everyone else be infected with their mental illness as well.   Exactly.  It combines the traits of crabs-in-a-bucket mentality and the behavior of an alcoholic's drinking buddies:  ”If money’s tight I can cover you this week. Go ahead and get your Bruschetta and Chicken Alfredo like normal.” ”Are you trying to make us feel bad for ordering appetizers?” ”Great! So first we had to hear all about your personal trainer and 5Ks and now we’re going to have to listen to you list off the calorie count of every morsel we eat!” “Why did you even come out if you aren’t going to eat anything?’ “So now we can’t eat dessert, either?" ”That’s not fair. The thing I like about our lunches is we all get to eat as much as we want without judgment. We are all big girls and eat like it. But now you’re going to make us feel guilty for not eating better.” ”You are deliberately missing the point! We can’t eat what makes us happy when you are eating rabbit food. It’s like trying to eat ice cream while watching the Biggest Loser. Suddenly all the really good food comes with a side of shame! Why are you ruining our lunch?” ” In two weeks you’ll probably be back to eating like a normal person again anyway. So it won’t be an issue.”  Spoiler: 300and30 is now 300 and well over 30.    Dan Savage found in Slouching Towards Gomorrah that planets (who aren't solitary and stuck in their house) often have "eating buddies"--that exact phrase was used at the NAAFA convention.  Eating buddies act just like drinking buddies, drug buddies, [insert addict group here].  They don't want you staying clean in front of them and making them feel bad about their habits, whereas if you join in, they feel less ashamed about it.  Alcoholics try to get others to drink around them, so they don't look bad.  By this metric, 300and30's eating buddies were clearly addicts.