Why fit/healthy will ALWAYS be more desirable than fat. Over the weekend, I went to PetSmart with the SO to get a toy for my kitty (she's freaking awesome, so she deserves it). I'm wearing crappy shorts showing my gross, unshaven legs, a t-shirt 2 sizes too big, no makeup, baseball cap, crappy tennis shoes. I look like I just rolled out of bed.  There were these hams who were also there. Hair and nails all perfect, cutesy outfits (plaid skirts with white button up shirts, so I'm guessing trying to go the punk catholic schoolgirl look?), pounds of elaborate makeup, heels, etc. While I was blending in, they were being loud and obnoxious.  So, here's the thing: along with my sexy BF, there's another cute, fit-looking guy that they're trying to get to speak to them. He keeps blowing them off, which pisses them off. I keep getting glares from them both, and I have no idea why until the BF mentions the other guy checking me out, which is a nice ego boost for me because I know I looked crappy that day.  So tl;dr: When you're fat, no amount of makeup will ever make you more desirable or more attractive than a fit girl in crappy, oversized clothing and no makeup.  EDIT Better tl;dr by speshul_snowflake: Because eyeballs.