Fat shaming works A friend of mine used to work out a lot but he stopped working out and continued eating as if he still did. A few months ago I saw him again and noticed that this lifestyle resulted in a growing pouch of fat on his abdomen. I told him several times that he was getting fat. I saw him again a few weeks back. All the fat gone. I noticed it and he said it was "Because you kept calling me fat. So I stopped drinking sugary drinks." Fat shaming works.