They don't seem to grasp that obesity, what is considered overweight today, hardly existed in that period. These people were tiny, even if they had a softer look, i.e. not athletic and very muscular. Renaissance aside, if you look at the uniforms even from WWII, you can see how small the average soldier actually was. The biggest problems for today's re-enactors is they complain they can't fit their fat asses into replica uniforms. Yea, well a Wehrmacht uniform didn't come in a size XXXXXXXL, and if they even bothered to enlist someone like that, the uniform would have to be custom made.  I laugh when I see they put sewing patters for 40s and 50s dresses on tumblr. That will never look authentic because those clothes where designed for women with small waists and thin arms and legs. Not huge swollen sausages like Munster and all of these rockablilly fuckwits. If you were fat back then, you were some kind of freak. Most likely they'd sew up a few burlap sacks together for you, tell you to shut the fuck up and stop stuffing your pig face. Body positive, my ass. PS here's an interesting summary about mealtimes in different periods in Europe and the US. For the most part, it was dictated by religious practice.