Hi Sonali. I am very happy to see you are still getting back on that horse. My "horse" which I have fallen off of many times, is a bucking bronco. Like any wrangler we must learn to dust ourselves off and get back in the saddle. Obesity is a terrible thing which afflicts increasing numbers of Americans, including children because of the Standard American Diet.

Concerning the conversation that you overheard, I could not help but wonder if this couple was speaking in a stage whisper so that those who they deemed to be fat could hear them, in an effort at "fat shaming". I have been publicly "fat shamed" over the years so am very aware of people's intentional cruelty.

Young athletes in perfect health with no known medical preconditions have ended up in the ICU on ventilators so it isn't only obese people with preexisting conditions who are vulnerable to Covid19.

Sonali, best wishes and never give up!