There are conditions and meds that make people gain weight…but not that make people obese.

If they are obese and don't fit into one seat they must buy two. Easy as that.

As I am no longer a frequent flier and don't have the perks that go along with that status, on a recent trip I paid a little extra to sit in the economy plus section on a UA flight. The woman in the middle seat was WAY too big for one seat. Her largness was more width than…breadth(?). Her body covered the A/V controls on my arm rest. AND her largness also cover her bag of breakfast (family size bag of Cheetos and liter bottle of Coke) as it didn't fit under the seat in front of her. And of course she smelled.

Besides being disgusted at 7AM….there is a safety issue here.

I wrote to UA, asked about their policy, and suggested they compensate me by refunded the small amount of $ I paid for the "upgrade" to the front of coach or deposit a bunch of miles to my account. They gave me the miles. I used them to upgrade to first on my next trip.

Seriously…stop eating…you will lose weight.

In the meantime, if you don't fit in one seat, buy two.

That is not insensitive. That is not a judgement…it is simply a few facts.

I would have done the same thing, though I would probably not have ignored the fat guy and instead said "no, sorry". There is nothing at all wrong with not wanting to be seated next to someone who is so huge that they are going to be sitting in part of your seat. I also will not allow the armrests to be raised.

The reason for the anger and insensitivity is that fat people have an expectation that they should get special consideration, as if they are disabled in some way. Fat is self-imposed disability and the only way to get them to lose some weight is to make every day life uncomfortable for them.

Less than 1% of Americans have a medical reason for being fat. The rest are just lazy and that "it's someone elses' fault" attitude is what makes the rest of us so angry.

Obesity is genetic? BS. Slow metabolism is genetic, but if you are unfortunate like me to have such a condition, stop eating so much and start working out. I'm sure I could easily be 200 lbs over weight if I just said, "Oh well, it's not my fault. I'm not even going to try to get control of it."

I am disgusted by my weight gain. I was a college athlete so I wasn't always obese. I am actively working to lose weight and am now working out everyday.

To those of you obese POS's – quit making it hard on those of us who take responsibility for our condition. Quit inconveniencing others with your fat!

Unfortunately, you're often forced into situations, you actually don't like. You have the chance to say "no"? Alright, do it and don't regret it. Do you think, this guy gives a sh#t about you? No, he doesn't! Otherwise he would have been at the airport early to explain his situation to the ground people and at least try to get a row with an extra free seat next to him. Or whatever they can do, once they are informed about his special requirements. Instead, he decided to get another Big Mac and showed up late with the demand, that they will find enough space for his 350 pounds.

It's an inconvinience, because he will need half of your seat and you can't use the restroom. He won't move his 350 pounds, once he's seated, that's for sure. Additionaly, you have to deal with a security issue. Who really wants to be stuck between an obese man and the cabin in case of an emergency. How fast will this guy get out of his seat?

I would have done exactly the same in this situation.

To anyone who is obese and claims they can't change it, try eating 1400 calories and walking for 1 hour every day. I bet you'll shrink!

Big boy didn't think ahead, or wanted to try to save money, that's his fault, not the poster's.

Seriously people, what is so difficult about saying "no". You shouldn't have pretended not to hear him, that's passive aggressive and kind of a wuss way of dealing with it. Just be direct, man-up, and say "No".

What's the guy going to do? "Ma'am, please help me, I asked this guy to let me share part of his seat and he said no". Too bad, so sad.