I'm torn about the whole overweight champion thing. On the one hand, it's your life, etc. On the other hand, it seems like we spend so much time lately justifying being overweight as a society. My FB feed is filled with sassy posts from overweight people that go beyond "If I want to be fat, I can be fat" to saying thin is wrong, and how we're forced by the media to value thin. I must admit I find that odd.
(Also, this is not Hollywood Chunky, either. It may not be morbid obesity, but it's also not a little pooch.)