First, men, especially young men, have a MUCH easier time losing weight than do women.
Second, losing weight is the easy part – keeping it off is VERY VERY tough.
Third, I would rather shop at a fat women’s store and buy clothes that fit than repeat my recent “spa” experience where even the larger robes don’t cover very much. You want to talk about degrading? THAT was degrading. Walking into a plus-size store is no big deal.