Boyfriend tried fat-shaming girlfriend recovering from anorexia for eating a quesadilla at night. That one comment was enough: 'Pack your bag'
Davis immediately asked her boyfriend to leave. 'Girls, look for the man who loves the you inside of the body,' she added
A woman named Izzy Davis (@dose_ofizzy) is going viral for taking a firm stand against her boyfriend's fat-shaming remarks. Well, it all started when she picked up half a quesadilla slice to eat before bed. Being a patient with anorexia, Davis was already insecure about her body, and her boyfriend's comment only added to her distress. Once he realized she'd put on a few pounds, he started pressuring her into eating less so she'd fit into smaller clothes. Davis, however, refused to let the insult slide. As soon as she heard him make an extreme remark about her body, she asked him to pack his bags and leave. The video shared on September 19, 2026, has received over 9 million views on Instagram.
A not-so-sweet comment
Davis revealed that she recorded the entire conversation that happened while she and her boyfriend were breaking up. In that moment, she was certain that he didn’t just throw a mean insult at her but was rather shaming her for her weight. “You want me to be five pounds skinnier and eat less? More than you want me to be happy and healthy. Well, it’s true because otherwise you wouldn’t say that,” she told him, fuming. Her boyfriend tried to justify his behavior, saying he was genuinely attracted to her and didn't mean to hurt her. However, just after saying that, he admitted that he was repelled by her “interesting eating habits" and that she needed to re-evaluate it.
'Pack your bag and go'
“Like, you don’t need to have dessert every single night,” her boyfriend told her. In response, Davis acknowledged that although she had gained five to ten pounds in a year, she was happy about it. For her, it was actually a positive sign of recovery from anorexia. “Recovery is a lifelong process. I can’t restrict my food. I would seriously rather be this weight and be this happy and be this, sleeping well at night. And I feel sexy. I am happy here, and I have never asked you for help," she added. Furious about his mean comments, Davis immediately decided to break up and asked her boyfriend to leave. "Girls, look for the man who loves the you inside of the body," she added.
The weight of shame
A study (by Carlyn E Graham and others) found that women experience more discrimination over their weight (15.1%) than men (10.2%). This discrimination often triggers depression and perceived stress. Rather than acting as a motivational tool for weight loss, fat shaming often promotes psychological distress, spikes cortisol levels, and lowers self-control, increasing the risk of binge eating. For instance, researchers from FSU College of Medicine found that individuals experiencing fat shaming are 2.5 times more likely to develop obesity over four years.
'A red flag'
Viewers defended Davis by saying she handled the conversation intelligently, and anyone who shamed her for weight gain didn’t deserve to be in her life. @mama_ash_94 commented, “This triggered me! Wow. Good for you for dropping that weight — meaning him. That’s the only weight you ever need to drop.” @yourbestiemisha echoed the sentiment: "Yeah, bye. Even though he wasn’t yelling or calling you names, the constant need to ‘help’ rather than listen when you are expressing feelings is a red flag. I thought you handled advocating for yourself in that conversation so well.”
You can follow Izzy Davis (@dose_ofizzy) on Instagram for lifestyle content and personal storytimes.
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