I cropped and brightened your photo to get a better look at him, and I wish I hadn't. I have had a morbid curiosity about what he looks like in a context other than the flattering high-angle selfie that he normally shows. It just made me sad when I saw him from the side.
I'm not saying this out of malice, but I am surprised that he doesn't have more difficulty fitting on ride vehicles. I am a chubby guy, and I was much bigger before I picked up some healthy habits around the start of the Covid stay-at-home recommendations. Before that point, I recall struggling to get some rollercoaster shoulder restraints to "click" secure. And even when I was at my biggest, I don't think I was quite Nate's size (though it's hard to say for sure - I never really saw myself in profile like that).
I can understand how he's fallen into this trap of overconsumption. Theme parks always have some new snack item available, so it's good content for his channel to cover it -- people planning vacations will click to see what it's all about. And while the occasional vacation splurge can be fine, when "vacation mode" becomes standard operating procedure, things can get out of hand fast.
We’ve seen him around the parks with some regularity over time and I can say that without question, he’s really gained a lot of weight. Months ago when I would read messages on here about his appearance, I would think of how when we saw him in person, he looked much better and much more trim. Having worked in television, it’s your typical
body size illusion issues due to lens curvatures, etc. skewing body size and proportions, but he honestly looks really rough now out there.
And to be really fair here, unlike many vloggers that we’ve seen, when he was in the restaurant, he wasn’t obnoxious, he was quiet unless engaging with people who came up to him where he was quite friendly, and they properly cleaned up and cleared out their table, which all too many don’t do anymore. Guys like him are really showing how the theme park dining lifestyle is akin to the Supersize Me documentary experiment. It’s unhealthy, bad news all around unless you have some moderation. One other Mr. Morrow thing… Months ago during the art festival, I was in line to get something and my wife and son were by the fountain at the American Adventure. Low and behold, a certain someone came out of nowhere vlogging and literally almost mowed them both down while babbling into his camera as he had zero spatial awareness or a care in the world. That was the day I soured on Nate.