I imagine the George Balanchine body ideal is probably what she has in mind, which in many people's opinion is pretty thin. She probably has it in her head that anything more than that is morbidly obese. Having worked in pit orchestras for many years with ballet groups, I was always amazed to see the dancers on break chowing down Hershey Bars, Coca Colas and whatnot for quick energy while simultaneously chain smoking to keep their appetites down so they wouldn't gain weight. Seemed like a very tough short lived profession to me. My guess would be that she doesn't look overweight to a large majority of people. Just be as supportive as you can and enjoy that flexability.
