In high school, Lucas stuck to keeping a low profile in order to avoid unnecessary ridicule and attention. However, for someone as big as Lucas, it was a difficult task. And therefore, despite his best efforts, the vicious cycle of bullying and binge-eating followed Lucas all the way to high school.
The cycle of eating and isolation became a self-fulfilling prophecy. The more Lucas turned to food for comfort, the more his weight increased, and the more fodder it gave his classmates to isolate and ridicule him.