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more about #weightloss more comments → TallyCola: There was (is?) a UK reality show called "Supersize versus Super Skinny" where they take an obese person and an underweight person, both with ridiculo... more » ahpooks: One woman who won a couple of seasons ago clearly went home and starved herself to come back and win at the finale. The other finalist who had kicked ... more » Here There Everywhere in the Bean: One of my main beefs with the show is the seemingly weekly interview with a kicked-off contestant who ever so earnestly asserts, "if I can do it [lose... more » echoparkgal: Ugh. People just love Jililan Michaels and I detest that mean woman. I find it interesting that some of my lezebel friends I know watching it are craz... more » waverly: "Now we get to watch real people...abuse themselves for free." The solution is simple: turn off the T.V. Seriously, how is this hard? If the sho... more » Benevolent_Dictatrix (patently absurd): JD Roth, an executive producer of the series who created its current format, said that while the show was extreme, "it needs to be extreme in my opini... more » graciousplum: Um, you seem to be missing the point. I became a runner because I was inspired by the changes in contestant's lives, bodies, attitudes, all because o... more » Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: I love how people STILL continue to say "Eat less and exercise a little more and you will lose weight." HONESTLY! If it was that easy don't you think ... more » TheUptightMidwesterner: THANK YOU NYT!! I get so mad at this show for pushing all these totally dangerous, reckless expectations on the public. Losing 16 pounds in one fuc... more » Ruby_de_la_Booby: A show where an 8 lb weight loss in a given week is considered a failure...that's way messed up. Plus, it sets up ridiculous expectations to maintain... more » spamanda: I've often wondered how many people on this show were also starving themselves to loose that extra pound or two. Also, I really like to watch Biggest ... more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: trainer Jillian Michaels says, "Contestants can get a little too crazy and they can get too thin. [...] It's just part of the nature of reality TV." ... more » morninggloria: The best part of The Biggest Loser is the shameless promotions and how they try to pass them off as genuine, totes casual conversations. "Hey, brosep... more » biancajames: I saw an episode of this show for the first time recently (at the gym ironically, I don't own a TV) and was HORRIFIED. Encouraging people to lose 12 p... more » bluebears: It sounds horrible and morbid but I'm surprised someone hasn't dropped dead on that show yet. more » -
#weightymatters
Surprisingly, TV Reality Show Not Healthiest Path To Weight Loss
In news that should shock exactly no one, being on The Biggest Loser may not be a great way to achieve healthy, lasting weight loss. But it is a great way to pee blood! More » -
#weightymatters
Study: Fat People Dare To Think They're "Normal"
According to a new study, almost 10% of obese people "misperceive that their body size is normal and think they don't need to lose weight." Time for a Fat Panic! More » -
#clips
Mo'Nique Found It Easy To Play A Monster
On Ellen today, Mo'Nique claimed that the film Precious will "save somebody's life" and explained about how the cast dealt with shooting such tough, raw material, saying: "We played hard." In addition, she spilled about her recent weight loss: More » -
#leftovers
Sarah Palin Fans Christened The "Anti-Christers" • Gay Couples Make Good Parents
• According to a recent poll, 82% of those who think Obama is the Anti-Christ also think Sarah Palin is a swell broad. True/Slant proposes a new name for these right-wing wingnuts: Anti-Christers. • More » -
#lostintranslation
Culture Clash: What If Calling Someone Fat Wasn't An Insult?
Daniel Krieger, an American teacher in Japan, is surprised when his female Japanese friends start commenting on his weight, saying things like, "You look fatter "Chotto futtota?" (Have you become a little fatter?), and "Did you gain your weight?" More » -
#weightwatchers
Why Is There An "Appetite" For Plus-Size TV?
Today's Washington Post story about the popularity of plus-size TV shows actually begins, "Have a sandwich, Twiggy." More » -
#weightwatchers
More Evidence Exercise Makes You Hungry, Not Thin
Time magazine's new cover story is titled "Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin." Eric Ravussin, an exercise researcher from Louisiana State University who studies diabetes and metabolism actually says: "In general, for weight loss, exercise is pretty useless." Pardon?!?!?!
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#notablequotable
"It's OK To Be Big, But Let’s Be Big And Healthy"
"I started at 262 pounds, and now I'm between 220-224... I want to meet my grandkids… I can't get too much smaller because my head is big." — Mo'Nique. [LA Times] -
#bigproblems
Do Plus-Size TV Shows Inspire Or Disgust?
Between Dance Your Ass Off, Ruby, The Biggest Loser, Drop Dead Diva and the forthcoming More To Love, plus-size TV is "big" right now, reports Lisa Respers France for CNN. Actually, she writes: More » -
#weightwatchers
Dance Your Ass Off: Poledancing & MILF Face
What is it about Dance Your Ass Off that continues to intrigue, yet repel? Perhaps it's the fact that last night, 33-year-old mom Tara was dressed in a Catholic school costume as she gyrated on a pole to "Promiscuous Girl." More » -
#momoneysameproblems
Study: Money Won't Make People Lose Weight
Monetary incentives turned out to have little influence over how much weight participants in one study lost, leading Nicholas Bakalar of the Times to claim that, "Losing weight is so hard you cannot even pay people to do it." More » -
#badvertising
Gold's Gym Hates Your Legs
Gold's Gym has a "humorous" new ad campaign called "Say No To Cankles." Despite the fact that, as every health and fitness expert knows, spot reduction is a myth. Still, on the gym's microsite, there is text which reads: More » -
#gettingheavy
Dance Your Ass Off: Empowering? Embarrassing?
Last night saw the premiere of weight-loss dance contest Dance Your Ass Off, hosted by Hairspray's Marissa Jaret Winokur. The contestants were varied: men, women, black, white, Latino, mothers, fathers, a virgin and a woman who "can't get boyfriends." More » -
#weightwatchers
Her Goal: To Wear A Bikini In A Magazine
Dance Your Ass Off Host host and new mom Marissa Jaret Winokur is blogging about her "weight loss journey" for People; but she should probably read this as well. [People, Telegraph] -
#crashtestdummies
Crash Diets More Effective Than Thought, But Still Unpleasant
A new study reported in the Times of London says "sensible" crash diets may work better, even in the long term, than "slower" ones. More » -
#goodgrief
100-Calorie Pack Fad: Finally Finished
100-calorie packs were once labeled the next big thing! in snacking, a fact we weren't exactly thrilled about, but recent data shows that sales of the tiny packs have dropped, Brand Week reports. What happened? More » -
#recalls
Hydroxycut Pulled From Shelves After Consumer Dies
In a not entirely surprising move, the FDA has issued a warning to consumers using Hydroxycut, a dietary supplement that has been linked to severe liver damage and has led to at least one death. More » -
#dietofworms
Aack! "Hungry Girl" Turns Us Into A Nation Of Cathy Comics
"Hungry Girl" ("tips and tricks for hungry chicks!") is the biggest thing in dieting. Great.
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