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"If Celebrities Make You Feel Like A Loser, TV Fatties Make You Feel Like A Celebrity."
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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 »Dance Your Ass Off: Poledancing & MILF Face
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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]Chubby People Live Longest
"Health experts have long warned of the risk of obesity, but a new Japanese study warns that being very skinny is even more dangerous, and that slightly chubby people live longer." [Sydney Morning Herald]Mystery Solved
You know how we questioned whether or not Janeane Garofalo was doing the voice overs for the Weight Watcher "hunger monster" commercials? She is. She confirmed it on Air America's Break Room Live. [Air America]Is Janeane Garofalo Shilling For Weight Watchers?
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