Back to Business and a “More to Love” Rant

To help me re-initiate my exercise routine in some structured way I’ve decided to follow Bob Greene’s “Back to Business” Plan. Bob describes his plan as a “12-week program to encourage you on your way to successful weight loss. You’ll make six simple diet changes and ease into exercise slowly because I want you to [...]

The Media Is Obsessed With Fat People: I Want To Save Your Life

Show: I Want To Save Your Life
Rating: Boooo

Station/ Time: WE TV, Saturdays at 10p|9c

Premise (from website): WE TV’s all-new original series I Want to Save Your Life showcases undercover health interventions by Charles Stuart Platkin, a nutrition and public health advocate, also known as the Diet Detective. After struggling with weight loss in [...]

Media is Obsessed with Fat People: “Disfigured” Review

Movie: Disfigured
Rating: Awesome!
Station/ Time: Netflix/Rent it!
Premise (from website):
Lydia is a fat, graceful woman struggling to maintain her identity in fashionable Venice Beach, CA. Though she is a member of a Fat Acceptance Group (a movement dedicated to fighting prejudice against fat people), she still struggles with complex feelings about her body and its place in [...]

TV is Obsessed with Fat People: “My Big Fat Body” Review

Show: My Big Fat Body 
Station/ Time: Discovery Health/ Check your local listing orhealth.discovery.com for times
Premise (from show website):  In this one-hour special, actor and comedian Frank Payne, aka “The Big Guy”, lends his extra-large body to science where state-of the art imaging technology gives us a first ever look at what morbid obesity does to [...]

TV is Obsessed with Fat People: “Diet Tribe” and “Ruby” Review

Being the beginning of the year people have New Year’s resolutions on their minds. Network executives are trying to figure out how to best capitalize on this and now TV is full of shows about fat, fat people, and weight loss. I’ve DVR-ed most of it and, to be honest, the offerings are hit and [...]

Biggest Loser Mania

The new season of The Biggest Loser premieres Tuesday on NBC!  Links to celebrate!

The Biggest Loser Blog Edition is gearing up again! This time it’s going to be in a TEAM format! If you want to join head over to the BLBE and check out the details. They are closing the opportunity for sign-ups at [...]