I love weight loss shows.
As a kid, I used to get deeply involved in Richard Simmons’ Deal-a-Meal infomercials — could a person possibly weigh 500 pounds? It was amazing — just by pulling little cards and keeping track of food they could presto change-o into a size 8. With 67% of our population considered medically overweight or obese, there are plenty of television shows focused on weight loss. Step into Dr. Oz’s truth tube and you’ll see that weight isn’t about being beach ready (can we say “high cholesterol”?) or click on Dr. Phil and you’ll learn about the emotions surrounding eating behaviors (we got a boredom eater right here!).
The show that really gets me going is The Biggest Loser. I love watching Jillian Michaels scream & make those faces like she’s going to eat one of the contestants. Seriously, I bet she bites. And have you seen the veins on Bob Harper’s face leap out of his head when he’s working out these people? Oh — and I double heart love the look of shock he makes at the weigh-ins. All the tid-bits of information they give to the viewers … it’s so inspiring!
BUT, as much as I love this show — it makes me hungry.
As I was watching last night, I had this sudden urge to eat some potato chips. Normally, we wouldn’t have any in the house but we had just served picnic food to some of our football players on Monday. Tasty, crunchy, salty potato chips… By the second hour of the show, as I searched for the jellybeans I had hidden in the kitchen, I thought, “Jillian Michaels would kick my ass right now.”
These people are sweating & lifting and I’m eating jellybeans and chips. They’re losing five pounds — I’m gaining it in the two hours that the show’s on the air. I know all about healthy eating — I talk the talk, baby. I can tell you this – a jellybean ain’t no Superfood! I think it’s time for me to kick my own ass and start eating healthy ALL DAY again (not just when someone’s looking.)
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So glad to know that I’m not the only person who eats during The Biggest Loser. As I was eating pieces of Easter candy and drinking wine while watching the show last night, I looked at Jim and said, “I need Jillian Michaels in my life.” I have a major problem of knowing what to do, but just not doing it!
Ummmmmmmmm, I have a red velvet cake baking in the oven right now as I’m reading this………