Attempted to share IE/Fat Actress

September 24, 2008

My local radio station this morning was having a discussion on

losing weight. I attempted to call in, and I did get through and

told them about IE. I was so hoping they would put me on the air,

but they did not. Instead, they had a guy that has lost 20 lbs. by

getting up at 3:30 in the morning every day to walk his dog for an

hour! Give me a break! My first thought was, I wonder what time

that guy goes to bed in the evenings. If he were to get 8 hrs of

sleep, he would have to go to bed at 7:30pm. I'm sure he probably

doesn't, especially if he has a family. I don't know if everyone

has been hearing a lot lately about how our culture is very sleep

deprived. And how sleep deprivation can affect weight. I don't

know, this just seems like insanity to me! Well, at least I

attempted to get the word out there about IE!

Also, has anyone seen the show that was on Showtime with Kirstie

Alley called Fat Actress? I rented the 1st series and started

watching it last night. I don't know how true to life it is to her

real life. Parts of me could so relate to what she was going

through. The first episode opens up with her stepping on the scale

and then just bursting into heart breaking sobs. The second episode

opens with her trying on all these pants that she can't get into or

barly buttoned and zipped and she is saying " where are my fat

jeans " . It was somewhat comicaly done. But on the other hand I was

many times disgusted and offended by the show. There were many

times when people she was meeting with, trying to get her own TV

show/movie would flat out call her FAT - and usually after she had

left the room. There was one scene where she is talking to another

actress that used to be like 300 lbs but was supper skinny now. And

she was giving Kirstie advice on losing weight and she actually

suggested putting something down her throat to throw up or taking

laxitives, which she does end up taking and spends an entire meeting

in the bathroom from taking the laxitives. Needless to say, it was

interesting to watch this show that on one hand is disgustingly

trying to make fun of a " fat " person and how devestating that is to

her. On the other hand, watching this has reinforced for me how

important it is for us to accept ourselves just the way we are and

to especially to accept others as they are.

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