Comments on Sister Skinny: Friday Weigh-In

Oh my gosh. This makes me so sad. she was so mise...

2008-04-15T09:43:00.000-07:00

Oh my gosh. This makes me so sad. she was so miserable at the end. Why would we want to put ourselves through that? Yet so many people do.

Oh my goodness! 500 calories a day?! I couldn't ...

2008-04-13T13:07:00.000-07:00

Oh my goodness! 500 calories a day?! I couldn't do that, nor would I want to. Yet, how many women actually do this and think it's glamorous? Scary!

I'd prefer taking the healthier route to fat loss and improved fitness, even if that means going at it slowly!

Interesting video!

Wow, that is so crazy. You were right, I had to wa...

2008-04-13T11:02:00.000-07:00

Wow, that is so crazy. You were right, I had to watch the whole thing!I will never be a size zero, I think my actual skeleton is bigger than that... It is so scary though, that message being sent over and over that anything more is fat.

Wow, fascinating preview--I have to say, I really ...

2008-04-13T08:45:00.000-07:00

Wow, fascinating preview--I have to say, I really don't get the fascination with Size Zero. It's insane what people will do for the sake of some artificial goal.

That said, congrats on your great numbers! (Arrived at much more sensibly).

Hi girls! I'm so glad I came across your blog! M...

2008-04-12T19:55:00.000-07:00

Hi girls! I'm so glad I came across your blog! My friend and I started our own blog a couple days ago in the hopes of encouraging each other in our quest to loose weight! I love your posts and will keep checking back! Wish us luck!!!

Thank you so much for this video, I watched it all...

2008-04-12T05:47:00.000-07:00

Thank you so much for this video, I watched it all at once yesterday! And later I stumbled upon this article so I have to share:
(from Life&Style)

Katie Holmes, 29, and Victoria Beckham, 33, at Madeo Restaurant in LA. which is known for its decadent pastas, didn’t indulge during a recent dinner together. In fact, the two split a meal meant for one person, sharing a green salad sans dressing, one piece of fish and one side of steamed spinach. They also ordered one regular Coke and two glasses of ice. “Katie poured half the soda into each of their glasses, then filled up the rest with bottled water,” says a Madeo regular. “They do it all the time. It’s how they control calories.”

It SO proves the point of the video!

Rae, I actually wish they would've shown more of h...

2008-04-11T22:45:00.000-07:00

Rae, I actually wish they would've shown more of her eating at the end. That was one of the best parts for me!

mrsneyman, It's interesting. I kind of felt guilty...

2008-04-11T22:43:00.000-07:00

mrsneyman,
It's interesting. I kind of felt guilty through parts of it just wanting to be smaller. (Even if my "smaller" is her starting point, LOL!) But I just reminded myself I am totally healthy, getting healthier and fitter every day. Not sicker and sicker. And if I had to stop losing weight TODAY, I'd be fine with not getting smaller but I'd be really disappointed if I had to stop FEELING so dang good about all the other changes in my body. Obviously, the opposite was true for her! I think it's a good reminder for all of us to stop and think about our motivation and how good we feel about ourselves right where we are.

Haley,
here's the thing though. Do you think she really could've gotten down to a size ZERO with healthy weight loss? I think at some point serious deprivation is called for when you are trying to get skeletally thin.

Glam, I LOVED that part!! In fact, I was hoping for a cessation of the 500 calorie madness...I thought she'd stop reevaluate and maybe bring her calories up to 1000 after realizing she couldn't get through that tough of a workout on lettuce. But no!!
And I thought she was totally funny, although she was talking about something really serious, she was so entertaining and easy to watch.

Mrs. F,
You are so right. Glad she didn't take up a cocaine habit along with the calorie restriction. Feeling so moody and isolated, not being able to sleep, etc, -it's easy to easy how the drugs would seem to make it easier to deal with all of those unpleasant side effects.

Donna,
the proud of hunger thing? I KNOW, I thought the same thing. Like, "Ooo, you're getting into dangerous territory there!" I wish they'd do a follow up show to see how she adjusted after going back to eating normally. If all of the bad side effects went away, or if there was some collateral damage that will stay with her longer...just curious...

HOLY CRAP. I just watched that entire thing (all ...

2008-04-11T22:29:00.000-07:00

HOLY CRAP. I just watched that entire thing (all the segments) with my husband and we are in total shock. That girl was funny! And I was so happy to watch her eat a slice of cake at the end. Honestly--that was a real eye opener. I don't know how people do it though...

Wow! Just watched it all. The scariest part was ...

2008-04-11T18:20:00.000-07:00

Wow! Just watched it all. The scariest part was when she said she felt PROUD of feeling hungry. That's how anorexics often feel.

She just looked so awful at the end---starvation will do that to you, I guess. I have no idea how she got through those workouts with the trainer.

I watched the whole thing. What was never mention...

2008-04-11T18:09:00.000-07:00

I watched the whole thing. What was never mentioned is that many (if not most)super thin stars abuse drugs... which helps them to both decrease their appetites and elevate(although briefly) their moods... one might think that a constant starvation might actually encourage them to start using drugs (even if they hadn't been before) to help alleviate all the symptoms that Dawn suffered from. Might explain the rampant rehab visitors...

Mamacita, I KNOW. It just left me wondering whethe...

2008-04-11T16:46:00.000-07:00

Mamacita, I KNOW. It just left me wondering whether most of the hollywood crown does the same thing...and how she came up with 500 calories, you know?

and amyr, AMEN sister.

ok...I really have to go, but I'll be back in a couple of hours!

and no, I didn't mean to say the concept of the sh...

2008-04-11T16:44:00.000-07:00

and no, I didn't mean to say the concept of the show was funny just that her methods were so insane it caused her to make that comment!

LMAO!! okay, so I just watched it. Hands down my f...

2008-04-11T16:42:00.001-07:00

LMAO!! okay, so I just watched it. Hands down my favorite part: during the first bootcamp session, "I think I'd just rather be a fatty!"

My thoughts exactly!

amber, ugh. I loathe the mannequins with their pin...

2008-04-11T16:42:00.000-07:00

amber,
ugh. I loathe the mannequins with their pinned and tucked clothing!
Oh and another thing, just think about how Dawn's health deteriorated b/c of a poor diet.
Did you see the part about her white blood cell count going down? SCARY stuff.

sorry maggie! :((I'll be back later tonight!)

2008-04-11T16:40:00.000-07:00

sorry maggie! :(

(I'll be back later tonight!)

I wish I didn't watch it. It made me hungry all da...

2008-04-11T16:12:00.000-07:00

I wish I didn't watch it. It made me hungry all day... I wanted her too eat some of that cake so badly. Then hand some off to me!

So I juat finished watching it, and all I wanted t...

2008-04-11T16:05:00.000-07:00

So I juat finished watching it, and all I wanted to do was give the poor thing a muffin. :(

I was psyched for it, but a little underwhelmed by it in the end. I agree with the other commenters who noted that she could have accomplished the same loss through healthy means -- I think the plateau she hit from starving herself is what slowed her down (and thank goodness the body protects us from ourselves sometimes...).

Katieo, I wrote more about it over at my blog. :)

i just sat and watched the entire thing. wow. make...

2008-04-11T15:51:00.000-07:00

i just sat and watched the entire thing. wow. makes me almost want to quit weight watchers for trying to lose that last four pounds. i feel like a loser because 120 sounds so good to me. i am nuts. i feel sick after watching the entire thing.

So fascinating! It's amazing how much a lack of fo...

2008-04-11T15:49:00.000-07:00

So fascinating! It's amazing how much a lack of food affects you emotionally. I'm moody just after a 1 day fast, I can't imagine doing that for 8 weeks.

Dude, total insanity. For me SERIOUS restricting ...

2008-04-11T14:49:00.000-07:00

Dude, total insanity. For me SERIOUS restricting is 1200 a day. And that's the absolute lowest I'll go, only if I have some huge event coming event or something. I can't maintain that, it's like a crash diet for me. I'm young and have a decent metabolism, work out pretty hard almost daily, take the stairs and walk everywhere I go, so I just need to cut back to between 1600-2000 to lose. So I was SHOCKED that she didn't lose more weight eating only 500 calories a day...totally shocked. Her body must have been in starvation mode, holding onto every little piece of nutrition that went in.

mimi, ok, just so you know, I said this, "(especia...

2008-04-11T13:28:00.000-07:00

mimi,
ok, just so you know, I said this, "(especially when she went to that holistic "guru" and he mentioned the word "obese" in a consultation with her...)"
in relation to your observation about culture "frowning" at her normal weight. NOT about her looking fab...lol, just read that back and felt the need to clarify.

The scary thing is, I really wonder if some young girls would watch it and perceive it in the wrong way...like still seeing her getting so much smaller as something positive...

Damn you. I have legitimate work to do today! And ...

2008-04-11T13:04:00.000-07:00

Damn you. I have legitimate work to do today! And I really want to watch that. I'll be back later.

Thanks for the reality check. I watched the videos...

2008-04-11T12:46:00.000-07:00

Thanks for the reality check. I watched the videos with rapt attention. I really never have understood why the fashion world has to uphold such impossible standards. The majority of women in this world are not zero. I think the real challenge would be to create clothing that looks fabulous on average body types. Even when you go to a store at the mall clothes are pinned and tucked so that they look better on a mannequin and the truth is people don't wear clothes like that in reality. I could go on and on but I should get off the soapbox now. Oh and another thing, just think about how Dawn's health deteriorated b/c of a poor diet.

I CANNOT wait to watch this! Maybe I can take the...

2008-04-11T11:43:00.000-07:00

I CANNOT wait to watch this! Maybe I can take the laptop and lock my self in the bathroom and Kid won't bother me...