by Golda Poretsky, HHC
http://www.bodylovewellness.com
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As Sara Rue knows, you're never too thin to be massively airbrushed
Last week, I wrote about how euphemisms like “shedding pounds” were not only gross, they were detrimental to the mind-body connection.
So, of course, there’s a new reality show that preys on the negative body image engendered by our fatphobic, weight-loss-obsessed society. And of course, it’s called Shedding For The Wedding.
Hosted by “formerly fat” Sara Rue and produced by producers of The Biggest Loser and Pimp My Ride (I wish I were joking), this show is kind of like Bridalplasty and The Biggest Loser had a baby with low self-esteem, named it Shedding For The Wedding, and decided to get hitched.
Apparently, the couple that loses that largest percentage of body weight wins. And what do they win?
- The wedding of their dreams!!!! Plus…
- Gaining the weight back, plus more, within about 3-5 years!
- A lifetime of weight cycling, putting enormous stress on their bodies!
- Lowered self-esteem that is tied to the number on a scale!
- Guilt and shame over their inability to keep the weight off!
- A wedding album filled with pictures depicting their brief moment of thinness!
- People who watched the show obsessing over the couple’s weight for years!
- And so much more!
In other words, other than the folks making lots of money off false information and body hatred, nobody wins on Shedding For The Wedding.
If you need a Shedding For The Wedding palate cleanser, may I refer you to the excellent Museum Of Fat Love.
Golda Poretsky, H.H.C. is a certified holistic health counselor who specializes in transforming your relationship with food and your body. Go to http://www.bodylovewellness.com/stay-in-touch/ to sign up for her newsletter and get your free download — Golda’s Top Ten Tips For Divine Dining!
© Golda Poretsky 2011
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the viewers have spoken. Nobody is watching that show anyway. I believe it is the lowest rated show to EVER air on a broadcast network. Not kidding. Thank goodness.
Great post- I couldn’t believe this show when I saw the previews. Bridalplasty is even worse!
In the past I’ve seen wedding shows where the bride shows up for her dress fitting and bursts into tears because the dress doesn’t fit and she thinks its because she’s too fat! THE DRESS IS TOO SMALL. FIX THE DRESS, NOT YOURSELF! Jeepers, getting out a needle and thread is alot less painful and torturous than putting yourself through some militaristic Bridal Boot Camp while being yelled at by some superior shallow-minded meany.
What made it worse was the ‘host’ of the show would promptly give the bride a “compassionate” lecture (“I’m doing this for her own good”) on how she needed to change, “Did this really hit home for you? Can you see things as they really are now?”. Totally condescending. But then, hey, people who are overweight can’t think for themselves. Not only are they fat (a dirty word) but they are childlike too. They need the help of thin people (automatically smarter too) to “get better”.
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