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Supersize vs Superskinny
BlueEyedMrsP
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I find this show interesting sometimes, showing the two ends of the weight spectrum and letting them see how unhealthy their diet is by making someone else eat what they eat.
What I don't get is why they bother sending the supersize person to America. Surely they could save money and find an equally obese person in the UK to give them a 'wake-up call'.
Maybe they could coordinate with the Big Body Squad show.
What I don't get is why they bother sending the supersize person to America. Surely they could save money and find an equally obese person in the UK to give them a 'wake-up call'.
Maybe they could coordinate with the Big Body Squad show.
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I find it interesting too but I don't get that they say both participants eating habits are bad, but then force the underweight person to eat the massive and unhealthy meals while starving the overweight person with small or no meals. Crash dieting or extreme eating is not good for anybody.
I think the intent is to have the other person watch the reaction of their partner when faced with their restrictive/fattening diet. It's meant to reinforce just how unhealthy their eating habits are, people often don't see it until someone else has to do it.
That makes me think they should make it more about having a healthy diet, not the weight of the people concerned. I mean, the skinny one could succeed in gaining loads of weight through eating really bad food.
Without all the 'coming up' 'before the break' 'meanwhile back at the feeding clinic' type links you could easily fit the show in to 30mins instead of an hour.
I agree with that. They should consider giving a bit of insight into what the diet plans consist of for the two participants. I suppose they want the diets to feel personalized and not suggest anyone watching follow them without consulting a doctor first.
It's interesting that this odious treatment isn't given to the obese people. Their precious feelings must be spared, lest the idea that they are anything less than gorgeous enters their heads.
Some of the "skinnies" aren't that skinny anyway, whereas most of the fatties are very obese. Society has a skewed perception of what's "normal" these days because 60% of adults are overweight. Overweight is normal, obese is "curvy", normal is skinny, and slim is hideously anorexic.
I haven't seen that in any of the episodes I've watched.
I agree that it shouldn't be about weight entirely, but about healthy eating. Are the contestants on the show people who are asking for help? Wouldn't that mean they believe they're probably too thin? And it would only make sense that you're going to see a lot more seriously obese people on the show, a person can weigh twice as much as they should, but you're not going to find a thin person to that extreme, weighing half as much as they should, it's not possible.
I agree, particularly with your last paragraph.
Also, the supersize person on the programme is rewarded with a trip to the States.
Agree with posts above that it's boring now. I actually miss The Biggest Loser. I always liked that show.
It's usually a sexual thing, feeding. There will be men queuing up to have sex with her
Some deep rooted issue I'm thinking. And I don't believe her if she's suggesting she hasn't been told by a doctor her size is a health problem. She either isn't going to see a doctor or she's not being honest about what they tell her.
Just bizarre, she can barely get around I couldn't bare the thought of having my 'personal' care being done by someone else!
I agree. Me and my son watch every week and wait patiently for the "DIABETIC FOOT" shot.
Surely she has to eat fewer calories than she needs per day so that her body starts burning the fat for energy.
I loved the feeding tubes.
Does anyone remember the guy last year/year before. He was broader than he was tall, he's now a healthy weight.
She probably needs more cals than the average woman at the start of her new diet as she is larger than average, she will probably have to cut down as she loses weight.