To think reality shows of the early 2000s have not aged well! Doing a rewatch

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So far I’ve watched
Playing it Straight (the homophobia is rife!)
Fat Families (just horrific, ‘lard busting’ and shaming overweight kids)
Big Fat Gypsy Weddings (did the producers never want to intervene with what is essentially child abuse?)

People know they are overweight it isn't some sort of "revelation " when told. fat shaming isn't about the person's health either even though they liked to wrap it up as concern.

Of course fatshaming is bad whether it’s outdated or not it certainly has negative impact on people. When I was obese I struggled with going outside for a walk or to go shopping because I worried what people would say /think. I stayed in and continued to order takeaways. No one did say anything but I noticed people didn’t treat me as well which made me reluctant to go out as much. This adding to the problem of being sedentary.

Had they been actively calling me names and shaming me it would’ve been even worse. I eventually just had to push through to lose the weight, ignore any perceived looks I got out and about and at the gym, and now I’m almost at a healthy BMI.

I’m thankful I didn’t have any fat shamers in my life, as they’d have demoralised and demotivated me and I’d probably still be ordering takeaways frequently and avoiding walking anywhere.

Additionally, overeating can indeed be very much of your upbringing. I had a friend who used to serve her 4 year old large adult sized portions of anything we were eating for meals
And then there are people who enable and even encourage unhealthy snacking as part of their children’s lives. So by the time they’re adults its very ingrained in them.

I’m sorry but your understanding of the obesity epidemic is about 20 years out of date. Obesity is often linked to innate traits, and to trauma suffered.

The kind of attitude you are displaying is part of the cause of why we aren’t successfully tackling it.

Anyone remember 'Don't Tell The Bride'? One woman said, 'anything but Vegas'. He booked Vegas, she flatly refused to go. I don't know if their relationship ever recovered...

Didn’t she go in the end? I read somewhere it didn’t last anyway.

There was something on TV about them i think it was a catch up.programme, anyway they divorced within a year, she probably just went through with it to save face,

@blossomtoes @Coffeeishot I must be misremembering, I thought she didn't go. Not surprised they didn't last.

I remember it vividly (sad, aren’t I?). She cried at the checkin desk at the airport and said she wasn’t going. There was a huge amount of drama, then her mum persuaded her to go - probably on the basis they’d have to pay all the money back if there was no wedding.

She was devastated she wanted her family and friends there. I couldn't believe what a that he was and thought he didn't like her all that much.