I don't think we should be intense and deadly serious about how and why we are working to reach weight and fitness goals, but really now, what is more fire up your engines empowering than someone taking control over their life and becoming fit and strong through logic/smarts, dedication and hard work? It's so much more than a 48 year old actress in a bikini.
Also, here's a link to a good article explaining why it is easier for men to lose weight than women via Patty at Fit by my 50th!.
ADDED: Oh boy, Kirstie Alley will be featured on Oprah tomorrow to talk about her weight gain after losing 75 pounds while acting as a celebrity representative of the Jenny Craig weight loss program.
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Good article on why men lose weight. I know that stuff but I love seeing it written down so others that don't can read it! We women have a tough road with hormones & crap!!!!
As for Valerie, I have mixed feelings. I am really proud of her for losing weight BUT I don't like that she & other stars say straight out that they go on restricted calorie diets & work out more for 6 weeks or so before a commercial or magazine shoot. What do they look like before that. I guess I say this because I stay the way I am all year by working hard & eating healthy. If someone came to me & said let's do a magazine shoot, I might tighten myself up but I could do that in 7-10 days by cutting out very few calories & just changing my food make-up around.
So, again, proud of her but I don't like the whole I have to eat 1200 cals for 1 month to 6 weeks & do extra this & that for the photo shoot.
Other than that, I am with you Lee!
Hiya Jody -
On the whole I think the media attention given to Marie Osmond and Valerie Bertinelli's weight loss is probably positive. I just intensely dislike the freak show element of it. The OMG can you believe that's a 49 or 48 or 50 or 51 year woman that looks so good?! This gets a lot a wacky attention because I suppose us forty and fifty something women are supposed to be baking cookies and quietly knitting baby blankets for grand children, not working out and eating clean. And, certainly not S E X Y.
Wow, I remember her with the really short hair!
I admit, I started my blog the day I saw Valerie's magazine cover. It inspired me to know someone close to my age could get back in that good of shape.
I can't watch Rachel Ray anymore...she makes my head hurt.
I think the world just hasn't caught up with how many 40-50-60-70 year olds are amazingly sexy and fit...like Tina Turner. But it just doesn't bother me too much because the ones treating it like a freak show are just jealous and stoopid. :-)
Talk about looking great for her age - check out Helen Mirren (UK actress) in a bikini. I think she's in her 60s but looks fabulous. I agree - I like and feel inspired by a good weight-loss/fitness story but it does reach freak show status most of the time. It would be nice for these ladies to get such white hot exposure for things not weight related. Dream on!
Lee, I hear you on how they say the age thing all the time. There are a lot of great looking & fit women that are older these days.. better than the young kids! I do think their stories inspire but show us how they look before they spend 6 weeks getting ready for a cover shoot, That would be more realistic. They would still look great!
Susan Powter is not the most succinct, coherent speaker, so it took me a while to get the message she's trying to convey.
I think what she's saying is that weight loss has become a form of entertainment, where we focus on the "oooh aaah" moments looking at before and after pictures. However, weight loss is more about a journey to reaching and maintaining a state of physical well-being, which isn't as sparkly and dramatic and doesn't resonate with a TV audience that has a 2 minute attention span. That it takes time and commitment.
K, those are really my words, but, if that's what she's saying, I agree. And I like that you complemented that theme with Kirstie Alley's appearance on Oprah.
Very inneresting!
camevil -
I think you nailed interpretation of Powter's comments about the whole spectacle of celebrity women's weight loss.
Toasting you with my low sodium V-8. Cheers!
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