PaisleyPark5083 said:

I never knew that. I don't understand why the producers wanted her to lose weight, she looked great just the way she was.

psychodelicide said:

Remember the Donnie& Marie Show in the 70's? They did the same thing with Marie Osmond...the producers took her out into the parking lot at the onset of filming and said she needed to lose 10-20 lbs to always remain camera ready and ensure the success of the show . It's horrible when she looked fine as it was ,but if you look at old clips of Marie at the height of her variety tv fame, she really looks anorexic. It's a wonder she made it through the filming schedule being that unhealthily restricted

She needs to lose that weight by any means necessary, THEN she can focus on being healthy


Seriously, people like her, Oprah and Janet will ALWAYS have these weight problems. They are obsessed with food There is no way to get around it.


Smooches;)

MsMisha319 said:

I think it would be a better idea for her to concentrate on her health first,no? As in lose what is reasonable for her to remain on this earth with her kids...?Or is it all about her fitting into a size 2 for the tv cameras to be the Comeback Kid that the public loves and approves of?

does it ever occur to anyone that some people are genetically heavy? Not obese mind you but not a size zero either. With regard to women, we are biologically designed to have more body fat then men and it is critical to our reproductive health and also the fat protects the fetus if the woman is pregnant.

The average size of women for many decades has been anywhere from a size 8 to a size 14 with much of it depending on height and diet. Its never been natural for women to be ultra thin. NOt to say you don't have naturally thing women but the majority of women have curves. The more one diets in an effort to lose weight and achieve a superficial size that may not be part of their genetic makeup, then the more likely they are to gain that weight back and then some.

I think Kirstie tried too hard and too fast to lose the weight and it has thus backfired. If she stops thinking about how fat she is and what people say then food will cease to become the enemy. She needs to have a healthy mindset and be in a relaxed/calm stress free state and she will notice that the weight will come off on its own and she will be making changes to her eating habits without even thinking about it. Our bodies are smarter than we give credit. When our brain is out of whack our bodies let us know.

Ottensen said:

No one said anything about tv or being a size 2. I said she needs to lose the weight by any means necessary...not necessarily for others, but for herself. It's safe to say that she's not doing much for her health or kids by eating herself into oblivion.


Smooches;)

Ottensen said:

I do remember the Donnie & Marie Show. That's terrible that producers pressure the actors/actresses they way that they do, so that they can be "camera ready".

NSFW? She ain't THAT bad

DesireeNevermind said:

i love britney!

Ottensen said:

Remember Delta Burke? When she started on Designing Women, she was thick, but not exactly fat. She says the producers were so mean to her they would ask the wardrobe department to figure a way to "hide her fat" they would say this in front of everyone. She got such a distorted view of her body, she finally did gain a lot of weight.
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Ottensen said:

I swear I read somewhere that Marie Osmond was once bulimic. I'm not at all surprised to hear about a story like that.

DesireeNevermind said:

Well put.



Most of the women in my family are bigger. I'm not, though to be honest I'm not sure what genetic throwback or recessive gene caused me to be a completely different build than all my women family-folk. But should the day ever come that I develop the family ass and belly, I'll be okay with it as long as I'm healthy. I'd rather be fat and happy than starving myself to be skinny and miserable for it.

DesireeNevermind said:

I never thought she was so attractive in the 1st place. I "love" her eyes.

I love Kirstie Alley. I even have her show Fat Actress on DVD. It was hilarious.

if you're gonna put NSFW in the title, for pete's sake, have a reason!!
this was a disappointment.

BlackAdder7 said:

she didnt put that herself if you read the replies maybe you have to read next time.

NMuzakNSoul said:

thanks...im new to the org and stuff

DesireeNevermind said:

well...if she wan't to avoid getting called fat(there IS always someone thinner), SHE should avoid going on national TV in a Bra and Panites.

She's struggled with her weight for many years.

PaisleyPark5083 said:

Delta Burke always had a real pretty face.

screwed up the quote thing again edit
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Fuck that, Thin IS healthy!!!

Being anorexic isn't healthy. Being obese isn't healthy. Some people are genetically predisposed to being a little "thick", but for a lot of people that is just an excuse. Most of it is just eating unhealthy and lack of physical activity.

It makes me more than a little mad that people would throw away an opportunity to be completely healthy. To wake up every morning full of energy, a clear mind, and diabetes free is beautiful thing. As a Type I diabetic, I didn't have that choice. It pains me to see healthy people walking into a life of diabetes because they won't stop eating unhealthy things.

I have seen Type II diabetics who were diagnosed at 40 or 45 and they just would NOT change their unhealthy lifestyles. Some of those people are blind. Some of those people have had limbs amputated due to diabetic complications. Some of those people are dead.

To sum it up, I am just saying to take care of yourself and find a nice healthy balance.

psychodelicide said:

She was 110 lbs, and the producers told her to lose weight or the show would be cancelled




She got down to 93 lbs!
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PaisleyPark5083 said:

I loved Designing Women. I have the episode on dvd where they finally addressed the issue of Delta/Suzanne's weight gain titeld "They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They?". I remember they tied the storyline into awareness for what was happening with the East Africa famines at the time.



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Ottensen said:

Perfect for this topic.

meow85 said:

Human nature, I guess. I hear overweight people comment on other people's weight all the time. I'm like, you gotta be kidding me - have you looked in the mirror lately?

Ottensen said:

Great clip.


People treat weight gain like it's some kind of moral failing. It's sick.

Ottensen said:

Its just sad that women are always targeted when it comes to weight. I think these hollywood producers are secretly pedophiles and want women to look like little girls cuz it turns on their twisted brains. I mean think about it....why do so many films have thin leading actresses who are much much younger than their male co-stars. Just a theory mind you. Ok back to the fat talk.

Shawnt26 said:

I wish it was that easy. At least for me. It's like telling a smoker to "Just stop."