Really? You're fat AND happy??!!

Last night, I watched an episode of True Life on MTV last night called “I’m fat and happy”. The show featured three different people who were overweight and happy with it. From the moment I saw the title, I knew it would be intriguing and I knew I would have a problem with it. I think I even shouted out “Who in the world is fat AND happy!!”. I turn to one of my favorite quotes from an Austin Powers movie: “I eat because I’m unhappy and I’m unhappy because I eat. It’s a vicious cycle”.

For my entire life, I have been battling this issue. No, not being fat and happy. But the weight issue. I’ve been heaver than I am now and I’ve been lighter than I am now. I’ve discovered that I wasn’t any happier when I was heavier than when I was thin. Yes, I had body image issues but that’s another story for another day.

As long as I can remember, my brother has never had this issue. Look at pictures growing up, he was always thin. Try having a thin & smart sibling and see if you don’t have issues. He would come home from school and eat three hot dogs for a snack. A SNACK!! I simply thought about eating peanut butter crackers and gained 2 lbs. Granted, he’d eat the hot dogs on his way outside to shoot some hoops for hours, but still!! He probably still eats 3 hot dogs right before he runs a marathon. Ok yeah I really doubt that. Perhaps if I ran, I would be thin. Yeah because running is my problem, not chocolate. We belong to Gold's Gym and I go all the time. I take spin classes! When I'm on the treadmill, I jog....sometimes. Chris told me one time “You don’t jog, you hustle” and I wish I could make that into a bumper sticker.

Back to the original subject, I was watching this show & during commercials (because again, don’t talk to me during a show) I was running out to Chris and saying “this girl is fat and happy” or “I was never happy when I was fat”. He wasn’t really paying attention and I can’t blame him. But are these people REALLY overweight and happy? No. I don’t believe it for one second. I just think they wanted air time and MTV is struggling for ideas. Why don't you shoot an episode about the homeless. Wait, this is Mtv. Sorry folks, but I didn’t buy it. Nobody is overweight and happy with the fact that they are overweight. I mean if you have to go buy a larger clothing size, do you jump in the air for joy? You might jump up and down with anger. But being happy with being overweight, well it just isn’t true. Everybody in today’s society is trying to go on some crazy diet and be thin. I give you a scene from “The Devil Wears Prada” (one of my favorite books/movie EVER) :

Andy: So none of the girls here eat anything?
Nigel: Not since two became the new four and zero became the new two.
Andy: Well, I'm a six...
Nigel: Which is the new fourteen.

That’s all….