The premise of the show irritated me. Actually watching the first episode is pissing me the f*** off.

If this dude thinks gaining 60 pounds (but can still climb a rope, do pull ups and walk on his hands) is really teaching him what it feels like to be fat, have a food addiction, etc., he's a bigger assh*le than he appears. What a d:ckhead.

I'm angry.

@@LipstickLady my sentiments exactly. There is no way that this fellow will ever know what it feels like to have carried around excess weight for decades (in some cases - including mine). Feel the damage that has been done to our bodies and then turn around and jump in to exercise 3-4 hrs a day right off the bat with out suffering any joint, back and mind issues. He's never had to deal with body shaming, bullying and self deprecating internal mind sh*t. This show is as bad as biggest loser in my eyes. It's doing far more harm than good

I saw the previews and was angered. Really? You think you can feel what it feels like to live in the shoes of someone that has been obese their whole lives?

Who the hell comes up with this s#*#!

When he used the words disgusting and horrible about his food and commented on how "fat" he was as he pinched his 1/4 inch of skin so hard it was red, I wanted to dick punch him.

I don't have cable, but I have seen previews for it and I was annoyed too! It turns out that one of the trainers on there is from my hometown. He and his wife (both blonde and from Vero Beach, FL) are "hot sh!t" gym owners and are very well known in our community. I've always thought they were annoying. Which trainer was on tonight's show?

When he used the words disgusting and horrible about his food and commented on how "fat" he was as he pinched his 1/4 inch of skin so hard it was red, I wanted to d**k punch him.

*Note to self* Never, ever, ever, ever p!ss off LipstickLady. Nope.

When he used the words disgusting and horrible about his food and commented on how "fat" he was as he pinched his 1/4 inch of skin so hard it was red, I wanted to d**k punch him.

*Note to self* Never, ever, ever, ever p!ss off LipstickLady. Nope.

Really good idea.

I watched two episodes and I feel exactly the same! Nobody that gains the weight temporarily (just to immediately lose it) knows what it is like to out of control, lost, addicted to food, shut-in, depressed, lonely, and/or hopeless.

The premise of the show seems to be "I gained 80 pounds and lost it - look how easy it is!"

The premise of the show irritated me. Actually watching the first episode is pissing me the f*** off.

If this dude thinks gaining 60 pounds (but can still climb a rope, do pull ups and walk on his hands) is really teaching him what it feels like to be fat, have a food addiction, etc., he's a bigger assh*le than he appears. What a d:ckhead.

I'm angry.

You must be angry. You kept hitting the colon and asterisk keys by mistake.

I watched two episodes and I feel exactly the same! Nobody that gains the weight temporarily (just to immediately lose it) knows what it is like to out of control, lost, addicted to food, shut-in, depressed, lonely, and/or hopeless.

The premise of the show seems to be "I gained 80 pounds and lost it - look how easy it is!"

I really like what you said ... hits home .... really hits home ...

I didn't get a good vibe from the previews. Glad I never started watching it.

Edited February 8, 201610 yr by jj7481

I have never heard of this show until this topic... I'm glad about that!

I won't watch it now, I'm too pissed just hearing about it!

So I am going to have a differing opinion here. I have only watched the 1st episode and only because I stumbled across it and was prepared to hate it. And there were definitely things I didn't like. In the beginning when the trainer was gaining weight, he was saying things to his daughter like "is daddy getting fat?" I just didn't like how he was teaching his kids about the word "fat". And I did think how he didn't really get it that he could still shimmy up a rope and do pull-ups from the rafters the first day back to working out after not doing so for 4 months. However, what I did find interesting was the relationship he built with the guy he was training. Maybe he was just acting, but he did really seem genuine in his care and desire for the guy to become healthy. So no, gaining 40 pounds in 4 months just to drop it back off quickly didn't give him a real picture of what being overweight is, but if in some small way, it gave him patience or kindness and genuinely help overweight clients, then I think there is a lot to be said for it.

My sister is uber-healthy. (She has always worked at it and isn't a nut or annoying but still healthy.) She does CrossFit, has taught fitness classes, etc. When she got pregnant with her first child, she gained 60 pounds and it took her a while to get it back off. But she said to me back then (10 years ago) that she suddenly had more understanding of the frustration overweight people face and the depression that goes along with it. With her 2nd pregnancy (8 years ago), she didn't gain as much and bounced back faster. (She was still teaching fitness classes when she was 6 months pregnant.) But she has been such a big support during my WLS journey. I'm lucky. She is 11 years younger than me and my best friend, but I think her having been through really working to get some weight off also gave her some compassion and then honestly she is proud of what I have accomplished and reminds me of that daily.

Just my 2 cents...

Ugh! I haven't' seen the show, but your description reminds me of this beast who gained and lost 30 pounds to "prove fat people are lazy."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/11317274/Katie-Hopkins-what-fat-people-need-is-a-kick-up-the-a-.html