Comments on: Don’t Super Skinny Me

By: Dina

Dina — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:38:09 +0000

Those trousers that the journalist queezed into didn’t look like size 0 to me, nor did her body. Victoria Beckham – that’s size 0. It can’t look too good in a bikini. Most of the famous supermodels are size 4, which just goes to show how unreasonable a size 0 is.

Anyway, superskinnyme.com has done a good job explaining the different types of women’s bodies and how to lose weight in a healthy and constructive manner.

By: SighsofmyLife

SighsofmyLife — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:57:08 +0000

A size 0 is too big for my 10 year old daughter, so saying it’s the size for an 8yo is a bit misleading. I’m sure it is for some 8yo, but my 10yo is average height and weight. My 14yo wears a size 0 or 1, my 16 yo daughter wears a 3 or 5, and I wear a size 2 or 4 (after recently losing 65 lb – started in a size 16).

By: Me

Me — Tue, 27 May 2008 00:42:37 +0000

8 year olds now a days don’t even wear size 0..
Childhood obesity “epidemic” makes sure of that.

By: emiglia

emiglia — Fri, 23 May 2008 20:11:49 +0000

Here here! Those sorts of mindsets are unhealthy and can only lead to unhappiness. When you approach weight loss with that sort of unhealthy mindset, you are only going to make yourself sick and miserable. Healthy, slow and steady weight loss as a result of good nutritional choices is the only way to go! I love your blog... just stumbled across it. Keep writing! emiglia's last blog post..After the Baby: Where Did Your Get Up Go?

By: J. Otto Tennant

J. Otto Tennant — Thu, 22 May 2008 02:38:34 +0000

I have never understood the sizing of women’s clothing. Even when I was married to my ex-witch, I never went shopping with her. (Well, I did, but I entertained my step-children by reading Oz books to them. Entertained myself, too.)

And, when Fox News went too left-wing for me, I cancelled the cable. So I can’t relate to cable shows. And the BBC is virulently left-wing, so I wouldn’t look there even if I had TV.

But, while I was married, I went from 205lbs to 165 lbs, even though my step-children counted on me to finish their meals. My ex-witch was sometimes a very good cook and sometimes a very bad cook. I had to take in my Scoutmaster’s Uniform twice, and my suit pants once.

Over the years, I’ve gotten back to 200 lbs. At 6′1″, that’s not too much overweight. And I figured that it made little sense to let out 20 year old pants. I now have a tuxedo, two suits, three trousers, and two sport coats. I hate shopping, so that will do. I’m old enough that I have purchased my last car and my last suit.

By: Chubby Mommy

Chubby Mommy — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:50:14 +0000

I usually enjoy BBC, too, and found the contrast between “Super Skinny Me” and Gillian McKnight’s “You Are What You Eat” to be mind-boggling. They can frame “Super Skinny” as a documentary all they want, but the ads for eDiets.com, various vitamins and makeup that run during the show reveal its real target audience and purpose.

By: The Maven

The Maven — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:39:54 +0000

You know, I’ve always liked BBC (well, BBC Canada, being up north and all) but I’m actually feeling slightly nauseous just reading your post.

Yesterday I watched a new Madonna video and my first thought was “Wow, she looks amazing for her age.” My second thought quickly followed: “No, she spends her life working on her physique so she can be impossibly thin, and that must get harder every year.”

Skinny used to be an 8. Now it’s a 0. What’s next? I don’t even want to think about it.

The Maven’s last blog post..The Maven: Frittata

By: Chubby Mommy

Chubby Mommy — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:03:09 +0000

They do say that the brain requires carbs to function correctly, so if all of the Hollyweirdos are getting thin by cutting out carbs it explains quite a bit, doesn’t it?

By: Donna B.

Donna B. — Tue, 20 May 2008 17:36:45 +0000

I was lying. I wouldn't mind the 0 with a 2 in front of it. I must learn to be honest, right? haha. Hollywood mostly exhibits what happens when people with a size 0 brain are in charge. Donna B.'s last blog post..Ted Kennedy Has Brain Tumor

By: Chubby Mommy

Chubby Mommy — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:07:56 +0000

I’d be happy with that one, too, Donna.

Meanwhile, I held up a pair of my 8 year-old son’s jeans and got nauseous looking at them. THAT is the “perfect size” according to Hollywood???

Sick.