Greedy Girls Guide

Have you seen this new series on TLC, One Big Happy Family? It’s yet another reality show but the niche this time is TLC is following around an obese family and showing there trials and tribulations of being obese.

Let me start with I’m not judging I watch a lot of these TLC specials about obese and morbidly obese and I am more scared and saddened than anything. But I am a little shocked, and disgusted, and spending a lot of time shaking my head. Especially when the subjects are younger and you know that there problem is being enabled by an adult.

I also don’t fully agree with exploiting folks and putting them on  these reality shows the put so much issue on their disability (I still raise an eyebrow at the Little People Big World show), but in the case of this and other Obese shows I make a bit of an exception. On these shows I’ve learned that obesity isn’t something that just happens there are ways to combat it and thanks to the 650lb virgin I’ve seen there are ways to overcome it. I think that is an important message that many in our society need to hear.

So while I’m still not completely sold on the One Big Happy Family idea I do see it’s pros and cons. Take a look at these clips from the show below and let me know what are your thought. Is it helping or hurting the family and America by showing these images.

Meet the Coles

Weight Limit

Truth Night

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In honor of my favorite show’s (Grey’s Anatomy) 2 hour season premier on Thursday my Inner Fat Couch Potato (IFCP) decided to make her fall appearance and boy it was quite a show.

First let me tell you who my IFCP is. My Inner Fat Couch Potato is the little something in me that would rather watch reality TV than take a walk, would rather eat chocolate cake than carrot sticks, and who is afraid of all things diet and fit. LOL, sounds familiar everyone has an inner Fat Couch Potato. My IFCP is my number one reason for increased weight gain in the fall and winter seasons.

And like all things my Inner Fat Couch Potatoes has a season, and a mine is Fall. After an active summer of longer days, weekend excursions, outdoor sports and play; my inner Fat Couch Potato can’t wait for the season premiers of all my favorite shows when I’ll be glued to television not move much more than my finger to click the remote.

Thursday during an amazing Grey’s Anatomy Premier my inner Fat Couch Potato made her premier too. It was horrible during the course of a 2 hour show I ate dinner (not bad, baked chicken and rice), 2 glasses of wine, hummus and pita chips, there was nothing sweet in the house so I had a bowl of cereal, a 100 cal snicker, and then I topped it off with 2 Lindt chocolate truffles. My only saving grace here is that I cut down the amount of junk food I keep in the house, but even 5 “healthy items in 2 hours time is still horrible. By he time the 11:00 News came on I felt like a horrible glutton and to top it off it was time for bed so then I didn’t even do much to work it all off.

If I keep this up this will be me by Sweeps Week:

So, after such an explosive IFCP season premier I decided  to put together a list of things that I can do to combat my Inner Fat Couch Potato so she won’t ruin my waist line while I’m enjoying my shows.

1. I’m going to work out before the show. No more waiting by for the 9pm show to start I’m committing to get in at least 30mins before any night with the Tube and note this is in addition to my normal workouts.
2. Get off the couch and sit on my balance ball. Just sitting on your balance ball engages you core, so sitting on he ball while you enjoy your shows gives you a much better benefit than sitting on the Couch.
3. Rid the house of snacks. I’ve already done a good job of this as you can tell from Thursday but I need to keep up the good work and don’t turn to things like cereal when there is nothing better to eat.
4. Last walk or run in front of the tube. It’s OK to watch television while working out especially if the alternative is sitting on the couch. You should still dedicate some TV-less workout time when you can fully concentrate and focus on your workout. But, to burn a few extra calories try walking in place during the show and maybe grabbing you hand weights during commercials.

Greedy Girls’ Fans that’s my plan for fighting back my Inner Fat Couch Potato, wish me luck. Preparation is key, so take a moment to devise your own plan and let us know how you deal with yours

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