Has anyone else seen this British TV Show "Supersize vs. Superskinny"? I've linked to a general page that has lots of episodes.
I spent the good part of yesterday fascinated by this show and it's premise. A doctor pairs up one supersized person and one superskinny person to live together for 5 days in a "feeding clinic" and subsist on each other's menu. They show mealtimes, and both participants are usually shocked at how little or how much they (in real life) actually eat. And, they're sympathetic that the other person now has to eat that quantity... perhaps no food for one participant for 48 hours, and boxes of sweets and candy, mounded plates for their counterpart.
OMG! So eyeopening! At the end of the time together, they're both put on a "feeding plan" and meet again with the doctor in 3 months. Usually one has lost weight, and one has gained -- but both are in a much better frame of mind.
At some point, the doctor will take the overweight participant to America to meet someone who has major health and mobility problems to "shock" them into thinking about their own future. I find these segments somewhat exploitive, but they're fascinating. It's given me a lot to think about. I have been where some of these people have been.
I wonder if anyone has thought to do these kinds of shows in America. I find this so much more enlightening than "Extreme Weight Loss Makeover", where they show only the exercise, but not the food plan. To me, the food is the most important part. That's where the darkness lies... where the real work needs to be done. Even the Biggest Loser focuses more on exercise than food and "issues."
Just had to put this out there. I stumbled across it, but I'm glad I did -- it has made me think. What do you guys think?