Thanks for sharing the link! I was really wondering how she was doing because for some reason there's no video update for Marci on the I Used to Be Fat site. There's one for everyone but her, unless I'm just being an idiot and not seeing it. She's looking great.

Extreme? I guess it depends by who's standards. He had nothing else to do it was his main focus, he worked out 4-6 hours a day and ate totally right, he is also way young! As long as they maintain it, and did it by eating right and exercise, I say, the more power to em! It's inspiring to see these young kids get on the right path after so many years of eating wrong with no exercise.

The average person doesn't have 4-6hrs a day to work out nor to prepare meals so yeah, for people who work, are in school etc. it will take longer, all we can do is keep on pushing on!

Yeah! I couldn't find one either! I guess maybe they want to wait until the reunion show =)

thanks for the link.

and Marci has Justin her trainer as her friend. he's pretty good looking. lol. and the pictures i did see she look stunning. and i think she is enjoying her newfound fame from the show,

Im watching Mackenzi's right now and OMG I want to beat the crap out of her dad for the whole 'You need to get skinny to find a guy because guys only like skinny girls' bullcrap.... then after saying he would eat whatever she's eating then at dinner complaining that he will want something sweet and when told to go for a family walk to distract from it he was all 'a walk to the ice cream shop maybe'

its not surprising she thinks shes ugly overweight and that she shouldnt bother liking guys because they wont like her with her dad and brothers how they act. I wish I could sit her down and tell her that even with the weight she is a beautiful girl and the right guy will love her however she looks just for herself. and that she should lose weight for herself.

I read someone said she stood up to her dad in the end , I hope that she is able to sustain that attitude

Yeah that got me, too. He's basically saying that if she doesn't mold herself to fit into a certain shape, she is never going to find anyone who will love her. No wonder she felt worthless.

I absolutely hate when people (not just men because MANY women-even on 3FC-have this same mentality as well) think that there's a magic number on a scale that makes them suddenly unattractive to potential partners. Or that someone who is attracted to them must be weird or have a fetish. I find that so, so offensive. Yes, some people are shallow and care only about looks but that's certainly not everyone. Also, as women, we will never stop hating ourselves and our bodies until we stop perpetuating this myth.

I've seen two episodes and so far I like it. It's very inspirational.

I'm 24 and still watch some shows on MTV...so its ok. :P

Ugh - I agree about Mackenzie's dad... when he was lecturing her about needing to be skinny to be married, I started going on my own rant to my boyfriend about how much his statements were really pissing me off!

Does anyone know the following:

How many hrs a day they're working out.. is it one session a day or multiple..like do they go in in the morning for a few hrs and then in the evening?
Also, calorie allotments etc, what kind of calorie restrictions are they on etc. I'm really interested in finding it out and google is not being my friend

I agree, the Mackenzie episode is my least favorite, and it has nothing to do with Mackenzie herself. But I'm so happy for all of them so far. I hope they've kept it off. I saw the link posted to Marci's fb..she looks FAB!

Well.. to be honest, he's sort of right.

"Skinny" is a tricky word to use, but if 1 is their healthiest weight and 10 is their current weight, an overweight girl/woman will always become more attractive to men/boys the closer they get to 1. The only way this is possibly untrue is if they have a tremendous amount of weight to lose and have a lot of excess skin (which WILL tighten up with time) or if, sorry to say it, the boy/man has a weight fetish.

Consider this choice:

Man A, whose personality is everything you want in a guy. Cute face, good teeth, etc. He is 70 pounds overweight.
Man B, whose personality is everything you want in a guy. Cute face, good teeth, etc. He is 10 pounds overweight.
Man A and Man B have the same amount of muscle mass and are the same height.

Shallow or not, the average person will choose Man B. (Edit: Whoops, wrote Man A) The people who wouldn't ARE "weird or have a fetish". Health is attractive.

Think about it. Isn't Mackenzie way more attractive after losing weight? :\

It's not a pleasant truth, but it is true.

I sort of (note: sort of) agree with you on this. =)
While when I first met my boyfriend I wasn't SKINNY, I was a healthy weight.

To say that someone is shallow because they want to date a HEALTHY FIT woman is misguided. My boyfriend has always been healthy and fit, he stuck by me because he loved me even at my worse, but he is attracted to me INSIDE and out. It's a great feeling BUT he always wanted me to be healthy...the crazy thing is, I probably would have pushed him a lot harder than he EVER pushed me if he had gained weight and stopped working out.

I'm not saying "big girls" can't find love too. ****, I was one who has the best man on earth, but, I am saying that IT ISNT SHALLOW for a man to be attracted to a woman who loves herself enough to take care of herself both mentally AND physically. Everyone has a "type". If that's their type, so what.

The only part of the above statement I don't agree with is that "average" people would choose health, I dunno what that means...average? Is there a study somewhere with statistics for this? Cuz that confused me...also because you say they'd choose man A,but man A is 70lbs overweight so wouldn't they choose man B if we are going by what you suggested?


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As for the poster who asked how long they work out, I believe it is anywhere from 2-6hrs a day depending on what times they can make it. Sometimes in two sessions a day and sometimes just one really long one. I don't know their caloric intake but I do know it is at least 1200.

Hope this helps!

While I can understand (and even agree) why many men DO want a woman that takes care of herself physically, I would knock my husband upside the head if he ever cracked on one of my daughter's about her weight the way the Dad did on that show. It wasn't his place to say such a thing to her. Daddy's are supposed to be a little girls soft place to land--a place where she feels completely accepted and loved unconditionally.

Whoops! Yeah, I meant to write Man B. My bad!!

If what he said is true or not, I actually agree with you, T_B_G. Parents should encourage their children to think they're beautiful. Happy people stress less and weigh less. Not that that's the ONLY reason to think you're beautiful, but I think it's more productive than insulting your offspring.

I chucked at this! LOL, While we don't have any children YET...if my boyfriend ever said the things that father said to Makenzie, I'd prob knock him upside the head too lol! Well said!

Just because someone is with someone who is overweight...doesn't mean they have a "weight fetish". Could it possibly be that they love ALL of them? For who they are?


I've been overweight my entire life...my husband loves me now...and he will STILL love me when I loose all of my weight. Doesn't mean he has a fetish...and it doesn't mean that he's not going to love me anymore when I loose weight.