Has anyone watched this on MTV lately?

I think it is a very inspirational reality show. It shows overweight people losing 90 lbs over a 3-month period (summer time).

I am so proud of these people and they motivate me to lose weight!

what/who motivates you?

The thought of losing 90lbs in 3 months scares the crap outta me! The thought of all that skin not even getting a chance to bounce back... ugh... not to mention the psychological aspect (I'm still getting used to my weight loss and it's been over 2 years for me that I've been losing!)

But, that's me....

Let's see, motivations...... hmm..... my health. Scared to death of getting all those high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart problems that run in my families. Another one, seeing my boyfriends face as I get better and better looking. Oh and.... clothes fitting WELL... and looking cute!!

I saw part of one a few days ago and I plan to Tivo the rest. Marci? Marcie? Marcia? Something like that. MAN did that girl whine a LOT. I was so happy for her when she turned it around and made her goal! That was great!

When I was in high school (and a whopping 20 pounds overweight, or normal, depending on the month, because I dieted a LOT - always either gaining or losing), it was so much easier to lose weight. Older people would always tell me, lose it now! It gets so much harder! And I would think please, you're just lazy! Well surprise, surprise! Losing weight and keeping it off is never EASY, but is sure doesn't get easiER with age! I want to encourage younger people to get control of your weight issues while you're young and don't waste another minute being fat or worrying about it. Just take care of yourself!

As for what motivates me? Old pictures when I was in a more normal weight range and trying to buy clothes. There's more out there now than when I was younger (I can remember when finding a size 12 at The Limited was rare - and it was a heck of a lot smaller than a size 12 is now!) but there's still not a lot and frankly at my size, nothing looks great. I never feel like I look amazing. I just want to shop off the rack at a regular store and look nice.

Shows like that freak me out and I think it actually hurt people more than it inspires them. Those people literally work out like 6 hours a day when they are on the show and have every piece of food they put in their mouth monitored. When people try to go on a realistic diet and exercise plan and lose just a few pounds a week they get discouraged and wonder "why can't i get this weight off fast. those people on tv lost 30 pounds in less then a month and i only lost 10 pounds total in a month i must be a failure." They give up before they even really get started. The whole thing makes me sad.

For me setting a good example for my niece and dreaming of being a normal weight is enough. I've been big since puberty and for a long time I didn't even realize that I was slowly slipping into morbid obesity. Now that I see myself without rose colored glasses I see what I need to change and I know with enough time and commitment I can get myself down to a healthy weight. I feel stronger and more beautiful with every passing pound and I can't wait until I can stand proudly and say I reached my goal.

I watched the first two episodes. I really liked the first one, but the second girl, Marci, was so annoying and rude. She really got on my nerves.

Anyway, I love watching weight-loss shows where you see the transformation in that episode (I like Biggest Loser, but I prefer to see a different complete transformation every week).

I can't wait for Heavy to start on A&E.

I feel the same way and I know MTV targets a younger audience who aren't as likely to rationalize that what they see isn't reality. I did watch two episodes. On the second they say it takes her 90 days but she herself says it was 4 months. Not a big difference but still a difference in what they say it is vs what comes out of her mouth. I don't trust television. It could have been a year for all I know.

I watched that show the other day...made me want to have a trainer wake me up every morning! haha. But on a more serious note...I actually took a notebook and I randomly write different things that I hold back on because of my weight and things that annoy me about my weight. But I also have a section where I write down goals that I want to achieve after and during my weight loss journey that dont include just goal weights. (IE: show off my arms in a tank top...or something more recent: Go buy a size smaller jean) When I get to cross it off, its exciting and keeps me going. So I guess my notebook is my motivation

I think it's that the program with the trainer was 90 days, where she got down to 160, but then she kept going, and the last After footage was after 4 months.

Oh, hmm. I don't know. She said she wanted to torture him like he'd tortured her for the last 4 months. They made it seem like she said it the day of her weigh in but who knows. It's television.

I love the show and am excited to watch tonight.

I would not want to lose weight that quickly though, either, mostly for the reasons starfishkitty said. I have a slight skin sagging on my belly already and I don't want it to get worse. That, and I'd rather lose weight the slower, healthier way.

But yes, I like the show and I love their stories.