Supersize VS. Superskinny

msblueyes5

SO I was watching this show last night called Supersize VS. Superskinny and what they do it take a really thin person and a really overweight person, put them in the same house together for a week and have them swap diets. The skinny girl was 93lbs and the over weight woman was 24 stone..I don't know what that is translated to in reagular lbs because they didn't say. Either way, I find this HORRIBLE!!! They had that skinny girl eatting so much CRAP and FAT and they were trying to get her to understand how to eat more?? Its not just about that, couldn't that start some weird relationship with food. Then the over weight woman is getting the amount of food a 4 year old would eat for the week!! They even said that!! The poor women was dying for food...any food..I wanted to scream LET HER EAT SOME FOOD THAT WILL FUEL HER!! I was curious if anyone else has watched this, and wonder what your opinions are on it?!

ChitownFoodie

24 stone is 336 pounds! I have never seen it, but I feel bad for the overweight woman.

Selly7749

did you watch the whole show, or just the first half? because in the second half they put them on sensible diets, and you see them lose/gain weight respectively in healthy ways, and it's often a really good show

babydull

did you watch the whole show, or just the first half? because in the second half they put them on sensible diets, and you see them lose/gain weight respectively in healthy ways, and it's often a really good show

Yep. And it's done under Doctor's supervision. But yes, it's often slated as being 'freakshow' programming. But I think it's a means to an ends, it educates the participants and the audience at least.

KeyMasterOfGozer

1 stone is 14 pounds

HaleyAlli

That's one of the worst ideas I've ever heard of... That's not teaching either one of them how to be healthy!

ETA: didn't see the part about the second half... But still...

Jamcnair

Never heard of it...but it sounds really terrible! They are just swapping out one unhealthy habit for another

TinaDay1114

YIKES. That sounds like some very twisted cruel joke to me. Do they think girls/women need MORE crazy mixed-up body image/food messages or what???

rshunk

Oh wow! What network is that on? I haven't heard of it but it sounds interesting yet awful all at the same time... A 336 lbs woman eating the amt of food a 93lb girl eats and vice versa?! Wow.....

jaitken_22

I love this programme! It's kinda crazy how they make each other eat each other's diets cos they're going the complete opposite, but I guess it's to shock them in to eating more sensibly. It's amazing how people let their diets be like that because of time or it's easy to put in the microwave or pick up from the takeaway. It's also amazing how it takes something like that to shock them in to sorting themselves out.

jaitken_22

Oh wow! What network is that on? I haven't heard of it but it sounds interesting yet awful all at the same time... A 336 lbs woman eating the amt of food a 93lb girl eats and vice versa?! Wow.....

It's on Channel 4 / E4 in the UK. Google it!!

GreatSetOfBrains

Sounds like college to me! lol I eat healthy for the most part and I start college and everyone, with the exception of one other girl, eats crap ALL day. Now we have potlucks for final studies. . . you can tell who brings what!

As far as the show. They signed up for it. I guess I don't feel that bad for them, they knew it was coming. It would be a huge shock. Maybe up the portion size a little. . . but it gets better further on in the show.

TavistockToad

its a great programme!!! it is a little bit of a freak show (but no more than biggest loser for OMGing at a fat person) but the point of the diet swap is to show the fat person that they wont die eating less, and the skinny person that they can eat more without exploding...

sarahliftsUP

I love this show..

I think the point of swapping the diets is for the other person to watch another person eat what they are used to consuming. The person with the large portion sizes has to watch someone else feel sick to their stomach trying to consume all the food they are used to eating. They realize, "Ohh my goodness, I can't believe how much food I'm eating..." While the underweight person watches the other person barely get anything in them, seeing how hungry they are and how unhealthy it is to under eat. They realize that in order to be healthy, they have to eat more or else their health is going to deteriorate.

Both participates are forced to focus on what they are eating and why. They realize what life events impacted their eating habits and hopefully are encouraged to get over whatever is holding them back in life.

staceyGO

I also love this show!! Shock value at first but they do both end up healthier and smarter in the end.

dragonbug300

I saw a bit of this show on Youtube.
It's actually not all that taboo. 'Shocking' the person's system is a method sometimes used in eating disorder clinics to re-feed underweight people by stuffing them with as much as 4,000 calories every day. I'm not saying that it's good for a person or promotes a healthy relationship with food AT ALL, but when the participants actually volunteer it seems like a reasonable way to provide perspective.

Not that it's always healthy. There are some situations where the 'superskinny' person eats only junk food in small portions, paired up with a supersize person who eats junk food in giant portions, and neither person gets the nutrients that they've been missing.

tattereds

I have recently discovered this show too and have been watching it on YouTube... Actually more like 'devouring every episode' of it lol.

I would have to say that despite the "shock" tactics used, usually both participants come away with a much better attitude and understanding of the damage they had been doing to themselves and their bodies. I think that as long as it is medically supervised and they get the real message of the program, it isn't hurting anyone. As has been mentioned - they know what they signed up for!

I do wish that they would focus a little more on what the healthy eating programs they send them home with are like, and maybe give us some info on whether they are being supported between the initial week of filming and the end of show 'return weigh in', though. I'd like to think they don't just hand the participants a slip of paper detailing a list complicated recipes that they may have no idea how to prepare or enjoy! I think it would also be great if they could do a "how did they go" show a few more months down the road to see if they kept up the good habits.

I'm yet to see a bad result for the participants though, so they must be doing something right! And if it encourages people to look at the health aspects of eating/diet rather than just the number on the scales, I'm all for it

I also like that they talk about some eating disorders and the implications, as well as the implications of being obese (via personal messages to the overweight participants from morbidly obese individuals with severe health and personal problems stemming from their weight.

msblueyes5

24 stone is 336 pounds! I have never seen it, but I feel bad for the overweight woman.

Ahh Thank you!

msblueyes5

did you watch the whole show, or just the first half? because in the second half they put them on sensible diets, and you see them lose/gain weight respectively in healthy ways, and it's often a really good show

Just the first half so far.. I understand that they do end up putting the on a sensible diet, I just think even a week of doing something so extreme to your diet it crazy! I have been there, restricting and binging..They both are horrible feelings.

msblueyes5

YIKES. That sounds like some very twisted cruel joke to me. Do they think girls/women need MORE crazy mixed-up body image/food messages or what???

Thats exactly what I'm thinking

msblueyes5

Oh wow! What network is that on? I haven't heard of it but it sounds interesting yet awful all at the same time... A 336 lbs woman eating the amt of food a 93lb girl eats and vice versa?! Wow.....

Ugh! I forgot! I saw the title and DVRed it. I will check tonight what channel it is on and let you know.

lcarter25

I love this show

Yes they do swap for the first week but its to shock you into seeing how bad both sides are because most epople would only think the fat person was bad.

Usually the people have very successful stories after

Like the fat person says actually i realised I didn't have to eat so much and the thin person gets over their usually fussy eating

eillamarie

I've seen this show several times. The idea is to shock both of them & wake them up to how unhealthy their eating habits are. The overweight person has to sit there & watch while somebody basically throws up trying to eat so much, & the skinny person has to sit there & watch while somebody basically begs for more food. It's for shock value, and obviously not meant to be done long-term. I'm positive that if the overweight person was looking ill from lack of food that they would be allowed to eat more.

msblueyes5

I love this show..

I think the point of swapping the diets is for the other person to watch another person eat what they are used to consuming. The person with the large portion sizes has to watch someone else feel sick to their stomach trying to consume all the food they are used to eating. They realize, "Ohh my goodness, I can't believe how much food I'm eating..." While the underweight person watches the other person barely get anything in them, seeing how hungry they are and how unhealthy it is to under eat. They realize that in order to be healthy, they have to eat more or else their health is going to deteriorate.

Both participates are forced to focus on what they are eating and why. They realize what life events impacted their eating habits and hopefully are encouraged to get over whatever is holding them back in life.

I completely get what your saying, I mean I definetly understand the concept of the show, but most people that overeat/undereat on a regular basis know that they are being unhealthy. And if this would end up solving their issues with food I feel we would have alot more healthy people in this world. The issues with food is more a mental thing not physical so I think most will revert back to their old ways. Most, not all but most.

msblueyes5

I have recently discovered this show too and have been watching it on YouTube... Actually more like 'devouring every episode' of it lol.

I would have to say that despite the "shock" tactics used, usually both participants come away with a much better attitude and understanding of the damage they had been doing to themselves and their bodies. I think that as long as it is medically supervised and they get the real message of the program, it isn't hurting anyone. As has been mentioned - they know what they signed up for!

I do wish that they would focus a little more on what the healthy eating programs they send them home with are like, and maybe give us some info on whether they are being supported between the initial week of filming and the end of show 'return weigh in', though. I'd like to think they don't just hand the participants a slip of paper detailing a list complicated recipes that they may have no idea how to prepare or enjoy! I think it would also be great if they could do a "how did they go" show a few more months down the road to see if they kept up the good habits.

I'm yet to see a bad result for the participants though, so they must be doing something right! And if it encourages people to look at the health aspects of eating/diet rather than just the number on the scales, I'm all for it

I also like that they talk about some eating disorders and the implications, as well as the implications of being obese (via personal messages to the overweight participants from morbidly obese individuals with severe health and personal problems stemming from their weight.

I would definetly love to see a "3months down the road" part of the show at the end

msblueyes5

I've seen this show several times. The idea is to shock both of them & wake them up to how unhealthy their eating habits are. The overweight person has to sit there & watch while somebody basically throws up trying to eat so much, & the skinny person has to sit there & watch while somebody basically begs for more food. It's for shock value, and obviously not meant to be done long-term. I'm positive that if the overweight person was looking ill from lack of food that they would be allowed to eat more.

I get the concept but I still don't agree with it.

AlsDonkBoxSquat

That's really disturbing.

Joisgettingfit

I would definetly love to see a "3months down the road" part of the show at the end

They actually do a follow up on previous contestants from the last series at the end of the next one so at the end of series 2 there was a follow up about 4 people who'd been on the show from series 1. I think for the most part they'd actually stuck to the diets they'd been given, I haven't watched supersize vs superskinny in a while so I can't really remember but those episodes are all on 4od anyway.

msblueyes5

I would definetly love to see a "3months down the road" part of the show at the end

They actually do a follow up on previous contestants from the last series at the end of the next one so at the end of series 2 there was a follow up about 4 people who'd been on the show from series 1. I think for the most part they'd actually stuck to the diets they'd been given, I haven't watched supersize vs superskinny in a while so I can't really remember but those episodes are all on 4od anyway.

Oh really! Nice! This was the first show I have seen of it. I might watch it more if I see it on.

sdgirl22

Meh.. I want brit tv so I can watch this show :sad:

tanyamelliott

This sounds like it is really extreme but the show would probably not have enough viewers if it was normal. But I would watch it! I think they should also throw in a healthy person for a second week to show both of them how to become healthier! What network is it aired on? I want to watch it!