Supersize vs superskinny

nikilis
nikilis Posts: 2,305 Member
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I'm totally obsessed with this show. I think I've seen them all, so I thought I'd see if theres any other lovers or haters out there.

if you dont know what I talking about, heres an episode on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktGdf8JPgw8

I learnt a lot from watching it. thoughts? favourite episode?

:)

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  • nikilis
    nikilis Posts: 2,305 Member
    one of my favourites:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y4A30quSUw
  • nikilis
    nikilis Posts: 2,305 Member
    am I the only one!
  • nikilis
    nikilis Posts: 2,305 Member
    SRSLY! THIS SHOW IS FRICKEN AWESOME

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  • SoLiveItUp
    SoLiveItUp Posts: 115 Member
    Love the show the supersizers don't eat too bad just very big portions. I also love secret eaters : )
  • FitMrsR
    FitMrsR Posts: 226 Member
    I used to love the show but got a bit tired of it after a while. The super skinny didn't look super skinny to me and the part where they put the food in the tube is one of the most disgusting things ever
  • laurelboynton
    laurelboynton Posts: 104 Member
    I love this show!

    So enlightening to see the variety in diets. Often makes me feel better about what I eat etc.

    :)
  • CassieReannan
    CassieReannan Posts: 1,479 Member
    I love this show! I think it's awesome, and it's all free on youtube
  • AshatanViz
    AshatanViz Posts: 34 Member
    I've seen this show! I like it--it's one of those guilty pleasures that I just can't tear myself away from. At the same time, though, I think it's silly to make them switch diets, because both diets are terrible! It's not helping anyone involved except the TV producers, of course. The superskinny people are always eating like 10 m&ms for lunch and half a baked potato or something for dinner--Not healthy! I don't get it. But I watch it.
  • beccarockslife
    beccarockslife Posts: 816 Member
    I like it EXCEPT for the bit where they ship the supersizers off to the US and make them stare at the super fat people. It stinks a bit like a freakshow.
  • Alexandra289
    Alexandra289 Posts: 330 Member
    It frustrates me so much! They convince people to go from one extreme of healthy eating to another. And Secret Eater, despite this being a guilty pleasure, is just a bit scary to watch - how deluded are those people?!
  • laurelboynton
    laurelboynton Posts: 104 Member
    I like it EXCEPT for the bit where they ship the supersizers off to the US and make them stare at the super fat people. It stinks a bit like a freakshow.

    I agree with this.
  • laurelboynton
    laurelboynton Posts: 104 Member
    It frustrates me so much! They convince people to go from one extreme of healthy eating to another. And Secret Eater, despite this being a guilty pleasure, is just a bit scary to watch - how deluded are those people?!

    I think the diet swap always makes them realize that they can survive on tiny portions/ or that they can eat a hell of a lot more than they are doing.
  • beccarockslife
    beccarockslife Posts: 816 Member
    I think it's more about quantity, they learn they can physically live with those quantities, the supersizers can live with very small portions and the superskinnies can fit more. For the Superskinnies as well eating more stimulates the appetite.


    I've seen this show! I like it--it's one of those guilty pleasures that I just can't tear myself away from. At the same time, though, I think it's silly to make them switch diets, because both diets are terrible! It's not helping anyone involved except the TV producers, of course. The superskinny people are always eating like 10 m&ms for lunch and half a baked potato or something for dinner--Not healthy! I don't get it. But I watch it.
  • whizzlers
    whizzlers Posts: 101 Member
    I love them both - they are my guilty pleasures, anything along these lines! It drives my bf crazy how many of them I record! xx
  • postrockandcats
    postrockandcats Posts: 1,145 Member
    I've never heard of this show! How fascinating!
  • jen_bd6
    jen_bd6 Posts: 501 Member
    You aren't the only one.... LOVE it... totally inspiring!
  • JulieBGoood
    JulieBGoood Posts: 120 Member
    Love it & secret eaters too :) I liked the older episodes more though, when they showed to food tubes! yuck, lol
  • ShaniWulffe
    ShaniWulffe Posts: 458 Member
    I feel like there was an American version of this show once -- Am I wrong?
  • nikilis
    nikilis Posts: 2,305 Member
    I used to love the show but got a bit tired of it after a while. The super skinny didn't look super skinny to me and the part where they put the food in the tube is one of the most disgusting things ever

    thats the funny thing about it, the superskinnies dont always look unhealthy, but their BMI's are sooo low, like 16.5 average. thats really bad.

    we live in a society that sees nothing wrong with being underweight. there is something wrong with being very underweight.

    a lot of them eat large deficits, and for years. its different from using a deficit to loose weight. its odd tho. someone overweight is immediately jumped on for being unhealthy, but people who are very underweight unless they look like they have an ED would most likely not be treated in the same negative way.
  • nikilis
    nikilis Posts: 2,305 Member
    I feel like there was an American version of this show once -- Am I wrong?

    I've never seen it, but if they did id love to!
  • VeganSurfer
    VeganSurfer Posts: 383 Member
    We watch it sometimes...I guess if you've seen 1 episode you've seen them all though :laugh:
  • samr73
    samr73 Posts: 440 Member
    Secret Eaters is better - so sad on so many levels ....
  • VorJoshigan
    VorJoshigan Posts: 1,106 Member
    It's entertaining, but a bit gratuitous.
  • Nutella91
    Nutella91 Posts: 624 Member
    i just watched it. i love it!! love the food tube.
  • Velum_cado
    Velum_cado Posts: 1,608 Member
    I love it because it's not about, "You're fat, you're unhealthy! You're skinny, you're healthy!" It's about diet and what your body is doing with the fuel you give it, no matter what your size is. I also think the strategy of having the participants prepare the meals they eat themselves, and then give them to another person is an interesting one. A lot of the time, people don't take care of themselves as well as they'd take care of another person, so "inflicting" their own dietary choices on someone else could be very effective at opening their eyes.
  • Nutella91
    Nutella91 Posts: 624 Member
    Secret Eaters is better - so sad on so many levels ....

    i really have no idea what i'm doing wrong.. *stuffs her face with chocolates and take aways every five minutes*
  • nikilis
    nikilis Posts: 2,305 Member
    i just watched it. i love it!! love the food tube.

    hahah. yeh sometimes its soo extreme that it makes you like ooohh queasy, but you cant look away!

    I got hooked on this show big time!
  • SoLiveItUp
    SoLiveItUp Posts: 115 Member
    Can't wait for the new show Fat Family Tree, will be interesting
  • samr73
    samr73 Posts: 440 Member
    Secret Eaters is better - so sad on so many levels ....

    i really have no idea what i'm doing wrong.. *stuffs her face with chocolates and take aways every five minutes*

    The most memorable one - "I want you to find out why I'm so big as I don't eat very much". 3,000 calories a day later ......
  • postrockandcats
    postrockandcats Posts: 1,145 Member
    I just watched that episode of the superfat vs superskinny. Do they ever concentrate on the superskinnies? Because this episode was more "OMG LOOK AT ALL THIS FOOD YOU'RE EATING....and she should *really* eat more, she's a bit thin. BUT HOLY CRAP LET'S DO MULTIPLE DEMOS ILLUSTRATING HOW MUCH YOU EAT, FATTY. Oh, BTW- the thin girl eats a Slim Jim for lunch. LET'S FLY YOU TO AMERICA, NOW TO HAVE YOU HANG OUT WITH A FAT WOMAN THERE."

    (For the record, I live in America and have never seen a Cream Puff like that. O_o)

    I mean, fine- have him hang out with a fat person who's fatter than him and dealing with other issues that he hasn't encountered. But where was the person with the severe eating disorder to "scare" the skinny chick who subsisted on fecking sugar and tea?

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