Superskinny Me The Race to Size Double Zero

francesstewart1
francesstewart1 Posts: 71
edited September 22 in Health and Weight Loss
Just watched this vid on youtube (well.. over 5 parts). Was quite interesting to watch how the women reacted to the experiement and especially their thoughts afterwards. Just goes to show crash dieting is not the way to go!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYTZo-nT6d8&feature=related
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  • cowpoke06
    cowpoke06 Posts: 171
    i'm commenting so i have this in my recent topics to look at later :)
  • LuckyAng
    LuckyAng Posts: 1,173 Member
    Ugh, when will they learn that ZERO isn't a size, it's a trip to the hospital.
  • CGerman
    CGerman Posts: 539
    bump so I can watch at home
  • stephr2014
    stephr2014 Posts: 311 Member
    *Bump*
  • larousse_37
    larousse_37 Posts: 80
    If it's the same show I watched a while ago, it was definitely interesting! Just seeing what she actually had to eat to get to that size (looked very boring and very restrictive.. not healthy at all) and once she got to the weight she was like 'alright.. I'm never doing this again. I hate myself, and I feel horrible." She had crazy mood swings, was depressed, couldn't really enjoy her life at all, or her husband and child. God, how could you want to sacrefice your entire life just to be skinny??!?

    Thanks for this thread, I think it's super relevant and a very interesting topic!!
  • LuckyAng
    LuckyAng Posts: 1,173 Member
    I wish they used #'s that I understood. What does 10 stone 4lbs mean? And obviously their size 12 is not the same as an American size 12. I am 5'10 and a size 12 and I am thicker than the girl at 5'7 size 12. Sigh.
  • vanrunninggirl
    vanrunninggirl Posts: 48
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  • Aeriel
    Aeriel Posts: 864 Member
    I wish they used #'s that I understood. What does 10 stone 4lbs mean? And obviously their size 12 is not the same as an American size 12. I am 5'10 and a size 12 and I am thicker than the girl at 5'7 size 12. Sigh.

    I believe there are 14 pounds in every stone. so that would be about 144 pounds if my math is right.
  • Sallyismyname
    Sallyismyname Posts: 43 Member
    They were skinny before~ Holy crap...
  • LuckyAng
    LuckyAng Posts: 1,173 Member
    Thank you Aeriel!!

    I wish they used #'s that I understood. What does 10 stone 4lbs mean? And obviously their size 12 is not the same as an American size 12. I am 5'10 and a size 12 and I am thicker than the girl at 5'7 size 12. Sigh.

    I believe there are 14 pounds in every stone. so that would be about 144 pounds if my math is right.
  • MartiWillett
    MartiWillett Posts: 103 Member
    bump**
  • Laceylala
    Laceylala Posts: 3,094 Member
    Is this the documentary where the two English young women diet/work out to get down that far? Yaeh it was really interesting...and their health problems that sprang up from it too. Crazy!
  • myukniewicz
    myukniewicz Posts: 906 Member
    oh my god... that was crazy intense to watch. thank you for sharing that!
  • amycal
    amycal Posts: 646 Member
    Ugh, when will they learn that ZERO isn't a size, it's a trip to the hospital.

    My daughter wears a 00 she is healthy!
  • playfortoday
    playfortoday Posts: 22
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  • LuckyAng
    LuckyAng Posts: 1,173 Member
    I guess it depends on your body frame and height. All I know is in HS, the smallest person I ever heard of was a size 3 and she was a stick. They've changed the sizes though. It's such a mind game. At the beginning of this documentary, they said a 00 is a UK size 2.
    Ugh, when will they learn that ZERO isn't a size, it's a trip to the hospital.

    My daughter wears a 00 she is healthy!
  • DancingDreamer
    DancingDreamer Posts: 520
    Ugh, when will they learn that ZERO isn't a size, it's a trip to the hospital.

    My daughter wears a 00 she is healthy!

    yeah some people are naturally. i could probably get to that at my hight and small frame and still be healthy. to someone who is really tall and has a larger frame, no its not healthy. but yes for some girls that IS the norm. it just depends on body makeup. (and the place that you buy the clothes at. different brands run at different sizes)
  • jessimacar
    jessimacar Posts: 291
    I just watched the whole thing.. It's so sad, that I know there are girls who will watch it and take away from it dieting tips and how to do it themselves. Poor women. I can't imagine going through that.
  • LilynEdensmom
    LilynEdensmom Posts: 612 Member
    I have never been anything smaller than a 4 (and not that small in a long time) even before kids at my lowest weight. I couldn't imagine doing ithat to myself.
  • Sarahbear83
    Sarahbear83 Posts: 110 Member
    Sizing over there is different by about 2 sizes. They said a 00 was a UK size 2, so a UK size 12 is a US size 8. I also think a stone is 14 lbs.
  • smelmel
    smelmel Posts: 98 Member
    thanks for posting, I just finished watching and it was a bit of an eye opener for me, i think maybe I am starting to become a bit too obsessive. Why is it so hard to be totally happy with your "goal weight" whatever that is. I don't have an eating disorder (I love food too much) but definately still don't think I'm skinny, maybe I am?
  • marsbar_0789
    marsbar_0789 Posts: 34
    bump i want to be able to watch this when i get home
  • jbug100
    jbug100 Posts: 406 Member
    Bump
  • princessmikayla5
    princessmikayla5 Posts: 140 Member
    Bump
  • CGerman
    CGerman Posts: 539
    Wow - it's incredible what they put themselves through to get that small. I honestly can't imagine putting myself through that, I'd rather have the energy to live my life than fit into a tiny size.
  • dizzle2209
    dizzle2209 Posts: 10
    Speaking of diet shows, there's also a British show called "Supersize vs. Superskinny" (a bunch of episodes are on YouTube like this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjnxoyvzCKI). It's really an interesting series because you see both extremes...makes you really realize that it's not about the size, it's about being healthy!
  • last25
    last25 Posts: 83
    bump so I can watch later.
  • yanicka
    yanicka Posts: 1,004 Member
    bump
  • flynabster
    flynabster Posts: 87
    Very interesting, thanks for sharing.....
  • larousse_37
    larousse_37 Posts: 80
    I wish they used #'s that I understood. What does 10 stone 4lbs mean? And obviously their size 12 is not the same as an American size 12. I am 5'10 and a size 12 and I am thicker than the girl at 5'7 size 12. Sigh.

    The sizing system is different in the uk and australia.. The smallest side usually available is a size 6 (us size 2) size 8 is a us 4, size 10 is a us 6, size 12 is a us 8 and so on :-)
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