"This is Us" fans... how do we feel about Cross Fit Toby?

i didn't know about the fat suit -- i figured he lost weight in real life between seasons and they had to write in an explanation as to why...... being a new parent it is hard to find time to do things you did before you had a kid and I didn't totally follow what time he is going to the gym, if he is spending time away from them when he could be spending the time with his family, I'm not a fan of that but if he is taking time away from sleep or something like that ok.....agree that he should have been honest with her but she'll also have to strike the balance between being supportive of him making positive changes and being perturbed that he was hiding it from her....

I watch this show so I've had this on my mind a lot.

I think it's sad that Kate doesn't seem to feel motivated to make changes herself. I can definitely understand her feeling intimidated or jealous of the time and energy Toby's spending with his Crossfit involvement but it seems like she's not at all inspired by his positive changes...and that seems sad to me. I guess walking around the block is better than nothing.

I am not into CF but I do love the way the actor playing Toby is still a husky, heavy dude, but they're showing how much healthier & fitter he has become. I know "in real life" it's just shedding the padding he previously wore...but I think a lot of times on TV/movies the person has to go from fat to super-skinny & totally ripped. To me, "Crossfit Toby" is a realistic looking guy and quite inspiring.

jacktherower wrote: »

Crossfit, keto... all cults.

Whoa.

The show lives on drama, eventually cross fit Toby will do some push presses on cross fit Shiela.

I love this thread! Watched the latest episodes last night, and I was annoyed by Toby. And my heart was breaking for Kate, who is home with the stress of the new baby.

That part really irked me.
Kate never seems to be supportive of Toby's weight loss attempts. like no matter what Toby does, she will always have a problem with it. The man chose to get healthy for his family, why shame him on that? hell, remember Depressed Toby? gimme Crossfit Toby any day of the week and mygawd is that man fiiiiine!

I find myself siding with Toby on this one because being on the same journey myself (not doing crossfit though, i'm a beachbody girl) i know firsthand how difficult it is to stay the course when everyone else around is not on the same page.
Logging food, counting calories, minding what you eat, choosing to walk over sitting on the couch to watch tv, work out every day... it's a struggle, every freaking day. If the tables were turned Kate would have a fit if he was not supportive of her journey. She needs to get over herself, everything is woa is me with her.

It is really hard to stay the course if there is no support coming your way. Personally, i think Kate has a lot to learn from Crossfit Toby. That's a devoted husband who adores his wife and loves his child deeply and could really use some support from his wife.
Kate is so full of herself and obviously has deeper issues than just jealousy and maybe they should steer her in therapy/ counseling direction so she can address her insecurities and stop making herself the victim.

Toby does need to get over himself about being there for every "first" baby Jack has though and maybe volunteer to watch him so Kate can go do something that makes her heart happy.