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    Inspirational Movies on Netflix Instant

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    • Posts: 5,576 Member
      I googled something similar awhile ago but couldn't find much. This is a great topic!

      to the person who said biggest loser series....is that on watch instantly? I'd love to start watching it...
      Yes, but it's the older seasons.
    • Posts: 372
      Spirit of the Marathon is pretty good... Non food related, quite inspirational. You may even want to run a marathon after watching it.
    • Posts: 1,374 Member
      Bump....I want to find some of these titles on Netflix later...Sounds interesting...Thanks for the post!! :)

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    • Posts: 405 Member
      bump! checking these out tonight when i get home. :smile:
    • Posts: 76 Member
      I like to watch Run Fatboy Run....it's not a documentary...
      but it's definitely entertaining and gets me in the mood to run
    • Posts: 683 Member
      Bump for later. I watched Fat Sick and Nearly Dead the other day. I plan to check out some of the others ya'll have suggested.
    • Posts: 445 Member
      Don't watch Supersize Me. It's a load of bull dung. I think we all know eating a burger, biggie fries, and a large coke is not good for you. Nevertheless, Morgan Spurlock fills the doc with misinformation, lies, exaggerations... it is a propaganda piece.

      That said:
      FOOD MATTERS - I have seen every food doc out there and this one is the best in my opinion.
      FAT HEAD - This is the most entertaining food doc, and makes you question all that we have been taught.
      FOOD INC - Also a good watch.

      I have seen all of the others and wouldn't recommend any of them, mainly because they are written from a point of view and not really objective.
    • Posts: 119 Member
      I don't see it listed on Netflix but Pumping Iron is a great docudrama about weight lifting.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumping_Iron
    • Posts: 45
      Great topic! I have seen a couple of the movies but there are a couple I have not seen yet.
    • Posts: 45 Member
      Great Topic. This is just what Im needing. Something to motivate me a bit. Struggling so much lately. Its so hard when real life stresses and issues are smacking you around! Thanks for all the suggestions.
    • Posts: 12,032 Member
      bump
    • Posts: 40
      watched "fat, sick, and nearly dead" yesterday and i have to say it was really good.
      almost teared up.
    • Posts: 465 Member
      how come I cant find these on my netflix? what is the difference, im in UK, whta is the 'instant' one?
    • Posts: 17 Member
      bump
    • Posts: 591 Member
      Good thread!
    • Posts: 143 Member
      I googled something similar awhile ago but couldn't find much. This is a great topic!

      to the person who said biggest loser series....is that on watch instantly? I'd love to start watching it...

      It is on INSTANT DOWNLOAD!!! Yay for Netfilx. =)
    • Posts: 855 Member
      Don't watch Supersize Me. It's a load of bull dung. I think we all know eating a burger, biggie fries, and a large coke is not good for you. Nevertheless, Morgan Spurlock fills the doc with misinformation, lies, exaggerations... it is a propaganda piece.


      Oh bull. Supersize Me is ten times the documentary that that Fathead piece of garbage is.
    • Posts: 591 Member
      Fat Head

      Watching this now. Great show debunking a lot of current held beliefs about fat-causing things we do.
    • Posts: 33 Member
      thanks for posting this topic. i want to watch some of these!
    • Posts: 693 Member
      Watch "Supersize Me" and then watch "Fat Head" and draw your own conclusions. Supersize me has no science, just shows that you gain weight by eating 5000 Calories of fast food per day like we already know. Fat Head is backed up with science and he basically goes on the same fast food diet but restricted to a reasonable daily Caloric limit and sugar-free drinks to show that it wasn't the content of the fast food that made Morgan Spurlock gain weight but the quantity of the food.
    • Posts: 539 Member
      bump
    • Posts: 591 Member
      The title pretty much says it all - I'm looking for health/weight-related movies (mostly documentaries, I suppose) that are available on Netflix Instant that you guys watch when you need a little inspiration

      Hello from Chicago!
      Fearlesly; Your post made this weekend a Netflix marathon of health-related shows for me Thanks. :smile:

      FAT HEAD
      ENGINE 2 KITCHEN RESCUE (will try the Veggie Lasagna Recipe)
      CNBC: ONE NATION, OVERWEIGHT
      PREVENTING & REVERSING DIABETES
      FOOD MATTERS
      DR. ANDREW WEIL: HEALTHY AGING
      SUPERCHARGE YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM
      FOOD FIGHT
      SPIRIT OF THE MARATHON

      Above are documentaries/specials.

      Planning to watch a movie "Fat Boy Chronicle" later today.
    • Posts: 291 Member
      . Fat Head is backed up with science

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    • Posts: 5 Member
      I have been watching Heavy on Netflix, it has been keeping me motivated!
    • Posts: 175
      Will check some of these out, anyone know if there are any good ones on lovefilm instant too?
    • Posts: 41 Member
      All great suggestions.

      Add my vote for Heavy and Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead
    • Posts: 297 Member
      Bumping so I can remember these..
    • Posts: 589 Member
      I like sports movies to inspire me to workout. You know, Million Dollar Baby etc.
    • Posts: 175
      Can't seem to get a lot of these films on uk netflix unfortunately
    • Posts: 855 Member
      Has anyone mentioned "lbs." ? It's the story of a 300lb man who has a heart attack and moves out to into the country to take the weight off. There's lots of family drama mixed it. It wasn't an entirely uplifting movie, but I thought it was really well done, and fairly realistic for a fictional portrayal,

      http://www.lbsthemovie.com/
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