I watched the new show “I use to be Fat,” on MTV the other night after the Jersey Shore 3 premier. It was about a teen aged girl named Marci who was fat, and did not feel she was attractive her mother comfort her with food ever since she was a little girl causing her to weighs 250lbs.
Marci was home schooled for years living a sheltered life and wanted to go away to college, but Marci wanted to change before she did. Marci struggled and broke down a few times during the show, but in the end she did it and lost 90lbs in 89 days.
Marci was glowing of new confidence the night she went out and even danced with a guy (I believe that we all do need to be reassured and complemented each day to keep low self-esteem away from our thoughts) Marci must also learn that diets do not work, and her weight must be maintained by watching what she eats, and how much she is consuming each day to keep her new body.
Although diets do not work she could cut out or back on the things that are not healthy for her, and can become addicting causing her to become over weight again college students are known to have high stress levels causing depression, and over eating.
Still the best part of this episode was watching a young woman who had no confidence open and grown right before my eyes gaining the self esteem she has always dreamed of having (this is a show all young people should watch so they can gain courage to go out and do the same thing Marci did).
Amanda Chung
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