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just a rant about movies....

missyS
missyS
ok so i was watching "my best friend's gf" the other night...and there is this scene in there where kate hudson is in a restaurant chowing down on steak and exclaiming how much she loveeeeeeessssssssss steak....i sat there thinking "yea like u eat steak off screen" i bet she did an assload of exercising after that scene....and also i wonder if they had to do multiple takes of that scene because someone would mess up a line or something...would that have meant she had to eat more steak????

ok well this isnt the only movie i have watched where the twiggy starlett is chowing down on foods u KNOW they do not eat off screen....just really frustrates and pisses me off...idk...sorry if u thought reading this post was a waste of ur time!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yeah i hate that too! Like Grace in Will and Grace is always going on about and eating food and it's like 'yeah right!' and Carrie in SATC is always eating hot dogs and bagels when clearly she lives on lettuce. It sends out such confusing messages!
Laura28
Laura28
i love Will and Grace
deleted_user
deleted_user
I think its hard to say who eats what and when... Ive known ppl stick thin who did eat well...

But I do find myself saying the same things as you, I see a thin person and the first thing I think it "man she doesnt eat"

the point IS being thin is not all there is in life... you can look great with a few pounds on you... being healthy is the most important thing... yeah yeah I know you have all heard this. but until we listen we will stay obsessed with things that are not important...
EmmaammE
EmmaammE
i know what you mean but i guess one way off looking at it is that they probably would say and do the things they do in films off screen either! at the end of the day its their job to make you believe something. but as far as the food goes i agree wiv Yazz i know stick thin people who eat tons, but i guess its all about producing an image, albiet make believe.
missyS
missyS
few more examples:
the girls next door eat alot of junk food! yet are playboy bunnies whos bodies are their paycheck!

paris hilton...in that show she did with nicole richy...where they were on the road....they ate so much junk...like she'd be like make me a sandwich bitch...
deleted_user
deleted_user
Interesting topic. There are the few lucky people out there, movie stars or not who can eat everything but the kitchen sink and still stay thin. And a lot of those stars yoyo like crazy too. Either for a part or because they get tired of the lettuce diet and just go ahead an pork up for a while.

I'm sure most of them are eating disordered.

And speaking of playboy bunnies.... anyone notice Bridget in the last episode of 'The Girls Next Door"? She had been losinh=g weight and i was thinking she looked good. But now her legs look like sticks and her face is all swollen. =(. I am worried for her.
deleted_user
deleted_user
you have a point too...

we all know how seductive losing weight is... many stars probably need to lose 10-15 then get stuck like we all have been...

Its probably a combination of it all....
deleted_user
deleted_user
I think we are so caught up in our eating disorders that we think no skinny person eats unhealthy foods. Im sorry but how is that going to help you recover, if thats what you want, you need to change your thinking. Im not saying I dont think this from time to time because I most definitley do.
But then I think of myself a few years back when ed was not in my life.
When I ate chicken fingers and fries at restaurants. When I went to dairy queen when my Dad decided we needed a treat. When I didn't look at a nutrition lable once in my life. When I didnt freak out after I ate more than needed. When I looked amazing. But most of all when i was HAPPY with myself.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I agree with audgirl. Deep in my ED I remember thinking the same thing. All skinny people diet and eat salads all day. Through recovery I learned its not what you eat at all but how much you eat. A steak for dinner isn't going to make you fat. 10 steaks for dinner over a long period of time maybe... Same with some french fries here and there or butter on your bread. These things don't make you fat.Eating everything in moderation will get you your HEALTHY body. For some this is small, for some this is larger. Either way, being healthy is what matters.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I feel like that too, but I know tiny people who eat tons too. Like my skinny little roomie who eat like 4000 cals a day. She does no exercise and is my height and my weight. I'm like What the heck!!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
It's different for everybody. I know a guy who eats three HUGE meals a day. Not necessarily healthy or not. Just whatever he feels like eating. And then he eats this HUUUUGE bowl of ice cream every night at bedtime. He just turned 70 so has been eating whatever all of his life and he is skinny as a rail. His wife eats reasonable portions of healthy foods, is mildly obese, and can't lose a pound to save her life. Everybody is different. But I agree. It's much more important to be happy than a certain weight. But of course I often have trouble convincing myself of that!
missyS
missyS
omg i am soooooo jealous of those people who REALLY put it away and are soooo skinny (and non ED!!!)...like those lil japanese men who do those hot dog eating contests...they are like toothpicks yet put away 50 or more hotdogs/buns within an insane amount of time! thats like 15000 or more cals....
kcjones
kcjones
I've often thought about Debra Messing and her character or Will & Grace too. I love the show too, but I just can't stand what seems to me a confusing message. She just looks sickly to me. But you guys did bring up a good point-to me, someone who is very thin must have an eating disorder-I forget that there are women who do not wage war with their bodies-women who are naturally or healthily thin. Still, I have a hard time believing that that can apply to anyone living in Hollywood.
missyS
missyS
like has anyone ever watched the show the nanny? well fran drescher is ALWAYS like bingeing....yet she is thin....not as thin as debra messing...but still...mixed messages...
deleted_user
deleted_user
I'm not gonna lie. Before ED, I was like that too. In my family our metabolisms are crazy. I used to be a toothpick but then I hit puberty and I still ate whatever I just got boobs. I looked really good before all the weight loss. Im just scared all the weight will go to my tummy for some weird reason. Probably because I get bloated.
It does suck seeing people like that now too. Like my brother just eats and drinks eats and drinks and he is tiny. Not saying he just does that all day lol but yea. It sucks. But there is nothing we can do about it you know?