Over the past semester I developed a slight addiction to the TV series, "The Biggest Loser." I watched every episode religiously and I even did some of Jillian's "Last Chance Workouts" on my Comcast OnDemand (she knows just what to say to me). In short, I developed a sort of obsession with watching people lose weight. My roommate, Vanessa, and I would always make lots of snacks (because you can't watch the show without eating, right?) and we'd watch it before going to bed because watching them workout made us tired. The embarrassing truth of the matter is that...well... I cried, without fail, every single episode. Every episode would have an emotional arc and 3/4 of the way through the show, someone would inevitably have some incredible revelation and start crying and that's when I would lose it. I'm not ashamed, though! These people are making huge changes in their lives! They are losing more than just weight, they are losing years and years of emotional baggage and they are fighting to win back their lives. They all gained weight for someone emotional/psychological reason and that show just cuts right to the heart of the problem and transforms not only their bodies, but the way they view the world!


And now, there is a new show on called "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition." Kill me now! This show is everything I want in good TV: people changing their lives, an incredibly hot trainer, and lots of crying. I watched it last week and started crying in THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES! It's literally an entire season of "The Biggest Loser" packed into one episode, except there is only one person and it isn't a competition so it is purely about the emotions. And at the end, they get skin removal surgery after they lose all the weight! So in one hour you get to see someone literally change COMPLETELY! Woof. Ya'll know where I'll be every monday at 10pm. In my comfy corner with some pizza, watching people change their lives. See ya there.

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