I read a study the other day that showed amazing promise in the ability to treat metabolic syndrome with diet and general activity. Every day goes by and I reap the benefits of piles of anecdotal and scientific evidence that further proves my ongoing points about training, diet, and society. That information will never beat a fat Jessica Simpson. Funny thing is, I think she looked pretty, and she didn’t look unhealthy. Granted I am not a fan of those pants because they remind me of a hayride gone bad in the 8th grade.
Why do you care so much? Why does the general public care so much? I can promise you that this will be one of my highest read writings because the title mentions the words “Jessica Simpson” and “Fat.”
Why we care
We tie one thing to celebrities that we rarely tie to anyone else. Easy.
They have it easy, we don’t. They have the luxury of “this” and “that,” we don’t. Celebrities have private chefs, personal trainers, and assistants, we don’t.
Question: How rich is Oprah?
Question: Has cooking food or training ever the reason for stalled fat loss?
Question: If those things are all true, then why are we having this conversation led off by one of the most popular pop stars their is right now?
I have no idea if Jessica Simpson wants or does not want to lose weight. I don’t care. I do know that having issues with diet, weight, and health have nothing to do with status, money, or help. It has everything to do with you.
I can say without a doubt that it takess education and knowledge to not be lost. Money or not. Do you have the education?
Great points!!
I am so glad you addressed this; I know my own thoughts are usually something like: “Hey if she slips and gains some weight and/or has cellulite, then I don’t look/feel that bad because she has the trainers/chefs/time to be perfect and I don’t; therefore, I don’t feel so bad about myself if these celebrities, whose careers depend on their looks, have gained a little weight.”
Yes, I know, it is my own insecurities and low self esteem that cause me to have these thoughts! But, yes, sadly I am very guilty of checking the stars out to see if they have stumbled – I suppose I try to make it OK in my mind that I have been a slug/slacker the past few months……
Personally, on Jessica, I thought the outfit was – three words: Hid – E – Ous!!
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Those pants had to have come from a garage sale from the 70’s. That belt would probably make Victoria Beckham look fat!!! If she had worn a better outfit, I doubt AS MUCH would have been said; however, there are always going to be the ones out there who think Lindsey Lohan is “perfect” now that she is a stick. So anyhow I guess in a month we will see Jessica the size of Lindsay, the Hilton sisters or the newly skinny Mischa Barton. (BTW, how DO they do it so fast? Crack?
Personally, I could care less if Jessica is overweight or not (although I do agree that no one should wear those pants or that belt…regardless), it does not directly impact my life in any major way and if she is happy then I am happy for her. The big that the voyeuristic public misses when looking at a “fat” celebrity is mindset. It does not matter if you have a chef or don’t have a chef, or if you have a trainer or don’t have a trainer. If you really want something you will find a way to get it, regardless.
“I do know that having issues with diet, weight, and health have nothing to do with status, money, or help. It has everything to do with you.” I agree 100%. That statement reminds me of a comment I once heard while in the gym. It went something like this. A couple of ladies were watching a Britney Spears video and they commented if i had her money I would look like that too. They were suggesting you need massive amounts of money so you can hire someone to tell you what to do. Celebrities have access to the best trainers and advise while us normal people can’t afford that info (laughs). Yet another excuse to be fat and less than fit used by lazy non-intellects.
Fat? Ok she’s no figure athlete, but still she looks quite healthy compared to a lot of people. Obese she isn’t. Not everyone wants to look ripped, and for many this ideal can be just as neurotic as trying to look like an anorexic size zero model. Healthy first, ripped second.
I don’t know…I still kind of blame the celebrities because they do have the financial stability to make healthier choices…whether they mentally lack the ability to make the right choice or not is up for debate.
For instance, this morning I went to the grocery store to pick up my veggies for the week. I ended up getting in the checkout line behind a single mother (I assume) with 2 kids who was paying for her food with a “food stamp” debit card. Everything she purchased was packaged goods…there were no “whole foods” except for milk and cheese and absolutely no veggies, which is all that I was purchasing. I wondered whether the financially assisted plan she was on allowed for her to choose what foods she wanted, or if there was a predetermined list that she had to choose from. Or if it was just a predetermined amount of money per week. I wasn’t about to ask her though.
After the grocery store I went to McDonalds to get a coffee. Having just paid $1.99 a piece for three avocados, I found it ironic that I could have bought two double cheeseburgers from McDonalds instead and saved some cash. What kind of fucked up world do we live in that it is cheaper to buy a double cheeseburger than a piece of fruit?
I see what you mean about problems with diet, health, weight, ect…have nothing to do with money or status and more to do with personal decisions, but I still find it hard to feel too much sympathy for celebrities when they do have more opportunities to make better choices than most…yet don’t.
Its not like Jessica Simpson has to worry about deciding whether to spend $6 on avocados compared to $6 on boxed pasta and canned spaghetti sauce because that will give her family more food for the night.
And for the record…Jessica Simpson skinny or “fat”…doesn’t matter because I’d still hit it!
Sinead-I have a bad habit of doing that.
Missy-Great points. The outfit was horrid.
How do that do it so fast? That is were money, drugs, and crash diets come on.
Ryan-”If you really want something you will find a way to get it, regardless.”
Agreed.
Jamie-”Yet another excuse to be fat and less than fit used by lazy non-intellects.”
Don’t hold back Jamie, tell us how you really feel.
I love the notion that it takes time or money to lose fat. I wonder how those third world kids are doing while trekking 6 miles with a bucket of water on their head?
Pani-Well said.
Justin-I agree with you, and I feel no sympathy for anyone. I think that those with money do have it easier when they want it. If they don’t want it then to some degree you have to think of the flip side of how easy it is to overeat with so many options and food. Back in the day your belt size determined your wealth, not the other way around as it is today. This is why I think period movies are always really funny. The poor people are always fat, and the rich are slender and attractive. Fail.
Regardless, ease wasn’t the point, will power and mindset was. You can’t buy that. That was the point of the post.
Justin, great points!
Leigh, I think that my favorite part of your post is the “How rich is Oprah?” question. You’re right–it’s not what “they” have or “we” don’t have. It’s about how much we want it and what we’re willing to do or sacrifice in order to reach our goals.
Jessica is certainly not fat but the outfit is not doing her any justice either.
The irony is, people will see the above two pics and have a hay day ripping the girl to pieces, but oh, they sure seem to forget how she looked in Dukes of Hazard, and how whoever is slinging the mud doesn’t have what it takes to achieve something like that.
Eating healthy or dieting costs more money than eating crap? Really??? Not by my math. Let’s run some numbers. 2 20oz bottles of coke per day, 3 fast food meals per week, 3 pints of ice cream per week, daily coffee and muffin at your local cafe’. These are things that just about anyone can and would eat, and gladly spend the money on it without batting an eye. These little $3 here, $5 there things add up fast.
That’s $300 per month spent on junkfood snacks for ONE person. I don’t know about anyone else but I spend maybe $30-$40 per week for ALL meals.
The irony is, I hear people talking about how they don’t have money for trainers or eating healthy, yet in the same breath they complain about spending $2,000 per month on medications for symptoms they wouldn’t have if they lived healthier.
NO SYMPATHY!! You don’t like your current situation, YOU change it!
I heard some fabulous advice for Jessica from Harley Pasternak the founder of the 5-factor diet and trainer to celebrities. He said she knows she has to eat 5times per day to lose weight. How is that for the best advice money can buy?
Very valid points you have got there but i really don’t like Miss Simpson so i really don’t care
I work in social services. Food Assistance cards don’t have any kind of restrictions on what you can buy, except for no alcohol, tobacco, paper products, pet food. WIC vouchers do. Pregnant women on WIC are only allowed to buy certain kinds of cereal (not Froot Loops), certain milk, etc. But as for the rest of people on regular Food Assistance, nope, it’s just a set amount of money per month.
Justin, you have a point. Processed food lasts longer than an avocado does sitting on a shelf.