upsize me

I am SO sick of all these reality tv shows like Biggest Loser, Downsize me. Now they even have one for people's pets! How ridiculous is that?! They are merely thinly disguised crash diets. The most stupid segment they have a plate of "bad foods" like beer, chips, pies, wave them in front of the person, then ask them if they would fall for the temptation. If they say they won't eat it, they get a prize. Yes, I am certain that person will never ever put another piece of chocolate cake in her mouth. In fact, why don't we just ban donuts, pies and all foods with an ounce of fat in?! And they have the obligatory "weigh in" that I wouldn't be suprised if they force their contestants to purge with diuretics and laxatives, to make their miraculous hweight loss, that much more "impressive". All of this just reinforces the complete lie that "I'll be happy when I am thin". Obviously, business would like us to believe that...in fact, I wouldn't be suprised if the dieting industry is still booming despite the doom and gloom of this economic disaster. Is the concept of "love your body" so heretical? If you respect yourself from the start, you will use your body as it's intended, won't you? If these programmes are truly about "health", I challenge them to make an Upsize me version, for all those young girls out there starving themselves to be "healthy".