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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsSo what do you all think of Mama June's transformation?
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She looks great. Smart move on her part. | |
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I still wouldn't touch the woman. Ugh. | |
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She should have used diet and exercise to lose the weight. | |
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left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Kittycow
(2,396 posts)I never saw their reality show. Just saw constant gossip site stuff about them.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Kittycow
(2,396 posts)I think some cable channel came across her as a contestant when they had a reality show that followed a little kid beauty pageant circuit. Then she ended up with her own show.
I just picked this up over the years. I could be mistaken on the details. Her tag line was I'll holler for a dollar or something like that.
pansypoo53219
(21,614 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)kimbutgar
(22,922 posts)Her pictures are definitely photoshopped.
elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)A thousand dollar size 12 dress is labelled a 4, maybe a 6. Fact.
kimbutgar
(22,922 posts)Then I could be a size zero if I could afford expensive clothes and I'm not even skinny like I was before I had a child.
pansypoo53219
(21,614 posts)Major Nikon
(36,892 posts)Happens with men's clothing as well.
3catwoman3
(25,275 posts)A US size 4 is-
Bust - 32-34
Waist - 22-24
Hip - 33-35
Pretty damn small, especially the hip measurememnt. That is like no hips.
Skittles
(157,695 posts)I'm the same size I was 40 years ago when I wore a size 8
har, you just made me measure my hips - 36"
3catwoman3
(25,275 posts)eom
TexasBushwhacker
(20,622 posts)I'm obese. I've been a size 18 and I'm bigger now. She was a size 22-24, possibly bigger.
She says she worked her ass off and no she's eating healthier after the weight loss surgery. Good for her, but her daughters are still heavy. What's she feeding them?
Warpy
(113,018 posts)Am I supposed to know this person?
GreenPartyVoter
(72,979 posts)you will always be able to tell that I was heavy.
Squinch
(52,268 posts)You're inspiring me. I'm heading out to an Italian restaurant...
GreenPartyVoter
(72,979 posts)True Dough
(19,777 posts)Good for you, GreenPartyVoter. You should be proud and, more importantly, more healthy!
GreenPartyVoter
(72,979 posts)getting older. LOL
True Dough
(19,777 posts)and I can relate to what you are saying. I used to do deep squats with heavy weights from my late-20s to my mid-30s. After years of doing that, my knees were just screaming, so I stopped. My favorite exercise these days is the elliptical (with a fair bit of tension), because it's low impact. Even so, there are times when I kneel and my knees are still barking.
It makes me think back to when my wife and I took my parents on a cruise about 10 years ago. We were on a shore excursion and it involved a lot of walking. My folks were in their mid-60s and we stopped a couple of times for my dad's sake. He needed a few breaks. We got back to the ship later that afternoon. When I went to their room to call on them for dinner, my dad was relaxed on the bed. I told them there was some great entertainment in the theater that night and my wife and I were hopeful they'd join us. My dad said no. He was going to the dining room, eating his dinner and then going straight to bed because he was exhausted. I later said to my mom, rather incredulously, "All we did today was walked!" She was a bit tired as well, but not as much as dad.
Anyway, with each passing year I get closer to knowing how dad felt. My energy level and stamina is not what it was a decade ago or two decades ago. Time takes its toll. But I'm not dead yet either!
GreenPartyVoter
(72,979 posts)got up!
Solly Mack
(92,238 posts)What you did took courage and strength.
You lost weight, you didn't lose yourself.
You have always been awesome.
Besides, it's how you feel about your journey that matters.
I think you should be walking on air every day. You did what so many people can't do and you did it the best way possible.
Earning every pound lost and every pride & feel-good point gained.
Yes, you used to be overweight and somewhere in your mind you always will be.
But, please, don't ever let that voice take away from who you are and what you have accomplished.
I've read that thread a few times since first posted and I find you to be inspiring.
GreenPartyVoter
(72,979 posts)really good about what I have accomplished.
herding cats
(19,585 posts)You are impressive!
What an amazing lot of work and dedication to your wellbeing you did! I'm deeply impressed with how hard you worked to become a healthier person. You make me want to go to the gym right now. Lol!
Congratulations on becoming an inspiration to many, many others who embark on a similar journey. Without those such as yourself who helped show its possible, some may never begin!
GreenPartyVoter
(72,979 posts)trof
(54,270 posts)GreenPartyVoter
(72,979 posts)trof
(54,270 posts)It's like cross country skiing.
Gives you some upper body exercise, burns more calories.
GreenPartyVoter
(72,979 posts)Worried senior
(1,328 posts)GreenPartyVoter
(72,979 posts)orleans
(34,743 posts)very inspirational
(wish i hadn't eaten that sandwich awhile ago)
GreenPartyVoter
(72,979 posts)3catwoman3
(25,275 posts)I got a FItBit 2 years ago, and find that it is very motivating.
So is the picture of youtrtrim and toned new butt!
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)still looking for a Reality show like Trump.
Callmecrazy
(3,066 posts)She use to weigh, I think, some 400 pounds and got the lap band surgery. The before and after pictures show a sharp contrast in her appearance.
I think it's amazing.
samnsara
(18,199 posts)WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)Orrex
(63,851 posts)elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)I'm not sure there is anything to celebrate - until she gets her head out of the sand, apologizes to her kids and learns something about how to live right. IMO, she's a disgrace.
Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)I have no clue who Mama June is, and, please, don't fill me in. In some cases, ignorance is bliss.