{"id":469,"date":"2009-07-13T10:24:01","date_gmt":"2009-07-13T10:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/07\/drop-dead-diva-thin-girl-dies.html"},"modified":"2009-07-13T10:24:01","modified_gmt":"2009-07-13T10:24:01","slug":"drop-dead-diva-thin-girl-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/07\/drop-dead-diva-thin-girl-dies.html","title":{"rendered":"Drop Dead Diva: Thin Girl Dies, Steps Into Fat Suit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/5AUCSeyhkSs&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/5AUCSeyhkSs&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object>Drop Dead Diva<\/a><\/strong>, starring the uber-talented and lovely Brooke Elliott, premiered on Lifetime last night, and let me say right up front, this <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\">Beliefnet.com<\/a> blogger LOVED IT!  I mean, who doesn&#8217;t love a good transformation! <strong>The Premise:<\/strong>   Deb, a blonde, size 0, vapid, aspiring model crashes her top-down sports car into a truck that is transporting oranges.  The visual of Deb and her car buried in thousands of oranges adds a colorful and &#8216;light&#8217; touch to her death.That&#8217;s right &#8211; Deb dies, and through divine intervention (they should have brought <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\">Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a> in on this one), she is transported into smart, giving, kind lawyer Jane&#8217;s size 16, frumpy body.  It&#8217;s 2 cups of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freaky_Friday_(2003_film)\">Freaky Friday<\/a>, plus 3 cups <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Legally_Blonde\">Legally Blonde<\/a> with a shake of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0077663\/\">Heaven Can Wait<\/a> and a pinch of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0095270\/\">Hairspray<\/a> (the fat girl ultimately wins the guy).And sure, just as you would expect, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/tv\/shows\/dropdeaddiva\">Drop Dead Diva<\/a> utilizes the lame idea that all size 16 girls are smart, frumpy and kind (NOT!) and all size 0 girls are shallow, mean and dumb (NOT!), to establish a plot line.  I don&#8217;t think the show will ultimately change how people feel about being &#8216;fat,&#8217; nor do I think the show is going to create a donut shortage (although I confess that plate that was calling out to Jane was whispering my name, too), or an increase in gym memberships (wow, did you see the tone and definition in Jane&#8217;s clients&#8217; arms?). Drop Dead Diva, at its heart is charming, &#8216;light&#8217; comic fare &#8211; a romanic chick-flick-series if ever there was one.  Escapism, fun, and fashion friendly.<strong>Celebrity Weight Central:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/05\/rebecca-romijn-lose-60-pounds.html\">Rebecca Romijn: <\/a>60 pounds gone?<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/05\/kirstie-alley-stuck-in-a-fat-s.html\">Kirstie &#038; Oprah<\/a>: Stuck in a fat suit?<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/04\/is-oprah-hypnotizing-you.html\">Is Oprah Hypnotizing YOU?<\/a><em>Spread the word, not the icing!Janice<\/em>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;Follow Janice on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/OurLady\">Twitter<\/a> and\/or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/home.php#\/profile.php?sid=d82081eb96fa8033ec096ad6ccfd2b0a&amp;id=557881698&amp;hiq=janice%2Ctaylor\">Facebook<\/a>! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Our-Lady-Weight-Loss-Motivational\/dp\/B000QRIHY8\/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b\"><strong>Our Lady of Weight Loss: Miraculous and Motivational Musings from the Patron Saint of Permanent Fat Removal<\/strong><\/a> an <strong>OPRAH BOOK CLUB<\/strong> pick: Summer 2009 &#8211; Buy NOW!Join the <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/kick_in_the_tush_club\"><strong>Our Lady of Weight Loss&#8217;s Kick in the Tush Club<\/strong><\/a>: <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beliefnet\" title=\"Beliefnet\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Beliefnet<\/a> Chapter.Write Janice Taylor, Health &#038; Wellness Coach, Certified Hypnotist, Author and 50-pound big-time-loser for an introductory <a href=\"mailto:janice@ourladyofweightloss.com\">one-on-one coaching<\/a> session.  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