{"id":480,"date":"2009-07-23T13:10:50","date_gmt":"2009-07-23T13:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/07\/fat-tv-dance-your-ass-off.html"},"modified":"2009-07-23T13:10:50","modified_gmt":"2009-07-23T13:10:50","slug":"fat-tv-dance-your-ass-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/07\/fat-tv-dance-your-ass-off.html","title":{"rendered":"Fat TV:  Dance Your Ass Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Buckle your extra wide seat belts folks,<\/strong> because this summer is gonna&#8217; be a fatty ride!<br \/>\nGiven the enormous popularity of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbc.com\/The_Biggest_Loser\/\">The Biggest Loser<\/a>, one could have predicted that a plethora of &#8216;fat&#8217; TV shows would be populating the airwaves.   And so it goes, and here they come!<br \/>\n<strong>What&#8217;s on the menu, you ask, as you gather your snacks?<\/strong><br \/>\nWell, in addition to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mylifetime.com\/on-tv\/shows\/drop-dead-diva\">Drop Dead Diva<\/a>, Lifetime&#8217;s latest hit, wherein a thin girl dies and steps into a fat girl&#8217;s body, we have on our carte du jour a variety of tasty tidbits that you can vicariously dance your ass off to, date chunky style, and put your legs in a stirrup (Oh, yes, Ruby goes to her first gynecology appointment).<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/dyao.oxygen.com\/\">Dance Your Ass Off <\/a>(Premieres tonight on Oxygen) &#8211; A fusion dish of The Biggest Loser and Dancing With the Stars, DYAO brings dance and diet together.  Twelve contestants, paired with a professional dance partner,  shake, rattle and roll their excess away.  Winner loses and gains; pounds and money.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fox.com\/moretolove\/\">More to Love<\/a> (Premieres July 28 on Fox) &#8211; Luke Conley, a 26-year-old, 6&#8242; 3&#8243;, 300 pound former college football offensive lineman searches for love among a group of &#8216;real women.&#8217;  Will there be lots of wining and dining?  Does love come in all sizes?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mystyle.com\/mystyle\/shows\/ruby\/index.jsp\">Ruby<\/a>  (Season 2 starts Sunday on Style) &#8211; Ruby lost 100+ pounds in season one, lessened her diabetes medicine, and has made some big time changes.  Will her father&#8217;s death, her ex-boyfriend&#8217;s return, or her inability to remember her youth weaken her resolve?  Tune in to find out!<br \/>\nNOTE:  I was just kidding about the snacks.  I&#8217;m just remembering when some of you confessed to <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/06\/is-the-biggest-loser-making-us.html\">snacking your way through The Biggest Loser!<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>More Celebrity Weight:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/05\/kirstie-alley-stuck-in-a-fat-s.html\">Kirstie Alley<\/a>: Stuck in a fat suit?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/05\/rebecca-romijn-lose-60-pounds.html\">Rebecca Romijn<\/a> loses 60 pounds.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/04\/is-oprah-hypnotizing-you.html\">Is Oprah hypnotizing you<\/a>?<br \/>\n<em>Spread the word &#8230; NOT the icing,<br \/>\nJanice<\/em><br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nFollow 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>!<br \/>\n<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!<br \/>\nJoin 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.<br \/>\nWrite Janice Taylor, Life &amp; 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.<br \/>\nVisit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\">Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\/motivation\/coach.asp\"><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ART heart.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/import\/ART%20heart.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-left\" height=\"34\" width=\"34\"><\/span> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\/motivation\/coach.asp\"> about Janice<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buckle your extra wide seat belts folks, because this summer is gonna&#8217; be a fatty ride! 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