I think that just the title alone was enough to convince you to read this post. You are (or at least Geoff is) wondering if I am the biggest loser. I'll leave you to decide that for yourself, but that is not what I want to rant about.
After watching tonight's episode of 24, I did a little channel surfing and came across the end of 'The biggest loser' - yet another reality/competition show. These people need to lose as much weight as they can to stay in the game and win.
I just saw this lady get kicked from the show. What struck me was the interview with her at the end. Before we got to see how she went after the show, she was giving her goodbye to the competition chat to the camera. What she (roughly) said was that she wanted to lose weight so that she could be a good mum and have a great relationship etc etc. This made me a bit sad. People are wonderful, beautiful and unique, regardless of their size or shape. I think she related fitness with happiness. Surely unfit people can be happy, have good relationships and be great parents.
I think that self confidence, love and acceptance are more related to fitness than happiness and good relationships. I am not saying however that lack of self confidence, love and acceptance wouldn't have an impact on happiness and relationships though.
Perhaps fitness is tied to happiness and good relationships more than I think. I wish people could accept themselves for who they are rather than thinking that they will only have a better life if they were fit. I would prefer that people were happy with themselves and fitness was satisfaction on top rather than being the key to life. Maybe this is an idealistic view of the world.
What do you think?
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