fat march

anyone seen this show? i'm not sure how i feel about it. its on ABC at 9 pm tonight. thoughts?

Hi Andy, I forbid my son from even turning this on.  I told him in no uncertain terms I didn't even want to entertain it and to go into his room.   I was kinda shocked at my vehemence but I looked at this like a parade of fat people who were being exploited in some ridiculous contest.  I think it's deplorable. I felt the same way about The Biggest Loser but I know that has its merits.

Let me add I am NOT fond of reality shows of any sort; game shows, dating shows, etc. Just my 2 cents.

i watched it for about ten minutes last night. When they kept zoning in on the token whining fat guy who was about to quit, my stomach began to turn. Didn't keep me there.

I caught just a bit of it as I was flipping channels...  what I saw.... was 2 fat sweaty tired people stanidng outside a cheesesteak shop nearly in tears... she had her hands on the window and was saying "I want one, I want one" sad really

I haven't seen this and don't plan to watch...I am aware that it's on, though. I don't have as much of a problem with the Biggest Loser, but...if only we could get that horrible stock footage of obese people banned from news stations and wherever else they use it. THAT actually ****** me off the most. Ugh.

I just finished my lunch (steamed chicken & mixed vegetables with brown rice and low-sodium ginger sauce) and went to look up what fat march is. At first, I thought it sounded nice...people working together to walk to lose weight.  but then i kept reading and am now repulsed and sad.  I just don't get the appeal. 

can it really be considered "healthy" to take SMO people off the couch and make them walk a couple of hundred miles and having them sleep in tents on the ground at night? 

I know they started off slower - I think the first part of the march was like 5 miles... but according to the WWW last night they did 15 miles, in extreme heat, up hills!!! are they not just ASKING for someone to keel over dead?  What doctor would say it is a good idea for a 400 lb man to walk 15 miles in hilly country in 100 degree weather???  not a cardiologist I'll bet! and if one of these poor fools actually listens to his body and stops the rest of the marchers are punished - they have to go back to where the smart one sat down and re do that part. really pathetic.  At least on the biggest loser they get to sleep in beds and the others dont suffer consequences if someone has to bail

I think fat people don"t like to see fat people in these shows because it  makes think about there life style.

no.  it goes much deeper than that. 

I watched this show last night.  It was interesting.  I truthfully see no benefit to it.  Of course these people are going to lose weight walking all day and having their food prepared for them.  It's a reality show.  These people chose to be there.  Is it any worse than Beauty and the Geek, or ...I can't remeber the name of the reality show, but it had something to do with getting smokers to stop smoking.  I hate reality shows like this, because a lot of the time they exaggerate stereotypes. I just feel like they are not preparing the contestants on how to really make changes in their normal life.  Who is going to have time to walk 15 miles everyday....work....eat.....take care of a family....It's unrealistic.  I bet the majority of them gain the weight back, unfortunately.