POLL

I was listening to the news this morning and heard that there was a poll conducted where women were asked 'If they were given the choice would they rather be called a slut or fat?' Amazingly 71% of the women surveyed said they would rather be called a slut.

That reveals a great deal about the female psyche and perceived body image.

RUBY'S INTERVIEW WITH OPRAH

First I want to start off by saying that Ruby looked fabulous on Oprah. For me, Ruby's personality is effervescent. Part of Ruby's appeal is that she is so open and honest and that everyone or at least most people can relate to the battle of losing weight. I was mistaken about Ruby's initial size. Ruby went from and unimaginable 700lbs to her 356lbs frame. What an achievement!!! She chose to lose the weight naturally because she felt that there was not a quick fix. She wanted to learn why she ate as much as she did. She wanted to fix her problem and learn how to properly eat. She said that as a teenager she weighed between 250 and 280lbs. Although society would look at her and wonder how she got so big. . However, her motivation for losing the weight was that she didn't realize how limiting her life was and that the world was not made for people her size. Ruby answered one of my questions from my first blog about whether fat people are truly happy. Ruby said that she was always a very happy person. Her friends accepted her as she was and she never had a 'pity' moment.

BALLY'S TOTAL FITNESS

The national gym called Bally's aired a commercial that said 'skinny jeans are in'. The commercial TOLD the viewer that they needed to get into a gym (Bally's) so that they can fit into a pair of skinny jeans. Newsflash: skinny jeans are not for everyone. What do you think about that?

RUBY

So today Ruby is going to be on the Oprah Winfrey show. I don't have a DVR , however since I'm home studying for an exam I will watch the show and will comment on her interview.

Who is Ruby? Ruby has a reality t.v. show on the Oxygen network. The series chronicles her life during her weigh loss initiative. Ruby is a woman that when the show began weighed like 500+ lbs. We see her various struggles with attempting to lose the weight, the prejudices from other that are placed upon her, we listen to her talk about her relationship with food. One episode was on clothing and styling issues. Another episode was about her flying to California and how she had to pay for two airline seats because the seating on the aircraft were too narrow. She's extremely open and honest with her experiences on the show. Needless to say, I'm very excited to see her on the Oprah show.