Ahh, Kirstie Alley. On one hand, you gotta admire an overweight, middle-aged woman who has managed to keep herself relevant (even if it is as a punch line) in Hollywood - no easy feat, for sure. On the other hand...wait, let me lick off the peanut butter...on the other hand, she's turned fat and self-loathing into a cottage industry by selling yet another network on yet another show about being fat. This time, it's A&E, a channel that is managing, with the addition of this show and Steven Segal: Lawman, to render both parts of its name laughable.

While I can respect Kirstie's honesty about her hatred of being fat, the dimply bottom line for me is this: When is she going to realize that the only way she'll ever achieve lasting weight loss is to stop dieting and figure out WHY it is that she is a food addict? And trust me, she IS a food addict. Valerie Bertinelli and Marie Osmond? They were normal sized B-listers who, because of stressful life situations, put on a few too many pounds. But they're not junkies like me & Kirstie. When Kirstie says she's not one of those "loud & proud, large and in charge" women, what I hear is lots of self-hatred that can only lead to one place: Hometown Buffet.

You know what I'd like to see Kirstie do instead? Shut up and find an Overeaters Anonymous meeting or a good therapist. That way, she can figure out her issues without a paycheck depending on it and without a weekly show based on the idea that the worst thing in the world is being fat...when in fact, we all know that the worst thing in the world is being DESPERATE FOR ATTENTION.

Posted: Wednesday, Feb 17 2010 at 7:48 PM

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