Leah Rimini Fat!

[MacThor]

FWIW, there are few things in this world more beautiful than a pregnant woman.

Not that that has anything to do with Leah Remini or Carrie Heffernan....

[mooseAndSquirrel]

Originally posted by SparkleMotion
Please use the more sensitive term "formerly living equine" in the future. :mad:
This horse is not living up to its full wellness potential!

[Bryanmc]

Originally posted by LlamaLarry
BTW, I have to hope that Elizabeth Hurley's posted stats of 5'9"/125# are incorrect... I am 5'9"/160# (5 more than I would prefer) but I weighed ~142# through HS and college, 29" waist and was pretty darned lean. If you needed me to get down to 125 I would have had to cut off a limb.

They're probably accurate.

My wife is 5'9" and is around 120 lbs.

And she was pretty hot pregnant too.

[The_Real_Trebor]

I remember how much trouble I got with the LOST thread over Hurley, a.k.a. "The Fat Guy", when I decided to question why he wasn't losing weight on an island with no Twinkee's or 7-Elevens.:D Oh Boy!!!

So, I'm not going to get into a woman's battle with the bulge. There's NO WAY a man can win that!

Trebor.:cool:

[emandbri]

I think she did what I've noticed a lot of friends do, she finally gave herself permission to eat for the first time in her life. I've noticed my skinny friends typically gain more weight when pregnant then my normal and overweight friends.

Also I wanted to add that I think whoever is doing the clothes for the show has no idea what they are doing, I think they are only used to dressing stick figures. She has gained weight but those clothes aren't helping at all.

Emily

[DevdogAZ]

LlamaLarry - there is no way to compare your 5'9" frame and weight with Elizabeth Hurley's 5'9" frame and weight. Women generally don't have as much muscle mass as men and don't weigh as much, even when all their measurements are the same.

[Berry Dow]

finally saw my first episode of this show last night. This thread has at least given me a new show to season pass.

Time to catch up on all the repeats now.

[daperlman]

Originally posted by devdogaz
LlamaLarry - there is no way to compare your 5'9" frame and weight with Elizabeth Hurley's 5'9" frame and weight. Women generally don't have as much muscle mass as men and don't weigh as much, even when all their measurements are the same. He is still one sick llama

[Tsiehta]

I'm not going to comment either way about Leah, but I would like to ask this question.

For people who are taking offense to the word "fat", would you consider the word "skinny" to be offensive to skinny people? Or, is it a compliment?

[Talon]

Originally posted by Tsiehta
I'm not going to comment either way about Leah, but I would like to ask this question.

For people who are taking offense to the word "fat", would you consider the word "skinny" to be offensive to skinny people? Ot, is it a compliment?

I think you find that some attack skinny people in the same way some attack fat people. Its just that those attacking the skinny people don't think its the same thing because most people want to be thin. That makes it okay to call someone a skeleton.

[Tsiehta]

Originally posted by Talon
I think you find that some attack skinny people in the same way some attack fat people. Its just that those attacking the skinny people don't think its the same thing because most people want to be thin. That makes it okay to call someone a skeleton.

But to skinny people, it's insulting to be criticized for being skinny. It really isn't any different than being called fat, but it's much more acceptable.

We are what we are and should really try to be less sensitive.

[Talon]

Originally posted by Tsiehta
But to skinny people, it's insulting to be criticized for being skinny. It really isn't any different than being called fat, but it's much more acceptable.

We are what we are and should really try to be less sensitive.

I wasn't serious. I agree with you that somehow calling people skeletons is acceptable. If its not okay to criticize for being fat, then its not for being skinny. A lot of fat people do just what they get upset about to skinny people.

Agreed. I think people are far too sensitive and should stop being offended at the drop of a hat.

[5thcrewman]

I'm hot for Rita Sue on "Carnivale," but the Super Nanny is gaining quickly!:D

[niea_7]

Originally posted by Tsiehta
I'm not going to comment either way about Leah, but I would like to ask this question.

For people who are taking offense to the word "fat", would you consider the word "skinny" to be offensive to skinny people? Or, is it a compliment?

Definitely offensive. I've been friends with people who can't gain weight to save their lives and have just as bad (or worse) self-image as I do. The problem with commenting on a person's appearance is that you have no idea why they are the way they are. Presuming to know why, or to present a solution -- such as "Stop shoving your face with ice cream everynight" or "Go eat a few cheeseburgers" -- is downright insulting.

[5thcrewman]

Originally posted by niea_7
... Presuming to know why, or to present a solution -- such as "Stop shoving your face with ice cream everynight" or "Go eat a few cheeseburgers" -- is downright insulting.


...Or telling an unpopular girl to 'put out' more!:D

[Supfreak26]

Originally posted by 5thcrewman
...Or telling an unpopular girl to 'put out' more!:D


Yeah but at least that is proven to work! :)

[5thcrewman]

<BUMP> Hee-heee!

[DaveBogart]

Originally posted by 5thcrewman
<BUMP>With a big, fat woman?

[5thcrewman]

Originally posted by DaveBogart
With a big, fat woman?

We'll see tonight!
Maybe CBS will put the black bars on the sides of the screen instead of the top and bottom?
;)

[2coolbaby]

I had to jump into this forum. I watch KQ & came looking because I noticed that Carrie had gained weight and I wanted to see if she had recently had a baby. Because she did I now accept and understand her weight gain. I agree that they have done a really bad job of dressing her to the best advantage. I am overweight & would never dress in tight clothing like they are forcing her body into. Sweatshirts with all the material under your chin are complete no-no's. It is almost like they are dressing her in pre-pregnancy clothing instead of clothing to accentuate her post-pregnancy body. This is the shows fault and not Leah's. She is not fat by any means though. She just looks like most women that just had a baby look. Sorry if the thought of a pregnant woman stuffing herself with ice cream is considered disgusting, but as a woman who has had 2 children I can tell you that when those pregnancy cravings hit you are a slave to them. With my first child I craved apple pies & it took me almost a year to get back my pre-pregnancy body. That was with extreme dieting and exercise. It is just really hard to get back for most of us. Not everyone has the body or metabolism to snap right back. Just because she is in the public eye, does not mean that her body is going to act in any way different then the average womans. Any pregnancy doctor will tell you not to ignore your cravings during pregnancy because these cravings are your bodies way of telling you what you need to be healthy. Maybe she needed more calcium & her body reacted by craving ice cream. Not many posting here seem to understand what pregnancy really does to us women. Anyone that calls a woman who just recently had a baby disgusting is showing a definite lack of class.

Those of you who are slinging mud with objectives like fat, disgusting and as big as a house really need to get a clue & a life. This is just wrong. Just as it would be wrong to refer to a thin person as a pale skeleton. Imperfect people read forums and do take slurs aimed at someone else personal when that slur strikes close to home. When I was younger I had the looks and body of a model, which in itself was bad as I tended to attract shallow people who could care less about my personality or mind. About 10 years ago I developed severe hypoglycemia which has the side effect of weight gain. I am now 5'9" and weigh almost 200 lbs. Sounds bad, but it is very evenly distributed, I don't sag or have hanging skin. I swim everyday, I don't stuff myself, I only drink water & I avoid all sugar. Despite all my efforts I will never weigh 115 again. All I can do is take care of myself & accept the body I have. My husband loves me just the way I am, but even before my marriage I never had a problem getting dates. It helps that I have a very pretty face, but I think the main reason is that despite my weight I am confident in myself, intelligent and funny. So overweight does not always mean unattractive. If you do the best you can with what you have, if you can accept who you are and not be ashamed, if you can carry yourself with confidence then people will see that in you. If you are overweight, ashamed or feel ugly and unattractive then that is what people will see. But it is possible to lose that confidence when people refer to someone overweight as being disgusting. So be nice people!

Leah has obviously been trimming up, which I find admirable considering a hectic schedule of shooting, learning lines, being a wife & a mother! You go have a baby, a long hour demanding career & a marriage, then lets see how you look & how you would feel if some of the comments posted here were said about you. I hope I made my points!

[pmyers]

Originally posted by 2coolbaby Any pregnancy doctor will tell you not to ignore your cravings during pregnancy because these cravings are your bodies way of telling you what you need to be healthy. Maybe she needed more calcium & her body reacted by craving ice cream.

What need is your body telling you when you crave apple pie? I think that's BS...

[dansee]

Originally posted by 2coolbaby
I hope I made my points!
She's svelte? Nigh on to bony?

And congrats! I think this was the fattest first post ever!

[2coolbaby]

This is exactly the sort of comment that proves my point. Some people are just plain rude without knowing what they are talking about.

My apple pie craving could have been telling me 2 things. That I need more vitamin C (apples) & that I needed more calories (sweets)! I was very underweight when I first got pregnant at 15 & I was also anemic during my 1st pregnancy. Here is an excert from an article about pregnancy cravings:

What is it about pregnancy that can turn a meat-eater against beef or make a vegetarian crave steak? How can it make one woman gaga for guacamole and another barf at the sight of broccoli? Some of it is hormone-related, says Janet Pope, PhD, an associate professor of nutrition and dietetics at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston. Just as women have cravings at various stages of their menstrual cycle due to hormones, the same thing happens during pregnancy.

Some theories hold that there is also a wisdom of the body. A craving for milk might mean you need calcium; a craving for fruit may signal a need for vitamin C. In fact, fruit, milk, and milk products (as well as chocolate and salty snacks) are the most common pregnancy cravings, says Dr. Pope.

One thing we do know is that a woman's taste preferences change throughout pregnancy and these changes may affect what she chooses to eat. For example, moms-to-be tend to have a greater affinity for sweet foods (hello, chocolate!). Scientists think this could be caused by an increased need for calories during pregnancy.

A yen for sour foods also seems to explain the classic pickle craving. And since fruit is typically a combination of sweet and sour tastes, it also explains why fruit is the most common pregnancy craving.

[2coolbaby]

My reply was to pmyers. dansee just got in before I finished posting:-)

[pmyers]

My comment wasn't inteded to be rude, but I do think the whole "craving" thing is BS. My body craves a lot of things and none of it has to do with any type of vitamin diffency and I would argue the same holds true for pregnant women.

When I said "you" I wasn't reffering to 2coolbaby. I was justing using your example that you had mentioned.

[2coolbaby]

I also wanted to add that no matter what size you are, when you get pregnant you need to consume a lot more calories because you are growing and feeding a new baby inside your body. Those people that ignore cravings and diet during pregnancy are taking the good chance of harming their baby. This is just completely unhealthy for the mother and the child.

[MacThor]

Welcome to the forum. Gotta take that ad out of your sig, though.

[2coolbaby]

Sorry buddy the same does not hold true for pregnant women as it does for a non-pregnant male. Pregnant women have severe cravings that someone who has not experienced it could not even begin to understand. I craved sour cream and cottage cheese in my second pregnancy & I hated sour cream & cottage cheese before I got pregnant. So explain that one. Are there any other women on this board who have gone through pregnancy and could tell this man how wrong he is?

[pmyers]

Originally posted by 2coolbaby
Sorry buddy the same does not hold true for pregnant women as it does for a non-pregnant male. Pregnant women have severe cravings that someone who has not experienced it could not even begin to understand. I craved sour cream and cottage cheese in my second pregnancy & I hated sour cream & cottage cheese before I got pregnant. So explain that one. Are there any other women on this board who have gone through pregnancy and could tell this man how wrong he is?

you missed the point. I'm not arguing that you or other women get cravings, I'm arguing that they are not based on nutrition needs or deficiencies.

BTW, This is a very interesting: http://www.4woman.gov/faq/preg-nutr.htm

especially these:

Do I really need to "eat for two?"
While you are pregnant, you will need additional nutrients to keep you and your baby healthy. But, that does not mean you need to eat twice as much. You should increase your caloric intake with only 300 calories per day. A baked potato has 120 calories, so getting those extra 300 calories should not be that hard.

Make sure not to restrict your diet during pregnancy. If you do, you might not get the right amounts of protein, vitamins, and minerals that are necessary to properly nourish your unborn baby. Low-calorie intake can cause a pregnant mother’s stored fat to break down, leading to the production of substances called ketones. Ketones, which can be found in the mother's blood and urine, are a sign of starvation or a starvation-like state. Constant production of ketones can result in a mentally retarded child.

[2coolbaby]

I did not say that a woman should eat twice as much. I just said that they have to increase their calories because they are growing a baby. The link you gave actually talked about the cravings of a pregnant woman. It contridicts your statement that they do not get cravings based on nutritional needs. This is taken directly from the page you linked to!:

Why do pregnant women crave certain foods?

The "pickles and ice cream" choices and other appetite cravings of pregnant women might be reflections of the changes in nutritional needs. The fetus needs nourishment, and the mother’s body begins to absorb and metabolize nutrients differently. These changes help ensure normal development of the baby and fill the demands of lactation, or breastfeeding, after the baby is born.

[pmyers]

Your absolutely right that the site does mention cravings. It is actually a really good read. In that quote though, I would argue that they use the "pickles and ice cream" as a label and don't mean those exact foods as well as they are carefull to say that they MIGHT be reflections of the changes in nutritional needs.

But I would still argue that if you think that your body is trying to tell you that it needs something by making you want applie pie, that you are just kidding yourself and I would doubt that there is a doctor on this planet that would tell a pregnant woman to go ahead and eat whatever and however much she wants.

[2coolbaby]

I don't think that all cravings are just based off nutritional needs, but cravings can suggest nutritional needs. Cravings are also a result of a pregnant womans unbalanced horomones & there is just no explaining those. I had sweet/sour cravings. Being severely underweight my first pregnancy was probably part of the reason I was craving apple pies. I was also anemic which reflects a vitamin c definciency which apples are high in. I am not saying that having this craving meant that it would be healthy for me to stuff myself with apple pies all day. I ate a piece of apple pie each night & during the day I would consume 1 or 2 apples to help with the cravings. I just think this craving was telling me that my body needed more calories and more vitamin c, my horomones were the ones turning that need into a craving for pie. At least this is what my doctor told me when I asked him about the cravings during my pregnancy. No one truely understands pregnancy cravings, but they are a fact. Did you know that a large number of pregnant women crave chalk & ashes? Now explain that one.

[pmyers]

Originally posted by 2coolbaby
I don't think that all cravings are just based off nutritional needs, but cravings can suggest nutritional needs.

I totally agree with that. That being said....a women would be doing herself and her baby better, by taking the appropriate vitamans rather than a piece of high fat pie every night. I don't think anybody could argue with that.

[2coolbaby]

Not really. A vitamin is not going to begin to satisy a craving. Sorry to say this is something that you will never really understand. I am not pregnant now and I do get cravings, but these cannot in any way be compared to the cravings I had when pregnant both times. When you are pregnant cravings take on a whole new depth of need and have to have. Almost like a severe addict that just quit what they were addicted to. That need won't go away until it is satisfied. You can get some relief and take the edge off with a healthy alternative as I did with apples, but totally ignoring that craving could literally drive you nuts. And just so you know all pregnant women take high potency vitamins made just for pregnancy & this does not relieve the cravings or fulfill every womans nutritional needs. That piece of pie I ate every night did not hurt me and probably saved my sanity.

[pmyers]

That makes no sense though. If you want to argue that cravings are caused by nutritional needs, that's fine, but then don't say that you'd be better off eating crappy food to get a minuscal amount of that vitaman need rather than from a better source.

The craving you describe sounds like an excuse for a free-for-all-gorge-fest and using pregnancy as an excuse. Harsh I know, but that's how I see it.

[mqpickles]

I don't think that all cravings are just based off nutritional needs, but cravings can suggest nutritional needs. This is true. A lot of women, not just pregnant ones, crave chocolate. Not coincidentally, a lot of women have low magnesium levels, and chocolate is a good source of magnesium. Unfortunately, chocolate is also a good source of fat and sugar, so it's better to get the magnesium other ways, and often people who start taking magnesium supplements find their cravings disappear.

a women would be doing herself and her baby better, by taking the appropriate vitamans rather than a piece of high fat pie every night. I don't think anybody could argue with that. Also true. But damn, apple pie is good.

[2coolbaby]

Man you really just don't get it. I already pointed out how the need for more calories and vitamin c combined with whacked out horomones could bring about a craving for apple pie, according to my doctor. I never indulged in any free-for-all-gorge-fest. I didn't eat the whole pie! I ate one piece of pie each night during the 4 months of my pregancy that I had that craving. With my doctors permission I might add! I did this to help with the craving itself. To address the actual problem of my extra need for vitamin C and to help some with the craving I ate apples. Whole healthy nutricious apples. My doctor also prescribed a Vitamin C supplement for me. It took about 6 weeks of taking the supplement for the cravings to subside. I also had to take an iron supplement for anemia. Until you acutally experience pregnancy you have no basis or understanding to be flinging insults.

[pmyers]

I was not trying to insult you just trying to have a discussion.

Do you realize you ate 15-20 applie pies, assuming 6-8 slices per pie? You must have been REAL low on vitamin C. I'd have to say that something other than nutrition told you to eat all those pies.

I'm not trying to personally attack you, but your the only one debating with me ;)

btw, we do both agree that the writers have done a horrible job with Leah during all of this.

[ClutchBrake]

Originally posted by mqpickles
Also true. But damn, apple pie is good.

That has to be my favorite post in this entire thread. :D :up:

[2coolbaby]

I do my pies into 8 slices. And I did say more than once that pregnancy cravings are also influenced by whacked out horomones and that there is no explaining those. I was so low in Vitamin C & Iron that I was severely anemic which caused complications in my pregnancy. Being very underweight when I got pregnant did not help either. I was only 15 when I had my son. These are the reasons my doctor didn't have a problem with me consuming a piece of pie each night. I really needed to gain weight to be healthy enough to carry a child.

I am not saying that pregnancy cravings make it okay to pig out on unhealthy foods. It is best to find healthy alternatives to your unhealthy cravings, but that being said, pregnancy cravings are extremely hard to totally ignore and could actually cause harmful stress. Unless there is a health reason prohibiting an indulgence your doctor will most likely tell you it is okay to indulge your craving as long as you don't go overboard and gorge yourself. A doctor will monitor your pregnancy weight and if you go beyond what is healthy in pregnancy they will be quick to tell you to cut back.

And yes I agree the writers & costume people have done a bad job with her weight gain. A good wardrobe could shed 15 lbs from her appearance. They are dressing her in clothing that seems to add about 20! I also think the writers shoud have addressed the weight gain. As someone pointed out the Frasier writers did a great job with Daphne. To totally ignore the gain, while so many past episodes have been about Dougs weight was a lapse in judgement.

Glad to hear you weren't personally attacking me, but man it sure did appear that way in some posts. This kind of goes back to the whole not being personally attacked when mean things are said about someone else, but feeling it when it hits too close to home.

[2coolbaby]

Apple pie was darned good! Now that I am hypoglycemic I have to eat low fat, sugar free pies :down: They don't pack quite the same punch. No more apple pie cravings for me :D

[TIVO_GUY_HERE]

I just find it too funny that a topic "Leah Rimini Fat!" has 15+ pages of replies.....

[super dave]

Originally posted by TIVO_GUY_HERE
I just find it too funny that a topic "Leah Rimini Fat!" has 15+ pages of replies..... I only show 8 ;)
Depends on how you set your default view, with Broadband I always pick the largest.

[YCantAngieRead]

There is something to the "cravings are what your body needs" argument. There's also something to be said about a vitamin not dealing with those needs-in the short term.

In a good, healthy diet, if you want a piece of pie, have one, but have a very, very small piece. Portion control is your friend.

[niea_7]

Well, as a woman who is currently 7 months pregnant I think I'm justified in adding my opinion ;)

First off, I'd like to say that cravings in pregnancy are very real and hard not to indulge in. And while I think it's emotionally too stressful to not indulge at all, there is definitely a limit. Cravings may suggest a deficiency or they may not. The problem is, it's hard to tell which it is :)

Right now, I love ketchup and milk. I didn't really care for either one before pregnancy, especially milk. But hey, in that case I think I really DO need the calcium. I'm perfectly happy with skim milk so that's what I drink. I think if I drank whole milk in the quantities I do now, it would be too much. As for ketchup, I don't consume enough of that to really make a difference, but at the same time I don't think I crave it for any nutritional value. I think I just like the tangy-sweet taste. Plus, it works well with the potato products I've been wanting a lot of as well.

But cravings can also be deceiving. For instance, being moderately insulin resistant I LOVE carbs. I used to crave them, all of them. Not just sweets, but bread, cake, cookies, chips, and pasta! I LOVED my carbs. Did I need carbs? Oh no, certainly not in those quantities. In fact, carbs were the exact opposite of what my body nutritionally needed. But due to my overwhelming insulin response, my body misled me to think that I needed them. Getting the insulin under control really helped and soon my cravings all but disappeared. So as you can see, following cravings can actually be harmful to your health.

So most doctors would not advise women to NOT indulge in their cravings, but they WOULD advocate moderation. There's nothing wrong with having a small bit of what you want as long as you meet the rest of your needs with something healthier. Just like that large bowl of ice cream topped with hot fudge might meet some calcium requirements, having a small bowl of ice cream along with glass of skim milk would be a better choice.

Pregnancy is definitely not a time to diet, but it's also not a time to eat with wild abandon. It's a time to take in a few extra calories from nutritious sources, but nothing more. In fact, all I've done is continue to eat as I had before (which was fairly healthy already) and merely incorporate an extra snack or two. And from everything my doctor has told me, that's the best way to go about it.

[dansee]

You're already 7 months, niea?

Damn... time is passing too fast. Seems like it was just yesterday that you told us the good news. :)

[niea_7]

Originally posted by dansee
You're already 7 months, niea?

Damn... time is passing too fast. Seems like it was just yesterday that you told us the good news. :)

Hehe, yup! Well technically I'm in my 7th month, not that 7 full months have already passed. I'm due in mid-April :)

[2coolbaby]

Hi eiea_7. So glad to have a woman going through it jumping in here. When you are pregnant a craving CAN be an indication of a nutritional need, but upset horomones play a large part in your cravings too & this has nothing to do with nutrition. I did indulge with 1 piece of pie at night, but ate healthy apples for my craving the rest of the day. Another thing that I didn't point out is that this pregnancy I am discussing was about 27 years ago. Long before you had low fat, sugar free pies to choose from. Completely ignoring a craving when pregnant would be extremely stressful, which in itself would not be healthy when pregnant. I never once said anything about gorging myself on apple pies, but it seems that is the way I was taken. My doctor did tell me it was okay to have a piece each night.

You are also very correct about craving carbs. I have hypoglycemia and I am very insulin resistant. My cravings now are always for carbs (chips, potatoes, sweet things). I ignore them, which is much easier to do now then when I was pregnant. I have to because if I indulge in my cravings I will have a sugar spell which is not pleasant at all. The low carb craze has been great for me as it now gives me more choices to help with the cravings while not consuming carbs. Of course now that I have cut high carbs from my diet I don't get cravings much anymore.

I was very lucky with my second pregnancy 4 years ago. I craved salads & cottage cheese!

Congratulations on your pregnancy. Is this your first?

[34payton]

Shallow can't even come close to describing the lame posts in this thread by certain folks. Here are some possible solutiions for what you folks perceive as problems.

She is disgusting- Pick up the remote, change the channel, and watch wrestling. Afterall wrestling presents the world as the fantasy you would like it to be.

I wouldn't hit it- I don't think that would ever become a possiblity anyway, but it's nice to dream about refusing an attractive womans' advances.

She is way below my standards- Now that you have broken her heart, please move on.

Shoveling down pints of ice cream- Point of preference I suppose. If you want to gobble up wheat germ and bean curds when you're pregenant that's your business.

For the rest of you making disparaging remarks about someone you most likely will never know, please remove the fun house mirrors from your homes. You have no room to talk, being thin(which some of you certainly are not) does not equate to beauty, as is evidenced by some of the personal photos here.

[2coolbaby]

You tell em 34payton! That is precisely what I was trying to say in my first post before we got off on the whole pregnancy craving tangent.

[pmyers]

wow, 2coolbaby...23 years is a long time between pregnancies. I can't even imagine having an infant and a 23 year old

[Jon J]

Originally posted by 2coolbaby
Now that I am hypoglycemic I have to eat low fat, sugar free pies You have low blood sugar but need sugar free pies :confused:

[daperlman]

Originally posted by 34payton
Shallow can't even come close to describing the lame posts in this thread by certain folks. Here are some possible solutiions for what you folks perceive as problems.

She is disgusting- Pick up the remote, change the channel, and watch wrestling. Afterall wrestling presents the world as the fantasy you would like it to be.

I wouldn't hit it- I don't think that would ever become a possiblity anyway, but it's nice to dream about refusing an attractive womans' advances.

She is way below my standards- Now that you have broken her heart, please move on.

Shoveling down pints of ice cream- Point of preference I suppose. If you want to gobble up wheat germ and bean curds when you're pregenant that's your business.

For the rest of you making disparaging remarks about someone you most likely will never know, please remove the fun house mirrors from your homes. You have no room to talk, being thin(which some of you certainly are not) does not equate to beauty, as is evidenced by some of the personal photos here. Not that I don't agree that it is kind of sad if some people (those who made extreme comments and weren't being sarcastic) live their life being this shallow and insensitive... but I find it ironic that other posters (in their admonishment of them) insult their appearance.

i.e. ...You people should be ashamed of yourselves for judging her only for her appearance. Oh and by the way judging from your picture, your ugly...

[laria]

Originally posted by Jon J
You have low blood sugar but need sugar free pies :confused:
I'm sure that the person with hypoglycemia can explain it better, but I think the reason people with hypoglycemia have low blood sugar is because when they eat the sugar, their body produces way too much insulin, which causes their blood sugar to plummet. So, to prevent that, you avoid eating sugar.

[YCantAngieRead]

Well, dang it, we just had the blood sugar discussion last night, and I can't really remember it. It has to do with the body becoming insulin resistant. Ah well. If someone really wants to know, they can look it up.

At any rate, I'd been thinking about the whole "if fat is an 'insult,' then why isn't 'skinny' also an insult then?" (Someone asked that earlier in the thread.)

In my own opinion, skinny isn't an insult because I could easily imagine it be used as a compliment. In other words, like this: "You've lost so much weight! You're downright skinny!" (Although, I will admit, it's not always used as a compliment.)

Whereas, I can't think of one case where fat would be used as a compliment.

May all be obvious to you, but it wasn't to me when the question was asked.

[pmyers]

Just like everything..it's all in the context. Skinny could be used as both a compliment and an insult.

[fmowry]

Originally posted by TIVO_GUY_HERE
I just find it too funny that a topic "Leah Rimini Fat!" has 15+ pages of replies.....

It's expanding quicker than Leah's waistline!

Glad my wife didn't go on the doctor recommended pie diet when she was pregnant! ;)

Frank

[MacThor]

If this thread would just die already, I'd have time to exercise.......

[pmyers]

I just post while on the treadmill ;)

[dansee]

Donut curls:

And... one, two, one, two

[34payton]

Originally posted by daperlman
Not that I don't agree that it is kind of sad if some people (those who made extreme comments and weren't being sarcastic) live their life being this shallow and insensitive... but I find it ironic that other posters (in their admonishment of them) insult their appearance.

i.e. ...You people should be ashamed of yourselves for judging her only for her appearance. Oh and by the way judging from your picture, your ugly...

Thanks for putting words in my mouth. I never stated anyone was ugly. There is a vast difference between ugliness and beauty, you know, a middle ground. It was also fairly obvious that some of the folks making negative comments were not in the finest shape. So pot meet keetle.

[Rkkeller]

Strange how someone just becomes a member and their only 2 posts in the entire TiVo forum are here debating about being fat or not. Nothing of worth, no helpful TiVo advice, no TiVo questions, etc....

Sorry but I don't buy it. Post under your real handle.


Rich

[34payton]

Originally posted by Rkkeller
Strange how someone just becomes a member and their only 2 posts in the entire TiVo forum are here debating about being fat or not. Nothing of worth, no helpful TiVo advice, no TiVo questions, etc....

Sorry but I don't buy it. Post under your real handle.


Rich

Is it a prerequisite to have a certain amount of posts here in order to express an opinion? It's called Google, and during a search on Leah i stumbled across this site, jeeeeez.

OPinions about TV? On the whole I don't like it, but there some things worthwhile to watch on the cable stations, network TV is just lame.

Things I will watch


Six Feet Under-writing is superb as well as the acting.

Carnivale- Well filmed and written, creepy

Deadwood- Just kinda fun with the cs word tossed around at least 25 times per episode to enforce the idea you are not watching network TV.

Sopranos- Well written and acted

Unscripted- Funny and new

The history channel and Discovery are good, but can we give it up on the Car Garage shows?

[fmowry]

.....cueing up Big Fat Loser episodes for a marathon tonite.

Pizza anyone? I'm deficient in vitamins F, A, T.

Frank

[pmyers]

you must have mispelled her name like us too then for this thread to come up. A search for Leah Remini (the correct spelling) does not bring up this thread but Rimini will.

[daperlman]

Originally posted by pmyers
you must have mispelled her name like us too then for this thread to come up. A search for Leah Remini (the correct spelling) does not bring up this thread but Rimini will. Perhaps... but add the word "fat" to your search "Leah Remini fat" and this thread is the first google result.

[Jon J]

Originally posted by daperlman
Oh and by the way judging from your picture, your ugly...

Our ugly what?

Sorry. The syntax police made me do it. ;)

[pmyers]

Originally posted by daperlman
Perhaps... but add the word "fat" to your search "Leah Remini fat" and this thread is the first google result.

but somehow I doubt she was searching for that, although that would be quite ironic.

[MacThor]

Originally posted by fmowry
.....cueing up Big Fat Loser episodes for a marathon tonite.

Pizza anyone? I'm deficient in vitamins F, A, T.

Frank

I'll hop in the car and head up I-95 now. How will I know when to stop? When the giant fat guy flags me down with his plush TiVo doll and the Pizza Hut "dippin strips" box? It comes with three sauces: Extra fat, extra calories and extra carbs.

[daperlman]

Originally posted by pmyers
but somehow I doubt she was searching for that, although that would be quite ironic. Yeah I know she wasn't... I just wanted everyone to know they'd really accomplished something :)

[34payton]

Guess i did mispell it, Gald to see you guys doing your homework.


BTW I'm glad to see that the assumption is that I am a woman even though my screen name is a Hall of Fame football player number and name.

[YCantAngieRead]

Originally posted by 34payton
Guess i did mispell it, Gald to see you guys doing your homework.


BTW I'm glad to see that the assumption is that I am a woman even though my screen name is a Hall of Fame football player number and name.
Didn't you mention you'd been pregnant? That's generally a giant red flag as far as gender goes.

[34payton]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by YCantAngieRead
Didn't you mention you'd been pregnant? That's generally a giant red flag as far as gender goes. [/

No I never did.

[dansee]

Originally posted by YCantAngieRead
Didn't you mention you'd been pregnant? That's generally a giant red flag as far as gender goes. Angie, I don't think I've ever adored you more...

I'm laughing so hard it's beginning to hurt. You're the best. :D

[Proto]

I'm sorry but I think most of you people here are losers. Seriously if you think Leah Rimini is ugly and fat and blah blah blah, then stop being wussies and POST PICS OF YOURSELF! Show us how it's done! At least she's putting herself out there. About 90% of you here are of the retarded notion that overweight, automatically equals ugly. GOOD. That leaves plenty of good, REAL women out there for the rest of us.

[DaveBogart]

Originally posted by Proto
I'm sorry but I think most of you people here are losers. Seriously if you think Leah Rimini is ugly and fat and blah blah blah, then stop being wussies and POST PICS OF YOURSELF! About 90% of you here are of the retarded notion that overweight, automatically equals ugly. Not claiming that I'm a hottie, but my picture's right there; been there all along. I glad I'm of the 10 percent who don't automatically equate ugly with overweight. I thought she was ugly (hideously so) even when she wasn't packing a few extra pounds.

[fmowry]

Originally posted by Proto
I'm sorry but I think most of you people here are losers. Seriously if you think Leah Rimini is ugly and fat and blah blah blah, then stop being wussies and POST PICS OF YOURSELF! Show us how it's done! At least she's putting herself out there. About 90% of you here are of the retarded notion that overweight, automatically equals ugly. GOOD. That leaves plenty of good, REAL women out there for the rest of us.

I really applaud Leah for "putting herself out there". Of course they aren't paying her a salary to put herself out there or anything.

If you want pics of me you'll have to go to my website, fmowryinthebuff.com, or buy my video, fmowry Gone Wild!

As for us retarded losers....we'll surely not get in the way of your pursuit of Oprah, Star Jones, Tyne Daly, Kirstie Alley, Nell Carter, Shirley Hemphill, Mindy Cohn, or Leah Remini. Or the pre-Subway Jared.

Knock yourself out.

Frank

[daperlman]

Originally posted by Proto
I'm sorry but I think most of you people here are losers. Perhaps I am overly sensitive. Being a cyclops it is really tough to meet people.

But I will try to type this through my sobbing. The 90% of us that are losers desperately want your friendship. What do we have to do for you to think we are cool?

Oh and since you wanted to see it. Here is my photo:
http://www.maskmadness.com/images/cyclops.jpg
xoxoxo
Hugs an kisses

[pmyers]

Originally posted by Proto
I'm sorry but I think most of you people here are losers. Seriously if you think Leah Rimini is ugly and fat and blah blah blah, then stop being wussies and POST PICS OF YOURSELF! Show us how it's done! At least she's putting herself out there. About 90% of you here are of the retarded notion that overweight, automatically equals ugly. GOOD. That leaves plenty of good, REAL women out there for the rest of us.

We aren't paid to be on a tv show about a hot wife and a fat husband......she is. Just as the show wouldn't be the same if Doug became skinny, so is the show not the same with a large Carrie.

[KyleLC]

Originally posted by Proto
stop being wussies and POST PICS OF YOURSELF!Where's your picture?

[Jon J]

Originally posted by DaveBogart
I thought she was ugly (hideously so) even when she wasn't packing a few extra pounds. I never considered her particularly attractive either, Dave. ;)

[JYoung]

Originally posted by 34payton


BTW I'm glad to see that the assumption is that I am a woman even though my screen name is a Hall of Fame football player number and name.

Because a woman couldn't be a football fan?

[34payton]

Now these people who insulted someone about their looks are hurt by someone insulting them and then feign indifference, what a joke.

[jebb]

Originally posted by 34payton
Now these people who insulted someone about their looks are hurt by someone insulting them and then feign indifference, what a joke.

If they're feigning indifference, how do you know they're hurt?

[34payton]

Originally posted by jebb
If they're feigning indifference, how do you know they're hurt?

Because they are far too insecure to NOT reply. If something has no effect on you, why bother. They feel some innate need to defend themselves in a snide or snotty way trying to make others feel inferior.

[pmyers]

Originally posted by 34payton
...If something has no effect on you, why bother...

Yet here you are, making your first and only posts, in a thread about an overweight actress.....

At least we were discussing how it impacts the show.

[34payton]

Originally posted by pmyers
Yet here you are, making your first and only posts, in a thread about an overweight actress.....

At least we were discussing how it impacts the show.

Yrah, how it impacts the show, who cares? What most cared about was an opportunity to rip someone that they thought was less than perfect, unlike themselves. So please stop hiding behind the premise that it is about the impact on the show. Let the producers of the show know of your opinions, or plain just don't watch it. I'm sure they'll eventually get the message. You people are like folks who buy a baseball ticket thinking that entitles you to cuss out an opposing players mother. It's the same kind of convoluted logic.

[pmyers]

Originally posted by 34payton
Yrah, how it impacts the show, who cares? What most cared about was an opportunity to rip someone that they thought was less than perfect, unlike themselves. So please stop hiding behind the premise that it is about the impact on the show. Let the producers of the show know of your opinions, or plain just don't watch it. I'm sure they'll eventually get the message. You people are like folks who buy a baseball ticket thinking that entitles you to cuss out an opposing players mother. It's the same kind of convoluted logic.

What in the heck do you think this forum is for? It's to discuss TV shows! Perhaps you should move on to another forum if this one is so disturbing to you....

[tspatrick]

Originally posted by Proto
I'm sorry but I think most of you people here are losers. Seriously if you think Leah Rimini is ugly and fat and blah blah blah, then stop being wussies and POST PICS OF YOURSELF! Show us how it's done! At least she's putting herself out there. About 90% of you here are of the retarded notion that overweight, automatically equals ugly. GOOD. That leaves plenty of good, REAL women out there for the rest of us.
Yeah, post pictures of yourselves. Because we all know you fat slobs have no ability to tell when someone else is overweight. Only the skinny people among us can do that.
Or...wait...only the fat slobs can make judgments on someone else's weight. The skinny people have no idea who is fat.
No...I mean...now I am just confused. Proto who is it again that gets to say if they think someone weighs too much?

[34payton]

Originally posted by pmyers
What in the heck do you think this forum is for? It's to discuss TV shows! Perhaps you should move on to another forum if this one is so disturbing to you....

OK keep pretending that that's why this thread has gone on and on. There are three other threads with a total of forty posts in them concerning this show, while other shows have hundreds. You can keep sellin' but I ain't buyin'.

I should leave? Why so you can all exist in a vacum and not have to deal with any outside opinions? If this is what you want I suggest you talk to the Mods about making it a closed forum or club, then you can be like Augusta National.:D

[fmowry]

Originally posted by 34payton
You people are like folks who buy a baseball ticket thinking that entitles you to cuss out an opposing players mother. It's the same kind of convoluted logic.

Exactly! If the Orioles sign Sammy Sosa and he plays as crappy as he did this past year, F--- his mother!

I watch King of Queens for the entertainment value. Part of that value is guessing how much Leah has ballooned up since the last episode. The other is the dynamic between skinny wife and fat husband. That is gone.

I'm waiting for her to pass Doug up. And then Arthur has to eat dog food he steals from their friend the dog walker because Doug and Carrie have eaten all of the human food in the house.

Then Leah gets fired from her job at the law office because the partners decide to hire the svelte Camerin Mannheim to take her place. Doug divorces her and marries Ally McBeal.

Back to the (even) skinnier wife and fat husband premise to the show.

Why are you here again?

Frank

[pmyers]

no, what I'm saying is that this forum is to discuss whatever aspect about a particular show we want to talk about. Wether that is a plot line, character development, how somebody's acting is, or even a weight issue. For you to come in here and tell us what we should or should not be talking about is not right....especially from somebody who only stumbled in here magically from doing a Google on Leah.

[pmyers]

Originally posted by KyleLC
I think what he meant was, "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!"

well said

[KyleLC]

You're quick! I deleted my post because I saw you had already replied!

[34payton]

Awww am I upsetting you little clique?

Waaaaaahhhhh!!!! We want to say whatever we want with no reprisal, unless someone shares our views they should not speak. This place isn't about discussing anything other than how right you all are and how wrong everyone else is, in other words, a huge circle jerk.

Frank, thanks for proving the animal kingdom right about parents consuming their young. I knew there was a reason and mongoloids like you are it.

With much love,
Sammy Sosa

[pmyers]

Obviously your new. Perhaps try venturing out and read some other threads in this forum to get a feel for what discussion are like here. We are very much about difference in opinions, just not apprecitive of somebody coming in and telling us what we should or should not be talking about. You can disagree and debate all you want, just don't make personal attacks. This is all explained in the forum rules, btw.

[34payton]

I understand, someone can tell Sosa, f--- his mother, becuase Sosa doesn't post here. Someone can call Leah a fat pig,cow, slob, blimp, moose, and lardarse she doesn't post here. These are personal attacks, are they not? An attack on someones person does not mean they actually have to be there to receive it i.e newspapers, tv, and film. But enough with semantics, life is good in double standard land.

[David Platt]

Originally posted by 34payton
Awww am I upsetting you little clique?

Waaaaaahhhhh!!!! We want to say whatever we want with no reprisal, unless someone shares our views they should not speak. This place isn't about discussing anything other than how right you all are and how wrong everyone else is, in other words, a huge circle jerk.

Frank, thanks for proving the animal kingdom right about parents consuming their young. I knew there was a reason and mongoloids like you are it.

With much love,
Sammy Sosa

Somehow I'm reminded of this earlier post of yours:

Because they are far too insecure to NOT reply. If something has no effect on you, why bother. They feel some innate need to defend themselves in a snide or snotty way trying to make others feel inferior.

How's life in your double-standard land?

[pmyers]

Originally posted by 34payton
I understand, someone can tell Sosa, f--- his mother, becuase Sosa doesn't post here. Someone can call Leah a fat pig,cow, slob, blimp, moose, and lardarse she doesn't post here. These are personal attacks, are they not? An attack on someones person does not mean they actually have to be there to receive it i.e newspapers, tv, and film. But enough with semantics, life is good in double standard land.

I was reffering to the rules setup by the owner of these boards that does not allow members to make personal attacks on other members. Making personal attacks on anybody else is fair game especially people in TV as this particular forum is about TV shows. Understand?

[DLiquid]

Originally posted by 34payton
OK keep pretending that that's why this thread has gone on and on. There are three other threads with a total of forty posts in them concerning this show, while other shows have hundreds.The ONLY reason this thread has gone on so long is because some people have had a very strong reaction to the thread and have strongly disagreed with and sometimes insulted those who think Leah Remini is overweight. The thread would have died a LONG time ago if not for that. Most of the posts on the "she's fat" side have been humorous and light hearted, but sometimes insensitive.

We discuss TV shows here. There's not much discussion about sitcoms because there's usually not much to discuss. It's much more interesting to discuss a complex show like Lost than it is to discuss a sitcom like King of Queens. Leah Remini's weight gain has affected the show in many viewers' eyes, so we're discussing it.

The conversation has gone beyond the show because people have come in and steered the conversation in the direction of pregnancy or our society's obsession with unrealistic body types. Some people have become members of the forum just so that they could steer the conversation in this way.

[pmyers]

btw...I saw a funny one last night. It was the one where he had Carrie as the "upstairs wife" and the dog walker girl as the "downstairs wife". Then he gets busted for having the "stadium wife".

Actually, Leah should be happy about this thread as some people have specifically said they had never seen the show until this thread ;)

[YCantAngieRead]

I watched that episode last night as well. It was funny. I haven't watched the show in years. Maybe I should watch it more.

This thread has gone from annoying the crap out of me to amusing me to no end. Too bad every crappy thread couldn't do that. :)

[fmowry]

Originally posted by 34payton
Awww am I upsetting you little clique?

Waaaaaahhhhh!!!! We want to say whatever we want with no reprisal, unless someone shares our views they should not speak. This place isn't about discussing anything other than how right you all are and how wrong everyone else is, in other words, a huge circle jerk.

Frank, thanks for proving the animal kingdom right about parents consuming their young. I knew there was a reason and mongoloids like you are it.

With much love,
Sammy Sosa

Get your panties in a bunch about fatty comments but calling people names who disagree with you is OK? Nice.

Go get a box of twinkies and chill. There are plenty of people here disagreeing with some of our opinions that Leah learns her scripts at Krisyp Kreme.

As for parents eating their young, that might explain Leah Remini's weight gain. Has anyone seen her baby since the delivery? Thanks for the insight!

Frank

[YCantAngieRead]

Twinkies and chili. That sounds pretty good. Particularly if you throw in a side of Krispy Kreme.

:D

[Jason Hoover]

I just saw last weeks episode, it looked like Leah may be losing some weight. I walked into this thread not because I found her fat and unattractive but because I found it annoying that the show was trying to hide her weight. I assumed she had a baby but was not sure.

I think Leah is probably an attractive person. As far as appearances go I think she was more attractive when she was thinner. I don't believe she is unattractive now that she is heavier. As far as personality goes I can't comment on Leah's attractiveness. Carey on the other hand I find very unattractive based on her personality.

As far as pregnancy and cravings go I've always heard (from Doctor's or from pregnant women who heard from their doctor's) that pregnant women often crave detergents. The only explanation they have given is that their body needs, or thinks it needs, more minerals. Either this is a widely held/believed rumor/urban myth (like cell phones and pumping gas), a widely believed/accepted theory, or just an undocumented easy answer. If it is such BS why hasn't someone determined the actual cause of the cravings or why isn't there more opposition to the "what the body needs" argument?

[MassD]

To me, this isn't a question of vanity or attractiveness... its a question of health.

If Leah was a healthy weight before her pregancy, than anything beyond 25-35 pounds is not only excessive, its dangerous. And in most cases, anything beyond 40lbs is simply unacceptable, under almost any circumstance.

I saw the documentry on her pregancy, and I was a bit taken back by the flippant attitude about her diet, her exercise and her weight gain... She ate total crap for the most part... And yes... cravings aside... what a mother eats is what her baby eats. Eating swill means the baby is consuming swill. Pregnancy is not just free pass to hit the fudge ripple and ho-hos...

Of course, what do all those doctors, nutritionists and their countless studies know about what is best for a pregnant mother and her baby? *smirk*

[pmyers]

There was a documentary? Seriously?

[alpacaboy]

I was just (gasp) reading another forum, saw this (http://forums.delphiforums.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=etiquettehell&msg=4763.1) and thought of this thread...

Now what I used to think was annoying, and now am learning to find entertainment in is: This thread just will not die. Every time I think it's finally going to vanish and never be seen again, someone new to the thread discovers it, is offended by it, and is compelled to reply to it, thus forcing those words LRF right back to the top o the list... I think that's happenned at least twice so far.

[Jason Hoover]

I agree, the too skinny comment can be offensive. I used to be very thin, but never took offense when people would comment. But now there is a new family situation on my Wife's side and there is a girl, probably 6 years old, and she is sickly thin. Every time I see her (which isn't very often, and has only been twice) I can't help but say "She is sooooo skinnny!!!!" in a shocked tone. As soon as I say it I get embarrassed and realize how insensitive it is, but so far both times I couldn't help it.

[5thcrewman]

Originally posted by MassD
...Pregnancy is not just free pass to hit the fudge ripple and ho-hos...

Who you callin' a Ho?

[fmowry]

Originally posted by pmyers
There was a documentary? Seriously?

pmyers,
I certainly wasn't joking when I mentioned way back in this thread!

Porkin' up with Leah Remini, on VH1 (http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/inside_out/82297/episode_about.jhtml)

Frank

[MassD]

Originally posted by pmyers
There was a documentary? Seriously?

Yep... my wife saved it... it was one of those reality things, where cameras followed her around. Iit wasn't really a documentry I suppose...

[pmyers]

Originally posted by fmowry
pmyers,
I certainly wasn't joking when I mentioned way back in this thread!

Porkin' up with Leah Remini, on VH1 (http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/inside_out/82297/episode_about.jhtml)

Frank

oh man. I'm sorry I missed that. That would be great to watch after everything in this thread. I'm going to have to try and find a transcript or something of that show!

[MacThor]

Originally posted by daperlman
Oh and since you wanted to see it. Here is my photo:
http://www.maskmadness.com/images/cyclops.jpg
xoxoxo
Hugs an kisses

Dude, looks like you're starting to get a belly..........

[pmyers]

and it looks like you might have a vitamin C deficiency. Might I suggest some apple pie? ;)

[YCantAngieRead]

They rerun that special occassionally. You should be able to catch it at some point.

[5thcrewman]

Originally posted by YCantAngieRead
They rerun that special occassionally. You should be able to catch it at some point.
It's NOT like hard to miss!!

[DevdogAZ]

Leah was on Dennis Miller tonight on CNBC. She actually looked pretty good. You could tell she's not back to her pre-pregnancy weight, and she may never get there, but she looks tons better than she did at the start of the season. She said her baby is seven months old and I don't know how far in advance they film KoQ episodes, but Dennis Miller is filmed live every day so that was a current look at her.

Just thought I'd post an update and keep this thread alive! :)

[DaveBogart]

Originally posted by devdogaz
Leah was on Dennis Miller...she looks tons better...OK, I'm gettin' tired of these fat references! ;)

[Jon J]

Would you prefer half-ton? ;)

[5thcrewman]

Lookit trucks nowadays- even half-tons are getting bigger!

[dealio]

Tanks snappa77...I needed a reminder of why I used to deam after her like mahlon sez he did. I mean I think she has let herself go. She shpuld have lost more of the preg weight by now. As far as Kevin James ever losing enough weight to be sexy...come on now..This is the time of the "fat guy" in comedy on TV. Think Still Standing character lead...Cedric the Entertainer...John Goodman...so many to name...so much weight to lose.
I keep watching King of Queens hoping for more signs of improvement in the weight dept. Still weighting.....

[pmyers]

I just saw this one a few nights ago:

Title: Fat City
Series 1, Episode 2
Sitcom about a working-class man making what he can of family life. When Arthur unpacks in his new room, he shows Doug a picture of Carrie's mother, who was very overweight in later life. Worried that the same thing might happen to his wife, Doug tries to convince Carrie to go on a diet, but in order to do so he has to pretend to want to diet.

[rclark77]

I just got back from Asia and watched last week's show off the TiVo.

It sticks in my mind so much that Carrie is basically a cow now that I did a search for her name to try to find the explanation. I had lost faith in the pregnancy explanation. She appears to be carrying around 50 lbs after the pregnancy which is not typical at all. She wears sweats at least once on every episode now and the metamorphosis is so extreme that it destroys the premise of the show in that Doug isn't a lazy slob with a gorgeous wife, he is a lazy slob with the kind of cranky, unattractive wife you'd expect to see him with. I remember the days of hoping for a shot of her exiting the scene in a pair of jeans!

I have no other reason to post except to complain. The ironic part is that I am going to my first sitcom taping two weeks from now for the show. I am still excited about going but eerily, I am going to watch Doug, not Carrie, now that is pathetic...for me and her.

[C Turner Joy]

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water....

[David Platt]

Originally posted by Caillou
While Carrie has put on a few pounds, and is not the hot chick she used to be, I still find her much more attractive than Dough.


Are we talking chocolate chip cookie dough, or just plain bread dough? If it's chocolate chip, I'd have to go with the dough.

[C Turner Joy]

Doh!

[tspatrick]

Has anyone seen the promo for Wed night's episode?

"When do you tell your wife she's getting fat?"

and

"She came downstairs wearing sweatpants."
"So."
"My sweatpants."

[pmyers]

Originally posted by tspatrick
Has anyone seen the promo for Wed night's episode?

"When do you tell your wife she's getting fat?"

and

"She came downstairs wearing sweatpants."
"So."
"My sweatpants."

So I guess they do read this board ;)

[buckeyenut]

The King of Queens - 02.09.2005 - "Doug wants to tell Carrie she's too fat." (http://www.cbs.com/cbs_video/insider/index.php?chap=1642&cat=16) - CBS' words.... Not mine.

[Havana Brown]

It's on tonite, yeay! I'll be watching in my sweats! :D

[pmyers]

It's on tonite, yeay! I'll be watching in my sweats! :D

/tease

With a piece of apple pie!

[ClutchBrake]

I'll be watching in my sweats! :D

His or yours? :D ;)

[Havana Brown]

Must stop and buy ice cream on the way home. :cool:

[zyzzx]

I watched "Old School" tonight and the scenes with Leah reminded me of this thread. I don't know about her figure today but she looks great in this movie.

[pmyers]

I sure got a kick out of last night's episode. It was good they finally addressed the weight gain. I think it would have been a little better if they would have come up with an excuse on why she had gained the weight, but it was still funny.

It does look like she's getting back into shape.

[Havana Brown]

It was FUNNY!!!!!


In the end she wanted Doug to tell her she didn't need to lose any weight. Typical woman! :rolleyes:

[pmyers]

It was FUNNY!!!!!


In the end she wanted Doug to tell her she didn't need to lose any weight. Typical woman! :rolleyes:


"I'm suppose to say yes here, right?"

[rclark77]

Last night's show was funny but I have two comments:

She does NOT look like she is getting back into shape. Did you see the scene with her trying to get on the blue jeans? Those are the biggest thighs I think I have ever seen on someone who is not morbidly obese.

Second, they basically ended the show with her saying that she didn't need to lose any weight which means this must be a permanent look! OH MY!!

[pmyers]

I also thought it would have been funny if Deacon and the guys had said something like "we were beginning to think she was pregnant" or something like that.

[super dave]

Last night's show was funny but I have two comments:

She does NOT look like she is getting back into shape. Did you see the scene with her trying to get on the blue jeans? Those are the biggest thighs I think I have ever seen on someone who is not morbidly obese.

Second, they basically ended the show with her saying that she didn't need to lose any weight which means this must be a permanent look! OH MY!!
:eek: :eek: :eek:

[SparkleMotion]

This thread is FAT!

[bareyb]

Last night's show was funny but I have two comments:

She does NOT look like she is getting back into shape. Did you see the scene with her trying to get on the blue jeans? Those are the biggest thighs I think I have ever seen on someone who is not morbidly obese.

Second, they basically ended the show with her saying that she didn't need to lose any weight which means this must be a permanent look! OH MY!!

I think she looks like she's lost about 15 pounds already and has about 20 more to go. I also bet you a buck there's no way on earth a fox like Leah is going to let herself stay fat. Not unless she has a whopper of a food addiction, in which case she would need to seek help. I do not like the way it was handled in the show. It would have been much more interesting for her to admit she has a problem and then do something about it. I don't suppose that fits with her character though...

Either way, I'm glad to see her looking better and I have no doubt she will get her old bod back. At least it will look like it with clothes on... If she breast feeds her Kid then the boobies might need some work later on to recapture their former... You know, glory? I still think she's damn good looking, but she's not a 10 like she used to be. Now she's about a 7. Nothing wrong with that necessarily. I'm a 7 myself and that's after losing 100 pounds... :( :D

[pmyers]

Leah actually left me a message: http://www.leahremini.net/voice/Leah%20message.wav

;)

[bareyb]

Leah actually left me a message: http://www.leahremini.net/voice/Leah%20message.wav

;)


Big kisses!!!

[nataylor]

Big kisses!!!
From a big lady!

[JYoung]

.... Not unless she has a whopper of a food addiction, in which case she would need to seek help....

Fat chance of that happening as she is a Scientologist

[bareyb]

Fat chance of that happening as she is a Scientologist

Oh my God... What the heck are they giving these people that shrinks their heads to the point that Scientology looks appealing? I guess it's not so bad if you are a famous person. They tend to kiss celebs booties. Whatever size that booty happens to be at any given time...

[5thcrewman]

Oh and the line from the 2/15 Scrubs- something about the 'fat slob who marries the hot chick who wouldn't look at him twice" must be a well-known plot device if they are joking about it there :eek:

[alpacaboy]

Oh and the line from the 2/15 Scrubs- something about the 'fat slob who marries the hot chick who wouldn't look at him twice" must be a well-known plot device if they are joking about it there :eek:
KoQ
According to Jim
That-one-with-Jason-Alexander
...
Honeymooners?

[MacThor]

KoQ
According to Jim
That-one-with-Jason-Alexander
...
Honeymooners?

Still Standing
Center of the Universe

[fmowry]

The Rosie Show (http://www.newyorkish.com/newyorkish/rosie_married.jpg)

Frank

[Rkkeller]

What about Kristy Alley ? She balloned big time and she used to be hot years ago. I gasp when I see her now in the commercials. Talk about letting yourself go.


Rich

[pmyers]

At this point I just wonder why they insist on dressing her in "sweats" all the time. She looks better when they have her dressed up for work.

[pmyers]

true, but I've seen her on the show (recently) in clothes that actually do make her look good (or better at least). The sweats are just silly.

[getbak]

Adding to the list...

Flintstones
Simpsons
Family Guy



And, on topic...I thought she looked like she had lost weight on last night's episode. I agree that the sweat shirts really don't benefit her.

[kar74]

O.K. - after skimming over this HUGE thread, I had to add my .02...

I absolutely love KoQ! I've never been a big fan of Leah Remini, but she works well in the show. I think Kevin James truly makes the show what it is. Sure there is the "hot chick married to fat guy" factor, but I think the writing is key.

Sure, Leah has gained weight, but she also gave birth. Unlike so many other actresses that bounce right back after having a baby, she seems to be having a tougher time taking the lbs. off. No biggie. So she's a little chunkier in the hips and face - give it time. I speak from experience when I say pregnancy pounds are much tougher to lose than regular "I ate to much" pounds. I gave birth in September and it's been an uphill battle - but it's happening - slowly, but surely. Your whole body changes after giving birth - fat redistributes to places you never thought it would! Frustrating. :( Give Leah time. Be patient, men...I'm sure she'll be back to her old self (or close to it) someday. In the meantime, turn the channel if she just doesn't do it for you anymore. :rolleyes:

For the record - I also think Kevin is a cutie. ;)

~kar

P.S. - I'm new around here so....niea - congrats on the pregnancy! :up: Is this your first?

[super dave]

What about Kristy Alley ? She balloned big time and she used to be hot years ago. I gasp when I see her now in the commercials. Talk about letting yourself go.


Rich
Well she is the Fat Actress (http://www.sho.com/site/fatactress/home.do) afterall.

[MacThor]

With all the $.02 being added to this thread, Dave Bott has made himself at least a dollar.

A FAT dollar.

[pmyers]

I don't know how to see how many people are ignoring you with the new forum upgrade...but I'm sure a few people have added me due to this thread.

[questfortruth]

I was going to add yet another .02, but this is one incoherent thread... :confused:

[DaveBogart]

For the record - I also think Kevin is a cutie. As are you! But who from Cleveland isn't?

[kar74]

As are you! But who from Cleveland isn't?

I'm flattered & blushing... :o :rolleyes:

~kar

[BrettStah]

Glad they mentioned the weight gain two episodes ago... even though she's lost a good bit of the weight by now. Also, maybe it's coincidental, but the most recent episode is the first one in a long time that I did not notice her weight.

[Warren]

fat thin that lady is still hot.

[pmyers]

I don't know what this show would do if jogging suits weren't "In". I swear they have her in sweats in every scene!

I liked Burt Reynolds in last night's episode.

[Talon]

fat thin that lady is still hot.

To each his own.

Fat, thin, to me shes not. :)

[Talon]

What about Kristy Alley ? She balloned big time and she used to be hot years ago. I gasp when I see her now in the commercials. Talk about letting yourself go.


Rich

Shes terrible. But from some women in this thread thier opinion would be that men are hung up on looks and we must want women to look like skeletons and its not reality.

:rolleyes:

[grant33]

What is the record for longest running post in this forum? This one seems to be sticking around longer than cockroaches. It's always on the first page. Granted, I just put it back at the top by posting........

[Warren]

But from some women in this thread thier opinion would be that men are hung up on looks and we must want women to look like skeletons and its not reality.

:rolleyes:


I love the big women :) Thin girls are nice to look at but I love big women. :) :) :) :up: :D

[Talon]

I love the big women :) Thin girls are nice to look at but I love big women. :) :) :) :up: :D

I think thats great. I have found some big women attractive sometimes. I just hate hearing how men have a problem for liking thin women. I prefer thin women and make no apologies for it.

[pmyers]

Some pregnant shots:

http://www.eastcoastbob.com/leah3.htm

http://www.eastcoastbob.com/leah1.htm

Interesting article on the fat guy/thin women based sitcoms:
http://www.gawker.com/news/media/trends/fat-men-hot-wives-trend-over-029018.php

[5thcrewman]

...Thin girls are nice to look at ...

'Cuz you can see everything



....like ribs!!

[questfortruth]

She's not doing it for me any more. The sultry, come-hither pornstar look helped to offset the bitchy, obnoxious, henpecking personality.

She's not ugly or anything- far from it- but I'm pretty sure that none of the 18-34 male viewers are wishing that they could switch places with Doug.

Loved Burt Reynolds as the coach...

[bareyb]

I love the big women :) Thin girls are nice to look at but I love big women. :) :) :) :up: :D

Nothing more sexy than a Gal who's at risk for congestive heart failure. :rolleyes:

[questfortruth]

Wow, yet another episode about how Carrie's looks have gone downhill.

How many more variations on this theme can the writers come up with?

I got one... Doug and Carrie guest star on, "The Biggest Loser" :rolleyes:

[questfortruth]

also...excellent cameo by Bas Rutten, the Pride Fighting champ, as the bouncer.

[toddvj]

Wow, this thread is still going! Did you see her gut hanging out of her shirt last night? I won't say the 'D' Word, but...

Then when she talked about going to the nightclub, she'd need to lose 10 lbs first.

And it's not because she's 35 that construction workers don't harass her, it's because she's fat!

[Inundated]

I guess as long as the show deals with it, this thread will NEVER DIE. ;)

50 years from now, whatever form TCF takes, young people will see this thread and say "who was Leah Rimini? And why do we still care how much she weighs?"

[Fool Me Twice]

Maybe her name will enter the English lexicon as a signifier for premenopausal angst -- our contribution to posterity.

[pmyers]

Maybe her name will enter the English lexicon as a signifier for premenopausal angst -- our contribution to posterity.

kinda like "I hope she doesn't pull a "Rimini" when she gets pregnant"? :eek: :D

[5thcrewman]

kinda like "I hope she doesn't pull a "Rimini" when she gets pregnant"? :eek: :D

Choose one
I hope she doesn't pull:

a Burke
an Alley
a Remini
her finger!

[acidman]

I totally agree. She is still a very beautiful women. For us guys whom actually like a women more than 90LB's, she's great. I hope she says screw the producers and the thin-o-centric world and stays like she is. It's refreshing once in a while to see a normal sized women with some curves. She stills rocks. Courtney Cox, Gwentyth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston and Lara Flynn Boyle all look like they are starving themselves just to stay "hot". Nasty at best. Obviously not everyone has the same tastes, but we have all certainly had plenty of women who have the body of a ten year old boy grace our televisions for long enough. Go Leah!!!

[SparkleMotion]

:eek: The Thread That Would Not Die! :eek:

[DevdogAZ]

It's Alive. IT'S ALIVE!!!!

[pmyers]

You wouldn't believe the smile I had on my face when I checked my inbox and saw a reply from this thread :)

[boscodegama]

It's an interesting note, I think, that what defines beauty in a society ( society being the collective consciousness which in this case, for most American men is thin ) is often opposite if what is naturally obtainable in the lifestyle.

For instance, in our culture it's quite easy to become overweight. We have an abundance of everything. So, being thin is hard work for a lot of people and therefore a "desirable" quality.

However, in some cultures, overweight women are seen as beautiful. In these same cultures there is a scarcity of everything and everyone works really hard doing a lot of manual labor and therefore, by nature, most people are thin.

I've always found this fascinating. I am a thin girl guy and don't make any apologies, but it always makes me wonder, is this some sort of natural selection. I mean usually thin means fit and that means you have time and energy to do those things and are in good shape for raising and rearing children. The opposite could be said of the other culture, that by being overweight in a society where thin is the norm is proof that you have enough resources to raise the child.

At any rate, the show is flat since she had the baby. For whatever reasons.

[JoeBarbs]

At any rate, the show is flat since she had the baby. For whatever reasons.

unlike her belly :D

[Fish Man]

It's Alive. IT'S ALIVE!!!!


AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!

Run away

run away

run away

run away...

[Inundated]

Make It Stop!!!!!

[pmyers]

Make It Stop!!!!!

The weight gain? I agree ;)

[Inundated]

The weight gain? I agree ;)

It's all your fault!!!! ;)

[Fool Me Twice]

How many people have registered here just to defend Leah's honor? At least three I think.

[pmyers]

How many people have registered here just to defend Leah's honor? At least three I think.

well....the same number that Google "Leah Rimini Fat" :D

[Inundated]

How many people have registered here just to defend Leah's honor? At least three I think.

Maybe Leah herself has been here. I mean, HWSNBN* from "Amazing Race 6" apparently decided to show up here and defend himself. ;)


* - He Who Shall Not Be Named

[pmyers]

Yeah, maybe HWSNEAM* has been here.

*- Her Who Should Not Eat As Much

/kidding...just kidding.

[pmyers]

Hey...a new season is getting ready to start. ;)

[anom]

Hey...a new season is getting ready to start. ;)
Are you just bored?

[5thcrewman]

Fortunately my Tivo has some 'room' on Monday nights to see if she's 'lost a first grader' yet!

[DevdogAZ]

Hey...a new season is getting ready to start. ;)
ROFLMAO. :D :D :D When I got an e-mail that this thread had been bumped, I just knew it had to be you. I love it!!!
:D

[Apok]

She was on Ellen the other day and looked thin. Even had an evening gown on at one point.

[Jesda]

God, she's gorgeous either way.

[Johnny Dazzle]

I saw her on some entertainment show bashing Brooke Shields (Leah's a scientologist methinks) for wanting to kill her baby without medication, telling the world that she just can't lose the last 15 pounds.

[dr_mal]

(Leah's a scientologist methinks)
She is. (link (http://www.leahremini.com/faq/faq.htm)) Deduct 10 "hot" points.

[Jesda]

Thats a big negative for me too. Anyone who thinks like Tom Cruise loses about 1000 points.

[Frylock]

At least she hasn't gone on the Today show and flipped out at Matt Lauer yet like Cruise did. Oh wait, give her time.

[SR2]

At least she hasn't gone on the Today show and flipped out at Matt Lauer yet like Cruise did. Oh wait, give her time.


If they are gonna be in the trendy cult, they have to act the part.

[Havana Brown]

I saw the new episode and while she's not back to her pre-baby weight, she's not ask big as she was a few months ago. They're still dressing her up in the track suits, which just do nothing for her. The whole food story line does crack me up though since she's not the hot stuff she used to be.

[IwantmyTiVo]

I think it's Kevin James' turn to lose weight and look hot. :D


Exactly! I can't believe you guys are saying that about her with that fatso aboard!!!! Give me a break, at least she had a baby, whats his excuse?~?~?

[pmyers]

Exactly! I can't believe you guys are saying that about her with that fatso aboard!!!! Give me a break, at least she had a baby, whats his excuse?~?~?

Did you forget the entire concept of the show?: Fat guy marries unbelievably hot wife....hilarity ensues?

[tiams]

C'mon breezy, it's not like she's a couple pounds overweight, she's HUGE. She's at least as big now as when she was pregnant, if not bigger. The show just doesn't work like it used to. If Carrie gets hit on, I just think "yeah, right, THAT would happen." She's disgusting. The show's producers should've given her an ultimatum to lose the weight back. Or they should at least not pretend that she looks the same as before.


Please post a full length picture of yourself.

[SR2]

Please post a full length picture of yourself.

I'm assuming the previous poster does not hold him/herself out as a sexy person on a weeky series, thus making it necessary to post a picture to state an opinion.

[DLiquid]

This thread is like Groundhog Day. It's a circle of the same posts over and over again. Now we're back to the "post a picture of yourself" part. :D

[Ba Boop]

Hey, even my 22 year old girlfriend, thats half my age, that watches every rerun at 3 a day because it's her favorite show, who used to weigh 104lbs @ 5' tall till I teased her about her fat arms and then got down to 95lbs....THINKS SHE IS A FAT PIG!!! :eek:

[jlb]

4 8 15 16 23 42

[bdlucas]

Wow, this thread still going? What a blast from the past! Anyone for reviving the "HR10-250 preorder" thread from hell? :)

[Ba Boop]

We'll have MPEG-4 before she looses weight...

[Fool Me Twice]

4 8 15 16 23 42Her progressive dress sizes?

[IwantmyTiVo]

Hey, even my 22 year old girlfriend, thats half my age, that watches every rerun at 3 a day because it's her favorite show, who used to weigh 104lbs @ 5' tall till I teased her about her fat arms and then got down to 95lbs....THINKS SHE IS A FAT PIG!!! :eek:


So what's your point? Shes young and immature..whats YOUR excuse :mad:

[IwantmyTiVo]

Did you forget the entire concept of the show?: Fat guy marries unbelievably hot wife....hilarity ensues?

I don't think its hilarious at all. I think his character is a moron and I think her character is annoying as well. Why does he have to be overweight (or her underweight) to be funny ?

What are the country statistics now, 2/3 of our population is overweight? This is reality. If it bothers you that much, don't watch the show! Plenty of other stupid comedies to watch.

Here's a show for you: Surface. There was an episode where the teenager was having a pool party. Not a single person there had even any chubbiness to them. It was so obvious it was stupid. Go watch that (Guess what, its on at the same time as King of Queens - ENJOY)

[SR2]

What are the country statistics now, 2/3 of our population is overweight? This is reality. If it bothers you that much, don't watch the show! Plenty of other stupid comedies to watch.


OK, 2/3 of the population is fat, unhealthy and needs to lose weight. Magically, that means that people can't state an opinion on a message board about a show that some of them probably watch and and enjoy. What a novel concept in TV - the mismatched couple.

Hey, "if the [posts] bother you that much...."

[Talon]

What are the country statistics now, 2/3 of our population is overweight? This is reality.

Yes, its an unfortunate reality that shouldn't be ignored or accepted. For most people its unhealthy.

[IwantmyTiVo]

Magically, that means that people can't state an opinion on a message board about a show that some of them probably watch and and enjoy.

Hey, "if the [posts] bother you that much...."

You are missing the point entirely.

Its not the fact that you are voicing your opinion that is bothering some people, but the fact that you even think this way at all. I think its kind of sad the way people judge people they don't even know and can be so cruel.

BTW, just because someone is skinny does not mean they are necessarily healthier than a heavier person either.

[SR2]

You are missing the point entirely.

Its not the fact that you are voicing your opinion that is bothering some people, but the fact that you even think this way at all. I think its kind of sad the way people judge people they don't even know and can be so cruel.

No, I got the point perfectly well. Shows are on the air, and actors are on the air, in large part due to physical characteristics. Therefore, that issue is fair game for discussion whether it is fat, skinny, ugly, beautiful, or whatever. In this case, as someone mentioned, the show is presumably based in "large part" on their physical characteristics.

"That you think that way at all" -- Welcome to reality, no matter how much you obviously may want to ignore it. If you didn't "think that way" you would not be responding here in the first place.

I caught a few minutes of the "Biggest Loser" last night. I can imagine watching that show of obese people, based on their obesity, and thinking "Gee, they are just normal, healthy people. I do not understand. Why is this show not about butterflies and walking in the garden..."

BTW, just because someone is skinny does not mean they are necessarily healthier than a heavier person either.

And? People of a healthy weight with cancer may also be less healthy than fat people too but this is not a thread about that class, nor is it a thread about "who is less healthy than fat people."

This is two posts in a row where you have also made up what the posters to which you respond think. Surprise.

[pmyers]

I don't think its hilarious at all. I think his character is a moron and I think her character is annoying as well. Why does he have to be overweight (or her underweight) to be funny ?...

Whether you find it funny or not, that is exactly what this show was/is based upon. It's pretty obvious that you know little to nothing about the show.

[NatasNJ]

Here's a show for you: Surface. There was an episode where the teenager was having a pool party. Not a single person there had even any chubbiness to them. It was so obvious it was stupid. Go watch that (Guess what, its on at the same time as King of Queens - ENJOY)

I was thinking the samething with the biggest loser epsiode I saw the other night. The whole show consisted of fat people, even the host! What is up with that? LOL!

Also rich kids in Cali all being at a party and being in shape is hardly an impossible situation. I have been in that same situation 10 years ago in Texas and not a single overweight person.

[IwantmyTiVo]

Whether you find it funny or not, that is exactly what this show was/is based upon. It's pretty obvious that you know little to nothing about the show.

I have watched the show several times, and while I do think the show is funny sometimes, I don't feel like the humor comes from the fact that Doug is big and/or and Carrie being small.

To me the show is based on an idiot husband and a condescending wife.

I guess everyone has their opinion about this, just like I have mine, and we are all free to state those opinions here.

For the 2/3 of you out there who are in the overweight category, feel good in knowing what those other 1/3 are saying behind your back.

[DevdogAZ]

You are missing the point entirely.

Its not the fact that you are voicing your opinion that is bothering some people, but the fact that you even think this way at all. I think its kind of sad the way people judge people they don't even know and can be so cruel.

BTW, just because someone is skinny does not mean they are necessarily healthier than a heavier person either.
No, I think you're missing the point. There's a reason they don't turn my life or your life into a sitcom. We're not as funny or as pretty or whatever the particular characteristics are that allowed certain people to get on TV. This show was based on a funny fat guy married to a hot but annoying wife. Now that she's no longer hot, it completely changes the dynamic of the show. This has already been discussed ad nauseum in this thread. I suggest you read through the whole thread and then if you have something new to add, feel free.

[CharlieW]

To me the show is based on an idiot husband and a condescending wife.



http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/honeymooners1.jpg

[pmyers]

...This show was based on a funny fat guy married to a hot but annoying wife. Now that she's no longer hot, it completely changes the dynamic of the show. This has already been discussed ad nauseum in this thread. I suggest you read through the whole thread and then if you have something new to add, feel free.

/agree

[IwantmyTiVo]

No, I think you're missing the point. There's a reason they don't turn my life or your life into a sitcom. We're not as funny or as pretty or whatever the particular characteristics are that allowed certain people to get on TV. This show was based on a funny fat guy married to a hot but annoying wife. Now that she's no longer hot, it completely changes the dynamic of the show