The Case of Kirstie Alley

I've never been a fan of Kirstie Alley, so haven't seen very much of her work. All I know is that she was slender for many years - and even played a Vulcan, Savik, in a Star Trek movie. Then she "got fat," and her current career is in the Reality TV show arena - such things as "Fat Actress."



Speaking from the outside, however, Alley is that rare case, a female actress in Hollywood who lets herself "get fat," thereby destroying her career in that tinsel town. Actresses in Hollywood...at least until they get up to their 60s or 70s, are simply not allowed to be fat. Indeed, the more skeletal the better.

And Alley's weight gain is so huge (no pun intended)... she isn't just 20 or 30 pounds overweight, which indicates a woman who is comfortable with herself and her body, she's got to be at least 150 pounds overweight...maybe even 200...and this after having slimmed down some for her Jennie Craig commercials.

Why?

Well, it's either mental or phsyical. Mentally - did the whole Hollywood (you're too fat, now you're too skinny, you're too fat, now your'e too skinny) scene get to her, and cause her to rebel? So much so that now she eats all the time without even realizing why she does it? Or is it physical...does she suffer from depression or some other illness - such as chronic fatigue, etc., in which food is most definitely a "comfort food". Again, if you don't feel well, if you're constantly in pain, and eating a few pieces of choclate give you succor for an hour or two, I dont' blame her! Been there, done that.

But let's forget about Kirstie Alley, and talk about you. You've been keeping your journal for two weeks, you've gotten to know yourself, you've figured out what triggers your food cravings, and you know ho wto avoid them.

Time to get started on your diet. Not a Diet, but a diet...a way of eating that you will continue for the rest of your life.

No need to deprive yourself of things you love like chocolate or sugar, or carbohydrates. Everything in moderation...that is all you need to remember.

So don't let the propaganda from today's "war on the fat" get to you. Don't give up the food you love, and don't feel guilty because your'e eating a candy bar while someone else is eating a piece of yogurt-covered popcorn..or whatever it is!