Topic : 09/14 Season Premiere: 1,000 Women!

What is your weight status/height. I am 5"7 and weigh 135 lbs and have a daughter who is slightly overweight and a son who is as thin as a rail. It truely is genetic sometimes as well as emotional. Please give these people your support and don't be so critical!!! 

I think everyone there, including myself, had a fabulous time and we loved the whole experience.  Anyone mentioning the sunscreen is just making a helpful suggestion. 

I met several women, myself included, who have skin cancer.  A sun burn could be very serious for me and others like me.  Also, there were some older women suffering from heat exhaustion.  The staff was great in assisting them. 

I simply moved to the shade when we weren't filming and a very generous security guard let me use his sunscreen.  As far as leaving, we were bused in and I had no idea where our car was.  But we didn't even consider leaving. 

It was an inconvenience and we practiced good self-care.  It didn't ruin the fun and festivities one bit. 

I have a daughter who is twelve, she is probably 58 inches tall, and weighs 126.  My son is eight, he is 56 inches, and he weighs 121.  I am very careful about portion size, and they always get healthy snacks.  We don't even keep chips or candy in the house.  I think genetics is it.  I am only 5 ft. and I weigh 124, but I can only eat about 700 calories a day, or my weight will soar.  As long as children feel loved and accepted within their families, weight should not be an issue, unless it is a health problem. 

    I was at the taping of the Season Four premiere and I left troubled by the content of the show.  

It seems as though the image of anorexics is always shown by the media as a skeletal woman on the verge of death. While my heart aches for these women, there are many others who suffer from anorexia who look nothing like a walking cadaver.  

   Personally, I've experienced friends and family members who think I look "healthy" compared to the images they see in magazines and on TV, therefore they dismiss my illness as "not serious" or "all in my head."  

    The truth is, at 5'4" and 97 lbs., I suffer greatly. My life is consumed by my disease. I worry that friends and family of other anorexics will take the same attitude of denial until their loved ones are truly dying and beyond help.  

    Even among other anorexics, the competition to be the thinnest is perpetuatued by these disturbing images. "If I'm not as thin as she is, I'm not being a good anorexic. I need to lose more weight." 

    When I was hospitalized for this disease, this attitude of competition existed among all of the patients there. 

    I'm troubled that Dr. Phil's use of these shocking images (as tragic and sad as they are), merely supports the misconceptions of eating disorders and its victims. 

Actually, we believed that the venue was going to be inside the studio.  It was a surprise to everyone when we were escorted to a parking lot.  And if I'd left, I wouldn't have been able to find my car.  I don't know the area, and remember, we were driven to the studio in busses.   

It was a great experience overall, but they should have been handing out sunblock when we got on the busses.  I still think Dr. Phil is the best!  :) 

Can someone tell me the brand name of the shoes that were given away today? By the way, I have no weight issues. Just sagging breast and thinning hair at the age of 43. But, I'm not complaining. I'm blessed that's all that's wrong. We have 15,000 evacuees in my town. I'm very proud my two olders sons are National Guard and are working at a Special Needs Shelter.