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The Charlie Brown Thanksgiving special airs tonight at 8 on ABC (I think it's ABC anyway). Enh not my favorite from the Peanuts gang. I think it stems to my dislike of Peppermint Patty; she just always came across as too bossy. Yeah I know Lucy is bossy too but IDK her behavior was always funny to me and Patty was just mean *shrug*.

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I don't understand the order of these episodes as well. Was last night the season finale? That was 2 weeks ago I think. Yeah Whit got a tattoo and everyone was brought up on stage to talk about the show....some other stuff happened but I don't remember what

lmao! Omg you mean the open heart collection? I never saw it til you posted this now I'm gonna see it ever time. I usually enjoy the Toys R Us commercials at the holidays but I'm already sick of seeing the toys talking to each other about their savings.......Awwwwwsome (blarf)

IKR?! It looks like she's got wings on the sides of her head. Surely they could have hired someone to do her hair in a proper 40s/50s style. But yeah sweet commercial that I'm afraid I will hate by Dec. 25th because I'd seen it 437 times. I just posted this over on the Commercials We Hate thread! As if you are going to lose or be a loser on Christmas morning if you don't buy the cool gifts at Best Buy--I hate commercialism =(

This probably belongs in the Christmas commercials thread but if I have to listen to Best Buy explain why I have to "win" at Christmas I'm gonna scream! How the F do you win at the holidays?!?! It makes me hate & embarrassed by commercialism.

Yeah simply being over weight may not be such a big factor in getting pregnant but my bff was having very irregular periods (not 100% sure if that was caused by the weight or something else) so everything combined would wreck havoc on her getting preggs. PLUS the she really, really, REALLY wanted to be a mom so stress of all that played a part as well. FYI--in the end she and her hubby ended up adopting twins. So to go not too far off subject but adopting can always be an option for Whitney as well. I would figure any doctor worth their salt would have already explained all this to her already--my gut is telling me a lot of this was for T.V. but I can sympathize with her not really worrying about not having periods too much because they are the WORST so not having one is kinda...fun =)

As far as the OBGYN/Fertility doctor goes I think a LOT was let on the cutting room floor. The whole scene seemed a little disjointed to me and I know for a fact that weight is going to be an issue in getting pregnant. Why it wasn't mentioned on the show is beyond me. My best friend is about 100lbs over weight and she had trouble becoming pregnant. She was pre diabetic & had irregular periods as well so she was told to get her diabetes in check and loose some weight to get her periods back to normal and she would have better luck getting preggers. Those planks are no joke! They are difficult to do and within seconds you feel the burn in your lower abs which I guess is the point but my one quibble is that she really wasn't doing the plank correctly. Your body needs to be completely parallel to the floor and she was in a yoga type of downward pose. Maybe the fat around her midsection prevented her from doing the plank correctly? I too have wondered if Tal & Todd are bfs. It's 2015 and I think the general public can handle seeing them in an affection relationship if they are so IDK. Anytime they are on screen together they are seated far apart and while friendly towards each other never seem to be close. Maybe they are just friends--I heard somewhere that 2 gay men can be just friends ;)

Whitney's personality does grate me sometimes and I totally understand what everyone is saying about her claim to fame as a dancer BUT despite all that I still enjoy this show very much! I am someone who has struggled with body image all my life (I'm 42 now) and having been on both sides of the scale, very thin and large though never as large as Whitney, it's nice to see her positive attitude and her not be afraid to get out there & do something. So the dance is a little weak and she doesn't commit to it like a true dancer should but the fact that she puts herself out there in a public situation is impressive. Hell simply going out in public in general and being upbeat and positive is an accomplishment. I know lots, LOTS, of heavy people who won't even leave the house or rarely do because of their size and here she is getting out, shopping, laughing, and enjoying life. If there is a 3rd season, and I hope there is, I will tune in if nothing else to see Babs! Lenny's gotta go though, hope she dumps him.

Enh I like the tattoo. It has vibrant colors and everything looks atomically correct to me (meaning the fingers aren't too large for the hand and the wrist isn't to wide or slender for the arm, etc., etc.) Honestly I love tattoos so her getting one and Buddy's tats are a-ok by me but I guess that's just pure opinion.

I'm in no way a dancer so I can't really comment on her dance techniques but it sounds like you guys know what you're talking about so if I had to guess I would say TLC fabricated this I am/used to be a dancer story line to make her sound more interesting. Meaning it ties in with her no body shame campaign and shows the general public, who doesn't know a lot about dancing, that see even big gals can do it too. Plus the dancing video is what started her celebrity status to begin with so I guess the exec. at TLC figured why not run with it. Her "thing" is that she is a big gal who can still move her body in a dance like fashion *shrug* so IDK I guess if I was a dancer her claim to the art form would bug the piss out of me too. Similar to how Lenny claims to be a painter (who got a damn degree from a reputable school) and then produces that God awful painting! Blarf

Well I actually enjoyed this episode. I think the No Body Shame campaign is a wonderful idea and it appears it's in coalition with Dove who also does a good representation of loving your body no matter what. Yeah being healthy is the main goal but not hating yourself because you think you're too fat or whatever the case may be is a good start to healthy living. Buddy has always been that size. See I don't really see that as obese--just kinda chunky. IDK, I'm from the south so our version of slim and overweight might be different =) The tattoos, he's always had those--I'm more interested in hearing more about his stand up comedy. That kinda came out of left field for me. Wow that's kinda harsh. We don't know what kinda meat that was--could've been a vegan burger, cudda been a low fat meat, it could have been her first burger in months; we just don't know the circumstances surrounding that food. From what I saw it was just a one patty burger, don't know about the condiments so enh it didn't bother me at all.

There's that plus the fact that his eyes seem to glass over every time he & Whit seem to be in a romantic situation. It could be the hipster doofus in him (they are prone to not show much emotion or get overly excited about anything) but anybody who chooses to play pool with the male roomie than be with your girlfriend in a very obvious romantic setting just screams I'm-not-that-into-you.

Serial killer dinner--meh South Park did it better with the infamous serial killers in a 3 stooges skit. This was just tired and played out even though it was nice seeing Lily Rabe and John C. Lynch again....

I wanted to give my 2 cents about the obesity vs. anorexia debate. I have been on both sides of the scale (sort of) I'm 5ft 2in and my top weight was 150lb and my lowest weight was 96lbs. Both weight gain and weight loss were the result of my diet and not a medical condition or anything else to blame, it was all on me. And I can say from my personal experience that weight gain & obesity is treated much more with tough love and rudeness than anorexia. When I was at my top weight the teasing never stopped. Piggy, slob, lazy, you name it I was called it. So I started dieting to stop the name calling. Well dieting turned into obsession with calorie counting and body image. The name calling changed to sympathy and handling me with kid gloves when I lost weight. I was always a shy, quiet person so as a waif of 96lbs I guess people just reacted to what they saw. I know this isn't the same experience for everyone and I only have guesses as to why people treated me so tenderly when I was so light *shrug* but I just wanted to say that from my POV people saw being large as me just being a lazy slob and me being skinny as a sign something was really wrong and I should be pitied.

I was just thinking that! The need to show that you are P.C. and pro body image tends to swing soooo friggin far in the opposite direction that you will over praise the dumbest shit--like that FUG painting. If she was 100lbs, super thin, that painting would still be terrible. IMHO I believe it is getting praise simply because Whitney is a plus size gal who posed "nude" aka under a bed sheet for this. Enh I agree with a previous poster, she didn't even need to pose for this. It was so lacking in detail it could have been done from memory or a photo. I believe it was all for camera show.

So this guy graduated from Appalachian State with a degree in Art and this is what he produces?? I would have been hella pissed if I sat there posing for X amount of hours and this is what he gave me! Jackass.... IDK these 2 episodes just pissed me off. I normally like/tolerate Whitney but her behavior at the cat show just angered me to no end. Between the snoring, her sassiness to her mom at the show, and then her getting upset with the idea that the judges are judging the cats are their body is just friggin stupid! WTF did she think was going to happen? Cats take an IQ test? They are CATS stupid--it's not body shaming it's breeding specifications.

I understand what you are saying and I agree it sucks major donkey balls when some people have a super slow metabolism and some just are lucky to have a super fast one. And yeah for a girl her size she does move her body more than the average person so yay for all that BUT you just don't get that big by her PCOS and slow metabolism. Yeah that probably has something to do with it so she isn't all to blame. As far as her diet goes, we only see what is shown on t.v. so we have no real idea what her diet is like. Yeah from what is shown she doesn't eat a lot but something has to be happening off screen to keep these pounds on.

THIS. had me howling! Boyfriend bugs me too. IDK why but my gut instincts just aren't jiving with this dude. I heart her dad, Glenn (and mom) as well. Whitney is sooo friggin lucky to have them in her life and I worry when they pass how it will affect her. Bye bye healthy eating. Yeah they coddle her a bit too much which, I think, explains her self entitled attitude but from a tv viewer's POV they are just the greatest. All her friends are wonderful--I think her friend Ashley is super pretty. True, if you are simply hunger eating an entire tub of ice cream isn't the way to go BUT as a binger myself it's more about giving into denied desires of junk food and thinking F it I'm going to fail so why not go whole hog. I can't say that was what was going thru Whitney's mind and yeah I agree that a lot of that was done for cameras but I felt for her in that moment because binging is a real thing that opens up deeper problems than the reason you're fat is because you eat too much. Fix the heart & mind in weight loss as well.

No they didn't show on t.v. an explanation of the physical requirements of the job but I can't imagine her simply not knowing. As previous posters have pointed out that was probably set up for shenanigans for this episode. Nothing fun about watching a confident, plus size woman perform her job efficiently I guess =) Or maybe she did know and just didn't realize the stress it would have on her body.

ITA with everyone on the kahki shorts situation. The first paired she tried on looked fine. If she was worried about chub rub then buy a pair of spanex shorts to wear underneath it. As a dieter myself I can sympathize with falling off the wagon and binging. BUT yeah gaining 10lbs and not understanding why is suspicious. I think she does know why and doesn't want to admit it out loud (been there as well). I sympathize really but yeah it's time to decide what is more important in your life. Accept the fact that everyone has weak moments and you will stumble but stay on the path and don't beat yourself up over it.

Ryan Murphy's same ole bag of tricks, meh. *yawn* At least Lady Gaga and Liz Taylor looked good....

THIS! ^^ post is everything! I LURVED the opening sequence and a few parts of the show but for the most part I just found myself waiting for something interesting to happen. But kudos to the Leprechaun movie playing--an over looked horror movie.

I enjoyed these episodes as well: The Birthday Party: enh I'm still not sold on Whitney's new boyfriend. He seemed super, super nervous at the party (which is totally understandable) but IDK, something about him just doesn't sit well with me. I liked the luau themed party and the dance done at the end. I wonder if there was an open bar; the margaritas were a nice touch and I had to laugh at Whitney's dad getting a little tipsy. The 2nd episode: I liked this one as well. Talking to the kids was nice and I like the idea of having a separate class for kids. Not enough Baps though! =(

Pretty good first episode. I'm glad I DVR'ed it though because I will have to rewatch this to keep up with what's happening. I am completely clueless as to the on goings of the FBI S.A. so the training aspect of this went over my head but I still liked it and I think it will fill the Revenge or more specifically the Nolan Ross void for me. Oh I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought this. I felt Simon's "I'm gay" to be a little too heavy handed for 2015. IDK, maybe it's the actor or poor writing but geez who really goes around announcing that every 15 mins? Nimah did say that she interviewed 3, 4 (??) of his ex boyfriends to learn that he was still a virgin so IDK if he faked those relationships somehow *shrug*. Maybe it was just poor writing/dialogue.