Fit 2 Fat 2 Fit- a Personal Trainer Gains 70 Pounds on Purpose

lunarsongbird

http://www.fit2fat2fit.com/blog/

Have you heard about this guy? He's gaining as much weight as he can in 6 months- so he knows how it feels- and then is planning on taking it off in another 6 months. He's going to post his fitness/eating plans.

I'm not entirely sure how I feel about it, but I can tell you that I'm interested to see how he plans on taking all the weight off. 



How do you feel about this "experiment?"

Elle1036

Hmmm. I guess I'll need to do some more reading before I can say how I feel about it. On one hand, I like that he wants to have a feel for the place his clients are in. On the other hand, it seems a little gimmicky.

GreenPepperBurger

I'm eating a King Cone right now.

That's how I feel about it.

tuarceatha

I like how he lost his tan too.

paintgirl

I read about this! I too am curious as to how he loses it.

I like the idea of a personal trainer knowing what it's like to have been overweight. I don't think I like the idea of a PT gaining weight on purpose. A PT should be concerned about health and respect his/her body. This seems to be the exact opposite of those ideas...

tafft1

The story is interesting but I agree it feels a bit gimmicky as well. While I do think it can give a greater perspective on those of us with weight struggles , I don't think it's a necessary or healthy way obviously to approach it. Admittedly there have been times where I would like some of my friends who have never struggled with weight issues ( on either side of the fence that is) to underatand some of the struggles I have to understand not only the physical challenges but the emotional and mental side also.

I am in no way blaming anyone for the state I am in now - but I think all of us as human beings need to be a little more compassionate about the struggles we all face even if they aren't our own. The whole story is never just skin deep , for anyone.

becunning2

Oh, it's definitely gimmicky.  But people who have gimmicks are the ones who end up making the big bucks, and you can't blame a guy for getting some name recognition while simultaneously learning about his clients' struggles with weight in a way many other trainers won't "get."  In a really sick, twisted way, he's trying to raise awareness about nutrtion and exercise. It's like the McDonald's Supersize Me Documentary (which rocks, btw). I expect this trainer to make crazy money when he's all done, and I'm also interested in how he goes about it.

SopChick

While I think it's great that he wants to know what it's like to be overweight, and who can blame the guy for trying to get a little publicity, some of his wording in his posts bothers me. I guess he's trying to make it interesting, but when he was talking about looking for food in his daughter's toy (Month 5 review) I felt like he was making fun of overweight people. Maybe I'm just feeling super sensitive (I usually am sensitive about weight stuff, and I'm PMSing), but it felt like he assumes 'fat' people just look for food all the time.

I'll be interested to see his method and how long it takes him to take the weight off though.

kaitlynmichelle

BF actually showed me an article about this guy a couple of days ago.  I'll also be interested to see how long it takes him to get rid of the extra weight.  I guess it will give him a new perspective when he's training other people but I also didn't really go for it.  Too gimmicky.

paintgirl

Gimmick or not, I think it's hypocritical. I would never go to a trainer who gained a ton of weight on purpose. I would never buy this person's books, watch their TV or otherwise contribute to their income.

It's an interesting lesson for me though. My response to this guy is so intense it caused me to look at myself. I had lost a bunch of weight and was all about fitness and healthy eating. I encouraged my family to do the same. Then I gained some weight back (not a ton, but more than I want). So now who's the hypocrite? I'll remember that the next time I reach for a donut. Practice what I preach.