Several nites ago we saw the show Hairspray, and for those of you who have never seen the show or movie, the story takes place in Baltimore, 1962, and the main character is a very enthusiastic teenager who every day watches a dance show on TV geared for youth, similar to the Old Bandstand show. The show featured a steady troupe of young people who would dance on the show, and of course, the females were all the cheerleader types...thin, pretty, etc. The main character was overweight, and when they had an open tryout for the show, she ran down to the studio and of course was made fun of by almost everyone.
The story of course, ends well, with the overweight main character getting the handsome leading man, getting voted the Best dancer, etc.
Reality often is not Broadway. Many of our patients relate stories of feeling ridiculed, stared at and other negative feelings sent their way because of the weight problem. Relationships as well have been altered by someone having weight issues. Health, of course, is probably the major reason why people say they want to lose weight, but there are many other, more sensitive reasons as to why a person becomes motivated to lose weight. It would be great if a potential employer, potential suitor, potential promotion at work hadabsolutely nothing to do with weight issues. Reality however is that excessive weight can and will often adversely affect the above mentioned scenarios and as completely unfair as this is, it is reality. Please feel free to post your thoughts on this on our chat room.
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