I finally watched it tonight. Actually, I didn't see the whole thing and I had to watch a lot of it with the sound turned down. I really can't deal with the super dramatic music, the dramatic quick-cuts, the dramatic expressions of defeat or exasperation, the dramatic DRAMA. The reality show formula just makes me want to scream, which is why I don't watch them. So, even though it'll be dramatically difficult, I'll probably watch this show again.
I hate the dramatic in-your-face stuff, but it struck a nerve that needed striking. I've gotten complacent lately and the weight loss has stalled. I don't want the real life drama of having to deal with the doctor's scorn when I check in on Wednesdays. If you don't do well they scold you. I had that happen once and I didn't like it. Not because I didn't want to take responsibility for my failure that week (actually, I had lost weight), but because it felt like his crappy, canned speech. He seemed like he was enjoying it, even. I finally just said what I knew he wanted to hear just to get him to shut up. It's a bad policy because I think it encourages people to lie to them. Yes, I drank the water. Yes, I exercised. As long as you drop a pound or two you can get away with it.
So, if I can get a dose of the in-your-face shit that doesn't actually belong to me I think it'll serve to keep me focused. I'll watch the show with the sound turned off when they're doing the dramatic weigh-in. I'll turn it back up again when they're all in the room screaming at each other.
Anyway, that's how I feel about it right now.
