Is Celebrity Fit Club the most improved lifestyle show, or did they just get lucky?

Wednesday, October 4, 2006  9:28 am

When VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club first aired a few years ago, I hated everything about it. Using only the number on the scale to determine a winner or loser, the berating that the participants got, how crummy they felt about themselves and how much that was reinforced by everything about the show…

hated it.

But I have to say, during my late-afternoon break, I’ve been tuning in, and liking what I’ve seen. I think they’re actually reruns – the sessions with Carney Wilson (whom I love), and the guy from the love boat. And while they still focus on the number on the scales, the show is much better at putting it all in context (that the pounds are a result of lifestyle changes, and that even if someone misses a ‘goal’, they get much more positive reinforcement). It’s not about berating, it’s much more real.

It may be the celebrities they happened to have – they had a really positive, motivated group. But too, the judges were a great combination, and I thougth they were great.

Not too crazy about their website, but there is a BMI calculator on it, as well as diet and fitness inforomation from the MD on the show. You can check it out at www.vh1.com.