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Couchguy Member	posted 04-13-2001 08:36 AM Not being a chick, I haven't read the book "Bridget Jones Diary", but I have heard enough to know that Bridget Jones smoked too much and ate too much, and I was under the impression she wasn't (gasp) a size 10...I thought she was fat. So I've seen these ads with Renee Zellweger, who supposedly gained weight...where is it? What did she gain, 5, maybe 6 pounds? She doesn't look fat to me. She's still Renee Zellweger, and we're supposed to believe that the additional inch on her waistline qualifies as fat? Where was Kate Winslet when this movie was cast? First, she's English, and second, she's got some actual extra weight on her--though I STILL wouldn't consider her to be "fat"...pregancy aside. Big girl yes, but fat, no. Sorry, Renee, but 6 pounds added to a 103 pound body does not qualify you as "overweight". You've got a long way to go to be in DeNiro's league. Anyone remember DeNiro in RAGING BULL? Now, THAT was fat. THAT was weight gain. Your pal, Couchguy IP: Logged
quetee Member	posted 04-13-2001 08:43 AM geez who spiked your coffee this morn. yes you are right. in the book bridget jones is overweight. she gains 74 lbs in a year and loses it(i think) as for renee. she gained 15 lbs to do the part. of course she didnt pull a toni collette or minnie driver. i cant see any starlet doing that especially with her type of status. as for renee, i cant recall which mag it was but they would not let her do the cover while filming this movie. it's a popular mag. i cant recall the name now. anyway, im sure she will do fine. i plan on seeing this movie even though it is pretty much pride and prejudice IP: Logged
molly49 Member	posted 04-13-2001 08:43 AM to be honest...it's been a long time since i read the book but i thought she was just a little overweight...like 15 lbs she needed to lose...could be wrong though. i will agree about the zellweger thing though...she is too tiny for the part... won't keep me from seeing it though. IP: Logged
molly49 Member	posted 04-13-2001 08:44 AM shit 74 pounds...i need to pick that book back up and read it again... IP: Logged
Selkie Member	posted 04-13-2001 08:57 AM I love you for saying this couchguy. I am so tired of reading and listening to Renee talk about her "extra weight" I could puke. She only gained enough weight to look good in my opinion. She is a skeleton. I love the new Hollywood line about Charlize Theron and Ashley Judd being the new healthy, heavier trend. Give me a break. Liv Tyler and Kate Winslet have both been lambasted in the press lately for being "overweight" yet when I see them they both look beautiful to me, absolutely luscious. I've said before too that this skeletal trend goes for the men in Hollywood too, just no one talks about it. I love Gwyneth Paltrow as an actress but I can't stand to see wasting away before my eyes. Lara Flynn Boyle has become annoying and should check into a hospital immediately both for her food issues and her diarrhea of the mouth. Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox look ok, just on the edge of being too thin. Its funny though that in contrast Lisa Kudrow looks heavy next to them when in fact she is not. Let's not even get started on poor Callista Flockhart because I don't hold out much hope for her, she looks greenish gray in pictures - that would be the heart failure she will soon experience if you ask me. I remember Karen Carpenter and Callista is beginning to take on that appearance. IP: Logged
r_callicotte Member	posted 04-13-2001 09:02 AM bump for Selkie's taste in beautiful women. IP: Logged
Couchguy Member	posted 04-13-2001 09:03 AM Salma Hayek, Linda Blair, Kate Winslet, Laura Prepon. Not a skeleton in the bunch. 15 pounds? I can gain 15 pounds in 2 weeks. Come on, Renee! Where's the sacrifice? Your pal, Couchguy IP: Logged
quetee Member	posted 04-13-2001 09:06 AM i agree with everything you say selkie, but sorry to tell ya this courteney cox does not look okay. on the verge of being thin. compared to what calista. The only reason why CC looks like she packed on some pounds is because she probably doesnt have a period due to her lack of food intake and the chick wants a baby. but i watch friends and last year, CC didnt look JUST OKAY. and as for kate. i think she is fine. i didnt know the press was on liv about her weight. she is a tall girl.... i have no clue what's up their butt if they are gonna call her fat. quote: Originally posted by Selkie: I love you for saying this couchguy. I am so tired of reading and listening to Renee talk about her "extra weight" I could puke. She only gained enough weight to look good in my opinion. She is a skeleton. I love the new Hollywood line about Charlize Theron and Ashley Judd being the new healthy, heavier trend. Give me a break. Liv Tyler and Kate Winslet have both been lambasted in the press lately for being "overweight" yet when I see them they both look beautiful to me, absolutely luscious. I've said before too that this skeletal trend goes for the men in Hollywood too, just no one talks about it. I love Gwyneth Paltrow as an actress but I can't stand to see wasting away before my eyes. Lara Flynn Boyle has become annoying and should check into a hospital immediately both for her food issues and her diarrhea of the mouth. Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox look ok, just on the edge of being too thin. Its funny though that in contrast Lisa Kudrow looks heavy next to them when in fact she is not. Let's not even get started on poor Callista Flockhart because I don't hold out much hope for her, she looks greenish gray in pictures - that would be the heart failure she will soon experience if you ask me. I remember Karen Carpenter and Callista is beginning to take on that appearance. IP: Logged
molly49 Member	posted 04-13-2001 09:09 AM quote: Originally posted by Couchguy: Salma Hayek, Linda Blair, Kate Winslet, Laura Prepon. Not a skeleton in the bunch. 15 pounds? I can gain 15 pounds in 2 weeks. Come on, Renee! Where's the sacrifice? Your pal, Couchguy agree on all except salma hayek...have you seen her lately..she has dropped tons of weight since that Fools Rush In movie... damn. i edited. [This message has been edited by molly49 (edited 04-13-2001).] IP: Logged
dharris Member	posted 04-13-2001 09:12 AM You know, I'm not a big fan of Cindy Crawford, but she has my respect for being built like a real woman...curves and such. IP: Logged
r_callicotte Member	posted 04-13-2001 09:15 AM Oh Yeah! Cindy is my example...of what to expect in a healthy woman (at least physically). IP: Logged
wrighty8 Member	posted 04-13-2001 09:20 AM quote: Originally posted by Couchguy: You've got a long way to go to be in DeNiro's league. Anyone remember DeNiro in RAGING BULL? Now, THAT was fat. THAT was weight gain. Or how about DeNiro in The Untouchables? Or how he had to get in that incredible shape in Cape Fear? The guy's committed. Or, at least, should be. IP: Logged
BethAB Junior Member	posted 04-13-2001 12:37 PM I have to say I agree with Selkie. Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox look fine. CC a little less fine, but they look healthy to me. Especially when you concider that 30 or 40 years ago they would have been smack in the middle of "average" weight for their heights. I'm sure you are all aware that what we call a size 10 now in 1961 was a size 2. Lara Flynn Boyle makes me sick though and I read that article in whatever magazine that was that had the chicks from the practice on the cover, she said she doesn't diet or exercise, I guess unless you consider not eating a diet that's true, but I can't believe that she would put lies like that out there when it's clear that she's lost a ton of weight since joining the cast of the practice and so her contention that she's just always had a high metabolism and that she eats tons and never exersises is just ridiculous. Anyhow I heard Renee gained 30 lbs. to play Briget Jones and that seems about right. 30 lbs. can deffinitely mean the difference between a size 6 and 10. Plus I would imagine that they were only shooting that movie for 3 months and that being the case her gaining and losing 70 lbs. like Briget does in the book wouldn't have been feasible and in fact would have been really unhealthy and we can't expect everyone to practically kill themselves for the roles they play like Matt D. has done (Courage Under Fire). IP: Logged
Selkie Member	posted 04-13-2001 12:50 PM Thanks guys. IP: Logged
mcbrainder Member	posted 04-13-2001 05:00 PM I heard that Renee Zellweger ate Callista Flockhart to gain weight for the movie. IP: Logged
slk445 Member	posted 04-13-2001 05:04 PM lol! IP: Logged
Tabbylover Member	posted 04-13-2001 05:25 PM There is no way Calista could have been the whole meal! I think she was just the appetizer. IP: Logged
mcbrainder Member	posted 04-13-2001 05:33 PM You're right. She was the appetizer. Rosie O Donnel was the meal. And she had leftovers for weeks. IP: Logged
Tabbylover Member	posted 04-13-2001 05:41 PM I like Rosie but she might be the solution to world hunger. She could feed a whole African village. A career path to consider once her talk show is finally of the air. IP: Logged
mcbrainder Member	posted 04-13-2001 05:44 PM You like Rosie? What did she ever do to become famous besides hold the world record for the person who never stops talking? IP: Logged
Tabbylover Member	posted 04-13-2001 05:54 PM well, I have no reason to hate her either. But kidding aside, I support her completely on her crusade for gun control. If only for that, she is forgiven for everything else. IP: Logged
mcbrainder Member	posted 04-13-2001 05:55 PM understandable. Thanks for clearing that up. IP: Logged
backgroundgrrl Member	posted 04-13-2001 08:35 PM quote: Originally posted by quetee: yes you are right. in the book bridget jones is overweight. she gains 74 lbs in a year and loses it(i think) She never gains it all at once, that figure would be over the course of the book. One morning she's up two lbs, two days later she's down three and so it goes for a year. I think the most she ever wieghs is 135 at her very fattest. IP: Logged
RanaE Member	posted 04-13-2001 08:47 PM Yes, Background is right. Plus, if I remember correctly, at the end of the book she ends up weighing the same as when it began. It's not that Bridget was supposed to be "fat" per se (and 135 pounds is NOT fat by any means, but that all depends on personal taste and frame), but that her own perception of herself was that she was fat and not the "ideal" size like many of us feel. On Renee's frame, I think the amount that she gained makes her resemble what the Bridget character would have looked like and actually how I imagined her. Normal and healthy (which is what I believe Helen Fielding was trying to get across) and not skinny, but heavy enough to feel insecure and be obsessed with her weight. IP: Logged
quetee Member	posted 04-13-2001 08:59 PM oops thats what i meant.... quote: Originally posted by backgroundgrrl: She never gains it all at once, that figure would be over the course of the book. One morning she's up two lbs, two days later she's down three and so it goes for a year. I think the most she ever wieghs is 135 at her very fattest. IP: Logged

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