Buy Walking VideosKelly Shear Lost 121 Pounds
Joy Bauer is the nutritionist for the Today Show’s Joy Fit Club. Here is a success story:
Kelly Shear lost a total of 121 pounds, leaving her at a size 6. Joy Bauer goes through and explains how Kelly is eating differently now. Kelly has become a member of The Joy Fit Club. The funny thing about this club is that you can only join if you’ve already lost your weight.
Twice a month, TODAY inducts a new member into nutritionist Joy’s Bauer’s Fit Club. These are determined people who have lost and kept off 100 pounds or more through diet and exercise.
It’s not like Joy Bauer necessarily helped these people get slim, but she gets to take credit for their accomplishments. When watching the video, I could tell that Joy had absolutely NOTHING to do with Kelly’s weight loss. The newscater asked, “Joy, what did you learn from Kelly’s experience?” As she was asking this question, this look flew across Joy’s face for a micro-second.
She was obviously not too pleased with how the newscaster worded that phrase. Joy corrected her, saying, “Based on Kelly’s success?” She then spouted the three normal things: food journal, post inspirational pics and photos and don’t beat yourself up.
I guess the thing that bothers me so much is that Joy Bauer offers nothing unless you buy her books. When I scoured her site, there was nothing to tell me what program I should follow or how to get started.
Kelly Shear’s success IS laudable and she should be applauded, but I doubt that Joy Bauer had anything to do with it.
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March 13th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Laura,
I agree with you and don’t like how the Today Show represents these success stories. They always ask Joy what she learns from these people and she always gives similar generic answers.
It’s great that they do this, but they should really rethink how they do the segment. Maybe follow a group of people as they go through the weight loss journey. The ups and downs. The lessons learned. Then Joy (and any other expert that they involve in the process) can pat themselves on the back for actually helping someone lose weight.
Megan
March 13th, 2012 at 8:17 am
Why is it always about someone who gets down to a size 6 and looks great in a bikini? How about highlighting a person who makes permanent lifestyle changes to improve their overall health? Maybe someone who manages their familial hypercholesterolemia with diet and exercise? We should measure success in health, not dress size. “Skinny” does not necessarily equal “healthy.”