Dear Dr. Phil
Yesterday, I was told I should watch the show about "Body Obsessed Boys" from a friend. First of all I took it as an insult. Second, I asked them, "What does Dr. Phil know about being fit?" Then I said, "NOTHING!"
So I tuned into today for just a quick second to see how ridiculous this show truly was. You know I got very upset for the brief couple of minutes I watched. I got so mad, that I wanted to stick up for the poor kid that I don’t have one clue about but I knew what is running through the young mans mind and I felt for him. Telling a young 15 year old boy that there is something wrong with him just because he wants to be fit. Hell, look at his parents. What do they know about being fit, nothing. So I understand how the kid feels. He probably feels like an outsider in his own house. People that don’t want to live a healthy lifestyle don’t understand the "Lifestyle." So I wish you would have this show again and let me go on there with that young man. I believe the ropes would turn then. There wouldn’t be any pointing fingers at us it would be at YOU and the Parents. The young man just needs some direction from another man that is into bodybuilding. I worked with hundreds of young men and had a direct impact on how they see themselves and how they now are. All in a very positive way.
My background. I’m a 21 year old from Austin, Texas that works as personal trainer and model. Yes, my body is my life. It pays the bills. So you would tell me that because I wanna look great and I take pride in my body that there is something wrong with me. I even heard you say Dr. Phil to the young man, "You should help the homeless," or something of that nature instead of focusing your attention on yourself. Well, here in Austin there are thousands of homeless. The truth is if the homeless really wanted to do something with there life, they already would have. Anyone, ANYONE, can get a job. You even told the young man it’s superficial for being how he is. NO, what’s superficial is a man that sets in his chair everyday and tells us how to run our lives and you don’t run yours any better. I sure would like to do a physical over you and check you body fat percentages and your BMI and see how "Fit" you are Dr. Phil. So don’t tear a kids dream down, when you have no clue about being FIT!
Stick with telling affair ridden husbands that they are crap, and helping useless drug addict kids. Don’t tell a young man that there is something wrong with him when there is nothing wrong at all. He needs direction. So hey if you ever wanna have a show about the truth and how being fit is very POSITIVE for your life. I would LOVE to be on the show. Until then do us all a favor stick with what your good at and that’s not fitness.
January 8, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Right on! However, without seeing the show it is possible this kid was in danger of harming his health? It’s one thing to praise low bodyfat percentages but another to endorse anorexia. Anytime anything in life gets out of whack (extreme) there is the "potential" for harm. I am with you, though, with proper direction and "right thinking" who’s to say a persons obessions are harmful?
January 8, 2009 at 9:42 pm
While I really do believe you are right about it being good for Eric (the kid) to care about his body, he is on the show because he was diagnosed with anorexia at the age of 12 and that he had already been hospitalized a few times.
January 15, 2009 at 2:02 pm
The Kid had 0% body fat…he was starving himself, we all know that being fit includes proper nutrition. He was a good looking kid and really could be a killer if he continues to work out the way he does (nothing wrong with that) but a growing teenager needs to eat to avoid problems later in life.