WEBVTT - The Misogynistic Reason Men Cannot Lose Weight

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<v Speaker 1>This is the Fitzy Whippering Kate Podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Summer's not far away, guys.

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<v Speaker 3>What a great time of year.

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<v Speaker 2>Starting to warm up around Australia.

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<v Speaker 3>We're past winter solstice now as well. Oh, absolutely.

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<v Speaker 4>The days are getting longer and we could chat about

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<v Speaker 4>the weather all day.

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<v Speaker 3>If we like. Sorry for doing this show with my

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<v Speaker 3>top off today as well, but I'm getting ready, guys.

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<v Speaker 1>Sun's out, guns out. When I say the word diet,

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<v Speaker 1>what does it make you think?

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<v Speaker 2>Diet means on and off, doesn't it? And I'm against that, Kate.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm against a diet. I'm into healthy lifestyle changes.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes.

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<v Speaker 2>How do that sound?

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<v Speaker 3>How many diets have you done? I've never been on

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<v Speaker 3>a diet.

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<v Speaker 2>I've been on health kicks.

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<v Speaker 3>You've had a jab too.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I haven't.

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<v Speaker 4>Do you not like the idea of a diet? Give

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<v Speaker 4>us a call 13 24 10 if you're a man

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<v Speaker 4>and you are struggling to lose the weight you would

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<v Speaker 4>like to.

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<v Speaker 1>There is no shaming here.

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<v Speaker 4>This is not about this is the ideal body or

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<v Speaker 4>this is what you need to be. But there are

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<v Speaker 4>some stats around why men steer clear of so-called diets.

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<v Speaker 3>Do we find it harder to lose weight than women?

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<v Speaker 1>That is correct.

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<v Speaker 4>There's information around the fact that, I mean, because you're

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<v Speaker 4>working so hard and you don't have time to take

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<v Speaker 4>care of yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that correct?

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<v Speaker 3>We don't have the mental fortitude, I don't think.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, here we go.

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<v Speaker 4>The idea of dieting for men, it seems, is associated

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<v Speaker 4>with the feminine. So weight loss programs and the idea

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<v Speaker 4>of diets.

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<v Speaker 5>It's like Oprah with Weight Watchers, yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, because, I mean, I am generalising, but women talk

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<v Speaker 4>more about– I think sometimes when there are the big

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<v Speaker 4>weight loss companies, they are, well, in the past, they

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<v Speaker 4>have been targeted towards women and they have discovered that

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<v Speaker 4>men often think of dieting as feminine, I said, and

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<v Speaker 4>as a negative word linked to restriction, sacrifice and significant willpower,

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<v Speaker 4>which of course is what women have and you guys

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<v Speaker 4>don't have.

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<v Speaker 5>Because are there any male sort of ambassadors? Like, I mean,

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<v Speaker 5>I still listen to Adro from The Biggest Loser. Adro.

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<v Speaker 3>Adro.

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<v Speaker 1>I've never watched The Biggest Loser.

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<v Speaker 5>He was the winner of the first Biggest Loser. Remember

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<v Speaker 5>with Shannon and Michelle? Was the commando in part of that, Tom?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, he was. That was when they were just yelling

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<v Speaker 3>at these poor people on a treadmill.

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<v Speaker 5>Get up!

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<v Speaker 3>Get up!

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<v Speaker 4>Wasn't there the documentary that's recently been released about The

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<v Speaker 4>Biggest Loser, I think, where they talked about the mental

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<v Speaker 4>health impact of and unhealthy habits.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what.

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<v Speaker 3>Really went on.

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<v Speaker 4>You're moving right along, it seems.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you know someone associated with the program?

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<v Speaker 2>I remember thinking one of the hardest challenges they had

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<v Speaker 2>was they had to dig.

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<v Speaker 3>A hole at the beach.

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<v Speaker 2>You try and dig, as a biggish person, try and

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<v Speaker 2>dig a big hole at the beach.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, you dig a hole on this show every day,

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<v Speaker 3>I suppose.

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<v Speaker 1>If only you crawl into it.

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<v Speaker 2>You're scooping sand out with your arm as you're kind

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<v Speaker 2>of falling into the hole at the same time. A

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<v Speaker 2>lot of them look like a turtle on their back.

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<v Speaker 3>No, wait up.

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<v Speaker 5>I'll stick up for those people and the trainers as

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<v Speaker 5>well because the trainers had to try and lose weight

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<v Speaker 5>very quickly on the show. They had three months to

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<v Speaker 5>do it, right, which is very, very hard.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's not the way to do it, is it?

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<v Speaker 3>Whippet got asked to.

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<v Speaker 5>Do men's health once, right? They gave him a personal trainer.

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<v Speaker 5>How many days did you last?

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<v Speaker 2>You're missing the point.

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<v Speaker 3>How many days did you last? There was a terrible.

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<v Speaker 2>Injury that took place.

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<v Speaker 3>On what day?

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<v Speaker 5>Her?

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<v Speaker 3>On what day?

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<v Speaker 2>Day one.

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<v Speaker 3>What happened?

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<v Speaker 2>So I had my first training session.

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<v Speaker 1>Was it to your ego?

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<v Speaker 2>No, with this bloke who pushed me to 120% on

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<v Speaker 2>my first hit out and I strained both my bicep tendons.

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<v Speaker 2>while he's holding my back down and I'm trying to

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<v Speaker 2>do a push-up. This bloke was a turkey.

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<v Speaker 5>So you made a phone call that day to men's health.

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<v Speaker 2>I couldn't lift my arms, Kate. I couldn't sleep for

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<v Speaker 2>a week.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Those little trainers that take someone that doesn't do a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of exercise to the nth degree, to breaking point, dumb.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, it's not safe.

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<v Speaker 1>You're dumb. No, but that is not a safe way

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<v Speaker 1>of training.

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<v Speaker 3>It is. You've got to tough it up.

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<v Speaker 4>You can't throw yourself into it like that because you

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<v Speaker 4>end up with an injury.

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<v Speaker 1>And then you avoid the gym or your men's health cover.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and I chose not to be... You know, it

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<v Speaker 2>was good to give it a miss, you know. I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't want to be on the Men's Health cover.

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<v Speaker 3>Still waiting for that cover to come out. Where is it?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you remember Joel Creasy on the cover of Men's Health?

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<v Speaker 3>Joel was amazing.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh, wow.

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<v Speaker 3>He had a.

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<v Speaker 5>Oh.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, no. You know what? They had mental fortitude.

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<v Speaker 2>No, they didn't.

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<v Speaker 3>You don't need it.

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