Why is Martha Stewart so fat?
From
Beverly Mills
| September 10, 2010
In Coffee and Convo
Have you noticed that Martha Stewart is spreading out? On the treadmill at the gym the other morning, I’m watching The TODAY Show while trying to walk off last night’s Fettuccine with Clam Sauce. About halfway through my workout, on comes Martha, talking with Matt about a setting up a "first-aid drawer" -- (use little ramekins to hold each item and group according to type of medical affliction).
If you go to Martha's website, you'll mostly see photos of her still-gorgeous face, and you won't see ANY photos of her from the chest down unless her midriff is obscured. But on this clip from TODAY, such editing is not in place. Watch the NBC clip and see for yourself!
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The camera catches her from the side at about the point where the drawer hits her, which is of course waist level. And OMG, Martha is fat. There’s practically an inner tube attached to her waist.
I’m not sure why I am so surprised that Martha is a bit chubby, given the fact that she is constantly cooking. Also she just turned 69 years old on August 3. But here’s what is so depressing to me about this early-morning revelation:
If Martha is fat, there’s simply no hope for me. I, too, constantly cook. My birthdays, too, have started to stack up. (Martha does have a couple of decades on me, but still…) You would certainly think this Gene Queen could butt up against 70 with her butt still in shape. If Martha could survive prison, surely she can prevail against her spare tire.
It occurs to me that instead of being horrified, perhaps I should be thrilled that Martha has packed on the pounds. After all, if America’s domestic dominatrix is going soft, within weeks, this will no doubt be considered stylish. The rest of us might as well join the party.
Finally Martha’s all done with her segment and TODAY has cut to commercials. I glance down at my treadmill. Twenty minutes of sweating completed and only 100 calories burned. Move over Martha. Here comes my midriff!
Comments
From Fran T - September 10, 2010
My mother always said “If you can’t say something nice, skip the blog for today” or something like that. Not a fan of this snarky column.
From peg clifton - September 10, 2010
I have noticed that Martha has gained around her middle, alas, it’s what happens to women after we reach a certain age. Funny stuff, thanks for sharing!
From Betsy Flagler - September 11, 2010
Loved laughing w/ you this morning Bev ... i think the camera person was evil to MS !! He/she rarely showed her face and instead zoomed in on her belt buckle or as you pointed out—her back side.
and matt wastes precious time interjecting with his silly comments.
i didn’t watch the whole segment but i do like the idea of white washcloths in the drawer ... I do something similar at preschool.
love ya, Betsy from Davidson
From OHSue - September 11, 2010
I don’t mind knowing that there is one thing that Martha is unable to be a control freak over, just like the rest of us she is subject to the laws of gravity and expansion.
But her medicine drawer idea is a total fail, all it would take is for someone in my family to go after one bandaid (and why put it in a ramekin when it already comes in a box) and ramekins would be getting turned over. And of course they would never close the drawer….
From Kate - September 11, 2010
Wow,if that’s fat I’m in serious trouble! I watched the clip thinking that she may have gained a lot of weight since I last saw her show but she actually looks thinner.
Her first aide drawer idea…she obviously hasn’t had or doesn’t have small children in the house. Keeping packages of medicine in a kitchen drawer easily accessible to kids??? Heck even the band aides there aren’t a great idea. My kids would suddenly have lots of boo boos and they would administer their own first aide:)
From Shelley - September 13, 2010
The column wasn’t meant to be snarky, just a lament about women of a certain age having trouble fighting off weight gain. Maybe the author could have used another word besides “fat”, but we would still know what she meant. Lighten up, people.
On an aside, I noticed that Martha was not petite several years ago. She does actually look a bit thinner in the video now. She is a real woman, at least in regard to her weight and curves. She is a super woman in regard to everything else!
From Scatterjoy - September 13, 2010
Perhaps this wasn’t meant as a snarky, shallow observation of a woman who has so much more about her than the size of her waist, but it sure comes off as such. As someone who has a bit more than I would like in that area, I am not happy with it, but don’t take it as a life’s failing that I am not whittled to a size 2. I think we all, particularly those who garner a lot of attention though blogs, need to be a bit more careful not to perpetuate media obsessions (and our own!) with body shape as a measure of accomplishment. “Lighten up” is not appropriate in in the face of ageism, racism or sexism or any context of lamenting superficial flaws in others.
From Beverly Mills - September 13, 2010
Love everyone’s perspectives—keep ‘em coming! Thanks!
From Tracy - September 13, 2010
I do understand the lamenting on your own life, blah blah blah. But no matter what, it is what you were thinking and was broadcasted to the world. It’s a sad world to think that is what “Fat” is. No wonder so many people have issues. This was terrible no matter how you try to make it sound as though it was meant to be humours. I found you off of Bakerellas blog, I am sorry I did. Sad
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