1. D IETS AND B ODY I MAGE

2. D AY 1: D IETS AND A DVERTISING

3. B ELL W ORK Are skinny people healthier than people who are overweight? List as many diets as you have heard of and can remember.

4. D IETS Slim fast Diet Pills Cabbage Soup Weight Watchers Lean Cuisine/Smart Ones Jenny Craig Nutri-system Physicians’ Weight Loss Center Gastric Bypass Surgery South Beach Adtkins Smooth-Trim Biggest Loser Others?

5. W HAT DO THEY PROMISE ? Lose a significant amount of weight More attractive Long term results – “Keep the weight off” Food is GOOD! (You don’t have to give anything up…) Fast Easy Change your life for the better…

6. G IMMICKS Doctor recommended Bathing suits Food looks good Before/After Photos Dramatic success story Celebrities Cut the cost Happier/great time/slogan

7. W HAT TO LOOK OUT FOR … Too good to be true (exaggerations) Small print and fast talk (*results may vary, results not typical, with use of diet and exercise) Cost Side effects

8. F OR EXAMPLE … Undigested fat cannot be absorbed and passes through the body naturally. The excess fat is not harmful. You may feel an urgent need to go to the bathroom. Until you have a sense of any treatment effects, it's probably a smart idea to wear dark pants, and bring a change of clothes with you to work

9. A DVERTISEMENT P ROMISES A CTIVITY … What is the product that is being sold? Who are they selling the product to (target audience)? What promises are they making? What gimmicks are they using? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJjVvA9ij Lw

10. W HAT REALLY WORKS ? The only guaranteed way to lose weight healthfully and safely, is to reduce the amount of calories taken into the body and increase activity levels.

11. F OOD M ODIFICATIONS FoodModification or Substitute Reduces Butter – Baking Milk Salad Dressing Eggs Sour cream, cream cheese, etc. Sausage or Bacon Potato Chips

12. D AY 2: B ODY I MAGE

13. B ELL W ORK 1. What is “body image”? 2. What do you think the expression “distorted body image” means? 3. Where do you think we get our “body image” from?

14. B ODY IMAGE IS THE WAY YOU SEE AND FEEL ABOUT YOUR BODY. Realistic Body ImageUnrealistic or Distorted Body Image

15. P ERFECTION … BoysGirls

16. P ERFECT P ERSON C REATION http://www.morphthing.com/morph

17. R EFLECTION Is everyone’s picture the same? Did you use one person or multiple people to create the “perfect person”? Why? Do you think these expectations are reasonable? Where do you think we get these messages about what “IS” and “IS NOT” acceptable? What possible consequences could occur is someone is constantly trying to live up to these standards?

18. D AY 3: M EDIA AND B ODY I MAGE

19. B ELL W ORK What message do you think the media is trying to send young people about how they should look? (Think of specific examples of how these messages are sent – commercials, shows, magazines, etc.) Why do you think the media is so influential?

20. B ARBIE AND K EN http://www.johnriviello.com/bodyimage/barbie.html

21. T HE B EGINNING OF P HOTO E DITING Abe LincolnSenator John C. Calhoun

22. H ISTORY R EWRITES I TSELF

23. P HOTOSHOP What is it? How often is it done? How do you feel about it? Do you think it is misleading? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP31r70_QNM

24. M EDIA – D ECEPTION BeforeAfter

25. M EDIA – D ECEPTION BeforeAfter

26. M EDIA - D ECEPTION AfterBefore

27. T HE C ONTROVERSY

28. O OPS ! T HEY WENT TOO FAR …

29. M ODEL F IRED FOR B EING TOO O VERWEIGHT BeforeAfter Photoshop

30. http://www.iwanexstudio.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hibyAJOSW8U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epOg1nWJ4T8

31. R EFLECTION Were you surprised by what you saw today? If so, what surprised you? If not, why do you think you were prepared for this? How did it make you feel? (Sad, frustrated, etc.) Why? Do you think we can ever change the perceptions of beauty? Why or why not? If yes, how? Do you think we should put restrictions on how much the media can alter photos? Why or why not?