My Big Fat Fabulous Life

My Big Fat Fabulous Life

Whitney Thore was once a slender dancer, but over the course of just one year at college she gained 200 pounds due to a condition called Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). It took her a long time to deal with the change, but now she is happy with her body, and through her active social life and love of dancing, she lives vivaciously and holds nothing back. She keeps busy with her dance, and though she currently lives with her parents, she is mustering up the courage to strike out on her own as she approaches her 31st birthday.

My Big Fat Fabulous Life focuses on Whitney’s life, her one-of-a-kind family and her friends. Deep down, she is just an average girl from small town North Carolina trying to find her way in a world that judges people by their size.

Now 380 pounds, Whitney has a fresh outlook on life. She has learned to embrace her body and love herself again and urges others to do the same. Following the success of her “fat girl” dance videos, Whitney launched the #NoBodyShameCampaign, a movement that works to fight the devastating effects of body shame and promotes self-love and acceptance. The campaign encourages people to rise above the negativity that society imposes on anyone who is “different,” and to live their lives to the fullest no matter what the scale says. The movement lives by the motto: “Love yourself. Live fully. No excuses. No shame.”

 

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  • Whitney Thore
    Whitney Thore

    Whitney Thore

    Whitney Thore

    Whitney Thore was once a slender dancer, but over the course of just one year at college she gained 200 pounds due to a condition called Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). It took her a long time to deal with the change, but now she is happy with her body, and through her active social life and love of dancing, she lives vivaciously and holds nothing back. Deep down, she is just an average girl from small town North Carolina trying to find her way in a world that judges people by their size.

    After many tough years, Whitney has a new outlook on life. She has learned to embrace her body and love herself again and urges others to do the same. Following the success of her “fat girl” dance videos, Whitney launched the #NoBodyShameCampaign, a movement that works to fight the devastating effects of body shame and promotes self-love and acceptance. The campaign encourages people to rise above the negativity that society imposes on anyone who is “different,” and to live their lives to the fullest no matter what the scale says. The movement lives by the motto: “Love yourself. Live fully. No excuses. No shame.”

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Schedule

Tuesday September 24th, 9/8c PM

"Dark Horse"

Tuesday September 17th, 9/8c PM

"Despacito"

Tuesday September 10th, 9/8c PM

"In Your Room"

Tuesday September 3rd, 9/8c PM

"Higher Life"

Tuesday August 27th, 9/8c PM

"Who Let the Dogs Out"

Tuesday August 6th, 9/8c PM

"Get the Party Started"

Tuesday July 23rd, 9/8c PM

"Everybody Have Fun Tonight"

Tuesday July 16th, 8/7c PM

"Country Grammar"

Tuesday November 28th, 9/8c PM

"My Big Fat Family Heartbreak"

Tuesday November 21st, 9/8c PM

"My Big Swiss Family Thore"

Tuesday November 14th, 9/8c PM

"My Big Fat Dental Adventure"

Tuesday November 7th, 9/8c PM

"My Dad's Big Fat Family Tattoo"

Tuesday October 31st, 9/8c PM

"My Big Fat Vacation Proposal"

Tuesday October 24th, 9/8c PM

"Extra Fabulous: My Big Fat Disastrous Party"

Tuesday October 17th, 9/8c PM

"Extra Fabulous: My Dad's Big Fat Fabulous Past"

Tuesday October 17th, 8/7c PM

"Extra Fabulous: My Big Fat Fabulous Baptism"

Tuesday October 10th, 9/8c PM

"Extra Fabulous: My Big Fat Alabama Makeover"

Tuesday October 10th, 8/7c PM

"Extra Fabulous: My Big Fat Home Alabama"

Tuesday October 10th, 7/6c PM

"My Big Fat Weigh In"

Tuesday October 3rd, 9/8c PM

"Extra Fabulous: My Big Fat Home Alabama"

Tuesday October 3rd, 8/7c PM

"Extra Fabulous: My Big Fay Weigh In"

Tuesday October 3rd, 7/6c PM

"My Big Fat Alabama Fama"

Tuesday September 26th, 9/8c PM

"Extra Fabulous: My Big Fat Weigh-In"

Tuesday September 12th, 9/8c PM

"My Big Fat Family Secret"

Tuesday September 5th, 9/8c PM

"Babs"

Tuesday October 25th, 9/8c PM

"What Is Love? Lennie Don't Hurt Me"

Tuesday October 18th, 10/9c PM

"Relationship Status: Open"

Tuesday October 11th, 10/9c PM

"Fat Girl in a Little Car"

Tuesday October 4th, 10/9c PM

"Let's Get Physical"

Tuesday September 27th, 10/9c PM

"A Big Fat Wedding- But Not Mine"

Tuesday September 20th, 10/9c PM

"Hand-Fed Bananas"

Tuesday September 13th, 10/9c PM

"Pole Dancing Bride"

Tuesday September 6th, 10/9c PM

"Big Fat Sex Reveal"

Tuesday August 30th, 10/9c PM

"A New Home for Babs"

Tuesday August 23rd, 10/9c PM

"Business Decisions in the Bedroom"

Tuesday August 16th, 10/9c PM

"Thore Family Values"

Tuesday August 9th, 10/9c PM

"For the Love of Babs"

Tuesday November 2nd, 9/8c PM

"Bon Voyage, Whitney"

Tuesday October 26th, 9/8c PM

"Late, Toothless and High"

Tuesday October 19th, 9/8c PM

"Maine Reason for Tension"

Tuesday October 12th, 9/8c PM

"Fat Lips"

Tuesday October 5th, 9/8c PM

"A Big Fat Disappointment"

Tuesday September 28th, 9/8c PM

"Chase'n the Frenchman"

Tuesday September 21st, 9/8c PM

"Crappy Birthday to You"

Tuesday September 14th, 9/8c PM

"Retreat Yourself"

Tuesday September 7th, 9/8c PM

"Vaxxed and Waxed"

Tuesday August 31st, 9/8c PM

"Will You Be My Surrogate"

Tuesday August 17th, 9/8c PM

"Big Fat French Crush"

Tuesday February 16th, 9/8c PM

"The Skinny"

Tuesday February 9th, 9/8c PM

"Big Fat Baby News"

Tuesday February 2nd, 9/8c PM

"Big Fat Brawl"

Tuesday January 26th, 9/8c PM

"Whitney Gets Her Groove Back"

Tuesday January 19th, 9/8c PM

"Weight-Loss Surgery"

Tuesday January 12th, 9/8c PM

"A Big Fat Ultimatum"

Tuesday January 5th, 9/8c PM

"The Buddy System"

Tuesday December 15th, 9/8c PM

"Whitney Confronts Chase"

Tuesday December 8th, 9/8c PM

"My Big Fat Broken Heart"

Tuesday December 1st, 9/8c PM

"Safer at Home"

Tuesday November 24th, 9/8c PM

"Slipping Through My Fingers"

Tuesday November 17th, 9/8c PM

"Whitney's Long Distance Relationship"

Tuesday March 10th, 8/7c PM

“Worth the Weight”

Tuesday March 3rd, 8/7c PM

“Amends Between Friends”

Tuesday February 25th, 8/7c PM

“Super Heavyweight Ladies”

Tuesday February 18th, 8/7c PM

“Drinking Buddy”

Tuesday February 11th, 8/7c PM

“Whitney Meets the Parents”

Tuesday February 4th, 8/7c PM

"Work on the Jerk"

Monday January 27th, 8/7c PM

“Friends with Benefits”

Tuesday January 21st, 8/7c PM

"Big Fat Moves"

Tuesday January 14th, 8/7c PM

“Whit’s New Man”

Tuesday January 7th, 8/7c PM

“A Tale of Two Whitneys”

Tuesday March 26th, 8/7c PM

“Game Night”

Tuesday March 19th, 8/7c PM

“Whitney and Buddy Get Serious”

Tuesday March 12th, 8/7c PM

“A Stormy Affair”

Tuesday March 5th, 8/7c PM

“Where’s Buddy Sleeping?”

Tuesday February 26th, 8/7c PM

"Hiking and Biking and Bears, Oh My!"

Tuesday February 19th, 8/7c PM

“Obsessive Habits”

Tuesday February 12th, 8/7c PM

“Big Girls Don’t Cry”

Tuesday February 5th, 8/7c PM

“Fat Hating is Real”

Tuesday January 22nd, 8/7c PM

"Big Girl, Little Bus"

Tuesday January 15th, 9/8c PM

“Old Habits Die Hard”

Tuesday January 8th, 9/8c PM

“If Heather Finds Out…”

Tuesday January 1st, 9/8c PM

“Single, Fat and Crazy”

Tuesday March 27th, 9/8c PM

Extra Fabulous: My Big Fat Baby

Tuesday March 20th, 9/8c PM

My Big Fat Baby

Tuesday March 13th, 9/8c PM

Buddy's Next Move

Tuesday March 6th, 9/8c PM

Who's Your Buddy

Tuesday February 27th, 9/8c PM

One K At A Time

Tuesday February 20th, 9/8c PM

Aloha Buddy

Tuesday February 13th, 9/8c PM

A Sobering Reality

Tuesday February 6th, 9/8c PM

We're Having A Baby

Tuesday January 30th, 9/8c PM

Buddy's Big Secret

Tuesday January 23rd, 9/8c PM

Buddy's Missing

Tuesday January 16th, 9/8c PM

Big Fat Ambush

Tuesday January 9th, 9/8c PM

Ghosted

Tuesday January 2nd, 9/8c PM

Rescue Me

Tuesday April 25th, 9/8c PM

The Skinny

Tuesday April 18th, 9/8c PM

Whitney Steps Up

Tuesday April 11th, 9/8c PM

Toe to Toe

Tuesday April 4th, 9/8c PM

Big Girl in the Big Apple

Tuesday March 28th, 9/8c PM

Belly Up

Tuesday March 7th, 9/8c PM

Whitney Calls in Backup

Tuesday February 28th, 9/8c PM

I Kissed A Girl

Wednesday July 6th, 9/8c PM

Fat Girl Spread Thin

Wednesday June 29th, 9/8c PM

Losing At Love

Wednesday June 22nd, 9/8c PM

Speechless

Wednesday June 15th, 9/8c PM

A Brush With Death

Wednesday June 8th, 9/8c PM

I Wanna Be Fat

Wednesday November 18th, 9/8c PM

Whitney Takes On LA

Wednesday November 18th, 8/7c PM

Extra Fabulous- Podcast Edition: Whitney and the Exclusive Invitation

Wednesday November 18th, 7/6c PM

A Dance to Remember

Wednesday November 18th, 7/6c PM

Truth or Dare

Wednesday November 18th, 6/5c PM

Working at the Car Wash

Wednesday November 11th, 9/8c PM

Big Whit's Debut

Wednesday November 11th, 9/8c PM

Whitney's Ticking Clock

Wednesday November 4th, 8/7c PM

Whitney Live: No B.S.

Wednesday October 28th, 9/8c PM

Whitney's Back!

Wednesday October 28th, 9/8c PM

Burning Love

Wednesday October 21st, 9/8c PM

Big Girls Summer Showcase

Wednesday October 21st, 9/8c PM

No Body Shame

Wednesday October 7th, 9/8c PM

Fighting the Scale

Wednesday October 7th, 9/8c PM

First Day on the Job

Wednesday September 30th, 9/8c PM

Little Big Girl Dance Class

Wednesday September 30th, 9/8c PM

Aloha 30

Wednesday September 23rd, 9/8c PM

5k Run

Wednesday September 23rd, 9/8c PM

Design a Date

Wednesday September 16th, 9/8c PM

A Home of Her Own

Wednesday September 16th, 9/8c PM

7th Inning Splits

Wednesday September 9th, 9/8c PM

Season Premiere

Tuesday February 10th, 11/10c PM

The Skinny

Tuesday February 10th, 10/9c PM

Leaving the Nest

Tuesday February 10th, 10/9c PM

The Double Blind Date

Tuesday February 3rd, 10/9c PM

The Wedding Job

Tuesday February 3rd, 10/9c PM

A Fling Thing

Tuesday January 27th, 10/9c PM

Doing The Beach

Tuesday January 27th, 10/9c PM

More Than A Buddy

Tuesday January 20th, 10/9c PM

The Say-Yes Philosophy

Tuesday January 20th, 10/9c PM

Hate Mail

Tuesday January 13th, 10/9c PM

A Fat Girl Dancing

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