I tried the Friends diet from the 90s (could it have *been* any harder?!)

This time I decided to dive into the 90s diet culture universe - by trying the diet that Rachel, Monica and Phoebe from Friends would have done back in the day. When I was younger I thought girls on TV "looked just like that naturally" but I don't anymore. Today let's look at what was really going on and how the three 'friends' looked so gorgeous all the time.
Have you ever tried one of these diets?
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00:00 Intro
02:54 Day 1: Rachel Green
07:58 Day 2: Monica Geller
10:49 Day 3: Phoebe Buffay
14:42 Conclusions (BMI) TW
15:22 Conclusions (Caloric Intake Estimate) TW
16:58 Conclusions (TDEE) TW
18:51 Conclusions (Side effects)
19:50 Conclusions (Final)
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[@JessicaVianaa]

Hi everyone! So... I never thought this video would have so many views and from the comments I just wanted to mention 2 things: 1. The reason why I mentioned a few times that "I don't eat meat but I eat fish" was to explain why I was deviating from the original recipes. I know that fish is meat, but that is the language used in the definition of Pescatarian. I don't like saying that I'm a Pescatarian because I don't like to label my diet (I could do a whole video on this ramble) but if there is a better term or way to phrase it then please let me know and I will use that going forward. 🙏 2. Yes that was raw zucchini 😅 and it's good to eat raw! (if bought commercially and well washed) - I never knew this would be so controversial but I accept that I'm a minority who just doesn't like cucumber at all 😂 Thank you for watching and for all the love, really! You're all just too sweet 💖

[@ranm.6197]

Triggerwarning: talk of eating disorder. I also like to eat raw zucchine and i hope you had some fun while doing this 😅 (as someone with an ed behaivors, i know how much extreme diets suck!). I hope you don't do alot of extreme dieting because i don't want it to effect you negative in anyway and have to go through. I really hope you it doesn't trigger something inside of you, you can do these diets but i hope not at cost of your mental health or physical health. Dieting has taken so much of me and i lost a lot and in the end it is never enough, it is not worth it (coming from someone who thought it was) Anyways, i hope you have a good day! Ps. Your voice is so calm and so was the video. You really are pretty and i appreciate grately the sensitivity of the subject. All in all i enjoyed the video!

[@astaldogal]

Dude, raw zucchini is delicious, as is raw squash.

[@Sarah_Grant]

How about the men's side of things? I would love to know what they ate and how it was (I'm sure) vastly different from the ladies....

[@crofregernish4695]

It's probably most clear to say you're making pescatarian dishes versus saying you are a pescatarian. I've been a vegetarian for over 10 years and I've run into a lot of people who legitimately think fish doesn't count as meat and that they're vegetarians because they only eat fish. Clarity definitely helps avoid perpetuating that false information. There's no need for personal labels if you're simply describing the food you'll be making as pescatarian. It's like saying you're making vegetable dishes or starches or meat, just a fact of what it is.

[@m0L3ify]

I guess it would make more sense if you said something like "I only eat fish" instead of "I don't eat meat, so I'm going to eat fish" because it sounds contradictory. It's fine to be pescatarian if you want to be, but if meat is defined as the muscle of an animal, then it makes us do a double-take when you say you have to substitute animal muscles for animal muscles because you don't eat animal muscles. 🤷‍♀

[@eunicejeruthlin]

It’s insane that Matthew Perry and Matt LeBlanc’s weights fluctuated like crazy and no one ever cared about how they looked.

[@katiewilliams6995]

Actually they threatened Matthew Perry when he put on weight, Jennifer Aniston helped him lose the weight, that's why at the end of the season with the engagement Matthew is bigger and then at the start of the next season where it's continued on he is skinnier.

[@katiewilliams6995]

Threatened to fire him that is

[@katiewilliams6995]

Although I'm sure the girls were still worse off

[@silverbat5873]

Patriarchy gunna patriarchy

[@nickydelorean5186]

I thought Matthew Perry lost weight after the proposal episode because of his addiction. I do remember his weight being in the news too at the time.

[@SuperDesignChick]

What I noticed in the 90’s was that no one EVER asked the guys on the show what they ate.

[@ellarymischel6369]

THIS

[@NatalietheDoll]

Unless the man is a body builder or training for a specific physique for a role, that hasn't really changed

[@SuperDesignChick]

@@NatalietheDoll true but we put weird pressures on women.

[@andrewthezeppo]

Matt LeBlanc pretty steadily gained weight throughout the series, David Schwimmer was always just thin to average and Matthew Perry had addiction problems and when you watch reruns on TV in random order it's really noticeable that he goes up and down.

[@katrinabee9846]

Didn't they make fun of Chandler (when Perry got booze fat) and make him go jogging?

[@chloecurtis2800]

Watching Friends I never thought Lisa looked fat AT ALL. I thought she looked really good and healthy. That’s so horrible that she felt that way🥺

[@emilylysons4143]

she was skinny tbh

[@kiabeth4205]

I understand her stand point bc im a taller woman as well and bc of that my body size is proportioned with my height. So even if you are rlly thin youre always gonna be bigger than shorter women because they’re actually petite. Im 5’8 and weigh around 134 and have been told all my life that im skinny but i cant help but feel like im massive next to smaller girls

[@bella5011]

@@kiabeth4205 I always thought the opposite for myself. I am 5'0 and at a pretty average thin healthy weight but i feel so bulky compared to taller women as I feel like their weight is better distributed so they look thinner and more proportionate.

[@ceci2169]

@@kiabeth4205same :(

[@surlespasdondine]

Sne was skinny- while the others were scary-skinny.

[@ahobbit1273]

I think one of the saddest things is that a part of my brain felt like I should try this diet, too. Diet culture is ingrained in us so deeply.

[@christacapri3605]

Yes!!!! 100%%%% my daughter mentioned that to me the other day about how ingrained diet culture has been... any time someone mentions a diet, a.nutrition trend or gimmick... im like "maybe I should try this..."

[@nataliawineland34]

Omggg yes!!! I clicked on the video thinking like oh some pointers on losing weight ugh it's so sad

[@dizzymisslizzy4569]

@@nataliawineland34 me too!

[@Texas_Painter]

Same

[@brookefesta]

Yeah caught myself thinking this as well 😬 not good

[@Niinque]

“If you’re a woman and you’re underweight, you look good” Reminded me of 8th grade when we were being weighted by the school nurse, and girls from my class would brag about being underweight. I was at a normal weight, but I felt like I was incredibly fat because of that.

[@user-hz3vg9rw4k]

What even she said 😭 "Look i dont recive enouth vitamins on my body, my hair is getting thinner and my bones are getting weaker"

[@kniddelliz7512]

YES! I remember a girl in my senior year who bragged about having been 100lbs ever since she was 12, and others compliment her on it (??). I remember feeling a little sad for her even then. High schoolers live on another planet sometimes.

[@legalisefreedom]

Oh my gosh.. I forgot about getting weighed together in school! I hated that experience so much. Like, why? I understand time constraints to get everyone weighed but what an uncomfortable experience!

[@char13]

omg I was never weighed at school but I definitely remember people would brag about being underweight, I remember I was just a little bit underweight when I was rlly young (like grade 6) and I felt special because of it 💀

[@e_o_d_o7057]

Why would they weigh you? It’s so toxic

[@melissataylor3598]

As a child seeing fat Monica turn into thin Monica genuinely made me think that to be an adult you had to be thin. I was like ‘when im in my 20s I’ll be thin too, and now im in my 20s and im not thin there’s still a part of me that feels like I should look like Monica Geller

[@kileymcdonnel6705]

I had the same exact mindset!! Like no matter how big I am now when I’m an “adult” I’ll be super thin-- definitely not how it works😂

[@camillealexandra3605]

Omg I feel this way too but never put it together why I don’t feel like an adult

[@aalam8606]

just lose weight?

[@aderynlys4475]

I feel the same. I grew up with a very thin mother that barely ate so to me being thin equal being an adult...

[@BratzRockAngels]

@@aalam8606 That's not always easy for everyone.

[@MsTriangle]

While rewatching Friends as an adult woman, I realized how horribly skinny Monica looked in the 'middle' seasons. You could tell it was super intense dieting because the quality of her hair also diminished. From a fitness standpoint, weight training after cardio in the morning on an EMPTY STOMACH makes zero sense.

[@mirelasemanjaku]

So what is the right order? I just started gym, but i dont have a personal trainer and i'm just a bit lost. Thanks in advance 😊

[@Jiffzzy]

Same, I only now realised how skinny she was while she would have been gorgeous either way!

[@MsTriangle]

@@mirelasemanjaku the best option is to do cardio and weight training separate days, otherwise it is counter productive

[@emmamemma4162]

@@mirelasemanjaku Just make sure you are not too tired from any training you already did, because you want to have the energy to do your strength training with good form so you don't hurt yourself. A little bit of easy cardio (10-20 minutes) before strength training is good for getting you warmed up, though, and as long as you're still feeling good and energised throughout your workout, it's OK to do cardio before strength. If you have very specific training goals, you might want to get a program made by a professional, but for general health and fitness you can't ruin your workout by doing cardio and strength in any specific order.

[@mirelasemanjaku]

@@emmamemma4162 aa okay :) No, I am just doing this for general health. And I know little by little the body will respond and get toned. Since I always stared heavy and gave up quickly, my main goal now is to be persistent and not give up. So it slowly becomes a routine in my life. That's why I have decided to do as little as possible in the beginning so I don't stress my body and eventually my mind. But any advice is welcomed as (even though I have done gym before) it's been a long time since I quit it and I feel really lost again.

[@hannahnl189]

Lisa Kudrow came out and talked about how sick she would get trying to stay so unaturally small for her body type and I love her for sharing that. More colds and flu, loss of energy etc. Dieting, can be dangerous.

[@05_05Aquirion]

I would just faith, all these exercise without energy for it? I physically can’t 😅

[@nikitas7661]

Lisa was gorgeous. Her clothes were frumpy most of the time while the other girls were better dressed. But in the scenes where she was given the option to dress well, she could out-do anyone.

[@Oceanww]

She was amazing. Tall goddess. I don’t think some extra weight could detract from her glow. I saw Monica as skinny in an awkward way (like myself as a kid), maybe also because she was high strung. And Rachel seemed to have a nice body but I noticed her hair, tan, and clothes more than her body.

[@dh5053]

Completely agree. I remember the scene where Phoebe dressed up to see her “gay” husband and being caught off guard by how gorgeous she was.

[@danielkim7841]

I thought phoebe had great outfits on friends. She was quirky and bohemian as opposed to glamorous and fashionable. She had such a one of a kind, irreplaceable sense of uniqueness. I wouldn't want them to have changed anything about phoebe on the ten seasons of Friends

[@nagisamizuno872]

@@danielkim7841 plus she had the best hairstyles imo. They were so quirky and different every season

[@supermarketwine6108]

I actually really like Phoebe's clothes.she has the most interesting closet.but Monica and Rachel's clothes were tighter and showed their body more,and Phoebe mostly had clothes that were baggier.I think this is one of the reasons Lisa felt the way she did.when I was struggling with body image issues,I never wore baggy clothes cause I thought they made me look fat.

[@couch_philosoph3325]

I don't mind filling salads for lunch. But the same lunch for 10 years? You can have healthy meals that aren't always the same. I cannot believe they ate always the same

[@kittensmitten3287]

I don't believe they ate the same lunch everyday

[@TheGirlfriendDimension]

I think it was more that having the same lunch provided a sense of stability or groundedness. Since their careers got more demanding overtime. I know David Lynch ate a cheeseburger from the same restaurant at the same time for years and years

[@eileennguyen842]

Some people - myself included - like the routine of eating the same thing day after day, at least for a particular meal. It's easy and you don't have to think about it - and it sounds like a pretty good salad, honestly, so I could see it happening!

[@ii954]

@@TheGirlfriendDimension I’m just imagining the girls starving themselves while eating this salad and then Ross is just eating a cheeseburger in the corner 😂

[@matematicarka]

I get bored after two meals (unless it’s comfort foods )

[@SnowdropWood]

It's sad that they didn't treat Monica as a human being when she was 'Fat Monica'. She was no less sweet, fun, friendly, caring, or generous, but was only ever shown as the butt of jokes about food and size and weight and being a virgin. Like she didn't warrant common decency from the people around her until she was thin and therefore a 'real person'. It might seem like harmless comedy to some, but at the peak of Friendsmania I witnessed that influence play out on people in real life for sure.

[@blairwaldorf-bass8180]

That’s literally how it is. I grew up in the 90s as a “fat” girl and it’s always been that way. No guys ever like you, they want your thin friends most men are disgusted by fat. And i was bullied by boys in high school for my weight. It was a very relatable portrayal in my opinion. And how chandler had the audacity to not see her as worthy until she was thin

[@dandylion9998]

I love the show but I can totally understand this POV and you are right IMO.

[@emilylysons4143]

Word

[@IamCree]

Also, on rewatch, fat Monica wasn't even fat. She was a normal size.

[@sissi6013]

Excuse me, but would you be with a fat guy? I'm a woman. A guy (or a girl) has the the right to have the "audacity" to dislike someone fat, because a fat person shows poor health. It's biology.

[@catherinemadsen]

I’m a registered dietitian and I’m so impressed with your scientific approach to trying these women’s diets! Your research was spot on. A lot of youtubers/ influences promote such unhealthy diets without any real research at all. This was so refreshing! Thank you (:

[@JessicaVianaa]

Thank you so much for watching and for the support, I’m happy people enjoy my approach to this kind of videos 🙏🏻😊

[@britannia6080]

I'm amazed she was able to find so much info by googling 😭

[@aigtss]

Girl what’s a good diet then

[@britannia6080]

@@aigtss avoid food with labels. Only food which has been made shelf stable lacks nutrients and has added salt and sugar to make it taste better. Try go for real food which has been grown naturally, not made in a factory. Cook at home. Eat nutrient dense foods e.g. celery is large in volume, low in calories and high in goodness. Eat fats but not saturated ones like in red meat, go for nuts or avocado or eggs. Stick to carb serving suggestions unless after intense exercise, your body needs to replenish. Reduce sugar! Some treats are OK for people who exercise intensely as you need the hit in cycling or running. Try change late night snacks to sweet fruit if you absolutely must eat.

[@emptythoughts3060]

Fr

[@tanyaelias7683]

Lisa had a baby pretty early on in the series and that just changes your body in so many ways. It's too bad that she had to be surrounded by two underweight woman and feel the pressure of that comparison.

[@christinawatkinsyoutube]

I agree, Lisa talks about this many times how she felt so awful on friends

[@carsonlacy6277]

You don’t need to call them underweight to validate Lisa. They weren’t but she still shouldn’t have been compared and still had a great physique

[@tanyaelias7683]

@@carsonlacy6277 I was just using the same diametric and language that the video maker used. By BMI standards they were in fact, underweight. Not an insult. Just a fact.

[@amyV10844]

@@tanyaelias7683 nah they are on the lower end of healthy BMI but not underweight. I am 5”5” and 115-120.. I get made fun of by other women for being “underweight because obesity is the new normal. I have seen Jennifer Aniston in real life twice and she is not underweight or unhealthy looking. Let’s not shame people for being slim.

[@amyV10844]

@@carsonlacy6277 exactly. People of different different body frames should not be compared. We all have different genetics for body composition.

[@thesolarchive]

This is a really good video that shows the reality of the extremely dangerous body images that were popularized during the 90s and just how hard the women had to live in order to keep their jobs. Also, side note, I like that on your phoebe day you walked with your friend Monica, if you have a Rachel friend she should have come with.

[@JessicaVianaa]

LMAO I just spat my tea - I never made the connection about my friend Monica and this video specifically! Aww unfortunately I don't have a friend named Rachel 😂😂

[@Bb-rv8ei]

This has been happening for YEAR, but you're so right. The late 80s/ early 90s is when ED were basically normalized and called it "dieting".. I'm so glad that we're acknowledging how horrible it was

[@RachelSings21]

I’ll come! 😝😂

[@bhaskarchatterjee5249]

@@Bb-rv8ei imagine if there was tiktok in the 90s

[@Bb-rv8ei]

@@bhaskarchatterjee5249 I couldn't even imagine

[@josepha133]

"The salad that three people ate for ten years straight" you've got me on the floor, drowning in a puddle of my own tears

[@mimineko1019]

It’s pretty 😞 sad

[@clueless9726]

the line scared and broke me ngl

[@lilyhomma6965]

It’s no wonder they were all smokers: nicotine is an appetite suppressant. I wouldn’t be surprised if, whenever they felt hungry, they reached for a cigarette (or several) instead. This, in addition to the low calorie, high energy, and high stress conditions they punished their bodies with for decades, likely resulted in some lasting health problems and definitely a warped view of food and body image. I feel awful for these women. If you’re David Schwimmer showing up to the Friends set and not feeling great about how you look, so what? Wardrobe department puts you in a comfortably-fitting button-up and some jeans - problem solved. If you’re Jennifer, Courtney, or Lisa, you’re probably feeling awful about your body every single day. You show up to set exhausted from insufficient food and poor sleep (also a nasty side effect of undereating), are hyper-aware that whatever your body looks like now will be recorded on film for all of time, and are surrounded by beautiful, equally hungry and burnt-out actresses you can’t help but compare yourself to. You feel fat, awful, ugly. You walk into wardrobe and are handed a bodycon dress that shows ev-er-y-thing. You feel miserable and want nothing more than to wear a sweatshirt two sizes too large (it’ll help with the cold hands too), because, in a case of deeply cruel irony, the same obsessive fixation on “the PERFECT body” that makes you look great in everyone else’s eyes only draws your attention to every flaw…and rather than enjoy and show off your hard work and agonizing dedication, you’d rather just hide. The clips you inserted of the female Friends placing their dinner orders and being ridiculed by the waiter were painful to watch 😢 Glad you only subjected yourself to this for three days! Thank you for the care and emphasis you put into explaining how awful these behaviors are for you. 🙏 It’s just not worth it

[@vacafuega]

This is such a fantastic comment

[@vacafuega]

This is such a fantastic comment

[@Fifi-jb3yx]

comfort urself by knowing they ordered small amounts bc they were broke not dieting lol!

[@CRG_]

Are you talking about when Rachel ordered a side salad..? That scene was that they went to an expensive restaurant but the broke members of the friends group couldn’t afford anything…

[@imjusthere8024]

Just curious but why did you only put David and not Matt or Matthew?

[@NicoleBertone]

I think it’s interesting that the 1200 calorie diets are popular at the same time that 90s style fashion has made a comeback. It shows how much we manipulated ourselves to fit the fashion and not the other way around. While I was naturally thinner in the 90s because I was younger and hadn’t had children yet, very few people are naturally that slim with no diet modification or restriction.

[@JessicaVianaa]

Agreed - I personally really dislike the early 00s look of super low rise jeans and long, skinny torso - aside from the aesthetics of it, it is implied that you can't pull it off unless you are 100% skinny and flat, which is not even something most women can naturally achieve.

[@juicywhore]

@@JessicaVianaa the reason you think that only skinny people with flat-stomachs can only wear certain outfits is absolutely obsurd, ridiculous, and biased. ive seen countless plus-size people pull off similar y2k outfits, but the difference is that they add their own little “twist”. sometimes they add accessories, sometimes they wear a different outfit piece, but most of the time it still gives off the same effect. if you copy and paste a certain outfit, then ofc its not gonna look on you 100% of the time regardless of your body type. thats the whole point of fashion: to dress how you want according to your body type and to dress however/whatever makes you happy and satisfied. there is no such thing as “is it an outfit or is she skinny”, if thats what youre implying. its all just a subjective point of view. anyone can pull off an outfit, and anyone can look beautiful while doing it.

[@juicywhore]

this isnt the 90s anymore when 1200 calorie diets are the main trends anymore tho, nicole. this is 2022, when health is the objective and beauty is subjective.

[@NicoleBertone]

@@juicywhore I’m not saying anyone should diet this way. I just think it’s interesting that the diets are gaining popularity as the 90s style fashions are also popular. I never said it was healthy or a goal anyone should have.

[@ashleyulysse5908]

@@juicywhore she never said that tho, she just said that it’s weird how in many circles it is implied that you have to be skinny to successfully pull of a certain aesthetic of clothing or design, not what u stated in ur last segment.

[@seliskc]

It's really sad how fake and toxic the body image is portrayed on television. Like these girls (especially Monica) always ate a lot and unhealthily in the series and this simply spreads the message that they can eat what they want and still look so perfect

[@EruditeMeTonight]

Reminds me of Gilmore Girls, I remember watching them eat loads and still maintain that same body image. Not a great time for young me

[@fireandsugar2625]

Well I mean there are people in real life that can do that. I could eat about 10 pizzas a day and not gain any weight 🤷‍♀️ it's just how some of our bodies function.

[@jessn.3851]

People on TV diet and exercise. It's their job to look good. Unless you're getting paid to look amazing, you don't need to look like a supermodel.

[@acrylicgodoy]

Like Fran Fine

[@ralucab3325]

Great observation. I was just watching the clips and Monica was always cooking and eating something delicious and I was thinking what the actresses must have felt in those scenes, knowing their diet now. Probably didn't even taste the food or spit it.. 😐

[@jacquiereid2741]

My daughter was hooked in by the clean eating, 1200 calorie a day schtick. She ended up quite severely anorexic but at no point was it the classic refusing to eat. No - she ate 3 meals a day and lots of veg so she was “healthy”. Fortunately, she eventually recognised she had a problem, sought treatment and is now in recovery, although she still struggles enormously around food and exercise. Thank you so much for doing this video. The way that extreme eating is normalised and even seen as something to aim for and emulate is really messed up and can do so much harm.

[@JessicaVianaa]

I'm happy to hear your daughter was able to recognise the problem and is recovering, it takes a lot of strength. All my love to the both of you 💖

[@isasmithers6813]

YES!!!! Thank you for describing this so perfectly. I am also struggling with an eating disorder at the moment, one that's eerily similar to the one you just described. I came across 'clean eating' in August last year. What started as an intention to be healthy and feel better spiralled into a really nasty and twisted relationship with food. I was embarrassed to tell people that I had an ED, especially at work, because I wasn't engaging in extreme ED behaviours, such as refusing to eat, and therefore my ED wasn't 'valid'. I ate 3 meals a day, and I (over)exercised to try and maintain my weight. People at work would comment on my salads "Wow, that looks so yummy and healthy!" and I would feel guilty for even thinking I had an eating issue. To an outsider, I didn't look like I had a problem, even though I was cutting out food groups and would feel extremely anxious if I couldn't control what I was eating. I was severly underweight as well, and since no one really expressed concern over how thin I was, I felt like I couldn't tell anyone. I didn't want to look like I was seeking attention. I'm sorry to hear about your daughter and I'm really happy she's getting the help and attention she needs. You're absolutely right, too many people normalise these disordered behaviours, even though they can be harmful and in extreme cases, deadly. There's nothing 'healthy' about disordered eating.

[@jacquiereid2741]

@@isasmithers6813 I’m so sorry you had to deal with this and I 100% relate to what you’re saying about feeling you weren’t “ill enough” to have an ED. This was made it so difficult for my daughter and for me because she just wouldn’t believe she had a problem for such a long time and I felt on very slippery ground - because she DID eat her 3 meals and they WERE healthy. It took a change in environment when she started her Masters and was having to live in a new flat and make new friends, that she started to realise that she was no longer in control of her relationship with food. That was before the pandemic and thankfully, she is much better. But she’s had to work so so hard to get to this place and it makes me so angry that her attitude to nutrition was one that was promoted and lauded by influencers and celebrities. I really hope that your recovery continues and you remember to keep food in its proper place - a daily delight and joy but never something that should rule your life.

[@isasmithers6813]

@@jacquiereid2741 Thank you Jacquie. It's awesome to hear that she is making progress and is doing better, she sounds like she has a strong support network :) It makes me mad too, since when did influencers think that they were qualified enough to give diet advice? Even 'professionals' can still spread misinformation about nutrition, which is a complicated and complex science.

[@violetmoon6233]

💗🙏🦋✨🌻so glad she's okay 🙏

[@luvndanestrin]

As a recovering anorexic who was hospitalized at 80 pounds with my organs shutting down; we can spot an eating disorder a mile away. Just like how a drug addict can spot an addict. Courtney and Jennifer were ED for sure. They trigger me so bad.

[@KikiMoment]

hey you, just checking in, hope you are feeling good and have a lot to enjoy in your life 🍀🌺 I just felt like writing you. We got this! I wish you a lot of power and courage and fun time with friends and that you can enjoy your life to the fullest!

[@erinhunter5753]

I’m sorry about this but could you not use numbers in your comments please? You must understand how triggering these things must be and it can be difficult for others to read that

[@KikiMoment]

@@erinhunter5753 I get what you means, but well, the video talks about numbers and is obviously full of triggers, so anyone deciding to watch it would be massively triggered before even getting to the comments

[@luvndanestrin]

@@erinhunter5753 Kiddo, no. The entire video was a trigger and talked numbers and my comment is about the video being a trigger. Stop trying to get clout. Go back to your homework and do your chores. Christ, with Gen Z. I can't.

[@ae744]

Im glad you made it through.

[@MarianikiStrong]

As a dietitian watching this video, this is absolute horror. The amount of calories these women ate, ESPECIALLY with the amount of exercise each day is not NEARLY enough to sustain them. It's EXTREMELY unhealthy. Yes, you should absolutely have "criticised" them and the show that forced them to look like this, for the horrible effects it definitely had on the actresses themselves but also the people watching.

[@emmaleebuzzard1023]

Yes this!

[@lilianv3252]

Yeah and the men didn't diet at all. Look how Matthew changes throughout the series.

[@thecurseddinkleberg4086]

I remember a scene in friends where you could see Jennifer's naked back. I could see every bone in her spine to a point where I felt sick because she just looked ill. The fact that that level of thinness was "ideal" back then is just wrong on so many levels.

[@opidasdagoat]

'2002' you're not a dietitian literally stop lol.

[@MarianikiStrong]

@@opidasdagoat ....what?

[@annakopacova2353]

Lisa Kudrow said on multiple occassions in interviews that she was struggling very much with her body image, because she felt “big” next to Jennifer and Courteney. If I can remember correctly, there were multiple moments in the FRIENDS series where I though that Jenn and Courteney are just too skinny, Monica was tiny and very muscular (a lot of training I guess) and Jenn was just super tiny.

[@frogsandflowers5453]

They all look the same size to me but different muscle masses. I wouldn’t be surprised if they all weighed about the same at one point

[@73cidalia]

I definitely thought Courtney was often too thin, but I thought Jen looked fine…I had the same body type without dieting or killing myself. I had decent muscle mass too. I’m a bit bigger now with residual pregnancy weight and mid-life weight loss struggles. But I’m hoping to get back to that (or even slightly bigger is fine) through healthy eating, portion and carb control, and weight lifting.

[@II-bn8gc]

I think she does have a frame that’s bigger than the others

[@dankhnw8]

I think cortney is genetic. I think a least

[@bonniebrown5102]

I understand Lisa feeling that way.. I'm 5 "7, hit puberty early, and had a butt that would be "in style" now but not in the early 2000s. Even when I was 125lbs I felt huge...15-20 years later with two kids and an office job (and a lot more lbs) , I want to go back and smack myself for thinking I had to be a size 0 in order to be skinny.

[@Plantlady1708]

You should do the diets of the cast from sex and the city, they were always very thin, in the movie they even criticize samantha for having gained a little fat in her belly

[@paigewilliams1519]

yes do this!!!!!

[@JessicaVianaa]

My last video is the diet from Sex And The City :) 💖

[@emilylysons4143]

@@paigewilliams1519 she did

[@RayeChell]

​@@JessicaVianaa hey, I'm a new viewer and I can't find that video? I'm a little bummed but just an fyi for anyone else coming through.

[@curious-kat]

@@JessicaVianaahave you removed it? I can’t find it.

[@rachhhnicole]

this video made me want to give Lisa Kudrow a giant hug! I have never ever compared any of the girls’ bodies in all the time watching the show! i’ve been jealous of them compared to myself but it breaks my heart that Lisa cared so much that she wouldn’t even watch it 😭😭😭

[@HannahTheHorrible]

What a great video. Why we shouldn’t compare ourselves to Hollywood celebrities. And the characters ate “normally” and even ate a lot on the show. No wonder 11yo kids think they need to go on diets!!

[@LivyRivy]

Hannah!!

[@picklepirate]

It’s naive to believe that

[@ItsJC-gu3jz]

@@picklepirate yeah well kids are naive so….?🤨

[@caprisun6910]

@@ItsJC-gu3jz right lol

[@eleanorigby5881]

I remember grace from will and grace (the 90s one) always binging as a character trait but of course being rail thin...

[@alliecravulz]

Believe it or not, this stupid "the zone" diet was what started my ED when I was 13. I remember reading about it in a magazine (Jennifer and Brad doing it) and going "that's what I need". I was 50kg for 162cm at the time so needless to say ....I didn't really need any weight loss. It gave me a fear of carbs and a problematic relationship with food until the end of my 30's..... Believe me the 90' and 00' were not a healthy time and society when you were a young girl. Almost all my friends had similar issues.

[@bigbori8716]

I’m so sorry that you had to go though that! But it’s good that you are better

[@screamtoasigh9984]

It wasn't the diet. It's media, like the magazines. It's worse today.

[@katm82]

@@screamtoasigh9984 constant pressure of media is prob worse but more bodies are generally accepted compared to 90s & 00s in my opinion. So in some ways it’s better in some ways it’s worse

[@alliecravulz]

@@screamtoasigh9984 the diet itself is a starvation diet with

[@alliecravulz]

@@bigbori8716 Thanks for your kind message! ED takes time to get rid of but one can eventually, and that's what matters!

[@gerdasadauskaite7497]

Eating disorders are the scariest thing in the world. I remember I had days when I consumed 400-500 calories per day, I had no energy, I didn't want to do anything and was very restrictive with my food. When I think now, thats so sick...

[@ainsley4401]

Yeah I would eat 300-600 and try to work out in secret and it was the unhappiest I had ever been

[@risingland9443]

going through it right now and it's so devastating. The guilt of not eating and deteriorating ur own body is so hurtful but the guilt after eating ouch that's thousand times more painful idk what to do honestly

[@Nadia-ox1kf]

But on the flip side being overweight sounds the same. I have no energy and I don’t want to do anything either.

[@stephanieclimer4320]

Wow….. I’ve been re-watching friends, and feeling really terrible about myself because of how Courtney and Jen looked. I did a quick search to see if they were considered underweight at the time, in hopes of stymying my insecurity, but couldn’t find anything. Alas, here you are, a true gift! I thought Lisa looked healthier, but I was even wrong about that! Thank you for this, deeply.

[@victoria.josephine]

Court was for sure underweight. Idk if Jen was or not

[@andij605]

Don't feel bad... In TV circles it's known for many decades that the camera makes thin people look normal and normal people look fat. So it's impossible to judge on screen unless you have something to compare to... It messes with the brains of people working in TV badly.

[@DinGrogu16]

I know what Lisa means. I'm 5ft 8in and all my friends are between 5ft & 5ft 4in and I've always felt 'bigger' next to them. It's a horrible feeling.

[@kelseyw.3315]

My cousin and I are are both very tall. I’ve struggled with eating for years and we discussed how we think taller girls might be predisposed to body image and eating issues because it’s hard not to feel huge.

[@heyy3590]

i feel the same. the girls at my school are 5'4 ish and shorter and always say 'omg you're so tall im so short' and they constantly bring it up which is frustrating, i am a normal weight for my age and im around 5'8 too. my best friend is a bit taller than me but shes pretty skinny which makes me feel more pressure to be thinner. i hate the feeling but i get it everyday.

[@cdrouillard276]

I'm not even tall but I was always the "fat" one in my friend group. My legs were bigger, my stomach wasn't as flat, etc. It did a number on the way I perceived myself for sure

[@bigmomma3265]

I'm way taller than all my friends. They're all 5 foot and I'm 5'6 and have a larger frame too. However I like being the big one. My friends are the only people who call me big instead of small and I appreciate it, I hate being called small. Once I wrestled two of my friends at the same time and I still won. In any case my smaller friends don't get more attention than me or anything, men never care really. My father really liked women 6 foot and taller too. It doesn't matter.

[@keirajohns]

I’m also 5’8 and have always felt this way too, what really helped me is learning Taylor swift is 5’10!! If miss swift is out here in the tall girl club I feel way better because I think she looks great

[@TheHelpfulHome]

Jennifer Anniston very famously was on the zone diet during the filming of the series and had her meals prepped and delivered to set. She discussed this openly in many publications.

[@NicoleBertone]

I think they often worked through dinner so she likely didn’t have the salad twice. She had a zone meal for dinner. I do remember investigating the zone diet because she was on it, and it was very time consuming prep wise. You did repeat meals often though. Probably because once you found a few that met the zone calculations it was easier just to keep eating them, than to try to have variety within the guidelines.

[@TheHelpfulHome]

@@NicoleBertone ya that was my experience as well 🤷‍♀️ it got pretty repetitive out of ease

[@clwt4075]

@@steffnic13 ew. So disgusting and perverted.

[@BratzRockAngels]

@@steffnic13 You are an absolute creep.

[@desiree.dora_]

@@steffnic13 wtf

[@fabifernandes2024]

The salad looks amazing, but I don't think I would be able to eat it everyday! Can you imagine 10 years straight? That's crazy 😦

[@bartfaiteam]

They ate the salad every day during filming, which took only a few weeks in a year. They didn't have to eat this every day for 10 years straight.

[@carys5491]

The way Lisa Kudrow felt is how I felt growing up around smaller or shorter girls. It's like we are made to feel guilty for taking up more space than someone with a smaller frame than us. What we were shown on TV from being young girls is why we have deeply ingrained body dismorphia and EDs. And seeing their heights, weights and bmi's is crazy because being 5'5, when I was 118 lbs I looked sickly and underweight. Thanks for the brilliant video ❤️

[@SaraOlsensChannel]

as a recovering anorexic/bulimic i can tell after a period of time without proper meals, your body gets used to being without it. but honestly is awful, it doesn’t even hurt anymore, actually hurts when you eat a “normal” food quantity. it sucks, honestly. but now, as i recover, i still spend a lot of time without food, bc i don’t really feel “hunger” in a normal way, but if i get too cold or too tired out of nowhere i know my body needs to eat, and if i don’t eat when it feels like i know i won’t be able to eat without feeling sick. it’s awful.

[@juliettegagne5068]

I agree, I didn’t have an ED but when I was a teenager for a while there was not much food at home (ate maybe one proper meal a day) and such I experienced malnutrition, you do get used to it, but for sure I was low energy all that time, and sometimes would wake up in the middle of the night because of hunger. The other thing is the hunger cues as you said, but for me it’s the opposite, I never know when I’m actually full and can tend to eat too much in fear of getting woken up by hunger again. It amazes me how long the after effects of malnutrition are felt

[@JessicaVianaa]

I appreciate your comment, good job in working towards recovery, it's hard work but it's so worth it 🙏

[@Udontkno7]

right? it's terrible

[@hopeless_turkey2735]

I went from anorexia to binge eating, quarantine helped me getting back to "normal" eating. I can tell you that if you keep eating 3/4 times a day, and try to eat bigger portions week by week, you'll be able to eat normally. Just keep going ^-^ It took me a bit more than 7 months to feel hungry again like a normal functioning human being, and my stomach now can hold a good amount of food (I actually eat less than before without trying). I finally got the body that I wanted, but I probably damaged my stomach in some kind of way because in those 7 months it felt like my stomach had completely forgot how to digest food. Now, 2 years later I still have stomach problems and unfortunately lost weight because I couldn't eat anything for like 6 months. Mind you I was trying to get out of approximately 3 years of Anorexia (not diagnosed but its the most accurate way I can describe it), then went into eat or die mode and started binging for another 3/4 years. I was like 13 at the time so it probably damaged my body. All to say, just keep trying and trying because it's worth it. I'm almost fully recovered and I did it on my own, and it's like the "before" me is a whole another person. I just eat now if I want to or if I'm hungry. Good luck♡

[@eev14]

I had bulimia for years and am now recovered for about 2-3 years (was actively trying to recover for around 2 years before that as well). And the thing is that I was able to lose weight back then because I kept nothing in my body, nothing at all, there were specifically 3 consecutive years where I fully starved myself all the way from morbid obesity down to being underweight. It was the most unhappy time in my whole life because every waking moment I was thinking about food/body/emptiness. Since recovering I have gained a lot of weight and am back to being severely overweight even though I'm eating an amount that others find shocking because it's so little. My body definitely got used to eating small amounts, I also have a thyroid disorder and have a stomach/esophagus hernia (that last one likely at least partly caused by the bulimia). And unfortunately due to my medical issues and lack of ability to exercise eating such a small amount of food doesn't make me slim. At this point I've accepted that I'm going to be overweight for most of my life, I'm nearly 30 and I'd much rather feel a little dissatisfied with my body sometimes than to obsess over macros, calories, fasting and purging. I know a lot of girls are terrified by the idea that they 'might end up like me' and gain weight to the point of being overweight but the truth is that I have never been more comfortable with myself than I am now because I just eat what I feel I need when I need it, no more, no less.

[@nocolopa28]

God, TV shows from the 90's and early 2000s seriously messed up my body image. All those actresses I saw on screen were all so slim and barely had any body fat on them. I always saw myself as fat, because I didn't have a super flat stomach and wanted to lose weight starting at the age of 8. I'm very grateful for the body deversity we have in media today, because having this one unattainable for a lot of people body type regarded as ideal caused so many people to have eating disorders and distorted body image it's not even funny.

[@olive-gy2rt]

@@november132 who asked

[@minnam1135]

@@november132 and you think what you would like to see matters because?

[@piaandluna]

Unfortunately nowadays young people trying to attain a Kardashian body. We switched one negative image with another...

[@Oceanww]

And the models with not an ounce of fat. I thought I was chubby at 5-5 and 100lbs because I did not look like Kate Moss. I’m glad I don’t have her body as my goal body anymore. I just want to feel good and have energy.

[@pariskat4769]

@@november132 All good. As long as you're not fat either.

[@marvelthekid6358]

“If you’re a woman and you’re underweight, you look good.” This is such a toxic reality that young girls feel like they should live up too. I remember celebrating with one of my best friends that we were both underweight and happy to be so skinny and pretty. We were 12.

[@IamCree]

I remember even at the time thinking Monica and Rachel were too thin. I would just stare at their bodies all episode trying to figure out how the dimensions worked, because they didn't look like normal humans. Then at the same time, Rachel was super toned but didn't work out in the series, so it felt like a mind f***

[@randomthings3947]

Some people don't understand losing half a pound or 1 pound a week is still A LOT but people think that's too little because we are conditioned to think people can lose 10lbs a week or like 50lbs a month....that's impossible and if you do reach that it's impossible to maintain it. You might even gain more weight than before

[@AlinaRostova]

You are absolutely right, there are so many videos and articles out there that teach you how to lose several lbs in a single week, but this is a lie! The only time in my life where I have done a successful diet (i.e. I lost a lot of weight and kept it off too) I was losing max 1 lb a week, some weeks only half a pound and some weeks there was no change.

[@miera1029]

@@AlinaRostova Only a few people can. I was recently sick and only ate a little for 3 days and lost 1.5kg and I'm already close to being underweight. But I know my body is not the standard. And I looked gross with my ribs showing..

[@Las645]

Lost 60 pounds in 3 months and I was able to maintain it 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@leahwilliams9333]

That feeling of being a mountain of a woman is sincerely something experienced by tall women. I often find I intimidate other people (even shorter men but especially a lot of women) bc I am sincerely a mountain of a woman. My bones are indeed bigger. Even at my frailest, I am a big person. I am 5'10" so I understand her insecurity...might not be related to weight solely but also just height will do that. Holy shit ... She weighed 118 lbs... I have never been that skinny. My lowest weight as an adult is 153 & people started to ask me if I was anorexic. I couldn't imagine 118 lbs at my height.

[@se8141]

Yeah I'm 5'9 and I feel enormous next to other women. Especially if my shoes give me an extra inch or 2 of height. Sometimes it's nice but other times I feel so...idk, large.

[@stephannytorres3289]

5’10” woman here too! So happy to talk to another tree! ;) I’m glad you said this. I also at my thinnest was at 150 and everyone around me said I looked great ( my “friends”) and my entire family was concerned for me. Now I do want to be a little lower but I asked my doctor I wanted to drop to 150 again and she said I was crazy. Which is crazy to me because BMI always said women our height had 150 as AVERAGE and 120 as the lowest. It demonstrates how toxic BMI is.

[@izabelalu2330]

I agree! I’m only 5’6 but I also feel so big compared to others because I have broad shoulders and a smaller lower body. Upside down triangle. I just love Lisa. She makes me feel like I’m not alone

[@JoeHoboBro]

I'm 5'3 and I feel tall next to a lot of women. My mother is 4'11 and very petite and my best friend is 5'1 and very skinny. I feel like I need to hunch over near them. Like I'm always too big and tall and chubby around such tiny women . . I know I'm not tall. But I understand how Lisa feels. It feels strange being the tallest woman

[@jessn.3851]

118 lbs is crazy. I'm 5'2 and even at my thinnest which was not sustainable or pleasant, I weighed 124. I understand there are some people who can weigh less at my height and be fine but it really does depend on bone and body structure. Healthy bones and muscles are heavy.

[@danicegewiss862]

I gained weight between Halloween and Christmas. We're back on our normal diets. I'm exercising regularly. My body is looking so much better. Tiny bellies 24/7 is a fantasy. That's called an empty belly. You looked beautiful before the video and look fine after. Lisa at 5'10" and 118 lbs was severely underweight.

[@hannahwhyte]

Diets like these can be so damaging to everyone, it’s crazy that we aren’t more educated about ACTUAL healthy eating habits !!

[@JessicaVianaa]

Agreed! I'm shocked we're still not teaching nutrition in schools

[@hannahwhyte]

@@JessicaVianaa exactly !! We aren’t taught basic life skills in school and that needs to change

[@hannahwhyte]

@@JessicaVianaa you’ve given me ideas for posting on my yt - to teach people how to live an actual healthy lifestyle with actual knowledge, that hasn’t been soaked up through a screen !!

[@TheFitTherapist]

90’s and 00’s diets were wild. I distinctly remember regularly reading about 1,200 calorie plans in magazines. For years, I thought that was the only way could lose weight.

[@Kat39568]

I remember feeling this way until learning a few years ago that 1200 calories is actually the recommended amount for a TODDLER. Wild.

[@jordanwljable]

I'm 5ft and, I actually sometimes eat less then that.

[@shishi6799]

I'm 5'3" and 1200 is actually reasonable as a calorie deficit diet. Anything above 1500 would make me gain weight. Especially if I just exercise minimally. However, I get how 1200 is bad if you are a taller and more active person.

[@byestander9580]

@@shishi6799 bruh if u exercise minimally obviously you'll gaon weight with a normal diet. Minimal exercise + v small diet = you'll be skinny but weak, with no athletic ability, leading to osteoporosis and bad injuries after your 40s.

[@comealongcomealong4480]

@@Kat39568 I remember there was a "Baby Food" diet at one point. Encouraging teenagers and adult women to eat pureed baby food for portion control, with some nutrients. What's crazy and distressing now is that this kind of message for women and eating was normalised in influential medias (like tv, film, magazines, MTV). I give praise and thanks to the people who started looking more deeply at the implications of idealising extremely underweight women - including writer Naomi Wolf, in her book "The Beauty Myth".

[@MagnificantLights]

I really enjoyed this video! The 90s were interesting. Hopefully we can all move on as a society towards a healthy lifestyle.

[@JessicaVianaa]

Thank you so much! I agree - I think we've come a long way, hopefully we will continue to move in the right direction!

[@delpicsla65]

I hope so but I think the rise of obesity speaks for itself that America is not headed in a healthy direction

[@emilylysons4143]

"interesting" but ye igu

[@katcook4606]

I love Lisa’s advice. Our bodies do tell us what it needs!

[@taymarie7061]

This was the first of your video's I've seen and I really enjoyed it! As a child who grew up in the 90's, and was plus size, seeing Monica being criticized for being fat all the time really got to me as a kid. And seeing how skinny literally everyone was on that show really must have done something to my perception of myself and the people around me. I am glad to have somewhat gotten out of that headspace but 90's skinny culture was brutal for a young girl.

[@JessicaVianaa]

Thank you for sharing your experience, I'm happy you were able to distance yourself from that mindset!

[@Daniea3]

90's was calorie restriction and be scared of carbs. And I remember the 80's was calorie restriction, be scared of any 'fats' and intense cardio. My Mom's diet in the mid eighties was torture.

[@FernandaRamirezS]

I feel for Lisa, I can relate. I always felt like was thicker than some of my friends, plus I had all sorts of psychological issues, and that created many insecurities and eating disorders that took me years of therapy to overcome.

[@JessicaVianaa]

I'm sorry you went through that, I'm happy to hear that you were able to work on yourself and improve from then. Much love x ❤

[@satan9487]

I'm barely 5ft and kinda petite and tall women are absolutely GORGEOUS. I'm not less beautiful by any means either but I love love love curvy/thick (whatever you wanna call it) women, especially as a bi girl. There's no one size that detects how pretty you are. I've always found girls of all sizes beautiful!!

[@emilylysons4143]

Ahlie

[@alexandragatto]

Just want to point out that a salad with bulgur, chickpeas, pistachios AND feta has a lot of protein, in fact it's almost all protein plus cucumbers! I'm surprised Courtney and Jen were on Atkens (essentially keto) and eating that much bulgur (aka wheat) though!

[@c.t.1893]

Yeah I was surprised they had that much wheat on a keto diet. That seems pretty high carb

[@sarahp3150]

To be fair if all they had all day was something like an egg and some water that many carbs would get used up super fast especially sense their working out for like an hour. as well as the fact that acting can sometimes be a very physically tolling

[@piarateking8094]

atkins allows for more carbs then keto does

[@Bjorksbackyard]

@@sarahp3150 yeah if their only carb sources are the bulgur and beans in that serve of salad, that’s still pretty low carb. They weren’t doing some strict keto diet anyway, and were working out a lot too.

[@amandamoratis]

That’s pretty high carb - doubt she ate this

[@aprilaragon9160]

This has to be my favorite “work-out and diet” video. I love how you explain so much stuff at the end. For someone that has body issues and watches videos to look better- this just makes me feel very comforted. Thank you.

[@JessicaVianaa]

Thank you so much for the kind comment, it makes me happy that you found it helpful 🤗

[@rosie58843]

I heard that the Jennifer Aniston salad is not the one she ate on friends, she actually ate a Cobb salad. The vegetarian Mediterranean salad isn’t really in line with a low carb diet. And apparently it’s from a much more recent interview

[@annasmith6090]

I used to watch a ton of these videos with an unhealthy mindset- to find tips on how to look thinner. I clicked on this out of curiosity but was nervous this would be unhealthy. I was so surprised how you approached this- with an honest look at their diets.

[@JessicaVianaa]

Thank you so much for your comment - I really took great care when planning these videos because I didn't want them to be triggering, or to even promote these diets; in fact, my purpose with these videos is to help educate people who may be victims of diet culture without realising (who I'm aware are possibly a large portion of people clicking in this video) so it makes me really happy to read comments saying that I was able to achieve that. Thank you for the support 💖

[@jeanshelbybooks4154]

There were SO many comments made in this video that are golden. If you’re underweight as a woman you look good. It’s what pushes so many of to exercise and under eat, unfortunately. It makes for good side plots to my books! 🥰 I appreciate your honest opinion, despite how much of a fan you are. I think I’m the only one who hasn’t watched the show. 😳😆

[@linttastic]

I've never watched the show either LOL...somehow just went over my head in the 90s lol. Still can enjoy this video tho! 😉

[@arfa6924]

Same

[@mayonnaise2693]

Me too!

[@claraesfie]

I thought I was the only one who barely watched the show but found this enjoyable. "Friends" was a very influential show for my generation and all of this makes sense, in terms of many girls obsessed with seeing underweight as good looking.

[@jeanshelbybooks4154]

Yes I totally agree!

[@LoveQuimper]

As a fellow tall girl I can relate to Lisa's body image issues so much! I'm not the skinniest person out there (not over weight, just on the higher side of a healthy bmi), but I feel like even if I were to lose loads of weight I'd still feel gigantic simply because my body is taller, and therefore bigger, than average. It's something that we just have to make peace with within our minds. As a tall person, I'll never be "dainty" or fragile looking like the beauty standard (btw, what a terrible misogynistic standard), and no amount of exercise or diet will ever change that. In a way, it is a blessing to know for sure that you can't change these things about your body. Like Lisa also probably realised, it forces you to have realistic expectations and treat your body accordingly. When you feel like there's no limit to how far you can shrink yourself, you might never stop.

[@ashleyboudville7086]

This is really helpful thank you. An important reminder when watching the great series of Friends. The characters are often eating pizza, big dinners etc and it of course doesn’t match with the weight of the women as they are actors on restrictive diets. Worth remembering when enjoying their acting.

[@arizona5234]

This was super well done, that salad looked really good! I also appreciated how you talked about the side effects of following such a restrictive diet because a lot of ppl tend to brush over how dangerous it is

[@JessicaVianaa]

Thank you so much for watching and for the kind comment 😊🙏 I really wanted to dig deep into the different diets and explore the side effects precisely because I think this kind of videos rarely mention it

[@pannakovacs8925]

I am a Gen Z, and it is so shocking to see that these toxic diets and "body goals" were existent even in the '90s. This is a great video, and it gives a lot of clarification. Especially the trigger warnings. It is great to see a video like this, where the creator doesn't hide the little details and is very truthful with ALL of the information. Thank you!

[@gaiapensato8342]

During the '90 girls tra to be more slimmer than in nowadays. Heroin chic was a trend, we all wanted to be a size zero like kate moss.

[@laurenroseanne8205]

It's unfortunately been a thing for a very long time. If you look up what Judy Garland and other stars in the 1930s were eating (essentially just boiled eggs, wine and cigarettes) it's truly shocking.

[@amiiiu]

As if gen z doesn't have crazy diets, what are you shocked about? 😅

[@sierrajamerson5637]

it was a terrible time to be a girl or woman. There's still a long way to go, but things have gotten so much better now.

[@laurenroseanne8205]

@@sierrajamerson5637 have they!? You're still expected to be thin with a flat tummy, but this time you're also expected to have an ass. The diets are slightly less insane but they are making a comeback. Instead we have people getting plastic surgery to achieve the most unrealistic body we've ever set as beauty goals.

[@bs4e644]

That's so crazy! I never thought lisa looked "big". She always looked beautiful.

[@BillyWillows]

I clicked out of curiosity but this video was so well made! Thank you for presenting this in a healthy and realistic way. I loved all the calculations at the end 💗

[@SpookySammy]

Jen did all that exercise on a morning on an empty stomach? How did she have the energy to do it? 😱

[@Labyriiint]

It’s not hard if you're used to it.

[@futuramagis8046]

ikr!? I tried it a couple of times because I was in a hurry or because I wasnt hungry enough and my performance was pretty bad if compared to the days I ate.

[@polineetz]

I think that you have to be “hungry enough” to be able to do it Maybe you heard about intermittent fasting and I like this routine actually and if I had my dinner at about 5-7pm I feel extremely energetic in the morning Sometimes I don’t even need coffee But I think that I just used to it because it’s been more than a month since I started it 🤷‍♀️

[@Labyriiint]

@@polineetz yeah once you get used to IF it’s easy. Like yesterday i only sipped on water then after 3pm when i was done with work i ran 5km and did some exercises with dumbbells. After that i ate. But i prefer working out on an empty stomach now and only need water before. The body is great at adjusting.

[@meikusje]

I always work out before breakfast as well, though admittedly not as intense as her workouts, 40 minutes max usually. I actually prefer it, idk why. And I don't follow specific diets or anything either, but I just don't like to eat in the mornings, and I do like to work out in the mornings. I have a glass of juice and a cup of tea, and then do my workout, and then have a quasi big meal and a smoothie afterwards. I guess it just depends on your natural rhythm? I've never enjoyed breakfast, even as a teen I would often not finish my breakfast just because I didn't feel hungry, and I had to bike 15km to school every day as well.

[@KrystelDallas]

I was between the ages of 6 & 16 throughout the 90s and watched Friends religiously. The diet culture was real, everywhere you looked, and it's stuck with me even now, well into my 30s, even as a fitness coach and a mother, as someone who knows better, it's still with me. Great video :)

[@chloemontiel4471]

I just stumbled across this video (probably because I just watched friends for the first time recently and now love coming to KZbin for complications!) and I’m so glad the algorithm recommended it to me! Speaking as a teenager who has suffered from multiple eating disorders, we need more creators like you who will actually discuss the facts around how unhealthy this ‘ideal’ lifestyle is and what these diets actually do to your body. Diet culture is so pervasive - and apparently has been for decades now - which is why it’s so important to deliver this sort of content with the transparency you have. Truly, thank you :)

[@asiasias]

Coming from someone who specifically ate 1200 calories for MONTHS off of the recommendation of someone I know who was into fitness, I have to say, 1200 calls are nowhere NEAR enough to sustain a full-grown adult. But even more than sustenance, eating 1200 calls will make you hit a weight loss slump faster than eating a normal deficit amount because your body will start to store fat for warmth and energy production. Which happens to be very counter-productive considering why people restrict in the first place.

[@PlaceboEllie]

I ate like this in my late teens and early twenties, now I lose weight on 2000, it's so weird that was a "thing"

[@TheStonesQT93]

Depends on other metrics like height. Through trial and error over 5 years I figured out my maintenance is around 1,300-1,450. But I’m short. So when I’m dieting I go down to around 1,000. I don’t feel like I’m starving or drained.

[@PlaceboEllie]

@@TheStonesQT93 ah yeah I'm about average height for a woman, but I also exercise a lot and have ADHD so my NEAT is always pretty high

[@asiasias]

@@TheStonesQT93 I used to think the same but found out I had multiple eating disorders instead. Not saying it’s the case for you, but when I found out about my EDs I was shocked because I was NEVER hungry and could easily live off and usually be more energetic over everyone else with just one meal a day…I think i may be relapsing right now but I'm giving myself time instead of forcing more food down my throat atm. I’m also average height and weight for reference. 5’5 somewhere between 130-135lbs

[@TheStonesQT93]

@@asiasias I’m sorry that you went through that and I wish you the best in your journey. I’m 5ft2 and I’ve never been under 125 lbs. I’m happy between 125 - 130 lbs. I’m 140 at the moment, began my tweakment diet last week. 125 to 130 means I don’t look fat, I don’t look skinny. I look normal, I’m eating all food groups, and I can eat cake once a week 😂 I got the 1,300 - 1,450 from years of trial and error and going to nutritionists and personal trainers (that also did meal planning). I’ve learnt that the calculator isn’t always right, also some trainers are morons...anyway, best way to know is through seeing how your body works/reacts. Everyone is different. In my family we’re prone to obesity. Maybe our metabolism is naturally slower I have no clue. In any case, I get check ups every year to make sure I have all my vitals and vitamins in check. I’ve had some body image issues in the past. But, I’m approaching 30. Age does things to you, some of those things (like caring less) are a gift.

[@saraberkebile7002]

i love how conscious you were about talking about dieting this restrictive, and i appreciate your warning about weights and measurements 💕

[@rosiebrockway9333]

this is such an amazing video i love how u went into detail about the relationship with food and the importance of knowing your own body. honestly so well done thankyou

[@fahimaalfarabi1646]

Love the serious and participatory research that went into this! Kudos and hearty thanks for sharing this! ♥

[@charityrobins2847]

nicotine also curbs appetite so id say its a big part of why they smoked

[@julieannanderson2228]

This! I know a lady who won't quit smoking because of that. She knows she will eat more if she stops

[@carissam83]

As an elder millennial I remember Lisa Kudrow being in one of those health magazine in the 90s and saying she ate frozen grapes as a snack.

[@sammysoppy3361]

frozen grapes are actually a really good healthy snack…. as long as that’s not all you eat lol :0

[@toriwhitfield5933]

Frozen grapes were my favorite when I was hella pregnant during the summer.

[@falygurl9703]

So? They are good.

[@falloutgirl902]

Frozen grapes are lit

[@AliciaSemph]

Also frozen cherries, the sweet kind.

[@charlies8369]

I have really been struggling with eating disorders recently and this video has given me so much information that really helped and I feel will help in my recovery. Thank you x

[@Lalilola1000]

Thank you for talking about the thought process many can go through when doing these diets/exercises, and for showing the exercises and talking about them. Very informative and honest

[@leenalimbu6599]

What a helpful video to put things into perspective! Every time I watch an episode of friends I always thought Rachel looked so lean and good thinking it was effortless and wishing I was naturally petite. Very informative!

[@ShellTay32]

I am the same age as the Friends ladies, my favorite show of all time btw, and it was always said that Jennifer Aniston did the Zone diet and other low cars diets, like Atkins. Trust me, I followed all the diet recs from People magazine about how they all ate. =). xoxo

[@khalidchohan5078]

This is a great video. Nice work in describing influential 90s icon's diet and exercise programs that turned out to be very relatable 👌🏼

[@MelissaHurt]

You have done an extraordinary service to so many women. This experiment is exactly what we needed to see. THANK YOU!

[@dashaguzman8399]

I have no idea how I ended up here, but I’m really glad I found your video! Your editing is great, your tone and narration are lovely, the content is fantastic, and outside of all of that, it was a fun topic! Glad to have come across your channel! Now, if you don’t mind me, I have a list of your videos to start binging lol

[@JessicaVianaa]

This comment is SOO sweet! Now I have to run and go made some more videos omg 😅 thank you for the support! 💖

[@setapartt]

I’m glad someone did this!! I wanted to know all of this for many years thank you!

[@zoeiacomini5892]

This is the first video I've seen of yours- you're such a lovely person. Your kindness towards the actors, yourself and others who are struggling with food is amazing to see. What an awesome video!

[@JessicaVianaa]

Thank you so much for the kind words 🙏🤗 and thank you for watching! 💞💞

[@RosenAlexis]

This was so interesting! I have been watching Friends for the first time and feel the same shock of how thin they all are - it definitely made sense to hear Lisa had the most “healthy” diet because she looked that way too! Impressed with your 90s deep dive on research, giving it a go, and all the info at the end. Ps. Your bangs are cute!

[@JessicaVianaa]

Thank you so much for your patience on this one - it took me so long to edit but I really wanted to post it! Let me know if you like this type of videos and any other cast/celebrities/fad diets you’d like me to try (is this going to be a series? 🤭) much love 💕

[@isabelmansur8951]

Yes! I would love to watch a series on that topic 🙂 I am old enough to have watched Friends when it first aired and I remember the exact time when I thought to myself , this girls are too thin and muscular (except for Lisa, who in my opinion is the prettiest one), it did not look good anymore! ( around season 5 ), But that was really the fitness model of the time. I’m glad things ara more inclusive now and we can see a little bit more diversity in shape and color

[@chartreusemaiden604]

Kudos for being Pescatarians. I use to be before I got roommates and now that I'm on my own I went back. I don't really like showing it due to where I work. But it slips out every now and again because often they buy us food, and I just hide away. I have noticed a drastic weight loss going back on. It wasn't intentional, but I think that meat isn't bad to eat by itself it's what we pair with it. And yes, I get this question alot. "If you're not doing for the animals, why go Pescatarian?" ( I believe in the natural circle of life. But I condem animal torture) The answer is a selfish one I won't deny it, but the results are the same. I wanted to, I felt better when I est more veggies and when I REALLLY crave something I fight it as long as I can then once a month I let my body go crazy so I don't grow a resentment and I don't loose those enzymes, and it makes it easier to prolong the craving to 2 months than 3 .

[@windyhawthorn7387]

Next time you need to research what's found in magazines and other such media that you don't find on the internet from a certain decade. You need to go to a library or a college library where they have the magazines bound into a yearly book. Archives are wonderful

[@JessicaVianaa]

@@windyhawthorn7387 Thanks for the tip! I was wondering how I could get my hands on those archives, the library tip is a good idea!

[@windyhawthorn7387]

@@JessicaVianaa My dad brought me to the local christen university to show me there library when I was small and for me to know anybody can visit it. In fact I remember two old farts who spent a lot of time in the archives photocopying the rare books for years and later scanning them into there computer before anyone cared. The Universities only noticed when they wrote a book and reference those rare books and they found out they hung out at there library. So they got mad and locked up all those books and hid them away and banned them because they hated what they wrote and the fact it was so well researched and referenced. But it was too late because they had finished copying all the books they needed. And it didn't stop them from writing more books.

[@sarahvazquez6433]

like 2 days ago i saw a picture of Jen and I was like "I wish I can look like her" and stuff. And today this appear in my recommendation page and it helps me to realize a lot. So thank you so much, hope you're doing well♡♡

[@JessicaVianaa]

I'm so happy the video was useful for you, thank you for watching 😊💖

[@TIPSOpeople]

This is so interesting, I really love how you got into the actual facts & figures. This is not just another 'I tried xyz's diet' video. I actually learned quite a lot watching this. Thank you so much! Great content 👍

[@JessicaVianaa]

Thank you very much for the kind comment! That was my intention 🙏😊💖

[@victoria.josephine]

Cough Blair walnuts cough

[@alyssavanblanckenberg1342]

This was an informative and entertaining video! Thank you so much! As someone who has had an ED in the past and still struggles with it almost every day, I wanted to add that Phoebbe’s way of eating, only when hungry, can work for some but would be horrible for others. I could go an entire day without eating and without the feeling of hunger, so I have to eat at certain times to avoid falling into an longer period of not eating.

[@SweetJedi]

Interesting video. Thank you for sharing. I was a teen in the 90s and, as many teens in the 90s, I’ve struggled with eating disorders in the past. After 3 kids, I’m struggling so much to get to my goal weight (10 lbs to go), but my body will just not hold up on diets or extreme exercise anymore. I’m trying intermittent fasting and then intuitive eating with just cutting out processed foods. This video was comforting. And in a way it’s also comforting to see how Lisa was pretty much the one who aged the best in my opinion. They all look great, but Lisa just looks wonderful.

[@TheYazmanian]

I recently rewatched Bridget Jones's diary. I was appalled because according to her diary, she was 136 pounds and was "fat" and needed to lose weight. Her goal was 115. Seemed a bit sus, since I thought she looked adorable.

[@MELLMAO]

I couldn't believe how much they tried to push this idea that she was fat, like she is nowhere near fat or ugly

[@kellysnowe830]

I remember seeing an interview with Colin Firth and Renee Zellweger talking about getting ready for the movie. Firth was taking about the amounts of food Zellweger ate and "all the cheese pizza." Apparently she would eat an entire pizza in one sitting. Meanwhile Zellweger was acting super disgusted with herself. I was pretty young when that movie came out, but it wasn't until now that I realized 136 pounds was Renee Zellweger's version of "horribly fat."

[@SR-zp4je]

If you read the book, you'll notice that Helen Fielding did this on purpose as satire. There is nothing wrong with Bridget's weight, but she is 'a child of Cosmopolitan culture' in her words, and is brainwashed into feeling as though she should be tiny. The whole book is much more of a satire of 90s culture than the film is. I get really annoyed how the satirical point the author was making about weight loss in culture is lost in the film, despite loving the film.

[@KaleighSofka]

@@SR-zp4je idk I always thought that point came across in the film, that Bridgits insecurities are the driving force behind a lot of her unreliable narration.

[@lacretiaweber1978]

This is a beautiful example of how diets tend to fail us when you don't know the information correctly and I think you very much for breaking it down and putting it out there for people to understand you did a beautiful job your presentation was amazing

[@jkitsjenna]

This is the best video I’ve seen in a long time. So informative and in depth with it all. Thank you for doing this for us

[@gisoyesher6398]

this is a perfect video and it can be seen how hard u worked for it. i think it deserves more views

[@JessicaVianaa]

Thank you so much that is soo kind 🙏🏻💗

[@SiaDW]

Not seen your channel before but this was a brilliant video. Really interesting, well edited and informative. Also great to see someone being so sensible and normal about food!

[@carolyncz33]

It’s really refreshing clicking on a random video and seeing someone who actually knows the facts about health and nutrition

[@rebeccajones1254]

Thank you so much for making this video ❤ as someone who's always been a little overweight and struggles with body image issues it's important that videos like this exist. A lot of people forget that most of the people we see on tv aren't realistic/healthy representations of how a body should look. It's sad that Courtney, Jennifer, and Lisa felt the need to follow such extreme diets and exercise regimes in order to feel good about their bodies and I hope they're all doing ok now! Also just wanted to add how much I like the style of your video and how informative it is, as well as how clearly you explain things. Lots of love! ❤

[@meowlover4530]

You’re really lovely, I loved how informative you were to make sure and to exactly tell us what happens to the body and how exhausted u felt, also actually I believe that eating balanced meals around 2000 calories shouldn’t be a problem with the right exercises, being underweight is no fun and games and we’re beautiful the way we are, being in our healthy figures no matter how different we might look as long as we feel right, and our body is taking the right food it needs

[@thelivdiaries8917]

9:49 as someone who just realized they have binge eating disorder….she just described this mentality perfectly.

[@zjoskesel890]

Shout out to you for the fact that you also included all of that info that is very important to know!

[@Margotrivera1980]

Love the thorough research, loved the warning tag, thanks for such an informative video!

Girl, this video is everything! Really!!! Such a great job on research, such relevant information, and you gave us everything, thank you so much for that!

[@user-fd8ct8uq3b]

I love the energy and sensibility in this video! Its also very calming and aesthetic and I love bringing up whats sensible/more healthy and the inclusion of trigger warnings💕

[@JessicaVianaa]

Thank you for watching and for the kind support! 😊💖

[@Jdance161]

This is so helpful to people struggling with body image issues and building a healthy relationship with food. Thank you so much for doing this. Like so many girls, I idolized the friends crew and desired a significantly smaller frame. It’s so great to see the fact and science proving they were unhealthy and underweight. Thank you. ☺️🙏🏼

[@rileyreynolds5463]

Great video. You kept it interesting and fun. You were honest without taking them down. Lots of love and light.

[@vacafuega]

I really relate to what Lisa is quoted as saying, and... tennis, cycling and swimming ARE definitely exercise!!

[@ms.k1258]

thank you for taking the time to do this. i have over the years constantly wanted to be as thin as one of those women. this might just start to help me love my body better and heal.

[@JessicaVianaa]

I hope so too 💖🙏

[@ingeettema401]

Thank you for making this video. In the back of my head I know that a lot of times the lifestyles tv characters live don't match their body but watching these shows they don't show you that. I still struggle with my ed and video's like these are sooo good for me, and basically everyone, to watch. Puts a lot things in perspective. It makes me respect and pity the actresses for their discipline, and hate Hollywood and the media for making us think it's average to look like that and thus thinking a healthy weight looks bad. So thank you so much for making these, you're a lovely human

[@JessicaVianaa]

Thank you so much for the kind comment, I hope you continue to get better - sending all my love to you! 🙏💖

[@MegaPinkBug]

You are so refreshing to watch 💗 I really needed this video, well informed, credible sources I so appreciate your outlook on life. Love from the UK ✨