Chuckles has a new gig. Charles Barkley, the Round Mound of Rebound will be the new face of Weight Watchers multi-media, multi-pronged ad campaign aimed at men.
Barkley, a tall 6-6, who was listed at 6-8, went about 245 during his playing days, and is just north of three C-Notes right now. He is down from 350.
During his DUI arrest in late 2008, in which he admitted he was picking up a woman for a sex act, donuts and wine coolers were found in his car. Perhaps he’s turned over a new leaf?
Barkely told Philly.com that he’s lost 30 pounds in about 10 weeks on the Weight Watchers for Men online program.
“One of the coolest things about it is that you get to do it online,” Barkley said. “Men get embarrassed. They don’t want to go to a meeting,” he said.
“It changes your eating habits,” Barkley explained of his Weight Watchers experience. “I don’t like the term portion control because you can pretty much eat all the fruits and vegetables you want. Are you gonna eat ice cream and cake all the time? No. It encourages better eating habits,” he was quoted in the Philadelphia Inquirer
He has some smart points. It’s women who mostly buy self-help books for dieting and dating. So most of the weight loss-industrial complex and the dating-industrial complex is geared towards women and favors them.
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