Calorie Count Interviews Ruby!
You might know Ruby Gettinger from Savannah, Georgia, star of “Ruby”, the reality TV show on the Style Network. The show documents Ruby’s personal struggle with obesity and her success – so far. Ten years ago, Ruby weighed 716 pounds. In April 2008, at the start of filming her “inspirational weight loss journey”, Ruby weighed 477 pounds. Now, according to her Facebook page, Ruby weighed 328 pounds on August 28, 2009. (Ruby is 5’9” and age 34.) The show had its 2nd season finale on September 6th. Calorie Count’s Erik Fantasia and Mary Hartley spoke with Ruby to learn more about her weight loss journey.
Why did you decide to do the show, and what is it like to be losing weight so publicly?
I got the idea to do the show after watching an episode of Oprah. It was about very heavy people who became home-bound because they could not bear to feel society’s hatred when they went out in public. But my experience was different; I always went out and lived my life. I didn’t let my weight define me. I wanted to get to the bottom of the issue: What is extreme obesity about – medically, physically, mentally, and emotionally? I thought I could show regular-sized people that big people are the same, and maybe I could inspire other people by sharing my journey. And so I asked my friend Jeff to videotape me and I sent the tape to my friend who works for the Style Network in LA. Style bought into the idea, and they promised to keep to my TRUTH.
Back when you weighed 700 pounds, did you look in the mirror?
You know, the only mirror I owned was a “skinny mirror” in my bathroom, and so I couldn’t see all of me. I guess I was numb to myself. But then I moved into a new house that was full of mirrors and I was shocked to see myself! I think the best way to see yourself is in videos and pictures.
Why didn’t you want weight loss surgery?
My doctor told me that I was going to die if I didn’t do something. I considered weight loss surgery, but the surgeon told me I’d have to lose weight just to get on the table. I am not against surgery for others, but when I learned that 75 percent of the weight loss is up to the person, and then they regain the weight if they don’t change, I decided that it wasn’t for me because I wanted to understand the reasons for my weight.
What did you eat before the start of your journey?
I used to eat processed food, chips and sweets. I would tell myself that fast food is cheaper. I was probably eating 5,000 calories a day. I never looked at the food label or thought about it. Many people in rural areas don’t think about the calories in food. Sugar is big where I live. My friends Georgia and Jeff would go out to Denny’s and bring home fast food and sweets. Since I started my diet, Georgia lost 20 pounds and Jeff lost 10!
What do you eat now?
My food is cooked by a chef from Ourlife Fresh. I feel lucky and thankful to the Style Network for that because most people don't have the luxury of a chef. But I never knew how to cook anything! It was terrible! Now, I eat 1700 calories a day and I have to write it down. If I don’t journal, I gain 3 to 5 pounds immediately, I swear! When I started to eat healthy food, I felt awful! I couldn’t taste anything because I was used to so much sugar and salt. I had bad headaches; I was shaky, achy and angry. I was angry for three months! But after 3 months, something kicked in, and I began to crave asparagus, salad and fish. My chef has taught me how to cook a few things. Now I can fix an egg white omelet with spinach and tomatoes, fish and asparagus. They cook up so fast! But, I still don’t go to restaurants.
What do you do to stay active?
I started out walking for 5 minutes but I can do two miles on the treadmill now and I ride my bike. My trainers, Drew and Shazia, have me doing activities in 10 minute intervals. I wear a heart rate monitor to make sure I am burning fat. They have me dancing and boxing. It feels great! People have to find what they love to do.
Sometimes, your team of experts pulls you in different directions. How do you deal with it?
Too many people gave me too many things to do all at once! I hated to be told different things. I needed someone who knew how to handle Ruby and give me respect and control. And, I don’t want anybody to be mean to me! My old trainer, Reese, is a nice person, but he had me lifting 70 pounds and that was wrong. Then I met my new trainers who told me to do more cardio and that felt right. It was up to me to choose the right advisers.
With so many challenges, how do you maintain such a positive attitude?
I have always been happy. Of course, you can have a broken heart, but I work hard to be happy. I believe we are all born for a specific purpose and this is mine.
Ruby, thank you for taking the time on your journey to chat with us!
Your thoughts....
Do you know Ruby? Has Ruby inspired you?
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Comments
Ruby!?! I LOVE Ruby!! I enjoy watching other weight loss shows because they inspire me when I need that extra push... but Ruby gives such a raw and real perspective to the incredible struggles we face with trying to lose weight, and live a healthier life (heck just living a pseudo-normal life when you are a big girl is a daily struggle.) I love Savannah, and was tempted to go down there this summer just to take a walk in a park and see if I would run into an inspiration... help fait along a bit so to speak. Ah but the thought of a stalking charge deterred me from my trip.
I admire you Ruby, for having the strength to be true to Ruby!I know you are going to make it to the end of this journey, and I am appreciative of your allowing us all to walk beside you. Thank you for doing this interview. Thank you for giving America a little perspective!
Love you Ruby! Keep doing what your doing, girl. Not only are you an inspiration to big folks, but you have such a beautiful soul that you are an inspiration to all folks. :)
I loveRuby... I don't blink when i watch her show... I love when she says in her Southern accent "Its Women's Fat Night Yalllllllllll" I know she tries so hard. I learn so much when I watch her show! Keep it up Ruby, when i watch your show I don't even see the weight, you have the best personality you are beautiful!
I love Ruby! She is such a kind hearted person and such an inspiration! She shows the struggles we all face....it's refreshing to watch a transitional weight loss show....her show depicts how it is in real life! There are no magic tricks or pills....she is doing it slowly and steadily! Good luck to her and everyone else!
Ruby I love you...... I wish I could watch her show seven days a week,,,, Ruby is beautiful, funny, serious, loving, a good friend,,, I would love to hang out with her sometime,,,,, She is the best!
Ruby, I'm hooked on the show because you are such a genuine person. I wish I had your willpower or your friends. LOL I've been skinny and I've been fat and I can never stay one way or the other. Unfortunately, at the moment, I am fat, and hating it. I with you the very best. Please keep the show going. I want to see you to your goal!
Valerie Crider, West Carrollton, OH
If Ruby isn't an inspiration, well...I don't know who is. She is doing it the smart way and healthy way, no fad diets and even tho she has help from the TV show, it's still herself who has to put the food into her mouth. I admire her determination and stamina. She is a beautiful lady and a role model to every obese person in the world who think they cannot do it!! Way to go Ruby and keep it up, we love you.
GINAMERO- I can see where you are coming from, BELIEVE me I have 3 kids, work FT, and I cook everything from scratch. I go to the gym 4x a week, and have to keep up with house and home. AND plan my meals. I thing for someone Ruby's size she is going to need that help and I think they are preparing her for real life. She will get to a point where she HAS to do it on her own. But she is doing things the right way...mentally it all starts in your head. LOOK AT OPRAH! my GOD... I would be a size 4 if i were her. So... I was just saying YESTERDAY... If i had what she had the road would be alot easier. Keep fighting... you will get there!
I absolutely love Ruby! She is such an inspiration. She has great spunk and an obvious love of life.
Keep up the good work, Ruby! I'm cheering you on!
Too bad "ginamero" could not find any inspiration in Ruby's story. She may have a personal chef and trainer, and she did say she was fortunate to have them and like I previously said, it's still Ruby who puts the food into her mouth and chews. She is also responsible for her own "snacking", who is there to watch her in the wee hours of the night. She is obviously doing it properly. Maybe "ginamero" should stop feeling sorry for herself and get on the band wagon herself and do something positive about her weight. Nobody, no TV crew, no chef, no doctor, no personal trainer, nobody can force you to eat or not eat. Sure her choices are made simpler for her by having her meals cooked, but she is learning to cook for herself and not rely on fast food. I don't have anyone but myself to do the cooking, cleaning, exercising, etc. and I'm successfully losing weight and continue to do so....it's all up to oneself to be successful and being envious of another persons achievements is being narrow minded. What ever happened to encouraging other people, even if you didn't know them....we all deserve praise for our achievements....so buck up "ginamero"...I think you can do this to, just stop feeling sorry for yourself and admit you need some help.
What a great story. Thank you! So far I am almost to the 60 mark. I have another 12 to reach my goal.
Ginamero - I am on your team! I tell ya, if I had someone doing the cooking so dinner was done when I got home, you know I would be eating healthier because it wouldn't take so much time. As it is I have to squeeze my exercise in during my lunch break, so doing an hour workout is impossible - 30 minutes plus travel time, then back to the office. Yes, Ruby can be an inspiration for the incredible progress she has made, but it wouldn't be such a challenge to me if I had her advantages. I've never seen the show, does she have a job? Kids? Or can she focus every day on her own journey? There's a huge difference. I guess the life we lead is not as interesting to the viewing audience.
To those who don't think Ruby is an inspiration...if you read the entire story you would see that before she even sent her tape to Style she lost 239 pounds ON HER OWN...with no chef or personal trainer. I would say THAT IS DEFINATELY INSPIRATIONAL!!!!!!!!!!!
Well excuse us, blocknock, for being a little envious of someone who has a lot of the work done for them! Ruby can't snack on what's not there, I don't care what time of night it is! I certainly don't take away from Ruby's success - good for her for making the choice to get on the right path - but let's see how successful she would have been if she didn't have someone paying for her trainer and her chef! I don't think she would have made the progress quite so quickly. Those angry first three months would have sent me straight to the McD's dollar menu. We're making the right choices also - trying the best we can to get in daily exercise and eat healthy. I don't see ginamero's comments as being narrow-minded, I see the show as only targeting one piece of reality. The more common reality is us 9-5 working, household-running people who can barely afford gym memberships, much less a chef and a trainer.
To those who don't think Ruby is an inspiration...if you read the entire story you would see that before she even sent her tape to Style she lost 239 pounds ON HER OWN...with no chef or personal trainer. I would say THAT IS DEFINATELY INSPIRATIONAL!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, yes - now we'd like to know how she did that part! THAT's what I'd be interested in!
Ruby's attitude is inspirational. Like others said, just a personal chef would solve my problems! Not for the act of cooking, just knowing how to cook healthier and cook vegetables, like in a good stir fry! I have a narrow selection of foods I eat and would love someone to teach me how to cook them for health and weight loss. No one said she wasn't an inspiration, they just said she didn't fit the working person's view. Also, a TV camera alone in her face will keep up that motivation, not to mention, if her weight goes up, these things all go away! I work 7:30 to 5, and then go to the gym and then home, 30 minutes away!
Sorry, didn't finish my thoughts. It is very hard to got to the gym with the traffic, heat, no parking, etc., and that sometimes deters me. I do agree, if I had a personal trainer, not to mention someone paying for it, I would definitely go! I already talked about the chef in my previous post. People just want to see people like them lose weight. I saw a show by Dr. Oz, and he just spoke to people (all had jobs, kids, etc.) and told them what to do and they did it! Again, a camera in your face is a GREAT moviation! No one tells Ruby not to snack, but I bet her contract talks to her constantly! I have seen the show and liked it, but I do think a lot of TV shows are unrealistic.
If you look at Christie Alley, are we seeing what happens when the weight lost is televised and what happens after the show is over? My son knows one of ther biggest loser winners and he has put back a lot of the weight he lost on the show. So my point is that there may be a downside to having too many people involved in your weight loss. If what Ruby is doing improves her quality of life then good for her, everyone deserves some happiness in this life. But can she keep the weight off after the cameras leave and she loses her celebrity? In the final analysis its about you and the person on the other side of the mirror.
I agree with diningerx4! Ruby started out doing this on her own and lost a hell of allot of weight before she ever got a show. I love Ruby, I have followed her show and challenges along the way and think it definitely helps me with my struggles!
Keep going Ruby with or without the show you have come so far don't stop now!
For those who have not watched the show, please do before knocking Ruby's having trainers and a chef. You will see that she's dealing with the real issues - most of which are reality checks of the fact that each time she slides backward, the fault is her's and her's alone and learning that you can still move forward after a slide backward. Most of us don't need to lose the amount that Rudy did and still does - that is an extraordinary amount to lose. What I gleen from the show is the need to address the causes and effects which is exactly what Ruby states in her article as her goal. For most of us, there are some very hard truths that we need to work through in order to be successful. No amount of trainers, chefs, or even friends can do that for us - we must each make the choice to face the facts before we can have any success.
First of all I want to say that Ruby is definitely an inspiration to me. It is easy to say that if we had personal trainers and chefs it would be so easy. I don't buy that, I'm sorry. there is nothing to stop her from going out at night and getting a big mac or some other junk. well there is one thing that stops her...her own personal will power and determination and strength. It doesn't matter how many perks a person has, they have to have the mindset in order to succeed. Ruby owns her success 100%. There have been times on that show where she has had major temptation like baby showers, birthday parties. correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think she even had a piece of cake at her own birthday party. I don't think there are many of us who can say that...I know I can't!
Ruby, you're an amazing woman. Your heart and soul shine through on your TV show. You are an inspiration not only for those of us who are losing weight, but because of the person that you are. My fiance and I both adore you. We love you, Ruby!! Keep up the good work and please stick around on TV.
before i couldnt afford cable, i watched all the time. i love Ruby's zest for the english language! she has got some serious style and sass!
I do not get the Style network so I have not seen the show either. However, I think it was great that (1) she lost weight on her own first (2) fired her first coach because she knew he was not right for her (3) she has the attitude and drive to warrant a t.v. show.
I'd love to have a personal trainer and chef but I don't so I do it for myself. I do not begrudge Ruby or anyone else who is doing his/her best to be healthy. As for the show The Biggest Loser there are many conterstants who have kept off the weight and still inspire their family and communities to go forth and do likewise. It is sad that the mom of a former contestant has to report that her son has gained his weight back.
Many people who have the luxury of help are still unhealthy. Lack of money and/or time is not a valid reason for neglecting one's health. As humans we have choices to make that are not just based on the physiological need to eat to stay alive but our brains to pick the right things. It is hard sometimes to know what the right things are. I was lucky because my parents despite or maybe because they didn't have a lot of money the food we had in the pantry were the basics like fruits, veggies, grains, etc all unadorned (ie not processed). My mom had a stroke when I was very young and so my dad took over the shopping and cooking;he did a great job. He had learmed by being the eldest of 7 kids. He was born in 1907. Back then people ate closer to the earth. He carried over the habits to his family when he married.
Anyway! To attribute Ruby's success so far to the show and the comfort it affords her is unfair. I just hope the show does not stress her out so much that she starts to do things just for the show and not for herself. As for the celebs that are paid endorsers of food and diet programs they probably didn't get the correct nutritional or psychological support to keep living healthy. Or if they did they made the choice to do otherwise.
I LOVE RUBY! She is such a beautiful person on the outside as well as inside. She has a BIG heart! I am so proud of how far she has come and I know that she will meet her goals. I don't knock the "assistance" that she received as I have not heard of anyone losing almost 400 lbs completely on their own without surgery. I don't know her ultimate goal weight but losing another 140 would put her at 188 lbs. That would be over 500 lbs lost! GO RUBY...YOU CAN DO IT!!!
Ginamero...don't let someone turn you away from these boards or this site. This is a great tool for losing weight AND staying heathly (even if you don't have weight to lose). Everyone has a right to speak their mind and noone should put anyone down just because they don't agree with a statement made or an opinion posted. You keep doing what you do Ginemero...it sounds like you have it down!
First of all I understand why ginamero and t_mcmichael might have problems with Ruby having perks that we regular people don't have. I use to be one of those haters. I was envious and jealous of what others were able to do when I couldn't. Then I realized that we all have different struggles and we all have different opportunities. WE are the ones who get to choose how we handle them. Everything in life is a choice. When Ruby decided to do this publicly it was because she couldn't relate to obese people who were home-bound. She had never let her weight define her. That was her choice. THAT is what inspires me her attitude. It is our stinkin' thinkin' that will hold us down for sure.
One of my favorite quotes is from Henry Ford, "If you think you can or if you think you can't, you're right."
There are many options for those of you who think you cannot have a personal trainer. Your gyms might offer that service. Or if you shop around you may find someone that is willing to do a small group for a reduced rate. There are also Community centers and hospitals that will hold cooking classes and teach us how to cook healthy quick meals.
So don't use excuses. Do what Ruby did. she had an idea and she put it in motion and was rewarded for it. But that doesn't mean she is not suffering or struggling. Or life is far from easy.
YOU GO RUBY!!!
WAAAAHHHHH
I want a personal chef too!!!!!
I've never seen Ruby's show but I commend her for her determination and the wisdom to do it hte "right way" rather than depend on surgery to assist her progress.
Keep it up Ruby and I will tune in!
i love ruby to death. it's my favorite show of all time! i feel sad that she keeps gaining weight and i hope she doesn't let it discourage her. i think it would if i was so excited for having gotten under 350 and then getting back over 350 immediately. but she is a strong person. she cracks me up with her terms ("christmas", "assited") and is seriously the sweetest person in the world. i want to meet her!
Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Excuses? Maybe some of us don't have enough time because we work two jobs, have children, take care of an aging or ill parent, work extra hours for a low salary, etc. etc. Whatever it is, I wouldn't say we are all making excuses! We do know what is important, we just can't put extra hours in our day, for we sometimes take care of others before ourselves! That may or may not be the right thing to do, but it is our life. I was raised on a farm, didn't learn anything about cooking vegs.! LOL! Didn't like them. Now as an adult I try different things! Lack of money is not the best excuse to not exercise, but it is one for some people. I don't like to tell people who I don't know what I think is best for them, I only know what is best for me! I know I would love to go to the gym, without having to drive there, and then go home to a healthy dinner that is already cooked!
This is my last comment on the subject - I AM NOT A HATER! I'm simply stating that what would be inspirational to me is to see someone more like me finding a way to make it work long-term. That's all. I am trying to make the good choices to become a healthier person overall, and I say, for me, the "struggle" would be just a bit easier if I had just six months of a trainer and/or chef. I certainly don't hate Ruby for making positive changes and taking advantage of what this current situation has to offer her. I'm just saying it doesn't help ME. Heck, her calorie allowance is way higher than mine anyway! 
I watch Ruby most of the time and I absolutely loveher! I think that she's an inspiration whether you need to lose a lot or a little weight. Losing weight is a daily struggle and even with chefs and trainers, the responsibilty still falls on our shoulders to make the right decisions. To have the strength to make healthy choices and not turn to junk food or fast food because it's there and quick. And she has lost a lot of weight, and I say good for her by hooking up with the style network and being awarded a chef and trainers! I know that if I had the same oppurtunity I'd grab it with both hands!
Have to admit that I have never even heard of Ruby! That said, I have to say that anyone who has lost that amount of weight with or without assistance from a chef and PT, needs to be commended for their accomplishment. I was just pondering "how will I ever get this 50-60 lbs off" and read this story. Now I realize that as unsurmountable as that goal seems to me, there is always someone out there who is contending with a situation than me. All any of us can do is look for inspiration and motivation in any way we find possible. Miki
Ruby is an awesome show to watch and RUBY the person is so sweet and inspirational. I agree with so many of comments already posted - wish it were on every night.....she makes sure the show sends out the right messages to viewers and shows us that she is a "normal" woman fighting all the battles we fight each and every day. I'm anxious for the next season to start. I have 50 lbs. to lose and have trouble grabbing hold of the committed spirit I SO MUCH need to achieve my goal. I just keep reminding myself each day - "It's not the years in your life...it's the LIFE in your years"! I want to know once again the feeling of celebrating each new day knowing I am healthy and fit and able to take care of my family with plenty of energy!
I see where some are coming from in regarding Ruby's trainers and personal chef as being pampered to the point of being unidentifiable with our struggles. Most of us would succeed with constant encouragement and help.
But, Ruby is a neat lady, and what I admire most about her is that she sought out to change her lifestyle on her own, and wanted to help others, like herself.
Most celebrities have extraordinary support in maintaining their looks, and we would look like stars if we had the same.
Ruby has become a celebrity, but, she probably wouldn't want us to regard her as this pampered creation of the Style channel, but, a normal woman who faced her greatest challenges, and had enough compassion to want to share it with others.
What time & day does Ruby's show come on? I've always wanted to watch it, especially since I am originally from Savannah, but I just never remembered to follow it.
Ruby, you are awesome. Personal chef and personal trainers are not what it is about. It is about personal responcibility. and that is yours alone. I also believe that you have some ghosts in your life and until you get them out into the light, no personal chef or trainer will make the diference. They will help, but you are the one living your life and only you can make the changes that will ultimately lead to a wonderful healthy life. I want you to know that the angels are watching and leading you were you need to be. God bless and stay the course............
LOSING WEIGHT IS A LIFESTYLE CHANGE. HOW CAN RUBY DO ALL THE SAME THINGS FOR HERSELF. THE TEAM OF HELPERS WILL BE GONE AND THEN SHE
WILL BE ON HER OWN. CAN SHE SUCCEED WITHOUT THEM? I HOPE SO.I
WOULD THINK THAT WHILE SHE LOSES THE POUNDS SHE WOULD BE LEARNING TO LIVE LIFE WITHOUT TURNING TO FOOD. SHE SHOULD BE DOING EVERYTHING FOR HERSELF.
I WISH HER THE BEST.
I think Ruby is so brave for going on t.v. and putting herself out there like this. For those of us that are, or have been overweight, we know it is hard to put ourselves out there and be in a spotlight for whatever reason. I think she has been an inspiration to many people. I had started my own weight loss journey when I learned of Ruby, but have watched her since I found the show and follow her online also. I respect the fact that she is doing this without surgery, and trying to get to the root of the problem which is not all about food. That was my situation also, I needed to get to the root of whatever problem was making me do this to myself. Being on cc has enabled me to use calorie counting as my way of life now, and also given me friends to share the life experience with. Ruby is giving others, many of whom may have weighed as much as she did when she started, hope that they too can change, one step at a time. I think she has touched alot of people with her truthfulness. I really enjoy seeing how she interacts with her friends. Losing weight is not easy, seeing that others are going through the same thing that you are and are giving you hope PRICELESS.
I love Ruby! Not just because she's from GA and I live here now too...but that helps. I love her because of what she has done. She's motivating me and millions of others with this show. I love to see her challenges and her successes. I tell myself "if Ruby can do this so can I' . I most love what a genuine person she is and her sense of humor because that's how I see myself and what I prize in myself and others.
JEANNE IN GA
Here is how I see it, when you want something strong enough, something in our heart will click and we will embark on a path where the higher power will bring us what we need to succeed. Everyone will have their own struggles and their own help, individualized for each one of us. Everyday we are given the choice to follow the path, accept what is in front of us - or not. Before this blog I had never heard of Ruby, yet I have been given many people and circumstances that provide me with motivation and struggle. So that is great for Ruby that she found deep within her something that kept her moving forward. Because at anytime she could have choosen different. And for those that have found Ruby inspiration, fabulous, use and accept all you can to succeed. Those that don't find Ruby inspiration must ask self, "why". I believe anyone accomplishing a goal is guidance for us all, giving us a little faith and hope, that yes it is possible, One day at a time, one decision at a time, one change at a time.
Creating a new life is not easy no matter your gifts.
May success be all of yours.....
I have never seen her show, but I am glad I read her story.
That is amazing that she lost all that weight!!! This has made me more grateful for what I have and all that I have to work with. I am 5'6 and 232 lbs and I was 245 just 3 weeks ago. So this is the beginning of my life long journey to get healthy and stay that way. This story has helped my entire day turn around. My fav. part is, "With so many challenges, how do you maintain such a positive attitude?
I have always been happy. Of course, you can have a broken heart, but I work hard to be happy. I believe we are all born for a specific purpose and this is mine. "
I love that! God put her on this earth to get through this. To inspire others to do the same. Thank you for reading my post and also for publishing her story.
'Lynsey
I love watching Ruby's show. She has had such a long struggle but I just know she will make it. I am so inspired by you, Ruby.
I will keep watching and supporting you.......you are my inspiration!!!!!
Ruby Rocks! Even Richard Simmons couldn't get me going but watching Ruby make it through the tuff times made me realize "I can do that" so I took all the money I had and joined a gym, I also paid for 4 Fit coach sessions (all I could afford) but in those sessions I learned many things that I can do on my own until I can afford more sessions. I got rid of my precious fake fingernails and I am saving the money to pay for more sessions. I use this site for food info and calorei counts and I take each day as it comes. So far, I am doing it, I feel better and I have given up the idea I need to hide at home. I'm the biggest person at the gym as far as I can tell, but I hold my head up and go in and do my thing. All of the fit coaches always say "Good job", "keep going" and "you can do it." I actually think I get more respect at the gym than I do on the street. So Thanks Ruby, we are doing it together.
I've been dieting and exercising since January and I'm proud of what I've accomplished thus far. While inspiration plays a big part in MY weight loss, what's more important is perspiration.
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How excited was I this morning to open up my email, and the first subject line I see is Calorie Count Interviews Ruby! I love Ruby!!!! She is an inspiration. Every week I look forward to spending time with her and seeing her struggles. No matter how little or how much you are overweight, you can connect with Ruby and what she's feeling and going through. Watching her journey has really helped me with my own. Her women's fat night is a wonderful idea - it's great to see others sharing information and knowledge and supporting one another. Thank you for interviewing her. Ruby - keep up the good work - you can, and I know you can!