Imagine going most of your adult life not being able to do a simple thing like put on a pair of jeans. In the season three premiere of her self-titled show, Ruby Gettinger finally does that for the first time in years.

"Ruby"

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Style Network’s take on the healthy weight-loss show is “Ruby,” which follows the 34-year-old southern belle who weighed over 700 pounds. Through diet and exercise, Gettinger now weighs about half that. As Gettinger prepares her meals, goes to the gym and lives her normal life, the cameras are there to document her journey.

On the positive side, this show breaks several stereotypes about overweight people. Gettinger is not an unhappy person. She seems happy with every other part of her life, except for her weight. She is not a loner, but has tons of friends who are always at her side throughout the show. Also, she is not lazy. She has experienced past trauma that made her turn to food. She is always going for walks, going out with her friends and doing normal activities.

While the show does poke fun at the gross amount of food Gettinger once ate, this isn’t the primary focus, nor is "Ruby" about exactly how much weight Gettinger losing. Instead, “Ruby” takes you into the life of an obese woman who has ups and downs during the everyday struggle of maintaining her weight. In the first episode alone, several different parts of her life are examined in relation to why she overeats — and how she can stop it. She is shown at home, cooking her own food with friends. Instead of making mashed potatoes with cream and butter, Gettinger chooses to make asparagus. When she goes out to eat with some friends, Gettinger worries about what the chefs put into her food.

One irritating moment, however, is when she talks to her therapist about her mental health. Gettinger claims she can't remember any of her childhood before the age of 13. Whether or not this is true, Gettinger's batty therapist’s advice is to stay sober with her food and that her memories will come back. Could that be any vaguer?

The most difficult part to watch was when Gettinger flat-out denied she had an addiction to food. You just wanted to slap her upside the head through the TV to make her have her “ah-ha!” moment. Finally, with a push from both her friends and the loony therapist, Gettinger comes to terms with her denial.

Despite the fact that “Ruby” doesn’t present any new revelations about weight-loss, Gettinger is a caring and charismatic gal who you want to see persevere. She is just so flipping nice — it’s almost nauseating how much everyone will want to see Gettinger win the battle over obesity.