Do I Really Have to Cook Myself Thin?

Hi, like almost everybody here, I have a love-hate relationship with Lifetime. Some of the shows can be very dramatic and there seems to be a narrow view of womanhood in that channel. There’s such a show: “Cook Yourself Thin.” I’m not fond of the title and that the person in question is always a woman and has to drop at least one dress size by the end of the episode. Check it out:

On one hand, I’m crazy about the recipes. Imagine what you can do with buttermilk and veggies in desserts! But I hate that the show reinforces the view that women must keep trim at all costs and that it seems that no woman’s self-loathing has hardly changed. At the end they’d ask a relative/friend if they tried the recipes.
I have only seen one man they taught.
I wonder why can’t the show focus be on healthier consumption of food? What happened to the Julia Child proclamation of just plain enjoying food? Why do we give food so much power? Aaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!! Please offer your thoughts, since this crazy woman can’t do it.