The Plot Thickens

Get ready, because this week’s recap of My Big Fat Fabulous Life Season 3, Episode 9 is serving drama, determination, and a whole lot of Whitney realness. In this episode, emotions run high as Whitney continues pushing toward her goals—but not without hitting a few bumps (okay, maybe speed bumps) along the way. From navigating complicated friendships to proving—once again—that she’s not here for anyone’s doubts, Whitney brings both...

Back by popular demand, we’re reloading some of our most successful podcast episodes of all time - they’re on one of our other favorite shows from the TLC Universe, 19 Kids and Counting! As much as we live for the Whitney updates, we also are ten toes deep on the Duggar updates, and mostly are living for any accountability that comes Josh’s (and others’) way! We’re bringing you all back to the background of the Duggar family so you...

Back by popular demand, we’re reloading some of our most successful podcast episodes of all time - they’re on one of our other favorite shows from the TLC Universe, 19 Kids and Counting! As much as we live for the Whitney updates, we also are ten toes deep on the Duggar updates, and mostly are living for any accountability that comes Josh’s (and others’) way! We’re bringing you all back to the background of the Duggar family so you...

We've got an exciting new announcement this episode! It's news about the future of My Big Fat Fabulous Life - and that future might be starting sooner than we thought! Also, we've got word from a Whit Watcher who tried No BS Active and has lots of things to say! this episode, we're focusing on Whit's relationship with Will - is Whitney finally going to show her commitment to Will and their training plan? Or is Will finally at his "...

On this episode of My Big Fat Fabulous Life, Whitney gets a chance to make a dance DVD! But will her backup dancers fail, putting her reputation (and portfolio) at risk? Will Whit be able to put aside her fears when it comes to Caitie and actually pick the best backup dancer for the job? Or will she go with the safe (less ambitious) choice and suffer the consequences? In the workout side of Whit's life, her lack of commitment frust...

This week on The Plot Thickens, we’re recapping another landmark event in Babs and Glenn’s life as a married couple - their joint 70th birthday! Whit and Lennie (begrudgingly) are working with the dance coach Gulia and are doing their best to keep up and keep their relationship together at the same time. In the meantime, Will is pleading with Whitney to start sending him photos of her food - even one a day will do! But will Whitney...

Are you ready for the biggest face-off since "down goes Frasier"? Good! Because Whit is going head-to-head and pound for pound with a skinny comedienne who thinks fat jokes are the funniest thing since Bugs Bunny. Whit thinks fat jokes are lazy and lack creativity. Either way, we're in trouble when the comedienne comes on the Maney Roy & LauRen show and makes her opinions known. Whit's also having issues in her romantic life, a...

On this second part of a noteworthy episode, we’ve got some big moments, tense confrontations, and lackluster responses. As we know, Whitney stopped by Lennie’s house on the way to her job at the radio station in the wee hours of the morning, and his truck was nowhere to be found. This week, Whit is putting her situation on the air and asking the hosts of the radio show their thoughts. Spoiler alert: they’re not good.  But what’s e...

Something is rotten in Greensboro this episode, and it's not the super boney fish that Will asked Whitney to cook and eat for a healthy dinner! With her back still in the healing process and her relationship with Will on the line, Whit gives swimming a try with crowd favorite, Mattie! And make no mistake, though she's harboring a "Happy Meal," Mattie is all woman and knows her worth! In complaining to Mattie about Will's hardball a...

If we could say one phrase to describe this week’s episode, it would be “don’t drop the soap!” Poor Whitney blows her back out in the shower - whether it was reaching down for soap or something else, she’s out of commission for the Charlotte St. Paddy’s Day Parade and doesn’t know how she can coach the Big Girls when she can barely move! Especially because, as usual, we’re down to the wire on practices before we’re ready to perform...

When Whit starts at the radio job (internship) she is quickly thrust (emphasis on thrust) into a situation (of her own making) where she's getting a little too cozy with a coworker. In radio, as Whit tells us, everything goes and you can get a lot more personal and explicit with radio folks than you can with other lines of work! Along with the workers comp issues - Whit threw out her back and it was "exacerbated" by the bagel run s...

This week on The Plot Thickens, we’re confronting some hard topics - everything from old fashioned views on how relationships should work to how well couples should know each other is on the table - and don’t worry, none of it will be drama-free! First, we’ve got Whitney telling Glenn that she wants to move in with Lennie -spoiler alert, y’all: Glenn does NOT like the idea of his baby girl living in sin! Then we’ve got a disastrous...

This week, we've got an episode of new opportunities for Whit. Whit's heading back to the gym with Will - after her first stair-stepping Rocky moment last week, she's back in the gym and weighing in. Also, Whitney's interviewing for a radio job - but it's not just any job, Whitney's going back to internship level! We took a deep dive into Whit's radio-rife past, and it turns out she was a big time producer back in Greensboro at a s...

It may be the 2026 Winter Olympics, but our focus is fully on a show that took place about ten years ago - My Big Fat Fabulous Life! Recapping MBFFL is OUR Olympics. We start off this week with another update from Ryan Andreas' "Ask Me Anything" segment on instagram, which received a lot of excitement from the MBFFL community (and a lot of boredom from Ryan's wife)! Episode 3 was another packed one in Season 3 of the show - we had ...

Welcome back to an extremely tense episode - there’s heart-pumping, cardiologist-rolling drama left and right! In this first half of Episode 3, Whit makes a speech at her Alma mater, Appalachian State! Will she be crushed by questions she can’t answer, like “you’re not a doctor! What entitles you to an opinion on health at any size?” Or will she rise above by telling stories we wish Babs and Glenn didn’t have to hear about intimacy...

Never have I ever: Attended my own FUNE. Have y'all ever attended your own fune, and what would you wear? We're here at Whitney's FUNE (how many times can we say "fune" before Whit actually coins in the term in Season 13?) and she is PISSED. None of us would want to be in that room with her, even once she takes her MBFFL headshot off the altar! Hot pink? For a funeral? Interesting choice! We're all holding our breath to see how Whi...

This episode: Brace yourself, because we’re having an intervention! As all previous efforts to convince Whit that (eating-related) crime doesn’t pay have failed, Babs and Glenn are taking things to a new level. With Tal at the helm of this rapidly sinking ship, Whitney’s family and friends decide that throwing her a phony funeral (a “fune” for those who have meowed ‘Amazing Grace’ with us in Season 13). Will attending her own fune ...

How has this day come? Are we really, truly, finally on Season 3 of our start-to-finish recaps of My Big Fat Fabulous Life? Yes (you're sayin' yes, right?) we sure are! And don't you worry, Season 3 doesn’t take a MINUTE to get up to speed - there's a medical emergency in the first episode! Plus, we've got adorable animals, a twist in a character's love life (hint: it's already been going on for months...), and a multi-hour Dance-a...

This week, though we’re back with more of everyone’s least favorite recap “the Skinny,” we’re shaking things up and adding guests to the interview couch, and thank God because it’s cutting some of the tension between Whit and Mike Kane! We think it’s safe to say that there’s no one we’d rather hear from about Whitney’s life choices than Babs and Glenn - and they’re here to answer all our burning questions! Babs and Glenn reveal beh...