Monica Geller was shown as overweight in her early or college days in Friends. In all seasons she was shown as normal weight.
- Why was Monica Geller overweight in her early years?
- How did she become normal weight?
asked Dec 22, 2012 at 5:48
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1Because it makes for an interesting plot?– user9635May 17, 2014 at 10:16
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She lost weight by working out a lot. There is an episode where phoebe and her sees Monicas old room, and there are a lot of exercising machines in there. Also that is why Monica is so strong, because she works out a lot.– user19232Feb 25, 2015 at 20:17
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You either jest or you somehow missed the fact that her dad converted her room into a gym for himself after she moved out... She simply stopped eating a lot. As she said about her former self, "I never let her eat".– WaltFeb 25, 2015 at 22:55
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Monica was fat in her younger years because she ate too much.
In The One Where Rachel Tells... Ross says:
I grew up with Monica. If you didn't eat fast, you didn't eat!
In The One With The Pediatrician we learn that Ross used to go to a therapist, because
Monica: ... he used to have this recurring nightmare. It really freaked him out.
Rachel: Wow, what was it?
Monica: That I was going to eat him.In The One With Phoebe's Cookies it is revealed that Monica was once sent to fat camp:
Ross: He still tells the story about how Monica tried to escape from fat camp.
Monica: I wasn't escaping!
Ross: Then how did you get caught in the barbed wire?
Monica: I was trying to help out a squirrel.
Ross: You were trying to eat it!
Monica lost the weight because of an incident during Thanksgiving 1987, when she overhears Chandler say to Ross:
I just don't want to be stuck here all night with your fat sister.
That prompted Monica to lose weight, which she successfully managed by Thanksgiving 1988.
answered Dec 22, 2012 at 10:05
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On the back of this, it provides some background to her character. Provides a little information about 4 of the characters via flashbacks and serves to make her a more three dimensional character. She has a character trait, struggles with it and over comes it. May 19, 2014 at 10:51