Candace Cameron's weight on fh

[Left Turn]

I'm sure we all know that Candace Cameron had weight issues during most of her time on full house, and went through a short bout with anorexia around the time of the fourth season episode "Shape Up".

Here's some other observations I have about it:

Candace seemed the most overweight in season 1, the first part of season 4, and the first part of season 6. In early season 4 she hid it with a lot of very loose, tent shaped dresses, and in the first part of season 6 she wears a lot of loose fitting blouses.

Candace seems less overweight in season 2 than season 1. She seems even less overweight in season 3 than season 2.

Candace seems to have lost weight around the time of "Shape Up". This appears evident in "Happy New Year" and a few episodes after, but she seems to gain some of the weight back by the end of season 4.

After being quite overweight for at least the first part of season 6, she seems to have lost weight by the season 6 episode "prom night".

Candace's weight problem appears to be mostly under control in season 7. In season 8, she has no noticable weight problem as far as I can tell. A lot of her clothes in season 8 are more fitted than a lot of what she wore before.

[Nay (fhfreak)]

Yeah, I heard about that.  But I thought she had bulemia (sp)??

I didn't think she was overweight in season 1 though...

[Mikayli]

I never heard about her having anorexia at any point, where'd you read that?

And I don't really think her weight was that much of a problem, except that she was on TV and in the spotlight.  I think that it would have been much easier for her if she wasn't in the public eye so much.  I think that the E! True Hollywood Story had a whole segment on this.

[fullhouseforever]

Yeah, the E! THS segment actually said the network encouraged her to lose weight, and she to an extent, but that Candace was conscious of the Tracey Gold thing with Growing Pains.  I don't think she actually had an eating disorder.  And if she did, I've never heard until now.  The changes in weight I think were a combination to just her growing and the thing with the network mentioned above, but I could be wrong.

[Left Turn]

I thought the E! True Hollywood Story did mention her having an eating disorder, but I could be wrong.

[SweetMichelle]

I don't think she had an eating disorder but her weight did flucturate quite a bit.

[MT Fan]

She was never incredibly overweight, although I though she did look healthiest towards the end of Full House's run.

[Nay (fhfreak)]

Yeah I never even noticed she was overweight until I read about the story behind Shape Up...

[fullhouseforever]

I thought the E! True Hollywood Story did mention her having an eating disorder, but I could be wrong.

Hmm, I suppose it's possible.  It's been a while since I watched it so perhaps I forgot it.  I know the part I mentioned was also there though.  I guess the times you mentioned on the show were weight fluctuations, although I never paid much attention to that.  I agree that season 8 seemed the healthiest for her.

[Nay (fhfreak)]

Yeah, that's where I heard it I think, but like I said, I never noticed before I heard that.

[fullhouseforever]

I guess someone will have to review the THS the next time it's on and give a good look into that part.  I'm not sure if Behind the Wall of FH would show it or if it's even still on Youtube.

[Csoup715]

I didn't think she was ever overweight, she was always just healthy and really pretty.....I heard she did have like personal issues with it, but I'm not sure why......

[fullhouseforever]

I know she was being bothered by some of her peers in other respects, but that was more along the lines of general harassment I think.  I certainly do forget things like that soon after I hear them, although to be fair the way they worded it was pretty vague.

[jane948]

I don't understand how you can call someone overweight at 10 years old. She never had any disorders, it's very different from having regular weight issues. I don't think I know one person in real life that NEVER had issues with their weight from the age of 10 to 18 LOL. I think she looks absolutely amazing right now ...

[fullhouseforever]

I don't understand how you can call someone overweight at 10 years old. She never had any disorders, it's very different from having regular weight issues. I don't think I know one person in real life that NEVER had issues with their weight from the age of 10 to 18 LOL. I think she looks absolutely amazing right now ...

That just pretty much goes back to what I was saying about growth and such.  Plus the idea by the studio that everyone needs to be stick-thin, so them proposing the thinness thing is believable.