Although I am a fan of most reality TV, I am the first to admit that some reality programming is just plain bad. I thought "Fear factor" was the worst, but lately I am seeing reality television sinking to new lows. Case in point?

-- Celebrity Fit Club 2 (VH1). I only caught the tail end of the first go round of this series, so I tuned in this past Sunday for the premier of season 2. I wish I didn't. The host is some guy named Ant. The cast consists of a bunch of celebrities who have seen better days (I hate to say the word has-beens). Besides the fact that their careers are in a slump, these celebs have an even bigger problem-- they have all packed on a few pounds since their heyday. Some have packed on a lot more than a few pounds. The cast of Celebrity Fit club is:

Gary Busey ("The Buddy Holly Story")
Victoria Jackson ("Saturday Night Live")
Willie Ames ("Eight is Enough", "Charles in Charge")
Jani Lane (lead singer of big-haired heavy metal band, Warrant)
Phil Margera ("Viva La Bam")
Toccara Jones ('America's Next Top Model")
Jackee Harry ("227", "Sister Sister")
Wendy Kaufman, aka the Snapple Lady

What do I find most sad bout this show? Well, the weigh-in, to start. IN the first episode, each cast member had to get on a giant scale for a formal weigh-in-- in front of everybody. They were then berated by some fitness guru named Harvey (and Harv sure didn't mince words-- in fact he was downright cruel in a few cases). Not only that, but each celeb's vital statistics were plastered on the screen for the world to see (height, weight, body fat percentage, etc).

I'm not sure how many weeks the series runs for, but some of the celebrities were told they are expected to lose 50 pounds by the end of the show (Phil Margera is expected to lose 80 pounds). Now, I'm not a weight loss expert, but I always thought that for safe, healthy weight loss you should aim to lose no more than 1 to 2 pound per week. So, does that mean the series will run for 6 months (26 weeks X 2 pounds a week)? It's my experience that most reality shows, especially shows that involve celebrities, only film for a few weeks .

What else bothers me about this show?

-- Seeing these former stars stooping to this level to get their careers going again.

-- The giant scale for the group weigh-in (this will be done each week to see which "team" loses the most weight).

-- And finally, the humiliating beratings by Harvey, who, while he's undoubtedly a talented fitness instructor, is clearly part of the cast purely for entertainment reasons (think of him as this show's Simon Cowell).

Will I tune in again next week? Every fiber of my being tells me not to, but I may peek in for review purposes and out of curiosity to see if anyone met their weekly weight loss goal.

And as for me, "Celebrity Fit Club 2" will probably help me to lose a few pounds-- the mere thought of this tasteless show makes me lose my appetite.