Supplemental Post: Mila Kunis Caused Me To Lose Weight

Mila Kunis Caused Me To Lose Weight. No, not in the way you’re all thinking. I didn’t see photos of her and think that my body had to be a certain way. That had nothing to do with it. It all started in June of 2012 when my best friend Lindsey convinced me to take a spinning class with her. She had been trying to get me to go for a while but I was petrified. I played sports in high school but having been in college for a year, I kind of fell out of shape. She told me that Mila Kunis was in her class the other day and apparently goes all the time, so I decided to give it a try. It would be cool to see her; she’s a big star! This was a year or so after Black Swan came out and she was still a pretty big deal, as she typically is. We went to class that night and she wasn’t there, but we spun anyways and worked our butts off. Somehow Lindsey convinced me to go again the next morning.

We walked in the class and guess who was there; Mila Kunis, in all her Lululemon glory. She was there alone, making small talk with some of the other students. Lindsey wanted to say something to her but we didn’t know what to say. We made sure to think of something that could generate a conversation but not come off like big fans. In hindsight it’s so silly, but at the time we were very excited. Lindsey ended up asking Mila where she got her spinning shoes since Lindsey and I had regular tennis shoes on. We were expecting a short answer, but she ended up telling us about a few places and the different kinds of shoes they had. We felt special that she gave us that much of her time.

The class began and I quickly realized that me being there was a big mistake. I couldn’t feel my legs and my butt was sore. I didn’t eat breakfast either and as we began to spin, a part of me knew that I wasn’t going to finish the class. Fifteen minutes in, I started to feel light headed and told Lindsey that I felt like I was going to faint. She assured me that I was fine. I then assured her that I wasn’t. I got off the bike and it happened. I fainted in the middle of class. A few people helped me up and dragged me to the lobby, where they gave me crackers and water. I was mortified. I tried to laugh it off but I don’t know if anyone thought I was cool enough to brush it off. After class, Lindsey came out to me and made sure I was okay. Mila then came out and mockingly told me that Lindsey is a bad friend because she continued to spin after I fainted without making sure I was fine. She asked if I was okay and then told us a story about her friend who fainted and cracked her chin open. The three of us then walked over to Starbucks and chatted some more. We never talked about her being in the industry or who she was. She was just a girl in our class and these fifteen minutes were more than we ever expected.

The next day, we walked into class and she was there again. We could get used to this, we thought. Everyone got on his or her bike and Mila sat in front of us. Right before we began, she turned around to me and teased, “don’t faint.” We laughed and then had a great class. For the rest of the summer, Lindsey and I went spinning every single day hoping to run into Mila. Out of the 60 or so days we went there, Mila was in 40 or so of our classes. We chatted and had laughs, never once mentioning who she was or what she did for a living. I think it was refreshing for her especially on the days where she would walk in pissed off because of the paparazzi outside. She even told me that Lindsey and I reminded her of her and her friend. We often wondered how this experience was real. It wasn’t even anything life changing, but it was cool enough for us.

After we went back to school, we never saw her again. She had a baby and we’ve both been busy. Looking back on it, it’s crazy that one person and the idea of getting to know her could cause us to exercise everyday and spend so much money on spin classes. I wonder what we really thought could happen if we kept seeing her everyday. Would she take us to set? Would she take us to an event? No way. We knew none of that was going to happen. We also knew that we were crazy for caring so much. She’s a person just like anyone, but her celebrity status put her on a pedestal for us. We made fun of ourselves everyday like one would make fun of themselves for loving The Real Housewives. Even though we felt a little silly about it, our summer with Mila was fun and exciting and it gave us a memory we will never forget. Plus, it gave me a great ‘most embarrassing moment’.