The eleven stages of getting fit and fabulous from gluttony and demotivation to acceptance are like Kubler Ross’s, famous stages of grief, & just as much fun Ironically, some of the stages of grief are also stages of getting fit and fabulous – quite a few of them are in fact. It appears that we take parting with donuts or ice cream very hard. Kubler Ross, you may remember listed denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance…The similarities are eerie.