Who watches my 600 pound life? What’s your opinions on the people and show?

Aneeda72

Aneeda72

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I watch this show on-on demand. I think it helps me keep my weight under control as I never want to be that large. While I am overweight, because I’m on prednisone weight gain is easy, weight lost nearly impossible. Also you are hungry all the time, a side effect of the medication.

I eat 1200 to 1800 calories a day. My weight is stable and I recently managed to lose and keep off 3 pounds. Doesn’t sound like much, but it worried my doctor due to my diabetes. Sigh. I walk such a fine line.

What amazes me about the show is the amount of food people eat in one setting. I could never eat that much food at one time. I don’t understand how it’s physically possible. I also don’t understand how people eat that much and yet don’t realize that they are eating that much.

Another issue is financially how can people afford the food? Most of these people don’t work. They have nice apartments, for the most part nice clothes, and cars. When needed they can move to Texas they do. Then they are hospitalized for months on end.

It cost lost cost 150,000 plus when I was hospitalized for about two weeks with an illness. Imagine how much it costs to be hospitalized for months. I assume Medicaid is paying but if you live in California and move to Texas does the Medicaid transfer? It’s all a mystery.

I feel bad for these people. I’m glad they can get the help they need. But if they can lose weight on the diet why do they need the surgery.

What are your thoughts?
 

The surgery reduces the size of their stomachs so they will feel full faster and not eat as much. I used to watch this show, not for weight loss, but for the discipline required to achieve certain goals. It was a good show. Often a person's emotional state can make them prone to overeating. That was interesting. Our emotions can play such an important role in addictions and these people are clearly addicted to food.
 
These people live such unpleasant lives. Their weight causes so many problems for them. I do wonder how they manage to get that big in the first place. Surely they must realise what is happening to them? I check my weight regularly and if I put on a couple of extra pounds, I simply cut back for a few days until it drops back to normal. I don't want to be fat, it's as simple at that. This is one of the few areas in our lives that we can control.
 

​If you noticed, most of the people are being enabled by friends or family memberes, who bring them or prepare all their food and give in to their demands for the unhealthy eating. I feel the enablers need some counseling as well, to learn to be POSITIVE supports.
 
Never watched it. Have no desire to. If I want to see fat people all I have to do is go shopping at Walmart. Seeing all the 300 plus pounders riding around on those motorized shopping carts is enough for me.
 
I have and still occasionally do watch the show. Dr. Now is a very patient man with many of the patients. It seems to me that many of the women talk about being sexually abused so they turned to food for comfort. The men were either loners, abused or ignored and they turned to food.

Sometimes, I can’t imagine all the food they eat and where do they put it. Their stomachs must be stretched to the limit. Dr. Now states that he removes about 75-80% of the size of the stomach. If they go back to their old habits, the stomach is again stretched. The show states that the success rate is about 5% of all the patients being successful. To me, that’s not very good odds.

On the one show, I saw a woman eat two large pizzas and then half of her boyfriend’s. Where does all the money come from?
 
Joint pain is greatly exacerbated by excess weight. They're not kidding when they say they hurt. I feel sorry for them. No one in their right mind would want to live like that- so there's a mental or emotional problem, imo.

Also I agree with Marie that many of them are enabled, but the patient often bullies the enablers until they can't stand it anymore and give in.

If they could just cook their own food at home, even if sitting on a stool instead of getting take out, they would lose weight.
 
Trade said:
Never watched it. Have no desire to. If I want to see fat people all I have to do is go shopping at Walmart. Seeing all the 300 plus pounders riding around on those motorized shopping carts is enough for me.
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Boy, isn't that the Truth! Every time I go to the store, I see gobs of people....both old and young...who are substantially overweight. Between the food they buy, and the doctor bills they probably pay, I doubt they have much left over at the end of the month.
 
I feel sorry for the 600+ pounders. Imagine all the ridicule they get; that would be unbearable for me. Many of them do well after the surgery and some don't. The surgery alone could kill them; I know of people who have died having it or from it. I wish them all the best. I watch the show at times.
 
It is especially sad because so many people engage in shame/blame. Everyone wants a better life and it’s so hard to get without the proper help and care.
 
Aneeda72 said:
It is especially sad because so many people engage in shame/blame. Everyone wants a better life and it’s so hard to get without the proper help and care.
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Yes, shaming is a big thing in our society. Of course they don't want to be so big, they have a disorder and it's not their fault they have one. No one would want to get so large.
 
[FONT=&quot]The show covers one year of Dr. Now's medical expenses. Assuming that the cast member qualifies for weight loss surgery during that year of filming, the cost of surgery is included. Skin removal is not covered though. Most of the cast members will start a GoFundMe page to raise the money for that. They also get $2500 for a relocation fee to move to Texas.

I watch this program occasionally and always wondered why they would need the surgery when they do well loosing weight on the 1200 calorie diet provided to them by Dr. Now. [/FONT]
 
Trade said:
Never watched it. Have no desire to. If I want to see fat people all I have to do is go shopping at Walmart. Seeing all the 300 plus pounders riding around on those motorized shopping carts is enough for me.
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I am slightly offended, I weigh in at about 250. I shop at Walmart, and DO use the motorized cart. Due to my mobility and balance issues, as well as not being able to walk long distances. I once weighed over 300, and lost what I have on my own, and still losing. Please do not lump us all together in your judgement.
 
Marie5656 said:
I am slightly offended, I weigh in at about 250. I shop at Walmart, and DO use the motorized cart. Due to my mobility and balance issues, as well as not being able to walk long distances. I once weighed over 300, and lost what I have on my own, and still losing. Please do not lump us all together in your judgement.
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Marie, congratulations on your weight loss, that's a big accomplishment, I know it's not easy. I'm happy to hear you're still in the process of losing, you'll be healthier for it, keep up the good work! :love_heart:
 
SeaBreeze said:
Marie, congratulations on your weight loss, that's a big accomplishment, I know it's not easy. I'm happy to hear you're still in the process of losing, you'll be healthier for it, keep up the good work! :love_heart:
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Just eating better. And, these last few months did a lot of walking, both at hospital and nursing home. Have to continue walking. My neighborhood is private, so will walk here
 
And BATHING ??!!? Some overweight (fat) people are SO fat that they cannot reach their body parts that NEED cleaning
the most !! Were I one of them, I couldn't STAND to look @ myself in a mirror or stand on the bathroom scale !
 
Marie5656 said:
Just eating better. And, these last few months did a lot of walking, both at hospital and nursing home. Have to continue walking. My neighborhood is private, so will walk here
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Walking is huge (no pun intended)

My lady got close to 250 lbs

It was gradual, but sure

She was greatly in need of knee surgery/replacement....both knees, one worse than the other


She was looking at walkers and canes

I was a bit concerned, as we live at the edge of civilization

Finally, she'd had it

Put herself on a stringent diet

Started walking
Just a little at first
Weeks passed
She worked up to miles, not yards or blocks

She now weighs less than 125 lbs
Her knees are just fine
She now walks a minimum of 5 miles a day, but some days it's 10 miles

She's now working out with weights

It's incredible what one can do if they set their mind to it



A little side note; during all this, she had an emergency hernia operation

it didn't slow her down

after her mesh installment, the doc said if it feels OK, do it

She did



aaand...she...looks... damn gooood
 
Marie5656 said:
Just eating better. And, these last few months did a lot of walking, both at hospital and nursing home. Have to continue walking. My neighborhood is private, so will walk here
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That sounds great Marie, the combination of eating healthier and walking does give results. I know when your husband was very ill before he passed away, you were very active in caring for him and taking care of everything by yourself. It's very nice that your neighborhood is private and walking friendly. I hope you're doing okay now that you're on your own....hugs.
 
Marie5656,

I noticed when I first joined that there are a few people who like to play the shame/blame game. Some go to extremes which, IMO, means they need therapy. The need to make others feel bad so you can feel better is a psychological problem. I really have to show restraint with people I consider mentally ill, and remind myself that it’s not their fault.

Congrats on the weight loss and walking!

As for looking in a mirror, Falcon, overweight people are just as good looking as anyone else. Ugly is on the inside where a mirror can’t see.

Overweight people do have problems bathing as do disabled people, stroke victims, poor people, the homeless, etc. What’s your point? That you are none of the above? Yay for you. Most of us have been in the hospital or had an illness so bad that we couldn’t bathe and smelled like a sewer. Glad you haven’t had this gross experience.
 
Marie5656 said:
Just eating better. And, these last few months did a lot of walking, both at hospital and nursing home. Have to continue walking. My neighborhood is private, so will walk here
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Good for you, Marie! I need to get back into a walking routine; I've been letting it slide for a while.
 
I really feel for these people who get these extreme weights because I truly feel it is a disease they are fighting against just as it is a disease that people fight with Anorexia and Bulimia. Some of these people just cannot stay away from food. Some eat food to mask other issues that are going on within as well and then it gets completely out of control. The Doctor on the show is amazing in my opinion.
 
I agree white rabbit. I think it’s the same as Anorexia and Bulimia. All these diseases are heartbreaking. I like the doc as well, he does tough love which is what is needed.
 
Gemma,

Thanks for the information! I was so curious as to how it was all accomplished. Yeah, I don’t know why they just can’t stick to the diet as well. But the surgery it’s probably the carrot they aim for and after the surgery they lose weight faster. I suppose that’s best since they need to get if off fast if they want to live.

Anyway, thanks again!
 
Gemma said:

I watch this program occasionally and always wondered why they would need the surgery when they do well loosing weight on the 1200 calorie diet provided to them by Dr. Now.
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Yup

I've seen the program a couple times

Wondered that same thing

Immediacy seems the attraction
 

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