My 600 Pound Life?
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I am absolutely obsessed with my 600lb life. I watch it every Wednesday without fail.
It motivates me, being half the size of these women and already feeling so worn down and in the way, I can not imagine how they feel.
But I also know it makes me never want to get to that size. The show is what started my weight loss journey.0 -
This show reminds why I'm trying to lose weight......I'm not getting that big..0
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Did any one watch Marla's story yet? I thought she was going to be another Penny for sure!0
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Yeah, Marla was being really difficult.....I was not sure why she even bothered going there in the first place....
I have to admit, I was shocked, I mean mouth open shocked to see her leg so flexible at the beginning when her daughter was cleaning her!!
On an offish topic note, was she cooking in bed?0 -
Watching it right now0
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I haven't been paying that close attention, but I saw a similar show several years ago where a 600+ lbs guy used to cook in bed. It seemed like a wonderful idea at the time.Italian_Buju wrote: »On an offish topic note, was she cooking in bed?
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Italian_Buju wrote: »Yeah, Marla was being really difficult.....I was not sure why she even bothered going there in the first place....
I have to admit, I was shocked, I mean mouth open shocked to see her leg so flexible at the beginning when her daughter was cleaning her!!
On an offish topic note, was she cooking in bed?
Yes! She was frying chicken in bed! OMG!0 -
Yeah her flexibility blew me way...
Not the season finale I was expecting but definitely the most shock value0 -
Italian_Buju wrote: »Yeah, Marla was being really difficult.....I was not sure why she even bothered going there in the first place....
I have to admit, I was shocked, I mean mouth open shocked to see her leg so flexible at the beginning when her daughter was cleaning her!!
On an offish topic note, was she cooking in bed?
Yes she was, fried chicken strips from the looks of it.
To me she wanted to free surgery and then just wanted to be left alone. I'm glad that they daughter called the Dr and asked him to come talk to her. That had to be hard.
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Mixed thoughts. I have a rather BIG friend (450+ pounds) and her sister died last year from a heart attack at 30 brought on from being well over 600 pounds and the show makes me sad because I know what's it's like to lose someone that large (She had to be cremated at a zoo because the local funeral home didn't have an oven large enough for her) but on the flipside it reminds me that I was headed down that path too and that I have to work at this everyday.... for the rest of my life.
However, I sometimes get so mad at these people because they have so much help but they just whine and complain instead of understanding that they are killing themselves. But many times the family are just enablers and I want to shake them too and make them understand that this is an addiction!!
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Italian_Buju wrote: »Yeah, Marla was being really difficult.....I was not sure why she even bothered going there in the first place....
I have to admit, I was shocked, I mean mouth open shocked to see her leg so flexible at the beginning when her daughter was cleaning her!!
I was shocked too, she looked like she could be capable of doing the splits.
Dr. N seems to be losing patience with his patients... if the last 2 episodes are any indication. His toying with the guy last week when he said he'd be willing to do anything including cut out potatoes and snacking, and Dr. N was like, "Okay, why don't you do that then?" And the guy was like "Uh, what?" And then later telling him that there is no excuse good enough to be the way he is (apparently not even the recent death of a mother-figure was enough to soften Dr. N's heart to his patient's struggle.
Then this week with Marla he's instructing the daughter to treat Marla like a kid, telling her to not get her food and drink and if she wants it she can get up and get it so she can move. It's like Dr. N has been reading tweets #my600lblife and the very often uber tough-love advice for family members.0 -
I've been watching "Doctor Fat' recently and think the doctor is awesome in how he treats his patience with such dignity and compassion
Anyone could be a Tiffany or a Penny in the right circumstances.
They live with enablers and sometimes bully them to get more food.
I like watching the "Dr. Fat" but they don't show much after the surgery...
I'd like to see blips of the show down the road when it really counts,
how is the person really doing after surgery, long term.0 -
tracyannk28 wrote: »TLC has kind of turned into a freak show over the past decade. It used to be The Learning Channel and showed documentry type things similar to Discovery Channel. Now it's all reality shows and things like "My Strange Addiction"
Yea, I've noticed that, such a change it's made over the years.
Definitely liked the channel much more before it went this route.
Used to love the documentaries etc.0 -
tracyannk28 wrote: »softblondechick wrote: »I force myself to watch each show, there for the Grace of God. ...they could easily be me. Except for the fact that no one supports me. Work or be homeless! Something to be thankful for, I guess. I can see how severe clinical depression, treated with psychopharmacology that makes people ravenous hungry, I think they should re name Paxil to "Pack It On". But, some doctors don't know enough about psychopharmacology and randomly prescribe meds without proper monitoring. It happened to me. I was depressed, a doctor prescribed me a med, that made me hungry.
Anyway, side issue. This is important that these people are getting treatment. And Penny, bless her heart...where did she find a man who puts up with her!?
Ugh...I haven't had a boyfriend in years and Penny is awful and found a man who puts up with her. SO not fair!
There was this other guy who's wife was murdered and he later remarried and they had an adopted son. I'm trying to figure out what kind of adoption agency was OK with giving a child to a man who couldn't take care of himself?????
But how healthy was the boyfriend emotionally, mentally etc.
His stability to be an enabler full time says a lot about him
seeing himself as only that.. someone to care for another.
Not in a good way, or a kind way but seemingly in an unhealthy way.0 -
SnuggleSmacks wrote: »Nope. To me, shows like this smack of schadenfreude porn. I can't get entertainment out of the misfortunes of others. Plus, reality TV is the worst thing that has ever happened in the history of television.
I completely agree with this.
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Lourdesong wrote: »Italian_Buju wrote: »Yeah, Marla was being really difficult.....I was not sure why she even bothered going there in the first place....
I have to admit, I was shocked, I mean mouth open shocked to see her leg so flexible at the beginning when her daughter was cleaning her!!
I was shocked too, she looked like she could be capable of doing the splits.
Dr. N seems to be losing patience with his patients... if the last 2 episodes are any indication. His toying with the guy last week when he said he'd be willing to do anything including cut out potatoes and snacking, and Dr. N was like, "Okay, why don't you do that then?" And the guy was like "Uh, what?" And then later telling him that there is no excuse good enough to be the way he is (apparently not even the recent death of a mother-figure was enough to soften Dr. N's heart to his patient's struggle.
Then this week with Marla he's instructing the daughter to treat Marla like a kid, telling her to not get her food and drink and if she wants it she can get up and get it so she can move. It's like Dr. N has been reading tweets #my600lblife and the very often uber tough-love advice for family members.
He might be. But I think I might get frustrated too. Being a doctor, trying to help, then finding out the people don't want to help themselves (or don't seem to want to)...KNOWING if they don't get up off the bed, they might develop a blood clot and literally drop dead...and you were the person who was supposed to save them...I think I'd flip out.
But for the record I do believe Dr. N. has always been more or less curt with patients. That's just his bedside manner. I think they may be showing it a bit more now, or maybe he's just getting older and less patient. I think he's 70 or thereabouts.
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Lourdesong wrote: »Italian_Buju wrote: »Yeah, Marla was being really difficult.....I was not sure why she even bothered going there in the first place....
I have to admit, I was shocked, I mean mouth open shocked to see her leg so flexible at the beginning when her daughter was cleaning her!!
I was shocked too, she looked like she could be capable of doing the splits.
Dr. N seems to be losing patience with his patients... if the last 2 episodes are any indication. His toying with the guy last week when he said he'd be willing to do anything including cut out potatoes and snacking, and Dr. N was like, "Okay, why don't you do that then?" And the guy was like "Uh, what?" And then later telling him that there is no excuse good enough to be the way he is (apparently not even the recent death of a mother-figure was enough to soften Dr. N's heart to his patient's struggle.
Then this week with Marla he's instructing the daughter to treat Marla like a kid, telling her to not get her food and drink and if she wants it she can get up and get it so she can move. It's like Dr. N has been reading tweets #my600lblife and the very often uber tough-love advice for family members.
He might be. But I think I might get frustrated too. Being a doctor, trying to help, then finding out the people don't want to help themselves (or don't seem to want to)...KNOWING if they don't get up off the bed, they might develop a blood clot and literally drop dead...and you were the person who was supposed to save them...I think I'd flip out.
But for the record I do believe Dr. N. has always been more or less curt with patients. That's just his bedside manner. I think they may be showing it a bit more now, or maybe he's just getting older and less patient. I think he's 70 or thereabouts.
I agree. Any change in bedside manner seems to be related to editing. He's never blown smoke or sunshine. And these patients need it told straight. Their denial is killing them.0 -
pollypocket1021 wrote: »Lourdesong wrote: »Italian_Buju wrote: »Yeah, Marla was being really difficult.....I was not sure why she even bothered going there in the first place....
I have to admit, I was shocked, I mean mouth open shocked to see her leg so flexible at the beginning when her daughter was cleaning her!!
I was shocked too, she looked like she could be capable of doing the splits.
Dr. N seems to be losing patience with his patients... if the last 2 episodes are any indication. His toying with the guy last week when he said he'd be willing to do anything including cut out potatoes and snacking, and Dr. N was like, "Okay, why don't you do that then?" And the guy was like "Uh, what?" And then later telling him that there is no excuse good enough to be the way he is (apparently not even the recent death of a mother-figure was enough to soften Dr. N's heart to his patient's struggle.
Then this week with Marla he's instructing the daughter to treat Marla like a kid, telling her to not get her food and drink and if she wants it she can get up and get it so she can move. It's like Dr. N has been reading tweets #my600lblife and the very often uber tough-love advice for family members.
He might be. But I think I might get frustrated too. Being a doctor, trying to help, then finding out the people don't want to help themselves (or don't seem to want to)...KNOWING if they don't get up off the bed, they might develop a blood clot and literally drop dead...and you were the person who was supposed to save them...I think I'd flip out.
But for the record I do believe Dr. N. has always been more or less curt with patients. That's just his bedside manner. I think they may be showing it a bit more now, or maybe he's just getting older and less patient. I think he's 70 or thereabouts.
I agree. Any change in bedside manner seems to be related to editing. He's never blown smoke or sunshine. And these patients need it told straight. Their denial is killing them.
This has absolutely nothing to do with the show but I just had to say, great googly moogly but is your kid ever cute.
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pollypocket1021 wrote: »Italian_Buju wrote: »Yeah, Marla was being really difficult.....I was not sure why she even bothered going there in the first place....
I have to admit, I was shocked, I mean mouth open shocked to see her leg so flexible at the beginning when her daughter was cleaning her!!
On an offish topic note, was she cooking in bed?
Yes! She was frying chicken in bed! OMG!
Yeah, that is not dangerous at all! I mean, if she is so immobile she cannot get up, what would happen if that hot oil spilled onto her bed, or even worse, the bed caught on fire!0 -
I just watched Chay's story yesterday. It broke my heart when he said his mom told him he was only born because the condom broke. I believe she had he own issues & that's why she drank so must. Maybe she didn't want to have a kids and was dealing with her sexuality (trying to find herself) at the time and so drinking was the only way to handle it. I don't know for sure just speculating. I would love to see if he kept losing weight being that he is living with his aunt and uncle and they seem supportive. I'll watch Marla's tonight.0
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Yeah, you never know the ordeals that some people endured and which helped make them who they are. It is very compassionate of you to try and find an understanding of why the mother might say such a thing. And, yes, the aunt and uncle were great!I just watched Chay's story yesterday. It broke my heart when he said his mom told him he was only born because the condom broke. I believe she had he own issues & that's why she drank so must. Maybe she didn't want to have a kids and was dealing with her sexuality (trying to find herself) at the time and so drinking was the only way to handle it. I don't know for sure just speculating. I would love to see if he kept losing weight being that he is living with his aunt and uncle and they seem supportive.
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Italian_Buju wrote: »Yeah, Marla was being really difficult.....I was not sure why she even bothered going there in the first place....
I have to admit, I was shocked, I mean mouth open shocked to see her leg so flexible at the beginning when her daughter was cleaning her!!
On an offish topic note, was she cooking in bed?
I WAS OPEN MOUTHED TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And yes, she was actually DEEP FRYING in bed! Who knew there were portable deep fryers??
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After watching Marla's story, I wonder to myself if the she was really being difficult or if that was a way to get more drama into the show. Just seemed off to me.0
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MissMissle wrote: »Italian_Buju wrote: »Yeah, Marla was being really difficult.....I was not sure why she even bothered going there in the first place....
I have to admit, I was shocked, I mean mouth open shocked to see her leg so flexible at the beginning when her daughter was cleaning her!!
On an offish topic note, was she cooking in bed?
I WAS OPEN MOUTHED TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And yes, she was actually DEEP FRYING in bed! Who knew there were portable deep fryers??
My fiance and I were gaping at the tv, too. He was absolutely horrified by the splits thing. Then we were cracking up when she fried the chicken in bed.
I was also agape at everything she ate in the beginning of the episode. The chicken strip "tacos" with a slice of bread as the shell and thousand island dressing. 4 jimmy dean breakfast sandwiches as seemingly a snack...0 -
Marla made me sooooooo friggin mad, but I was impressed with her flexibility in the beginning. I think Marla really didn't turn around, she just tried to stand for the show. If there was a where are they now update, I doubt she changed. I do hope her daughter realizes that could be her future.
She is only second to Penny in my book to being ungrateful and a straight up itch.0 -
The Marla episode was frustrating. She did pull it together at the very end - like the last five minutes of the show, I guess. I don't know how long in actual time that was.
I don't get how people could fight so hard to get the surgery and then refuse to obey the doctor's orders. It's not like he was asking the world - unless he made all sorts of demands on Marla and they edited those out. But I don't think so. I mean he was just asking her to stand up, and it was for her own health, no less. A blood clot can drop a person fast after surgery if there's no motion.0 -
Lourdesong wrote: »Italian_Buju wrote: »Yeah, Marla was being really difficult.....I was not sure why she even bothered going there in the first place....
I have to admit, I was shocked, I mean mouth open shocked to see her leg so flexible at the beginning when her daughter was cleaning her!!
I was shocked too, she looked like she could be capable of doing the splits.
Dr. N seems to be losing patience with his patients... if the last 2 episodes are any indication. His toying with the guy last week when he said he'd be willing to do anything including cut out potatoes and snacking, and Dr. N was like, "Okay, why don't you do that then?" And the guy was like "Uh, what?" And then later telling him that there is no excuse good enough to be the way he is (apparently not even the recent death of a mother-figure was enough to soften Dr. N's heart to his patient's struggle.
Then this week with Marla he's instructing the daughter to treat Marla like a kid, telling her to not get her food and drink and if she wants it she can get up and get it so she can move. It's like Dr. N has been reading tweets #my600lblife and the very often uber tough-love advice for family members.
He might be. But I think I might get frustrated too. Being a doctor, trying to help, then finding out the people don't want to help themselves (or don't seem to want to)...KNOWING if they don't get up off the bed, they might develop a blood clot and literally drop dead...and you were the person who was supposed to save them...I think I'd flip out.
But for the record I do believe Dr. N. has always been more or less curt with patients. That's just his bedside manner. I think they may be showing it a bit more now, or maybe he's just getting older and less patient. I think he's 70 or thereabouts.
I started watching thanks to this thread and Dr. Now seems brusque in general. (Only seen season 2 though.) It makes sense to me that he takes a direct approach. I suspect coddling these patients wouldn't do them any favors.
My only annoyance is that he always rounds down the pounds and although I objectively realize saying "you lost 30 lbs" is not that different from "you lost 33 lbs" I'm sitting there going "3 pounds matters!!"0 -
Wow, hearing all these comments about Marla makes me really wanna go home and watch the episode. Hope my DVR recorded it.0
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She is a pill.MindySaysWhaaat wrote: »Wow, hearing all these comments about Marla makes me really wanna go home and watch the episode. Hope my DVR recorded it.
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I watch this show religiously.
Marla frustrated me more than almost anyone. Penny being the absolute worst.
My mother used Dr. N for her weight loss surgery and he was wonderful.
I guess it's just annoying watching this show, like last night, and knowing there are people who would do anything to have that surgery for free, yet you get people like Marla who could care less.0
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