My 600 Pound Life
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I have trouble watching because I can empathize with a lot of them. Many suffered a traumatic experience and were unable to pull themselves out of the cycle of self-destruction because they couldn't get over the trauma and move on. If I had gone through what they had and had an enabler, I could see myself ending up in the same position. I see myself as fortunate because I don't have an enabler in my life and haven't suffered major trauma. I've gone through enough therapy that I feel like could make it through something now without turning to food and gaining extreme amounts of weight, but five years ago, I'm not sure I would have been able to get through it without my health suffering.
That being said, some have some severe personality disorders or traits that lack empathy for others and even their own bodies. Those people, the narcissists and the sociopaths, I cannot relate to so much and perhaps I can have some pity for them for their lack of empathy, but sympathy is hard because people like that have caused me a lot of pain in my life and I've only just managed to realize that I don't have to tolerate them.1 -
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Yeah it's a pretty interesting show. I'm not really all that into reality shows, but this one is good because I find it motivating. On the one hand, it's sad to see these people in the terrible state that they're in. Their whole lives ahead of them, yet they are so heavy that they can't even get out of bed. It's just awful. But then they make that decision to save their lives and turn it all around. Some do, some don't. But the ones that give up and get on the drive thru line make me yell at the TV. Lol. Really, nobody should be eating that crap, especially them.4
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So I have been watching all 7 seasons worth.. and its the same story.
I was thin when I was younger.
I was abused in my teens ( sexually, mentally, physically)
I copped by eating.
I never learned to stop.
Helpme Doctor Now.
Doctor now says You lost 8 lbs. Your not following the diet.
Patient says. You know nothing of my life.
Next weigh in. --- Patient loses 50 lbs + ops. Doc now was right.
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@Commander_Keen I have watched all seasons too, almost done with the most recent and I have found many differences between the people on the show. Not everyone fails their first month. And a lot of them were not thin when they were younger - Sarah Neely's episode comes to mind. Not all of them argue with the doctor, some of them are in extreme denial, and also used to making up excuses, but a lot of them admit they know they didn't follow the diet and it was just a lot harder than they thought it was going to be, which is a good step in the process IMO.
Also, seeing such a pattern of abuse not only on this show but on shows like Intervention is a strong communicator to the world. I'll leave that at that.4 -
sammidelvecchio wrote: »Also, seeing such a pattern of abuse not only on this show but on shows like Intervention is a strong communicator to the world. I'll leave that at that.
Yeppppp. It's kind of frightening.
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callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
I remember one episode where the kid brought his mother like an electric skillet and bacon to her bed so she could cook there. He was quite young so I wouldn't blaming him but there's a new reality they must get to that has so many psychological road blocks they will need to to fight back over. There's trauma and mental illness almost always, to varying degrees, and as I think we all know the support for such is lacking in a lot of the world.0 -
This is definitely one of the very few "guilty pleasure" reality tv shows I watch.
I love cheering on the people who really want to make the change!
I personally cannot imagine letting myself get that out of control with food, but I've gotten that out of control in other areas of my life so tomato/tomah-to.
I yell at them, I yell for them, I cry with them, I cry for them. I hold my breath when they go to weigh in and just... I really like this show.2 -
My 600 lb life wasn't the 1st show
have you seen this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0pMpYss37E&has_verified=1
The show takes place in Great Britain, This person died during the episode.
This show is Fat Doctor. Also very interesting.2 -
The UK has some really awesome shows about weight loss and the struggles relating to it. I think I find them a lot easier to watch because they do well at talking about the person's struggles without it being as much of a "shock factor, circus freak" framing like 600lb. life does.3
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They have one more show, that I thought was interesting . Supersize vs Super skinny, where the people have to switch their meals with one another.1
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Commander_Keen wrote: »They have one more show, that I thought was interesting . Supersize vs Super skinny, where the people have to switch their meals with one another.
That one is good too. I also really like Secret Eaters. That one's much less serious than Fat Doctor, but really goes into how people can be surprised by weight gain.0 -
As someone who has went through weight loss surgery, this show has actually been a big help to me. I am far from that size, but seeing someone go through such a drastic weight change really inspires me. It's a huge step to take, and I applaud the ones who are serious about it for going through with it. It is definitely not the "easy way out", as some think it is.3
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As someone who has went through weight loss surgery, this show has actually been a big help to me. I am far from that size, but seeing someone go through such a drastic weight change really inspires me. It's a huge step to take, and I applaud the ones who are serious about it for going through with it. It is definitely not the "easy way out", as some think it is.
Definitely. I have not had weight loss surgery so I can only imagine, but I see it as a tool. You still have to correctly use that tool in order to have success - it won't do the work for you, it's just there to help.2 -
I watch UK Fat Doctor on Youtube and also Supersize Vs Superskinny where they have to eat each others foods.
I also watch my600 lbs life on Youtube. Did anyone eat normal home cooked food and get to 600lbs?
Also like looking at american grocery shop Youtube videos is so much food variety.
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I watch UK Fat Doctor on Youtube and also Supersize Vs Superskinny where they have to eat each others foods.
I also watch my600 lbs life on Youtube. Did anyone eat normal home cooked food and get to 600lbs?
Also like looking at american grocery shop Youtube videos is so much food variety.
We don't just got cereal, we got a cereal AISLE.2 -
The thing is I visited USA in 1981 and could not find a grocery shop to go see inside, was in tourist area NY and FL.0
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The thing is I visited USA in 1981 and could not find a grocery shop to go see inside, was in tourist area NY and FL.
There's this whole deal with grocery store locations where they all end up near each other (it's actually better from a competition standpoint) but you end up with areas with like three grocery stores and areas with none.2 -
RelCanonical wrote: »The thing is I visited USA in 1981 and could not find a grocery shop to go see inside, was in tourist area NY and FL.
There's this whole deal with grocery store locations where they all end up near each other (it's actually better from a competition standpoint) but you end up with areas with like three grocery stores and areas with none.
Plus to be honest you're not going to find proper grocery stores near touristy areas. The real estate is too valuable. Most of the grocery stores tend to be in lower cost areas near residences.1 -
RelCanonical wrote: »The thing is I visited USA in 1981 and could not find a grocery shop to go see inside, was in tourist area NY and FL.
There's this whole deal with grocery store locations where they all end up near each other (it's actually better from a competition standpoint) but you end up with areas with like three grocery stores and areas with none.
Plus to be honest you're not going to find proper grocery stores near touristy areas. The real estate is too valuable. Most of the grocery stores tend to be in lower cost areas near residences.
True, their target market isn't going to be where the tourists are. I'm one of those weird tourists that grocery shops, but that's not the norm, lol.1 -
Yes I also used to go grocery shopping as a tourist when I was still able to travel.0
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RelCanonical wrote: »As someone who has went through weight loss surgery, this show has actually been a big help to me. I am far from that size, but seeing someone go through such a drastic weight change really inspires me. It's a huge step to take, and I applaud the ones who are serious about it for going through with it. It is definitely not the "easy way out", as some think it is.
Definitely. I have not had weight loss surgery so I can only imagine, but I see it as a tool. You still have to correctly use that tool in order to have success - it won't do the work for you, it's just there to help.
Exactly. I think a lot of people think it is some 'magic cure', and that is so far from the case. The cravings don't go away. Eventually, you can go right back to eating the same crap you were before. It is a majorly helpful tool, yes, but it takes so much more work.0 -
RelCanonical wrote: »As someone who has went through weight loss surgery, this show has actually been a big help to me. I am far from that size, but seeing someone go through such a drastic weight change really inspires me. It's a huge step to take, and I applaud the ones who are serious about it for going through with it. It is definitely not the "easy way out", as some think it is.
Definitely. I have not had weight loss surgery so I can only imagine, but I see it as a tool. You still have to correctly use that tool in order to have success - it won't do the work for you, it's just there to help.
Exactly. I think a lot of people think it is some 'magic cure', and that is so far from the case. The cravings don't go away. Eventually, you can go right back to eating the same crap you were before. It is a majorly helpful tool, yes, but it takes so much more work.
I think it helps me to understand it because I'm someone that wants to eat even when not hungry and I would graze a lot, so I would basically never get hungry. The surgery wouldn't help with that very much, lol.0 -
RelCanonical wrote: »RelCanonical wrote: »As someone who has went through weight loss surgery, this show has actually been a big help to me. I am far from that size, but seeing someone go through such a drastic weight change really inspires me. It's a huge step to take, and I applaud the ones who are serious about it for going through with it. It is definitely not the "easy way out", as some think it is.
Definitely. I have not had weight loss surgery so I can only imagine, but I see it as a tool. You still have to correctly use that tool in order to have success - it won't do the work for you, it's just there to help.
Exactly. I think a lot of people think it is some 'magic cure', and that is so far from the case. The cravings don't go away. Eventually, you can go right back to eating the same crap you were before. It is a majorly helpful tool, yes, but it takes so much more work.
I think it helps me to understand it because I'm someone that wants to eat even when not hungry and I would graze a lot, so I would basically never get hungry. The surgery wouldn't help with that very much, lol.
Seeing my mom go through her post-op journey, I'd have to disagree with that last part
Your body will hurt something awful should you eat too much or something that doesn't agree with it anymore. 0 -
MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »RelCanonical wrote: »RelCanonical wrote: »As someone who has went through weight loss surgery, this show has actually been a big help to me. I am far from that size, but seeing someone go through such a drastic weight change really inspires me. It's a huge step to take, and I applaud the ones who are serious about it for going through with it. It is definitely not the "easy way out", as some think it is.
Definitely. I have not had weight loss surgery so I can only imagine, but I see it as a tool. You still have to correctly use that tool in order to have success - it won't do the work for you, it's just there to help.
Exactly. I think a lot of people think it is some 'magic cure', and that is so far from the case. The cravings don't go away. Eventually, you can go right back to eating the same crap you were before. It is a majorly helpful tool, yes, but it takes so much more work.
I think it helps me to understand it because I'm someone that wants to eat even when not hungry and I would graze a lot, so I would basically never get hungry. The surgery wouldn't help with that very much, lol.
Seeing my mom go through her post-op journey, I'd have to disagree with that last part Your body will hurt something awful should you eat too much or something that doesn't agree with it anymore.
Ah yeah, you are right, I remember hearing about that. Man, that would suck. I do not like to throw up but I'd probably not have a choice.1 -
I have had 3 family members have weight-loss surgery.
They had not reached 600Lbs .. but all were over 300Lbs minimum... in all 3 cases it was not the first attempt they'd made to lose weight.
They all had tried many different ways with greater or lesser success, and over the course of a lot of years.
(I myself have not had either of the weightloss surgeries available but I sure can empathize with the struggle these loved ones have faced).
2 of the 3 family members had issue with volume (portion control) more than cravings... they simply never felt full.
Let me also say all 3 were mobile, working and as active as they could be given the effort of dealing with extra weight and low energy.
All were able to purchase & prepare food and makes choices for themselves (ie: they were not dependent on others to prepare foods for them, if they wanted to prepare their own meals, and make better choices, they could).
All 3 are intelligent, well educated adults, none had the mind-set that this was a 'magic cure'.. they knew full-well the struggle they were about to enter into.
So were there enablers?
It depends on your definition I suppose.
If food comes into the house, meant for other people who were not battling weight issues, and someone who should not have eaten any, chose to eat it... is that enabling?
We are all faced by temptation and how we respond to it makes a huge difference.
That being said... we are all just human and we succumb to temptations.
Do I wish they could have found success in their own willpower, without surgery? of course I do!
And so do they! They sure tried to.
Will the weight they've lost in the last 12 to 18 months stay off? (they've all done so well so far)
They hope so.. I hope so for their health.
But again... don't we all plan on being long-term successful in our weightloss efforts?
No one makes this kind of change in their lives with the 'intention' of backsliding, falling off the wagon, struggling, whateveryouwanttocallit....
But...
Being humans, we will probably struggle with such things all our lives.
I know I reached my goal weight 8 years ago (thanks to mfp) and despite knowing how to eat well, I still managed to slowly let things slide and... back I came to start logging in mfp again, 7 years later, to take the weight off again.
No enablers to blame, just me being weak... but the good thing is.. I won't give up.
The majority of the people I know who've had weightloss surgery... have turned to it as, what I can only describe as a 'last ditch effort' to try to save their health when all else had failed them.
For anyone making very difficult choices, and embracing the restricting changes they are about to put themselves through in order to improve their health (despite the negativity that comes their way from others who can't or won't try to imagine what it feels like for them to have have to face that kind of negativity when they are feeling desperate)... you have my utmost admiration and support.
Never give up!
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RelCanonical wrote: »I watch UK Fat Doctor on Youtube and also Supersize Vs Superskinny where they have to eat each others foods.
I also watch my600 lbs life on Youtube. Did anyone eat normal home cooked food and get to 600lbs?
Also like looking at american grocery shop Youtube videos is so much food variety.
We don't just got cereal, we got a cereal AISLE.
My favorite Asian store has a soy sauce AISLE
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kshama2001 wrote: »RelCanonical wrote: »I watch UK Fat Doctor on Youtube and also Supersize Vs Superskinny where they have to eat each others foods.
I also watch my600 lbs life on Youtube. Did anyone eat normal home cooked food and get to 600lbs?
Also like looking at american grocery shop Youtube videos is so much food variety.
We don't just got cereal, we got a cereal AISLE.
My favorite Asian store has a soy sauce AISLE
Totes jelly! Our local Asian food store is tiny.0
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