Obsessed with shows about weight issues!

Articeluvsmemphis

last spring my friend and I were addicted to "I used to be Fat" . I never thought she was fat, but she did great and loss about 30pounds

becoming_a_new_me

Totally obsessed! Fat Chef, My 600lb Life, Biggest Loser, Supersize vs. Superskinny....all of them!! I don't know what it is about them but I am completely fascinated!! There must be a lot of us though cause they keep making them, right??

Oooo, don't mean to be so ruuuude but the 600# life kinda grosses me out. Im fat enough but I don't understand how a person gets sooo big, especially when at some point, someone has to be bringing them ALL THAT FOOD! And imagine how much $$$$$ they have invested in all that fat??!! Foods not cheap

May I say that from someone who started her weight loss journey at 450# but could have easily ended up in the 600+ category--it is not hunger but misery that feeds that compulsion. One must love him/herself before understanding how the food inhibits relationships with others. These people really do not understand the pain that their pain inflicts on others. The person becomes so self-loathing that food becomes the only (yet temporary) comfort.

JustLindaLou

Has anyone seen the show "Ruby"? It's not on anymore and I miss it. I wonder how she is doing.

I found Ruby very inspirational and heartwarming at first, but by the last season I just wanted to smack her upside the head, she was just so dang whiney about everything and making excuses. I sincerely hope she is doing well and continuing on her journey, but I wonder if one reason the show is no longer on is because last season she stopped losing and started gaining again. (Most of us have been there done that and I don't mean to disrespect her in saying that, merely wondering if that is why the show is off.)

ElectricMayhem

Totally obsessed! Fat Chef, My 600lb Life, Biggest Loser, Supersize vs. Superskinny....all of them!! I don't know what it is about them but I am completely fascinated!! There must be a lot of us though cause they keep making them, right??

Oooo, don't mean to be so ruuuude but the 600# life kinda grosses me out. Im fat enough but I don't understand how a person gets sooo big, especially when at some point, someone has to be bringing them ALL THAT FOOD! And imagine how much $$$$$ they have invested in all that fat??!! Foods not cheap

May I say that from someone who started her weight loss journey at 450# but could have easily ended up in the 600+ category--it is not hunger but misery that feeds that compulsion. One must love him/herself before understanding how the food inhibits relationships with others. These people really do not understand the pain that their pain inflicts on others. The person becomes so self-loathing that food becomes the only (yet temporary) comfort.

I am so super proud to call you my MFP friend! I can't imagine what kind of emotional state you must have been in, and i'm glad you have taken care of yourself (inside and out). I'd venture to say that emotional pain may be the cause of so many people turning to food for comfort. I myself am guilty of using food as my drug. No one can speak for someone who's been there unless they've walked a mile in your shoes!!

becoming_a_new_me

Totally obsessed! Fat Chef, My 600lb Life, Biggest Loser, Supersize vs. Superskinny....all of them!! I don't know what it is about them but I am completely fascinated!! There must be a lot of us though cause they keep making them, right??

Oooo, don't mean to be so ruuuude but the 600# life kinda grosses me out. Im fat enough but I don't understand how a person gets sooo big, especially when at some point, someone has to be bringing them ALL THAT FOOD! And imagine how much $$$$$ they have invested in all that fat??!! Foods not cheap

May I say that from someone who started her weight loss journey at 450# but could have easily ended up in the 600+ category--it is not hunger but misery that feeds that compulsion. One must love him/herself before understanding how the food inhibits relationships with others. These people really do not understand the pain that their pain inflicts on others. The person becomes so self-loathing that food becomes the only (yet temporary) comfort.

I am so super proud to call you my MFP friend! I can't imagine what kind of emotional state you must have been in, and i'm glad you have taken care of yourself (inside and out). I'd venture to say that emotional pain may be the cause of so many people turning to food for comfort. I myself am guilty of using food as my drug. No one can speak for someone who's been there unless they've walked a mile in your shoes!!

Thank you Amy!!

So many people do not understand the pain of being a chronic overater. I overcame my compulsion, but sometimes it seems easier to go there

ElectricMayhem

Totally obsessed! Fat Chef, My 600lb Life, Biggest Loser, Supersize vs. Superskinny....all of them!! I don't know what it is about them but I am completely fascinated!! There must be a lot of us though cause they keep making them, right??

Oooo, don't mean to be so ruuuude but the 600# life kinda grosses me out. Im fat enough but I don't understand how a person gets sooo big, especially when at some point, someone has to be bringing them ALL THAT FOOD! And imagine how much $$$$$ they have invested in all that fat??!! Foods not cheap

May I say that from someone who started her weight loss journey at 450# but could have easily ended up in the 600+ category--it is not hunger but misery that feeds that compulsion. One must love him/herself before understanding how the food inhibits relationships with others. These people really do not understand the pain that their pain inflicts on others. The person becomes so self-loathing that food becomes the only (yet temporary) comfort.

I am so super proud to call you my MFP friend! I can't imagine what kind of emotional state you must have been in, and i'm glad you have taken care of yourself (inside and out). I'd venture to say that emotional pain may be the cause of so many people turning to food for comfort. I myself am guilty of using food as my drug. No one can speak for someone who's been there unless they've walked a mile in your shoes!!

Thank you Amy!!

So many people do not understand the pain of being a chronic overater. I overcame my compulsion, but sometimes it seems easier to go there

You're welcome!! I try to equate some people's reaction to large people as what i might feel when encountering a drug addict...I'm shocked and bothered by it but mostly because i just don't understand why someone would do that to themselves! I can't pretend to get it because it's something i'd never do. i don't think most people are intending to be mean they are just frightened and confused by something they don't understand. I guess that's just the eternal optimist in me, trying to find the good in everyone ;-)

becoming_a_new_me

I can say even looking back at photos of myself, I am disgusted. I remember the pain and agony of walking through the store. I remember the emotional pain of people stopping and staring at me in disgust, not understanding how I got to that place to begin with. The comments people make to a person who suffers from severe morbid obesity is heartbreaking...I do know from experience.

Would I ever care again to walk in the shoes I once wore? No, absolutely not, and it pains me to see others in those shoes knowing that until they become disgusted with themselves, I cannot help. I have a difficult time watching weight loss stories, because it really does not show the true internal pain and anguish one goes through. You are right...no one can really relate until the are in that position themselves.