Really Random Question.....Does anyone here watch the TLC show, My 600lbs life? I'm hooked on this show...each story is so freaking interesting....I'm always at a loss for words!
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I've caught bits and pieces of it but (forgive me) I have little compassion for them. I mean at some point they had to realize they were 300, then 400, then 500...I mean, mercy, when your lap is touching your knees you have a problem. Having said that I know a few obese people and it is a problem that can spin out of control. It must be mortifying to have to seek help.Really Random Question.....Does anyone here watch the TLC show, My 600lbs life? I'm hooked on this show...each story is so freaking interesting....I'm always at a loss for words!
I've caught bits and pieces of it but (forgive me) I have little compassion for them. I mean at some point they had to realize they were 300, then 400, then 500...I mean, mercy, when your lap is touching your knees you have a problem. Having said that I know a few obese people and it is a problem that can spin out of control. It must be mortifying to have to seek help.
I'm hooked. Just recently, but now it's my late night Wednesday show. I work late on Wednesdays, get in bed late and stay up way to darn late watching this. I was so excited this week to seeReally Random Question.....Does anyone here watch the TLC show, My 600lbs life? I'm hooked on this show...each story is so freaking interesting....I'm always at a loss for words!
Yeah, it does pull at your heart strings but a couple of them have learned how to be master manipulators. Do any of them have success stories?I feel horrible for the people involved (well some of them), it is interesting to me to see the dynamic that made it happen. The fact that they have all these enablers....its wild! Whoever thought of that show...Kudos!!
I'm hooked. Just recently, but now it's my late night Wednesday show. I work late on Wednesdays, get in bed late and stay up way to darn late watching this. I was so excited this week to seeStephen? I think that's his name - he finally "got it". What a mess that boy was - in his head even more so than his body. I wonder what kind of baggage is following that family? Poor Dad. But where's Mom. Either they haven't talked about it or I missed it.
We might need sisterwife to move this to Other TV. Oh Dana Jean ! Whachoo durnn girl?
Ooooh! That's rough.You are not alone...I'm up until 1 watching this show!
yes, you missed it...the mom and her boyfriends were abusive to the kids. Their dad was divorced from the mom. Eventually she abandoned them both.
Yeah, it does pull at your heart strings but a couple of them have learned how to be master manipulators. Do any of them have success stories?
Ooooh! That's rough.
If you look up these people, many of them have died.
I do not watch TV but I think that obesity is an addiction just like cocaine is. I am sure that people do not want to be this way.
He was scary crazy. But then I wonder why in the world his dad just kept bringing him food. At some point you've got to quit enabling.You should definitely watch this show! I don't think obesity is an addiction...but for some people I do think it is a destructive mechanism used to mask pain, rejection...etc. This last guy....really tested my humanity....I've never seen such an ungrateful, mean spirited person in my life.
Honestly, I'm not sure why they just did not starve him until he got some common sense......and yeah....that sounds horrible...but this guy was like the Crimson King on crack!
What makes trying to recover from this addiction so much worse than drugs or alcohol is that you have to eat. You can't just completely quit like you do with drugs or alcohol. Recovering from this disorder is kind of like an alcoholic having to drink in moderation instead of quitting completely.