has anybody watch the show on TLC.. have people over 600 pounds and had the surgery.. and see the last story on how they have the surgery.. if you hadnt seen it this is the best thing to watch I use to watch it before I have my surgery and I learned a lot of things..

You can watch the surgery on Facebook as well.. I watched it several times before I had the surgery...Tried to watch some plastics to but ended up chucking after 4 min. Don't think that was a good idea.

I watched it on Tuesday and found myself not being able to sit still. All I could see was myself being 600 lbs and the struggles I have gone through to fix this..Then to see that lady not doing what she needed to do..I found myself yelling at the screen..

Don't know if I will tune in next week..Maybe I am not ready to see it yet...Maybe my own experiences are still to fresh!

I like watching the show. I particularly liked the one about Penny-- she made lots of excuses and did not follow instructions well at all. I liked that show because I could see myself in her--- there have been dozens of times I have made similar claims ("I am doing all I can...") and I was lying to myself. Penny was an excellent reminder for me that I can sabotage myself if I am not willing to be committed and to stay honest. Good stuff.

I, too, have been watching this show. I find it to be very encouraging and helpful. I saw a lot of myself in Penny. I am an emotional eater. I have been working hard to get it under control and in the past I would find excuses to eat and then complain about why i couldn't lose the weight. I always told myself that I was doing the best I could, but in actuality I was not doing what I needed to do. I am so happy that I have decided to take this journey. I am learning a lot about myself and why I eat the way I do. I have also learned how to eat foods that are healthy and how to exercise properly. This show helps me to see that I have made the right decision to take back my life.

I don't ever want to get back like that which is hard sometimes to sometimes.. I still want to eat even though I had the surgery... it doesn't fix everything just like some people are emotionally eaters something to get bored in like to eat. if I was really trying to get my weight of like I'm supposed to and keep on track I would have lost a lot more by now I have lost a hundred five pound I still have a lot to go.. but no one understands what you go through with the surgery unless they had it done