I watch this show weekly, on TLC, but I am baffled that a great number of these folks are able to maintain their weight despite having surgery. I realize bad eating habits and enabling by family members, since many of these patients aren't mobile and are dependent on others for food, are big issues. And the immobility means they are likely getting no exercise, which doesn't help. There was one girl, earlier in the season who lost only 5 lbs. during her yr. long weight loss journey, and these were the 5 lbs. she lost during the pre-op inhospital diet. So sad. I really feel for these people.

Your thoughts?

I have watched all three seasons. From what I can tell only two out of 30 had little weight loss. Both became immediately resistant to following the diet.

I looked up Penny (the one who lost only five lbs) had a "weight fetish" she had been on several shows claiming she was trying to lose weight: Dr. Phil, a british show. She got her self labeled as the heaviest woman in the world (in Guniness) and she claimed that she had lost weight by having sex 4 or times a day. I came away thinking that she didn't want to lose weight she just wanted to be on TV.

I like the show because generally the people are quite successful -- but not without a struggle. What I don't like about it is it is overly scripted. The people always seems as if they are reading to me and also I would like to seem them followed for more than a year. because many don't have the surgery until the 3rd or 4th month which means that we only see a few months of surgical weight loss.

Edited March 30, 201511 yr by MsUjima

I LOVE this show. My mom and I watch it like a soap opera. Penny drives us crazy, lol.

What AMAZES us is the fact that they right away go to eating really bad food a few days after surgery.

I still had a hard time Drinking just water 2 month's after surgery.

I am 22 months in, I actually had surgery the same day you did.

I was 301 now 139.

Like I said STILL having problemsproblems with food. So I don't know how that do it.

Great t.v. though.

I know they get paid to do the show, plus probably free surgery.

This season Pauline was our favorite. She is just a b***h.

How dare her.

But again, it's t.v.

If you need a surgery buddy, I am here.

Good luck