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My 600 Pound Life: 2016 Season



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Yes, @@Inner Surfer Girl, it struck me how young she was, too. I even commented to my husband about it. How does someone get to over 700 pounds in 27 short years? It really makes you wonder about her endocrine system, also.

She really seemed like she was ready to make a change. She seemed like a sweet soul, and I wish her well. Her son was absolutely adorable!

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I wonder how they can afford all that food

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I wonder how they can affo

rd all that food

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@@tugs I wonder that myself! That is just a crazy amount of food they eat, it must cost a fortune.

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I just finished watching Randy's story from last night.

He was a great example of someone who treated the weight loss like a competition and so skipped meals and didn't get in his Protein. Unfortunately, it landed him back in the hospital but fortunately I think he changed his approach.

I know we don't see everything, but he was definitely someone who could benefit from a good therapist,

Between the overweight family, his over-competitive dad, living at home, working in the family business, not to mention his daughter, I hope he is getting help dealing with his issues.

He did seem to get it by the end of the episode. I look forward to seeing his follow up.

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I feel like the show helped me in so many ways to prepare for surgery. to be real about where I was heading - even the shower scenes. I am forever thankful to those who would allow themselves to be shown so that I could get it. every time I watch hoping for the success of the person who is the subject of that episode.

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Me, too. It was a big step for me to even watch the show let alone admit that I could qualify to be on the show. I would never allow myself to be vulnerable enough to be on that show so am also grateful for those who have taken the risk.

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Did anyone watch the newer episode with the over 800 pounds lady I forget her name but she was African American and I didn't finish the episode but I felt so bad for her

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Last night's episode about Sean was another crazy one.

Another young person who was weighed almost 1000 pounds by his mid 20-'s and the "diet" pushed him over 1000 pounds.

Why haven't we figured out that we can't just send a patient that heavy home to the same disfunctional situation with a piece of paper for instructions to "prove how committed they are."?

Neither he or his mom have the emotional, mental, spiritual, or physical capacity to do any of this without a massive, multi-pronged intervention.

It still baffles me how we as a society let anyone get into this state (I am including myself in this) without tools and resources.

If there was ever an example where intensive in-patient treatment and family therapy was needed years ago, this is it.

This reminds me of my efforts to find treatment before I turned to WLS. I couldn't even get into intensive outpatient because I wasn't anorexic or bulimic.

I still believe I was denied because I scared the little anorexic teenager in the waiting room by my very presence/existence.

SMH.

I truly hope Sean and his mom both make it.

This was also another example of how his mom probably needs surgery, education, and therapy as much as he does.

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I didn't watch last night's episode but I get the drift from your description. These super morbidly obese people are just an extreme version of what many of us are like. I don't want to presume we are all the same..because we are not. But for me and my experience, I wasn't eating to excess just because I was hungry.

The eating was a symptom of other problems/issues. I see it rearing it's ugly head again because my stress level at work is so high. I'm looking to food again to settle myself down when I have a very stressful day...and there are lots of them lately. The surgery is only one component of a multiple approach to weight loss.

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I watched last nights episode and I really thought Dr. Now was going to admit him right as he got to the hospital being that big. I was very surprised by his ability to still be somewhat mobile. But he and his mother did have to learn themselves on how to lose the weight. It took a long time but I'm glad he finally was able to see what he was doing to himself and lose the weight needed for surgery. I can't wait to see the follow up show to see where all these people are now.

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I went from being really upset at Sean for acting really indifferent to the whole thing (for God's sake young man, you're going to DIE before you're 30! Don't you care??) to almost wanting to cry after seeing some sort of spark of hope in the poor kid's eyes after surgery. I really hope he makes it, and his mom gets the help she needs, too.

I honestly wonder if some people could care less whether they live or die when they get to that point. Sean seemed like one of those people. So heartbreaking.

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My wife and I binge watched the first 3 seasons and have been waiting for each new episode. I agree the shower scenes can be excessive. Although it is a major part of their daily life as it takes a lot of time, effort, and at times a few people to help, but it doesn't need to be a lengthy part of the show. I loved Nikki as well. Her spirit and talent was subdued as she gained but it was nice to see that with every pound and effort she was getting back to being the fun, funky girl she was before the weight gain.

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I went from being really upset at Sean for acting really indifferent to the whole thing (for God's sake young man, you're going to DIE before you're 30! Don't you care??) to almost wanting to cry after seeing some sort of spark of hope in the poor kid's eyes after surgery. I really hope he makes it, and his mom gets the help she needs, too.

I honestly wonder if some people could care less whether they live or die when they get to that point. Sean seemed like one of those people. So heartbreaking.

I wasn't nearly as far gone as he was but I had gotten to a place where I felt completely helpless. I knew the next "diet" would boomerang me into being bed bound. I felt it was damned if I did, damned if I didn't. I think that is why it was so important for me to learn to embrace stalls as part of the process and not to give up.

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I watch the Sean episode too and agree with what everyone has said here. I too was shocked that he was not admitted at first to the hospital and sent back home to diet on his own. I was hoping he had lost some but to gain that was unbelievable to me. I give him a lot of credit though for being mobile. Many of the show's participants weighing less than him were bed bound.

I was so close to 500 pound myself once so I understand there is much more to losing weight than the diet. If I hadn't met with the Psych for over a year I would still be 497 pounds, bed bound and married to a feeder. Instead I am out enjoying life, riding a bike 5.4 miles in 53 minutes after having lost 210 pounds. I am even nominated to possibly become the new social director of my community. I only hope that Sean saw that he has lots of life left to live. After all he is only 20 compared to my 60 years of age.

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