I know this sounds strange.

But I watch documentaries online of 600lb people eating greasy food. ( not fat shaming at all, i am still fat just to be clear)

But watching it helps me remember why I did this and what could have happened if i carried on how i was , and to stick to the plan , im 4 weeks post op.

I find myself watching these all night , I never used to do this.

Does anyone else do this?

Edited July 30, 20179 yr by dreamingsmall

When I was on my liquid pre-op and post-op diet. All I watched was Fat Dr UK and documentaries about how terrible our food supply it. It helped keep my mind off food and focused on what I was doing.

Yep I also watch my 600 lb life and did when I was in hospital post op . It kept me motivated ! I love the Dr on it . Is it Dr Nowzarden ? He is straight to the point and doesn't put up with any bs haha
Does anyone know anyone from that show

I watched My 600 lb Life. Watched it pre-op, would have watched it in the hospital but I preferred peace and quiet over noise then. I watch it here and there now. I take watching that show as a learning experience and it makes me think of what could have happened to me if I gave up on my health or didn't go through with the surgery because there was a lot of people telling me not to go through with it just because they knew someone who had a lot of complications or regained all their weight back.

Thing is I'm not them and they probably didn't follow the rules when they should have. I said once this excess weight is gone, it's not coming back.

Okay, I'll stop with my rambling now lol


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HW- 273
Pre-op Wt- 230
SW- 226
CW- 180
GW- 130
Ht- 5'2.5"
DOS- April 26th, 2017

"Only those who try will become." ~FFX

I am obsessed with 600lb life and the where are they now 600lb. Having lost mobility, ( I move , but slow like an 80yr old lady) having the health oroblems, at 276lbs, I felt like a mini 600lber. I could totally relate to their loss of daily life as mine is not that bad but I could see it happening in the future. It was one of the most motivational shows that made me want to think about wls.
Also their success inspired me. The ones who went on to do skin surgery and regain their lives.
It made me think , If they could do this, so can I .
I also watch alot of food documentaries which helped my husband and I change our good choices
Forks over knives, food matters and hungry for change.
Looking at food differently helps immensely.


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I admit to having spree-watched a couple of seasons of "My 600-Pound Life" on Hulu. Every single super morbidly-obese person on that show has several issues in common:

1. Childhood trauma: each person was either abused, molested, raped, rejected, and/or grew up in a home where domestic violence and substance abuse predominated.
2. Enablers: each super morbidly obese person has poor mobility, so one or more relatives enables the overeating by providing the excessive quantities of fast food and junky groceries.
3. Poor coping skills: these people do not like themselves and are trying to escape their traumatic pasts. Their food addiction is a mechanism to escape themselves and their realities.

There's a saying: Addiction is a means of escaping oneself, while recovery is a means of discovering oneself. Essentially, these people are mentally escaping by utilizing food as the main distraction.

I totally agree. The first problem is someone is buying the food!!! They always say, if I don't feed him , he gets mad. Well , let him get fo mad he gets out of the bed!!!


HW 274 SW 263 GW 125 GASTRIC SLEEVE 7/21/17

I watched it occasionally before my surgery and now I watch it religiously. For me it helps remind me I'm not the only one struggling.

I watched it occasionally before my surgery and now I watch it religiously. For me it helps remind me I'm not the only one struggling.

I agree. I find it very inspirational but it makes me mad when I see the people feeding them and sabotaging them.
I like Dr Now. He is strict but he really cares about them and wants them to succeed. He is tough but they need it.

HW 274 SW 263 GW 125 GASTRIC SLEEVE 7/21/17. Height 5'1"

I love to watch my 600 pound life. Breaks my heart but keeps me positive.


Aka_ET

HW-220
Pre-op 194.3
RNY
SD June 16th 2017
CW-176
GW-140
HT 5' 3"
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"You may see me struggle but you will never see me quit"

Not me, but I totally understand why people do.