I'm just wondering if anyone knows of any shows on Hulu or Netflix on Bariatric Patient's, Weight Loss Surgery, etc? The ones I've heard of are:

Hungry for Change

Fat Sick & Nearly Dead

The Big Ward (watched) Pre-Op patients undergoing process of surgery.

Obesity: The Post Mortem (watched) Dissection of obese person and how it affects the body.

Does anybody have any other suggestions?

My 600lb Life is on Hulu. It follows patients around the 600lb mark as they go through the process of weight loss surgery. The Dr on there is hard core and doesn't mess around. The only thing I don't like about this is you don't really get to see their post-op progress or success (Unless they do follow up episodes that I haven't seen yet).

I binge watched The Big Ward, that was by far the most inspiring as it actually showed the patients a year or so after their procedure.

I thought the same thing! It was so raw seeing their struggle. I think they do not get as much education on types of foods needed. It seems they only get the advice at check ups. Otherwise I think Josephine would have been able to follow it and get surgery. I also learned from it how dire it is to follow the pre op diet. The one lady could barely be operated on due to her binging in the pre op. I cant believe someone would put their selves are risk like that.

Yeah I think that is what shows the true pain of addiction. Some of them KNOW what to do, but physically and mentally just can't. Poor Josephine didn't even know what vegetables were!!

I know and she ate so many carbs and sugar and was exercising though. She really did want to change just didn't have the education.

I enjoyed watching the Fat Doctor on youtube, there are four series, its UK based.

There are other shows on the channel, the Fat Doctor series starts further down the page.

https://www.youtube.com/user/fatdoctoresdigital

You guys all have great suggestions, I'm definitely going to have to check these out!!!!!!

My 600 pound life on cable

I also like 600LB life (and the where are they now episodes) but there is another one called Family by the Ton and shows 4 people in one family going through the process together.

over the past 2 months I've watched quite a few episodes of "weight loss ward" and "fat doctor" just on youtube. Good to see a lot of the surgery, and the issues and success of other obese people. (lovely to see more doctors treating fat people as PEOPLE too)

Edited April 18, 20188 yr by Taoz

arghh... tried to load up "the big ward"... not on Australia netflix (even though it's on New Zealand netflix and apparently US. Also not on youtube. Aussie netflix sucks

Some of these shows I just could not watch. Too much food in them. I think it's just harder to watch them right now due to me being 9 days in on the pre op clear liquid diet. Feels like I could chew my arm off watching some of these.

20 minutes ago, mitchjoann132010 said:

Some of these shows I just could not watch. Too much food in them. I think it's just harder to watch them right now due to me being 9 days in on the pre op clear liquid diet. Feels like I could chew my arm off watching some of these.

Yeah I wouldn't suggest watching The Big Ward while on a liquid diet. What they eat is insane!

I absolutely love The Big Ward!!

I have been looking for a place to post my query. Maybe this is "necro-posting"but at least this thread is from 2018.
I had, after my recent move, and realigning cable and other Tra La La's been offered a month trial subscription to several services. Is Netflix and the others like Hulu, Pandora worth the trouble and effort or is it a big m9neymake Spectrum might be getting a Kickback from????

So they DO reruns on NETFLIX OF 600 LB WIFE.