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My 600 pound life , Tv show

I am disgusted with the families of the morbidly obese that are bed ridden,
Why do they keep giving them excess amounts of food that's horrible. When you love someone you should not enable them!
That's horrible
chrisCA · M
In some cases, it is due to mental illness.
Much like hoarders.
chrisCA · M
@cherokeepatti Diabetes is rampant in Canadian First Nations communities. A two litre bottle of pop is cheaper than milk in some remote areas.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@chrisCA it is in the USA too.
@cherokeepatti It's great that it is actually healing for you.

I know what works for me: Clean meats, good fats, veg, fruit/berries.

Yeah. That's it.
There’s a lot of misunderstandings around food, especially in some cultures. Cooking for loved ones is a way of expressing love. My family enjoys my cooking, but when I became diabetic I changed the way I cook to not exacerbate that condition. Most of the family respects that and still eat my food, which is healthier for them as well. It’s still tasty, just less sugar, salt, fewer carbs.

But my youngest sister, and her daughter, will go out and get McDonald’s when I’ve cooked. My sister has actually said, "we’re not diabetic—we shouldn’t have to be punished."
I gently reminded her that I wasn’t always diabetic, either. 😳

But there’s nothing to be said. I once showed my niece how I have to test my blood several times a day, and a friend of mine showed her how he has to inject insulin. None of which is fun. She was respectful, but once she got back home, I dunno… 🙁
@bijouxbroussard I'm sorry your sister is being stubborn, This is in her genetics, it should be avoided at all cost. I hope your neice is careful because sometimes it can skip a generation.
@bijouxbroussard I learned something new about diabetes today,
I had no idea fried foods cause diabetes 🤨
I thought it was about cutting down on sweets, but there are other factors. Wow I never associated oil and diabetes
@RadiantRuby Fried foods are not healthy for non-diabetics, either. But anything that causes one’s blood sugar to be unstable is problematic.
Coralmist · 41-45, F
Ive seen it and they often say if they dont give them what they want, the person in bed will yell at them, curse etc. They probably just give in..but at some point it would be cool to say,"Its not our weight that defines us but, we do need movement and healthy foods. "
RogueBastard · 36-40, M
Because people have taken things like being proud of who you are and being comfortable with your own body etc WAY too far.
I'm not a super fit guy but I realize this and I also don't have anyone telling me I should eat more junk food and exercise less. In fact, people who care about me have told me I should do the opposite. not in an annoying or controlling way though, just friendly advice.
I think that's the way to do it. Let people do what they wanna do with their own life but don't enable or encourage them to keep doing these things if it gets really bad.
RogueBastard · 36-40, M
@LunadelobosIAMTHEDRAGON Nah, it's probably just my insecurities. It's definitely not covid but yeah, that whole thing really has been a fucking disaster.
@RogueBastard We're very much in the aftermath of it.

Covid and the response to it, exacerbated many problems and created so many more!

All of my immediate loved ones have been adversely affected by the poison, aka the vaccine.

An unmitigated fucking disaster!!!
RogueBastard · 36-40, M
@LunadelobosIAMTHEDRAGON Yeah, I haven't gotten the so-called vaccine and I never will. The list of problems it causes is just too big. Possibly lessening the chances of getting covid isn't worth the the risk, not when fit and healthy athletes are dropping dead, dormant illnesses are coming back, new ones emerging, always just a few weeks after a vaccination or booster.
And the whole thing could have been stopped really early on and still could be now.
That show is humiliation porn.

The families are dysfunctional. They’re compelled to bring food just as the patients are compelled to eat. These situations are not well understood and blaming one or the other is not helpful.
@LeopoldBloom I don't get the point of the show, do they get paid?
@RadiantRuby As far as I know, only their expenses are covered. They may get a stipend, or something for their family members who have to accompany them. The ones making out are Dr. Now and his son who produces the show.

The benefit for the subjects is that they get top-notch bariatric surgery and follow-up care that they either couldn't afford, or couldn't find a doctor other than Dr. Now willing to operate on them. Many bariatric surgeons won't operate on people of that size. In return, they agree to be filmed bathing, eating greasy food, crying, and having other humiliating things happen to them. The point is to portray them as sick and sad as possible. This appeals to the show's audience which can look at these people and thing "well, at least my life doesn't suck that much."
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
I have wondered if some of these cases are due to a mother or other relative who was a covert narcissist. Many of the woman have been sexually abused as children and eat as a way to handle the stress. Narcissists can sabotage the efforts of a family member who is attempting to lose weight by tempting them with foods that they shouldn’t be indulging in. Eating them in front of them or leaving them laying around or offering it to them. The narcissist’s motive could be to keep them pacified with food rather than having their feelings about their past coming up and them revealing what happened and their role in covering it up.
Keepitsimple · 51-55, F
Because usually the fat people become verbally abusive so they buy the food to shut them up instead of shipping them to fat farms and enjoying peace and quiet and furniture not broken.
BackyardShaman · 61-69, M
One of these people died at home in bed in my town recently, over 600 lbs. when the undertaker arrived to take the body, they actually had to remove an exterior wall to get it out. No other way, they considered doors, windows, nothing was even close to being wide enough. I agree it’s disgusting.
@BackyardShaman It’s tragic. A wasted, unhappy life. 🙁
BackyardShaman · 61-69, M
Yes it is, and her passive family members fed into her problems in order not to upset her @bijouxbroussard
CestManan · 46-50, F
Isn't that a show about olympic sprinters and triathlon competitors?
Physical fitness is great but aren't they pushing their bodies a little too hard?
@CestManan No it's about extremely overweight people
nedkelly · 61-69, M
You, should be annoyed at the TV for making these disgraceful shows, and the companies who advertise during commercial's
SW-User
Its nice to know someone has an opinion
SW-User
Its a mental illness at that point.
@V00doo Indeed.
And it could stem from trauma.

We need to be more compassionate, I think it's time.

 
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