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My 600 lb. Life [View all] Blueplanet Mar 2019 OP
There are a lot of things that can cause weight gain. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2019 #1
There's a show called My 600lb life lunatica Mar 2019 #16
welcome to 21st Century America PupCamo Mar 2019 #31
I don't get your comment lunatica Mar 2019 #39
I took the commment as a remark on the sad state of television "entertainment" in 21st catbyte Mar 2019 #59
that's what I meant PupCamo Mar 2019 #69
Thanks. Welcome to DU lunatica Mar 2019 #72
of course, yes MFM008 Mar 2019 #2
I agree. Blueplanet Mar 2019 #6
Believe me MFM008 Mar 2019 #78
Actually, ... it is Empty Calories that is the addiction. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2019 #28
I do watch this show from time to time... Shell_Seas Mar 2019 #3
What I always think is this: ginnyinWI Mar 2019 #51
Watch the show a couple of times - Ms. Toad Mar 2019 #57
I have watched it a few times. True Blue American Mar 2019 #64
There's always an enabler. milestogo Mar 2019 #67
I think years of eating it can. These folks didn't get to Raven Mar 2019 #4
I can't watch it malaise Mar 2019 #5
Do a quick tour of the South Malaise. You're see how people get that heavy. Blue_true Mar 2019 #22
Got that right!!! get the red out Mar 2019 #37
So you know what it is like. Blue_true Mar 2019 #44
YES get the red out Mar 2019 #60
Yep. nt Blue_true Mar 2019 #74
Let me tell you something you don't know malaise Mar 2019 #61
One poster mentioned people eating 5+ Whopper or Big Mac type burgers and then Blue_true Mar 2019 #75
It's frightening hearing about all these kids with Type 2 diabetes malaise Mar 2019 #76
With kids. Blue_true Mar 2019 #79
That's the truth re the stresses malaise Mar 2019 #80
71.6% of all Americans are overweight; 39.8% obese janterry Mar 2019 #7
I've seen some episodes on YouTube. Many of the subjects are sexual abuse victims. 50 Shades Of Blue Mar 2019 #8
They all have enablers too. Initech Mar 2019 #12
650+ pound anything sitting naked in a bedroom playing video games all day Blue_true Mar 2019 #24
Agreed! Initech Mar 2019 #33
They must have enablers Sanity Claws Mar 2019 #29
The enablers are usually obese, also. kskiska Mar 2019 #48
Fast food and processed food is actually engineered to be addictive. fierywoman Mar 2019 #9
Yes. Blueplanet Mar 2019 #14
Here's one link. But there are many many articles and books, too. fierywoman Mar 2019 #20
Thanks for the link fierywoman Blueplanet Mar 2019 #82
Yep. nt Blue_true Mar 2019 #25
I watch every episode. Croney Mar 2019 #10
Weighing 700-800 pounds Blueplanet Mar 2019 #15
That's what I've seen, too, but DeminPennswoods Mar 2019 #26
I remember seeing one of the patients during the first season, Christine, I think. She lost so much catbyte Mar 2019 #63
Amazing! Yes, skin removal is important to their well-being. Croney Mar 2019 #65
Mostprocessed foods are engineered to make addictive, with sugars, simple carbs, etc. TheBlackAdder Mar 2019 #11
And the keto hangover! robbob Mar 2019 #18
Do you workout? Blue_true Mar 2019 #36
My exercise regimen is mostly dedicated to stretching/strengthening back and legs... robbob Mar 2019 #70
Sounds like you are doing the right things. Blue_true Mar 2019 #73
You are mistaken about foods being stricty forbidden - Ms. Toad Mar 2019 #58
Yes you're right robbob Mar 2019 #68
For a while - yes. Ms. Toad Mar 2019 #81
You're lucky you don't get keto something else below the belt. Blue_true Mar 2019 #35
Thank you! get the red out Mar 2019 #40
I watch it ocassionally, but it's so sad fleur-de-lisa Mar 2019 #13
It's the type of food, and how much of it they are eating. Aristus Mar 2019 #17
Some of the people manage to do well, but many of them seem to think the surgery Vinca Mar 2019 #19
Discrimination Runningdawg Mar 2019 #21
That's a great point, Dawg. I hadn't thought of that. fleur-de-lisa Mar 2019 #23
Treating anorexics is not easy hack89 Mar 2019 #30
I only know the show in passing Runningdawg Mar 2019 #34
They are sent to a therapist get the red out Mar 2019 #41
For how long? Before or after? Runningdawg Mar 2019 #43
They usually end up at a clinic in Houston kskiska Mar 2019 #49
And there's your discrimination factor. Maru Kitteh Mar 2019 #83
Surgery isn't done on anorexics to help them eat more. Mariana Mar 2019 #86
Never said the surgery is "shaming" them. The trope about "willpower" is. Maru Kitteh Mar 2019 #88
I'm obese phylny Mar 2019 #66
I have always struggled with weight. Contrave finally worked but was $117/mo. Then I talked to Maru Kitteh Mar 2019 #84
Your caring, thoughtful post made me smile phylny Mar 2019 #85
Like programs about hoarders and little people, I find it voyeuristic. Sneederbunk Mar 2019 #27
Same - I don't watch shows that make money off others misery or make light of their situations. Runningdawg Mar 2019 #42
Yes I have watched this show. Really is eye opener. FloridaBlues Mar 2019 #32
The one thing I have noticed is how many more chubby to obese children there are these days. smirkymonkey Mar 2019 #38
When I grew up in the 50s kskiska Mar 2019 #50
Don't let sugar off the hook here. GumboYaYa Mar 2019 #45
It is hard for the enabler - hard to say no. Maybe foods need to be Doodley Mar 2019 #46
How, exactly, would that be done? nt. Mariana Mar 2019 #53
Just needs imagination. Doodley Mar 2019 #62
Whose imagination? Mariana Mar 2019 #87
The enablers. Doodley Mar 2019 #89
An odd business model. Codeine Mar 2019 #54
10,000 calories per day will do that NickB79 Mar 2019 #47
Any calorie-dense food Codeine Mar 2019 #52
Calories consumed calories expended. Ms. Toad Mar 2019 #55
When you consume 30,000 empty calories a day and don't move, it adds up catbyte Mar 2019 #56
I've watched it several times Raine Mar 2019 #71
I have seen it. Different Drummer Mar 2019 #77
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