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I was going to put this in the RANDOM RANT thread but I thought it needed its own thread.
So I got stuck watching a few of these episodes and I've never been so frustrated in my life at human behavior.
What is happening on this show is DISGUSTING, and I don't mean the obese people struggling with food addiction.
This poor guy was 850 lbs. Mostly bed-ridden. Couldn't walk through doors. Terrible lymphedemas.
After watching a few episodes, here are the sad conclusions...
First, every obese person is an addict ... addicted to junk food, sugar, dairy (cheese), meat products, and processed food. THERE ISN'T A VEGETABLE IN SIGHT.
Not one subject was addicted to apples, kale, quinoa, or bananas.
Second, every morbidly obese person is being judged by another obese person.
In the case above, Robert, practically EVERYONE in his life was obese. I'm not talking about 20 lbs, but 100s. These people would interact with him as if he was the only one with the problem -- NO, YOU ALL HAVE A PROBLEM.
Third-- every single one of these people have a disconnect to what they shoved in their mouth (diet) and their weight. They think the FOOD isn't the problem, they think it's the QUANTITY, or something HORMONAL.
They don't see the system around them as the problem when the system is designed for this very function: sickness and obesity = profit.
The system of processed agriculture and the lobbyists/politicians who backstop it is designed to make you FAT and SICK. This is why a COKE is cheaper than a bottle of water. This is why a Bic Mac is cheaper than a deluxe salad.
Fourth -- and the most disgusting and frustrating thing of all -- every single one of these people who have eaten themselves immobile and near death has ENABLERS. Friends, family, and even parents.
I was absolutely sickened to see the mother of this man bring him whatever he wants.
Oh, he gets angry if I don't get him what he wants.
Oh, well Robert likes what he likes.
Are you F*cking kidding me?
Your kid is killing himself and your only concern is to not make him mad?
Really?
You want your 4 bacon-double cheeseburgers? Get out of bed and go get them yourself.
Fifth -- these people see the "weight loss surgery" as the answer to their problems. Yes, the old EVENT/PROCESS where surgery represents the life-changing EVENT, the SHORTCUT whereas the PROCESS (proper diet) can be dismissed.
To be eligible for the surgery, they are required to lose weight. Then, they lose weight not because of the weight loss implications, but because they view the SURGERY as the quick fix. In other words, after I have the surgery, I'll be able to EAT WHATEVER THE F*ck I WANT again, I just won't eat as much.
Only the perceived access to the shortcut (surgery) is enough to get them to engage in the process (diet).
Sixth -- the enablers (family and friends) of these obese people are selfish and rude accomplices to murder. Even after the doctor clearly says "You are killing yourself" -- family members have NO PROBLEM eating garbage in front of the obese person trying to lose weight.
It's like trying to rehabilitate an alcoholic in a bar, or a crackhead in a crackhouse.
And these are people who supposedly "care" about their obese family member.
Well, we really care about Bill, but not so much to stop eating Mac and Cheese and greasy chicken in front of him.
Sick.
They only care about protecting what they shove in their mouth and how it tastes, and how it makes them feel.
This poor guy above -- even after losing 200+ lbs and FINALLY getting the help he needed ended up suffering a heart attack and dying on the show.
Tragic, but not unexpected.
But hey, at least his mother didn't make him angry and she was kind enough to bring him 2 loaves of bread, 6 perogies, and 3 bags of Skittles.
End Rant.
So I got stuck watching a few of these episodes and I've never been so frustrated in my life at human behavior.
What is happening on this show is DISGUSTING, and I don't mean the obese people struggling with food addiction.
This poor guy was 850 lbs. Mostly bed-ridden. Couldn't walk through doors. Terrible lymphedemas.
After watching a few episodes, here are the sad conclusions...
First, every obese person is an addict ... addicted to junk food, sugar, dairy (cheese), meat products, and processed food. THERE ISN'T A VEGETABLE IN SIGHT.
Not one subject was addicted to apples, kale, quinoa, or bananas.
Second, every morbidly obese person is being judged by another obese person.
In the case above, Robert, practically EVERYONE in his life was obese. I'm not talking about 20 lbs, but 100s. These people would interact with him as if he was the only one with the problem -- NO, YOU ALL HAVE A PROBLEM.
Third-- every single one of these people have a disconnect to what they shoved in their mouth (diet) and their weight. They think the FOOD isn't the problem, they think it's the QUANTITY, or something HORMONAL.
They don't see the system around them as the problem when the system is designed for this very function: sickness and obesity = profit.
The system of processed agriculture and the lobbyists/politicians who backstop it is designed to make you FAT and SICK. This is why a COKE is cheaper than a bottle of water. This is why a Bic Mac is cheaper than a deluxe salad.
Fourth -- and the most disgusting and frustrating thing of all -- every single one of these people who have eaten themselves immobile and near death has ENABLERS. Friends, family, and even parents.
I was absolutely sickened to see the mother of this man bring him whatever he wants.
Oh, he gets angry if I don't get him what he wants.
Oh, well Robert likes what he likes.
Are you F*cking kidding me?
Your kid is killing himself and your only concern is to not make him mad?
Really?
You want your 4 bacon-double cheeseburgers? Get out of bed and go get them yourself.
Fifth -- these people see the "weight loss surgery" as the answer to their problems. Yes, the old EVENT/PROCESS where surgery represents the life-changing EVENT, the SHORTCUT whereas the PROCESS (proper diet) can be dismissed.
To be eligible for the surgery, they are required to lose weight. Then, they lose weight not because of the weight loss implications, but because they view the SURGERY as the quick fix. In other words, after I have the surgery, I'll be able to EAT WHATEVER THE F*ck I WANT again, I just won't eat as much.
Only the perceived access to the shortcut (surgery) is enough to get them to engage in the process (diet).
Sixth -- the enablers (family and friends) of these obese people are selfish and rude accomplices to murder. Even after the doctor clearly says "You are killing yourself" -- family members have NO PROBLEM eating garbage in front of the obese person trying to lose weight.
It's like trying to rehabilitate an alcoholic in a bar, or a crackhead in a crackhouse.
And these are people who supposedly "care" about their obese family member.
Well, we really care about Bill, but not so much to stop eating Mac and Cheese and greasy chicken in front of him.
Sick.
They only care about protecting what they shove in their mouth and how it tastes, and how it makes them feel.
This poor guy above -- even after losing 200+ lbs and FINALLY getting the help he needed ended up suffering a heart attack and dying on the show.
Tragic, but not unexpected.
But hey, at least his mother didn't make him angry and she was kind enough to bring him 2 loaves of bread, 6 perogies, and 3 bags of Skittles.
End Rant.
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