My 600 Pound Life

Angie J - what in the name of Jerry Springer was THAT mess? They spent about 22 seconds on weight loss and diet, and the rest of the show was her yelling at people who were helping her, making up panic attacks/heart trouble/cancer/robberies so she can get her hands on some more opioids and benzos, and demanding apologies from Dr. Now for accusing her of being high...while she was high.

I try to root for these people, but she's just manipulative garbage. And we get two more hours of her next week.

YESSS that rehab counselor clocked her right when she walked in, thinking she was some kind of snarky badass. He had her laying out ALL her mess on the table in a few minutes.

Amazing how she kept finding another guy to yell at right after the previous one dumped her butt. I don't know about that second guy, maybe he was violating his lease letting her stay, or he insisted she quit with the drugs in his house...who knows. I highly doubt her "living in the park" story. She slept in her wheelchair? How'd she charge her phone?

I really try to cheer these people on, but I couldn't care less about Angie. She's just so unlikable and horrible to everyone around her.

I'm just now watching last week's Where Are They Now? update episode and OMG, talk about night and day. It was SO refreshing to finally see someone succeed! Brandon did everything Dr. Now asked of him and more. It's so nice to see someone reach their goals after doing what Dr. Now told him to do! The people who failed should watch his story. I'd love to see an update in another year to see his wedding and the results of his skin surgery.

OTOH Jeanne did nothing but whine and NOT do what Dr. Now told her to do. First she talks about how she's glad her father died, but then she uses his death (and anything else she can think of) as an excuse for why she didn't lose weight.....and then talks about how she doesn't think she needs therapy I was so glad there's no smell-o-vision. That house is horrifying. I didn't want to pause and look more closely, but I'm pretty sure that was dog crap all over the floor. And her mother had DOG HAIR and dirt in her incision? What is wrong with their people. "Dirty birds" doesn't even come close. I have a feeling she won't survive another year.

Cillas was almost unrecognizable at the end. He was bedbound and unable to walk, and now he's at a healthy weight and able to do everything he wants. So happy for him. But...that wedding! Getting married at the kitchen table in hoodies and baseball caps with a 2 liter of Mountain Dew by your side isn't what I'd call a memorable wedding. Put a little effort in, people.

Tiffany was just a waste of time. No effort, no weight loss, too much whining about that boyfriend who was checked out the entire time. Everyone but Tiffany could see he was going to bail on her. At least she had a job at the end, so there's that. *shrug*

I loved how Brandon proposed to his wife and sang that song!

Yikes, I remember her - they treated her wife like trash and her own family had to yell at her to bathe because she smelled so bad. I didn't think she'd ever get on track, but 30 is just SO young.

I read that they had split up a while back, so she got away from that insanity.

I wish that future participants would stop thinking they know better than the doctors trying to help them. If you knew everything you think you did, you wouldn't be in such a dire situation. Lose the ego and listen. We all love to see the successful folks, but they are few and far between.

Our gov't and schools need to get better at pushing healthy choices instead of medications and pills, but that's a rant for another time.

It's gotten to the point where I almost don't want to watch this show any more. It seems like they constantly cast people - intentionally or not - who not only fail, but who are just terrible people. They're nasty to their friends and family (or should I just call them "caregivers"?), they're nasty to Dr. Now, and all they do is whine about how no one understands what they're going through when it's clear that plenty of people DO.

I have to believe that there HAVE to be people who've applied to be on the show who wouldn't do those things, but the casting people don't pick them and it's got to be because they believe those people draw in viewers. I just can't believe that there are people who watch this show for these awful ones. I know there are some who enjoy reality TV for the trainwrecks, but I'm not one of them (for the most part), especially when we're talking about a show that can save lives.

For the last few seasons, I've made a habit out of checking the comments about the episode on the TLC FB page. If it looks like the person is horrible, I don't watch. Obviously, results are going to vary, but I just don't want to watch the ones who are terrible people.

So very sad. 

Aw, I actually remember Ashley. She was the one who was coaching softball. It sounds like she'd gained some of her weight back, but it seemed like she was going to "make it" and have a good life.

I think you just can't discount the amount of irreparable damage super obesity can do to the body. Even if they lose a lot of the weight, it just might not make that much of a difference.

I had a family member who recently passed after WLS. I personally don't think she needed it but pressure is pressure. Almost two weeks after surgery, she wasn't feeling well. Her "doctor" said it was normal. She actually was septic. By the time she got to the ER, it was too late, her insides were wrecked. This happened in another country but it brings home the fact that this is still a dangerous surgery and should not be taken lightly. 

Wow! Despite all he went through, thank God he is alive. Every surgery comes with a risk. How is he now? I hope closer to normal. 

At least he is with you. The sister of the person who passed also had WLS. She gained much of it back too but at least came through the surgery fine. I didn't think she needed it either, but maybe I'm so used to this show that I think you have to be enormous to get it.