Half Ton Man

[scorpiogirl]

I watch as many medical shows as I can and the overweight ones like this one just make my jaw drop. I just don't understand....a lot of it has GOT to be mental. Anyone watch this stuff? Half Ton Man is on Discovery Health right now. I've seen it before, but it's like watching a car accident. You don't want to look, but you can't stop!

 

[buffalogal]

Ugh, I saw that last weekend. I seem to be addicted to those shows like "super obese." It's sooo sad the way it ends though, but I just don't understand how people can allow themselves to get like that in the first place!

 

[Sassy69]

Its tough - but it seems like once someone manages to get to like 350, it just starts perpetuating itself --- too many aches & issues to exercise, get depressed, eat more, hide out , eat shit, get bigger, less & less self confidence, etc.

My cousin is 2 days older than I am and was a chunky kid. He's now around 450. He's looked at the bariatric surgery but he was told to drop 50 lbs on Atkins before they could even do that. And then his first comment was "I'll never be able to eat another pizza again."

Wow. He's lucky he isn't on the way down w/ Type 2 Diabetes & any of 100 other health problems. And the sadest part is just to see how he lives, his view of himself and the future that he sees.

 

[scorpiogirl]

Its tough - but it seems like once someone manages to get to like 350, it just starts perpetuating itself --- too many aches & issues to exercise, get depressed, eat more, hide out , eat shit, get bigger, less & less self confidence, etc.

My cousin is 2 days older than I am and was a chunky kid. He's now around 450. He's looked at the bariatric surgery but he was told to drop 50 lbs on Atkins before they could even do that. And then his first comment was "I'll never be able to eat another pizza again."

Wow. He's lucky he isn't on the way down w/ Type 2 Diabetes & any of 100 other health problems. And the sadest part is just to see how he lives, his view of himself and the future that he sees.

But I just wish they could feel the excitement of losing that weight. I mean, WE get excited over a 1%BF loss. They could experience a 10% BF loss in a frickin' WEEK! So what if you can't eat a whole pizza - you can still have a piece and taste all the foods you love. You just can't eat as much.

Sass - you're cousin is extremely lucky he doesn't have Diabetes. At his weight, you would think he would already. If he would do Atkins, he could drop it. Hell, even if he could set a goal on calories and stick to it - THAT would work.

I feel bad for these people, but at the same time.....I just don't understand!

 

[Sassy69]

His self-esteem & self-image is so low he literally gave up years ago.

He actually lost a crapload of weight in his 20s when he joined the local Air Guard (his dad is a decorated WWII vet). He looked normal for his height, just a little squishy. Apparently the people razzed him so bad at boot camp, he made it thru, but it just set the stage for him to start eating to feel better about himself again. He was discharged because he couldn't meet the weight requirements. And its really been downhill from there. He's just had people give him shit most of his life and now he just assumes it is all correct and doesnt' get much involved in stuff any more. He drives a towtruck in Minnesota - so he just does that all that time.

Its been very hard on my brother & sister in law who live in the same city - they invite him over, try to do normal healthy meals, etc. Either he doesnt' show up & doesnt' bother to call, shows up late & doesn't bother to call, breaks their chairs (when he sits on them) & goes out for a pizza (or 3) after they eat. His general attitude & self-esteem border on toxic and at this point what do you do? You can't help him & he acts lke an asshole so you can't easily do the social & family thing either.

 

[scorpiogirl]

That's so sad. He obviously has a wall there and uses his attitude as a defense mech. Yep....all mental.

 

[Iammotivated]

I watch as many medical shows as I can and the overweight ones like this one just make my jaw drop. I just don't understand....a lot of it has GOT to be mental. Anyone watch this stuff? Half Ton Man is on Discovery Health right now. I've seen it before, but it's like watching a car accident. You don't want to look, but you can't stop!

Well I was one of those people, I have lost 145 lbs and I ask myself how I let myself get so big. It happened with in two years for me 40 lbs one year and 60 the next. Then I was in so much back pain, knee pain and foot pain that I could barley walk 4 blocks.

I was eating for comfort and I went to a theripist to work this out to see why I was eating and over came it.

Now I Workout 2 hours a day and eat totally organic and healthy, no sugar and I love it never been happier. Sometimes I think that there was a reason that I got that big and maybe it is to imspire other obese people to lose the weight.

But when i look back at myself yes I am embarrassed and I also ask wow how did that even happen.

 

[nelmsjer]

Wow, iammotivated!!! Great story, and thanks for sharing! If you're comfortable, would you mind sharing what you and your therapist discovered?

 

[Iammotivated]

Wow, iammotivated!!! Great story, and thanks for sharing! If you're comfortable, would you mind sharing what you and your therapist discovered?

When I was young I did not come from a family with parents with a lot of support. Meaning they were not emotionally there for me at all, and I was being abused by some neighbors. So food was my friend. I started to eat and when you eat the body gets like a little comfort high and many people start to like this feeling of being full. I certinally did now I was not fat as a child or in high school because I was so active. When I started working and not being able to exercise like i did before the weight started to pile on.

So to sum it up, eating was filling the voide that I was felling in life, it was my security. I had to learn to feel hungry and be ok with it and change how got my security.

I am very happy now and I love eating healthy and losing the weight!!

Thanks for the interest, feel free to drop me a message if you have other questions.

 

[scorpiogirl]

When I was young I did not come from a family with parents with a lot of support. Meaning they were not emotionally there for me at all, and I was being abused by some neighbors. So food was my friend. I started to eat and when you eat the body gets like a little comfort high and many people start to like this feeling of being full. I certinally did now I was not fat as a child or in high school because I was so active. When I started working and not being able to exercise like i did before the weight started to pile on.

So to sum it up, eating was filling the voide that I was felling in life, it was my security. I had to learn to feel hungry and be ok with it and change how got my security.

I am very happy now and I love eating healthy and losing the weight!!

Thanks for the interest, feel free to drop me a message if you have other questions.

That's awesome that you pulled yourself back to health! I wish you all the best!