wow, theres my motivation for the day - ugh

[SoKlueles]

Oh my gosh, i actually feel sorry for him, but it is sad that someone lets themself get that bad, i have an aunt that just had the gastric bypass surgery, she is like 5'2 and weighed over 300 lbs...her stomach dropped to her knees already, i know she will be healthier but gosh the skin will be hanging

 

[L_Seven]

:-O
"the outrage!"
"But for the Grace of God there go I"....

 

[Puddles]

I feel awful for the guy. He looks young too. No one wants to be that size and it's more than an issue of just willpower, he needs to get some serious help.

I wish the people who left comments would have been nicer to him. We all have our issues, his is just more visible than some others.

 

[DivaDawn]

An omen: I just seen this same guy on a special recently on tv. I guess hes trying another program to lose weight. It reminded me about this post/board since I had promptly neglected it with work keeping me busy!

 

[leanchic]

u guys think that sad..there is a site....i have to find..and thye have pics and stuff of reall people who are 1600lbs...adn bigger.....its so sad....i mena they did it to themselves....but remember ''coe'' is and eating disorder too....i feel bad for them... although i feel fornunate...thats why i dont judge ppl on there looks...when i see soemone who is overweight at the gym, i dont think ew...i think wow thye are starting to take care of themselves..all people are beauitufl...in all different sizes

 

[FigureSkater]

It reminds me of how Maury Povich always has severely overweight people (especially babies/young kids) on the show...that always makes me really mad because first of all, how do parents let their kids eat like that!? Yes, I understand hormonal issues and other stuff that infants/toddlers (and people of all ages) can have that cause them to be slightly or extremely overweight--but whenever he shows the kid's diet, they are always eating bags of chips, donuts and sweets, drinking regular pop, etc. and Maury shows them gorging themselves in the green room backstage! Aren't they there to address their problems, not make them worse? Also, the way he always has these kids parade around on stage in diapers is totally exploiting them...

I'm going to be teaching high school in the fall, and that man/woman/whatever is even more inspiration for me to accomplish one of my goals in the near future. I'd like to start a before or after school fitness program/club for young ladies (who aren't on school sports teams or are on teams that are not in season) so that they can learn good eating and exercise habits and have better health and self esteem...I really don't think health and phys ed address this well enough (all I ever learned in Health was how to put a condom on a banana and Phys Ed taught me how bad I was at basketball and tennis!) and there really is nothing in the way of health activities at most schools for the students who are not on sports teams--I think that other than in the classroom, that's another way for me to work at being a good role model for my students.

 

[MissJanet79]

I think it's sad that some people end up like that because it would be so overwhelming to think "damn I need to lose the weight of 3-4 people". One thing that concerns me about people who get really heavy and undergo medical procedures like gastric bypass (and I really do think "to each his own" about things of that nature) is that the emotional issues that lead the the problem in the first place aren't addressed.

AMEN SISTA!

 

[MandieG]

As someone that use to be over 300 lbs.......food is a HUGE addiction for me, I battle it EVERYDAY....it's soooo hard to get over that. I can understand how people can get that big, not everyone has the breaking moment like I did to get off their butts and do something about it......

The ones that said "emotional" issues is HUGE....I still haven't dealt with all of mine, but in the process of doing so. I do have depression issues but am handling it, I tend to overeat BIGTIME when depressed that's the hardest part I think.

But I do think those getting the gastric bypass should be recieving some sort of counselling with it as well.

 

[FigureSkater]

The ones that said "emotional" issues is HUGE....I still haven't dealt with all of mine, but in the process of doing so. I do have depression issues but am handling it, I tend to overeat BIGTIME when depressed that's the hardest part I think.

But I do think those getting the gastric bypass should be recieving some sort of counselling with it as well.

Counseling is key...we studied a lot of cases of obesity/bypass surgeries and other treatments in some of my college classes, and too often it's overlooked. If anything, the person is given only a prescription for an antidepressant...which is NOT a cure or solution to the problem and has other side effects. Counseling (alone or with antidepressants if needed) must be in place.

And eating disorders, whether its anorexia/bulimia/overeating/binging disorders, etc are like alcoholism...it's not something you ever really fully are "cured" of. While you may not starve yourself/binge/throw up/overeat, you might fight with the urge to do so for a long time--years afterward--it's a matter of learning to focus those urges elsewhere (working out, another hobby, etc).

 

[DivaDawn]

Well since I originally posted this: I guess what I dont understand is why he didnt get help long before things got this out of control for him. I dont doubt there are other problems associated with this, but to let yourself get to 1,000 or so pounds? I just dont understand why he didnt do something sooner I guess. Then again, I dont know the entire story..