Formerly half-ton man can leave house at last

[skcin]

Originally Posted by carrie721

spot on.

i was just watching this show tonight on TLC about people who are ultra morbidly obese, and this one dude would eat between 15,000 and 30,000 calories a day. and his family moved into his apartment with him, since he couldn't leave his bed, and cooked for him. whatever he wanted! they were like, well, he's going to get his food one way or another, so it doesn't matter if i do it or not.

oh, and since he hadn't left his bed in 10 years (!!!!!!!!!), he explained how he would get delivery: he would lower a bucket with money in it from the bedroom window of his 5th story harlem apartment and the delivery person would take the money and put the food in the bucket. wtf?! i hope some regular delivery guy writes a book about that some day.

i couldn't watch the whole show because, while it was interesting, it was also kind of like gross food porn, and it was nauseating me.

I saw it too. I thought of starving kids and peole living in poverty. You could feed someone for a week on what this guy ate in a day.

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

OMG

I went back and forth...back and forth. And you're right!

I've often wondered HOW people can ever let weight get that out of hand. In my hometown there was a Mexican guy who was so large that his belly hung below his knees, his upper legs hung below his knees...he could barely walk and I think he finally did end up bed-ridden.

While sometimes things like that are medical - I always used to see said heavy guy at Pizza Hut...nothing gets rid of hunger faster than being in the same restaurant as a person that large.

I just got back from grocery shopping & there was a woman there who was the same way - the belly down to her knees, the thighs, etc. She was buying laundry detergent, so I couldn't judge her eating habits. Then I felt guilty for looking in her cart.

Part of me feels sorry for people who are that big, I have to wonder if there is a medical problem. I mean, who am I to judge? Why should I care if you're obese? Then another part of me gets pissed when I see the TV show Carrie mentioned, or when they're at the Chinese buffet. I'm not religious, but I have to agree that gluttony is a sin.

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally Posted by skcin

Part of me feels sorry for people who are that big, I have to wonder if there is a medical problem. I mean, who am I to judge? Why should I care if you're obese? Then another part of me gets pissed when I see the TV show Carrie mentioned, or when they're at the Chinese buffet. I'm not religious, but I have to agree that gluttony is a sin.

Right...I know what you mean. Which is why I said that I know sometimes these things are medical. My mom got really big in recent years - but she was not eating at all badly.

Turns out it was thyroid plus a wheat allergy she never knew she had - along with another health issue - her weight gain was almost completely medical. She was diagnosed, told what to do and she's now back to her normal size.... So I do try not to judge too harshly.

But when I see someone who is morbidly obese in line at McDonalds or getting a 24-pack of non-diet soda with a pack of donuts it's hard not to - though again, what do I care? It's not my life....

Mostly though I do feel sorry for these people, I got to a certain point with my weight where I knew I could not get any bigger - which is why I'm so curious to know how it gets out of hand to the point where one can't even get out of bed or even clean themselves

[danax6]

Has any one of you guys ever seen the movie Feed? That's some scary stuff.

I agree on the enablers. Overeating is probably right up there with drug abuse and other addictions, and more often than not is caused by mental disturbances, whether they are permanent or temporary. People around these overeaters need to take some responsibility also, however harsh that may sound. I realize that just as with addicts it's hard to step in as a bystander but I would think that in this case it's a little more easy given that the person in question can't go anywhere.

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally Posted by danax6

Has any one of you guys ever seen the movie Feed? That's some scary stuff.

I agree on the enablers. Overeating is probably right up there with drug abuse and other addictions, and more often than not is caused by mental disturbances, whether they are permanent or temporary. People around these overeaters need to take some responsibility also, however harsh that may sound. I realize that just as with addicts it's hard to step in as a bystander but I would think that in this case it's a little more easy given that the person in question can't go anywhere.

Right...when they request that fried chicken...bring them a big salad instead

[danax6]

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

Right...when they request that fried chicken...bring them a big salad instead

Well...yeah. See how easy it could be?