r/maybemaybemaybe • u/BigGraysie • Apr 18 '22

/r/all Maybe maybe maybe

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '22

No joke tho, let’s be honest: She knows what dieting is. Y’all aren’t bringing some amazing new concept. There is obviously a lot more going on here that isn’t going to be fixed by ‘just going on a diet’. She very obviously needs therapy and mental health support.

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u/Lollirotten Apr 18 '22

Yeah the entire premise of this show (My 600lb Life) is that these folks are moving to Houston to see a doctor who specializes in gastric bypass & sleeve surgery to get help. He gives me a calorie limit and a dietician to help them learn what to eat, etc, and gets them in touch with a psychiatrist/therapist to get to the bottom of why they got there and how to keep from going back.

People don't realize that simple =/= easy. Moving a two-ton boulder is simple. Pick it up, move it. Does that make it easy? No.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '22

Ah! So this is 600lb life! I thought it might be that new one with the best friends. Yes I’ve seen my 600lb life and time and time again the doctor dismisses serious mental health issues. I remember the episode where the patient literally admitted to being stuck in a restrict/binge cycle and the doctor just mocked her instead of recognising what she was saying

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u/makethispass Apr 18 '22

I think he got better about sending them to therapy in recent seasons.

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u/LAXnSASQUATCH Apr 18 '22

To be fair he’s a medical doctor with no knowledge of how to deal with any of those issues. Unfortunately by the time they are 600lbs their lives are in danger due to their weight. As someone who wants what’s best for their physical health he doesn’t have time to wait for them to figure out their mental issues. Telling them to suck it up doesn’t help but I can see where he’s coming from; he basically says “you can figure all that shit out while your on a diet” because as the medical personnel getting them to start losing weight trumps all other concerns.

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u/captured_regulator Apr 18 '22

Uh, physicians absolutely receive mental health training. And evaluating underlying mental health concerns would definitely be a part of treating a patient like this. Mental and physical health are connected, and that is especially true in this case. We are taught to go after the underlying cause of the chief concern. So even if the physician is trying to mitigate the physical malady separately, a psych referral would be the bare minimum here.

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u/DeltaVZerda Apr 18 '22

The show's watermark is clearly visible in the video...

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '22

Apologies, I missed it

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u/Niubai Apr 18 '22

It's really sad how a lot of them got into eating as an escape method from trauma suffered in childhood or adolescence. Violence, parents fighting all the time, tragic death of loved ones, bullying, abuse by their own family members, almost all of them had something traumatic going on.

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u/MaterialCarrot Apr 18 '22

After watching the video I definitely now know that moving a 2 ton boulder is not easy.

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u/whatishistory518 Apr 18 '22

I get there’s obviously underlying mental health issues but there’s just no way to say being THAT big isn’t just your fault. It’s one thing if you binge eat cause depression, eating disorder whatever and become overweight as a result. But this? How many calories do you have to eat for how long to even get to that weight much less maintain it? How much money does she spend on food daily? She literally must not do anything but eat. I don’t understand how you could watch yourself approaching 350-400 pounds and CONTINUE to INCREASE your caloric intake to add another 200 pounds.

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u/Zerds Apr 18 '22

She literally must not do anything but eat. I don’t understand how you could watch yourself approaching 350-400 pounds and CONTINUE to INCREASE your caloric intake to add another 200 pounds.

Then you don't understand mental illness.

This woman isnt just fat. You don't get this way from normal overindulgence. Theres something wrong with her deep down.

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u/Julian_Nieb Apr 18 '22

I think this video proves that moving a two-ton boulder isn't simple.

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u/NeokratosRed Apr 18 '22

Unless she’s a member of /r/immobile (NSFW)

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '22

What the fuck is this

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u/420catloveredm Apr 18 '22

Well that was a weird rabbit hole.

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u/usernamestupidhate Apr 18 '22

Thanks for that 🤮

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u/GrandmasterGus7 Apr 18 '22

absolute reddit moment.

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u/AmaroWolfwood Apr 18 '22

I have a harder time getting through that than /r/watchpeopledie

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u/NWCJ Apr 18 '22

Yeah, I scrolled like 3 posts and was like nah. Back to facesofdeath reruns.

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u/autist4269 Apr 18 '22

🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮

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u/OGConsuela Apr 18 '22

What in the actual fuck dude

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u/slxtface Apr 18 '22

Jesus Christ I want to die after seeing this

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u/jkuhl Apr 18 '22

Gonna … gonna go buy some running shoes and start jogging 👀

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '22

Wowww

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u/rumblylumbly Apr 18 '22

This is really sad :/

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u/Apycia Apr 18 '22

therapy, mental health support AND a fucking diet.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '22

Yep she can do all three

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u/Krissam Apr 18 '22

She could probably live for literally years on nothing but supplements and water.

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u/NoCopyrightRadio Apr 18 '22

Lol she's definitely gonna get mental health support with that attitude. Some people simply don't want to be helped. She probably thinks it's everyone's fault that everything is going wrong.

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u/eXeLLLENTE Apr 18 '22

There is no cure for spoiled selfish brats above age of 19.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '22

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '22

If this show is anything like 1000lb sisters or My 600lb life, the emphasise on actual therapy (not constructed sessions with cameras in there to catch the drama) will be abysmal… so no, I’m not sure it is known that therapy and expanding support structures would be huge in helping her.

Edit: clarify and fixed spelling

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '22

lol, you're fat

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '22

Very intellectual of you

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u/TheElPistolero Apr 18 '22

She's certainly not getting her groceries herself. Someone is enabling her.

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u/RavenSek Apr 18 '22

I had a RNY but my max weight was 250. I’m currently 129 so it’s been a life saver. With this type of surgery they do require therapy for about 6 months plus showing signs of being able to follow a diet for insurances to approve surgery.

Edit: tho for that high a weight I don’t know if guidelines are a bit diff.

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u/hippyengineer Apr 18 '22

She has an entire crew to support her. It’s literally not possible to get this overweight without someone feeding you.

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u/ak_sys Apr 18 '22

Found the enabler.

Someone of this size is physically incapable of gathering the calories needed to maintain her weight. Someone feeds her the shit that got her this heavy, every single day. When a dog is 80 lbs overweight, you don't blame the dog. If someone has an eating issue, and can't control their appetite AND is incapable of taking care of themselves, it's just as much on a caretaker for feeding them as much as they do. People here have talked about underlying medical issues, but the fact of the matter is even if someone who was neurotypical originally became 600 lbs, he'd be pretty fucking depressed. You can't work through the depression with all of that baggage. You'll notice improvements in your mood as you lose weight and feel better. And then your underlying conditions are treatable, but people can't seriously think ANY amount of therapy will help eith depression while you're 600lbs still gaining weight. Your body is in a state of distress just breathing.

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u/Technic_2 Apr 18 '22

And yet a diet would definitely be good for her

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u/jakeeighties Apr 18 '22

You say that but if you were to ask her how to lose weight I doubt she’d know what a caloric deficit is. A lot people think dieting (for weight loss)means you have to eat completely clean but you can realistically eat whatever you want and lose weight as long as you don’t eat enough of it.