I'm not really getting that from this show at all. So many of the subjects have had minimal success. The one lady with the oxygen ONLY lost weight before the surgery. Because she assumed it was a quick fix, she did not lose weight after the surgery because she didn't bother to actually make changes to her life. (She was very manipulative though, probably has a major personality disorder) Even the success stories struggle to lose weight after surgery.
I watched Hoarders quite a bit, and I experience a lot of the same frustration watching this show that I did watching that. The behaviors that seem so obviously irrational to the viewer are perfectly normal for the subjects. It's interesting to see the personalities.
I think the show's producer is Dr. Now's son, which would explain some of why this show has the P.O.V. that it does.
As to the major personality issues and "extreme" cases - be they failures or successes, it just adds to the "circus freak show" atmosphere. I feel like people are being dehumanized by it, and it bugs me.
Britain's "Fat Doctor" is a much more realistic reality show where people actually make the healthy changes, acknowledge the struggles, but find loads of success. I find this particular reality show motivating.
As to the major personality issues and "extreme" cases - be they failures or successes, it just adds to the "circus freak show" atmosphere. I feel like people are being dehumanized by it, and it bugs me.
Hi! I'm new, but I did want to say that as a pre-op watching the show has been good for me. There was an episode of a mom who finally got it together and started exercising, seeing a counselor and succeeding. I use it more as a proof of what not to do. I have been wondering if they don't require psyc evals, because they never talk about it.
Head stuff is just as important, or even more so, than the physical part.
i had a problem with one episode. It was the one with the 22 year old, and after surgery she was having trouble eating and having extreme abdominal pains. That weight loss surgeon says (paraphrasing)"Well, some may have gall stones, but that's not the case with her, we need to watch what she's eating", i.e. he thinks she was not going along with her diet. Lo and behold, her gal bladder crapped out on her and needed it to be removed! If he would've checked on her before and not assumed she was just lying, she probably would have a better recovery. That really pissed me off watching it.
I saw that episode yesterday! If he is such a great doctor and he should KNOW that sometimes from a lot of weight loss comes gallbladder problems, I even know that and I do not have the initials MD after my name, why did he not test her first and he just assumed she was not doing the right thing with her diet. He seems so detached from his patients, I see no compassion with him what so ever, do not think I will watch again.
I stopped watching it. I think many of these people are not ready mentally for the surgery but they get it anyway because it's a 5 figure paycheck for him. I have deleted the episodes that I had.
for those who keep, keeping on!
