Eating themselves to death *Possible spoilers*

wilma-bride

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Did anyone watch this last night? It was a real eye-opener for me. DH and I recorded it and watched it late last night. I have kept it on my Sky + and intend to watch it whenver I feel tempted to break the diet :guilty:

I think the guy, Michael, made a good poiint when comparing a fat person to an alcoholic. For those who didn't see it, he basically said that when an alcoholic or drug addict quits, they give it up totally but when you're on a diet you eat a little bit and then have to stop yourself from eating more. He compared it to telling an alcoholic that they can have a sip of alcohol and then no more until a bit later on and so on. A fair point, I think and perhaps why dieting is so very difficult.

So, did anyone else who saw it have any thoughts. I thought it was sad that one of them died during the making of the programme but wasn't so sympathetic when he was constantly flouting the rules of the diet clinic by eating burgers and junk food - and more fool his wife for bringing them in for him :guilty:
 
Hiya, although I didnt see it I saw a program on channel 4 tonight, the top 12 things people need to give up, they were ( as many as i can remember )

Smoking
Drinking
Coffee
Chocolate
Sugar
Salt
Takeaways/bad fats
Fizzy Drinks
Processed meats ( hot dogs etc ) it contained porn eyebrow,nose,mouth... really disgusting
Crisps
 
didnt watch it myself but i beleive his wife behaved apallingly by bringing in food for him :guilty:
 
I watched some of it and totally agree the guy was a food addict, although I do feel that in this day and age people don't take responsibility for their own health, they tend to put weight gain down to some 'syndrome' or other medical issue rather than just facing the fact that they're lazy and eat too much crap. (I am guilty of being overweight myself but am also guilty of being lazy and greedy!!)
 

ITA Carol. I think people are too quick to blame other people/conditions/situations for their own problems. I am the same - overweight - but at least I accept that it is because I eat too much crap :) And I am desperately trying to do something about it but I know that if I eat burger and chips every day plus all the other crap these people were eating, then I'm not going to lose weight. It's not exactly rocket science, is it?
 
I was amazed that the clinic let his wife bring in the food, it was a total waste of money him being there, I also thought his wife was in total denial as to how seriously ill he was!

Also the woman who has been in bed for 7 years, I couldnt believe her husband said its impossible for her to diet as free food is given away outside their house, well she cant get it herself can she so maybe he should stop feeding it to her!!!
 
I felt sorry for the first man as it certainly was an 'addiction' and he was a yo-yo dieter, he came across very sincere and genuine (I loved his house!!!). The lady needed to help herself a little more as deep down I think she was enjoying the 'fame'. However the third man who was in the clinic came across very arrogant.....If I lived in that State I would want to know why I was helping pay $260 a day to keep him there when his wife was bringing him in 'junk' food??.
I am overweight but I know thats my fault the third man didnt even blame himself!!
 
Shane said:
Processed meats ( hot dogs etc ) it contained porn eyebrow,nose,mouth... really disgusting
Crisps


What's "porn eyebrow"?????!!!!!!! Cheered up my lunchtime anyway! :teeth:

Sorry.
 
I thought that the partners of all 3 people acted irresponsibly. Lets face it, all 3 of them were housebound so could only eat what was supplied for them.
:confused3
 













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