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It’s easy to find an excuse for skipping a workout or cheating on your diet but ignore your health too much, and it will seriously deteriorate. However, that doesn't mean you can't get back into shape and follow a healthy lifestyle after a minor or a major slip-up.
My 600-lb Life is a reality TV series that focuses on morbidly obese people and their weight loss transformations. Some of the changes on the TLC show are so incredible, and you probably won't believe the before and after pictures show the same participants.
My 600-lb Life was meant to be a five-part miniseries involving four morbidly obese patients, but because of its popularity, new episodes were filmed. Each person who appears on the show weighs around 600 lbs (270 kg) at the beginning and tries to reach healthy numbers through controlled weight loss. The determined stars of the program have shredded more than 161,424 lbs (73,220 kg).
Extreme weight loss is not only physically but also mentally hard—changing detrimental habits proves strong will and determination. As corny as it sounds, no lifestyle changes are impossible. Scroll down to collect your daily dose of motivation in these My 600-lb Life transformed photos.
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#1
Christina Philips Was 708 Lbs, She Dropped To 183 Lbs
Coreen Kerr 7 years ago
Hi there Bored Birgit I liked you reply most folks have such a negative attitude towards large people they wouldn't even notice how pretty she is they'd just on & on about how fat she is. Much appreciated take care. Coreen
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Joan Churton 7 years ago
Congratulations. I hope she feels really proud of herself, she deserved a million kudos. You go girl! I'm proud of you!
Carla Campbell 5 years ago
WOW!!!!!! I am so so proud of you! Wow Your life must be so completely different.
Jason Deane 5 years ago
You f*****g go girl !!! I love this, you are so inspiring and your so beautiful.
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#2
Amber Rachdi Was 660 Lbs, She Dropped To 236 Pounds
Colette Bembenek 7 years ago
Wondering the same thing. Not shown on 'after' photo, albeit she won against all odds!
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Reema Chadha Nanda 7 years ago
And then they say there aren't super humans, you're a super human girl. Woooohoooo! Proud of you.
Helena de Vries 7 years ago
She looks like a curvy Marilyn Monroe now. I think she is gorgeous!
#3
Amber Rachdi Was 660 Lbs, She Dropped To 236 Lbs
Eric Mikalo 7 years ago
I is always about dedication. I love the hard work. Great transformation
Gillian Black 7 years ago
wow these young things are so young to be like that but what a transformation, good on you
Jacque Place 7 years ago
That's a beautiful face!! And I have so much respect for their commitment!!
Inna Livchitz 4 years ago
She is absolutely gorgeous. It's so wonderful to see her healthy and happy and living life to the fullest.
Arianna May Dublinn 5 years ago
Oh my God you're so tiny now congratulations so impressive to see stuff like this I thought my 82 pounds was good
How Realistic is My 600-lb Life Show?
When you witness such incredible weight loss results as in these My 600-lb Life success stories, it is only understandable to wonder how real this TV show is. While it is indeed classified as a reality TV series, that doesn’t mean it was completely staged or that the results or depicted events weren’t actually happening.
As with any reality TV show where people are followed around in their daily lives, or in this case, a 600 lb person getting ready for their bariatric surgery, there is a lot that the camera does not see. That said, My 600-lb Life does portray most of the aspects of bariatric surgery truthfully, but in other moments, it deviated slightly from reality, too.
My 600-lb Life doctor, Dr. Younan Nowzaradan, is indeed a qualified professional specializing in vascular and bariatric surgery, and all the procedures and aftercare of every 600-pound person appearing on the show are paid for by his hospital. So, while none of the participants are paid to be in the show, their medical expenses are covered one hundred percent.
#4
Marla McCants Was 800 Lbs, She Dropped To 300 Lbs
Colette Bembenek 7 years ago
Without a doubt, she's happier. What's the pysiology/psychological enigma that causes this to occur anyway?
Load More Replies... Berk Amphosa 7 years ago
She's not 300lbs. I'm 200lbs and she's smaller than me. Good on you, girlfriend.
Honesty Olishia 7 years ago
Everyone carries weight differently, she may have a lot of muscle or be very tall. Or again it may just be a typo.
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Jacqueline R. 7 years ago
She looks like she's lost a whole lot more because in the second photo, she looks like she weighs less than 200 pounds, not 300 pounds. Great for her!
theoneandonlynoira 3 years ago
She's actually gotten even thinner since this article, she is GAWGAUS
Molly Block 7 years ago
Wow, gorgeous! I just wish the before photos didn't always show them eating.
Amanda O'Dell 7 years ago
When I watch the show I wanted to hug her daughter Sierra so bad she's so lucky to have a daughter like that.
#5
Donald Shelton Was 675 Lbs, He Dropped To 295 Lbs
Dorothy Cloud 7 years ago
Last I saw him on Tv, after losing weight he started taking drugs & for whatever reason he landed up bedridden & I believe unconscious. It was so sad.
Gëna Froggatt 3 years ago
Wow! He looks so handsome afterwards. How did he get on? His facial hair will please the ladies.
#6
Melissa D. Morris Was 653 Lbs, She Dropped To 178 Lbs
Rcatheron 7 years ago
That was her "going out" skirt! Unbelievably strong woman.
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Mrta Brzoza 7 years ago
And those electric wheel chairs... you can see then in every supermarket in USA... just like in the movie "Wall-e".
Milena Matic 7 years ago
OMG, I can't fathom carrying 210 kg on my back every day!!, she dropped weight equivalent to 4 sacks of cement!
Who Was the Most Successful My 600-lb Life Participant?
It’s always nice to feel happy about other people’s successes, and My 600-lb Life transformed many lives. Of course, not all the participants succeed in their weight loss goals, but there are more than enough happy stories here, too. So, here we are in our My 600-lb Life: Where Are They Now section, and this is the story of Milla, the most successful participant of the series:
Milla Clarke participated in season 4 of the series, and at the time, the 47-year-old weighed 751 pounds. Due to her weight, she hasn’t been on her legs for two years and had her children and husband taking care of her. However, Clarke was determined to stick to her goals, and at the end of her stint on My 600-lb Life, she had lost a staggering 596 pounds.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way, and her incredible strength and determination are surely inspiring! And if you’d like to see more of these incredible success stories, keep reading this list with 600-lb Life: Where Are They Now snippets. If anything, these people are the embodiment of sheer willpower and unwavering dedication to their goals.
#7
Nikki Webster Was 649 Lbs, She Dropped To 236 Lbs
Sanne H. 7 years ago
I love the increase of self esteem between these two pictures. I like her style of clothes, her haircut and her happy smile in the right one. Hope she is as happy as she looks!
Chris Pitch 7 years ago
Yes, she looks in a totally different mood set, which is great to see!
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Gëna Froggatt 3 years ago
I expect they need surgery afterwards for the excess skin. There must be lots from their and and legs as well as their torso.
#8
Chuck Turner Was 693 Lbs, He Dropped To 433 Lbs
Jacqueline R. 7 years ago
He weighs less than that. He doesn't weigh 433 pounds -- he weighs 200-something.
People actually give their full name? 7 years ago
It looks like he lost 433 lbs, not dropped to
Peggy McFarland Ward 7 years ago
I wish I could behave long enough to lose the 100 pounds I need to drop!
Joi Hayes 7 years ago
You can behave long enough to loose weight.have confidence in yourself.you can do anything you put your mind to..YOU CAN DO THIS...
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#9
Laura Perez Was 541 Lbs And She Dropped To 380 Lbs
Molly Block 7 years ago
Me too! But not her lipstick so much. Nice transformation though!
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TommyDAQ 7 years ago
These numbers aren't right. This lady dropped over 300 Lbs. Look her up: https://goo.gl/BZUk1H
Inna Livchitz 4 years ago
I think the numbers are taken from the initial show ending and the photos are probably from date of article.
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Katie Fallon 7 years ago
There has to be a misprint. There's no way she weighs 380 pounds in that after picture.
Elisha Gabriell 7 years ago
Awesome work! Just don't get all fake on us- or yourself! Just be YOU.
Liz Morea 7 years ago
These are of the same woman? Unless she's had surgery, this one looks suspicious to me. where did all the loose, excess skin go? In the first picture you can tell she let herself go and the after picture, she looks like anything goes.
Colette Bembenek 7 years ago
That is, infact, a valid point. Every former, morbidly obese person has to under go extra surgical procedures to remove loose skin.
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#10
Bettie Jo Was 654 Lbs, She Dropped Around 200 Lbs
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Justin Dodson 7 years ago
these are all so heartbreaking and lovely at the same time. My emotions are confused
Colette Bembenek 7 years ago
Thunderstruck by the sheer will of these folks to regain their lives. The horror of severe weight gain is: it's so easy to pack on the pounds yet agonizingly slow to lose it. Kudos to all!
#11
Henry Foots Was 750 Lbs, He Dropped To 250 Lbs
BusLady 7 years ago
True. He passed away on May 16, 2013. He was on the first season.
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Rebecca Lin 6 years ago
I want the 750 Lbs Henry Foots image-5ced...d86d29.jpg 
#12
Paula Jones Wast 553 Lbs She Dropped To 269 Lbs
#13
Olivia Cruz Was 580 Lbs, She Dropped To 200 Lbs
Lillian Sommers 7 years ago
I remember this episode. Her story really broke my heart, but wow what a change!
#14
Diana Was 601 Lbs She Dropped To 223 Lbs
Susan Alderson 7 years ago
She would lose more if she had skin removal. she is still wearing the same style of clothing, I see. It takes a long time for the brain/self image to catch up with the new size. I am a good bit smaller than I was and I only see it when I look at old pics.
#15
Zsalynn Whitworth Was 600 Lbs, She Dropped To 300 Lbs
Su Jol 7 years ago
She looks so young in that second pic, like she's playing dress-ups in grown up clothes!
BusLady 7 years ago
She appears to be short in stature. Maybe around 5 foot even?
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Rani Johnson 7 years ago
All of the after photos do not look like the posted end weight. They all look regular sized.
#16
June McCamey Was 600 Lbs, She Dropped To 370 Lbs
Phil T 7 years ago
I think some of these titles would be more accurate leaving out the word "to." As in "June McCamey was 600 pounds, she dropped 370 pounds" (meaning she now weighs 230). In any case, these are all very inspiring!
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theoneandonlynoira 3 years ago
Sorry but I think she may be much smaller than 370. Very pretty
Cybil Foreman 1 year ago
Exactly! I have struggled my entire life with my weight. I'm 5'7 & I was around 335lbs when I got serious about my health 11 years ago. I got down to just under 200 then I got pregnant 3 years later. I ballooned right back to beyond where I started. I weighed 365lbs the day he was born 7 years ago. I'm down to 236lb right now. She looks much more like I do now than when I was close to the weight they listed.
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Susan Alderson 7 years ago
So many of these after pics look much smaller than the weight they say they are.
#17
Ashley Dunn-Bratcher Was 725 Lbs, She Dropped To 470 Lbs
Lillian Sommers 7 years ago
If she keeps up the hard work those big beautiful eyes of hers will be even more stunning.
Coreen Kerr 7 years ago
She looks that woman they use to get your attention on how the Mormans religion is harmful.
#18
Brittani Fulfer Was 605 Lbs, He Dropped To 400 Lbs
Connie Martin 7 years ago
I love BP content, mostly, but I really wish they'd clean up the grammar and spelling. It's very distracting and discredits the material.
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Stephanie Harmon 3 years ago
Brittany is a friend of mine from high school, and SHE is a wonderful woman! So proud of her.
#19
Charity Pierce Was 800 Lbs, She Dropped To 300 Lbs
Su Jol 7 years ago
some of these are really confusing. Surely she's less than 500lb in that pic??
Linda Something 7 years ago
It seems as they have mixed up how much they dropped and what they dropped to in a lot of these headlines...
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Mylah Rose 7 years ago
I don't think it's after yet - 500 lbs is still a lot. I'd say it was a half way pic!
Load More Replies... Honesty Olishia 7 years ago
Unfortunately I misread her name as "Charity Piece". Good thing her parents were nicer than that.
Molly Block 7 years ago
She does NOT look happy in either. Why does so much of the weight go to one leg like that? I've noticed that in some of the other photos also. ??
#20
Tara Was 606 Lbs, She Dropped To 278 Lbs
#21
Paula Was 533 Lbs, She Dropped To 379 Lbs
Allen John 7 years ago
I maybe overstating, but it would be nice if govt would help in paying for their tummy tucks and other small procedures to get rid of the excess skin
Manuel Xueref 7 years ago
dude they live in the US. the government doesn't even pay for serious conditions, imagine if they pay for skin removal 😂😂
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#22
Joe Wexler Was 792 Lbs, He Dropped To 374 Lbs
Nadine Ducca 7 years ago
Joe's story was great. He continued losing weight, met a girl, fell in love, got married... I think they even had a baby by now.
#23
James Was 728 Lbs, He Dropped To 352 Lbs
#24
Chay Guillroy Was 579 Lbs, Chay Dropped To 378 Lbs
Nadine Ducca 7 years ago
Poor Chay was dealing with morbid obesity and gender identity problems. So glad the former "he" now lives as a she. I think she calls herself "Dolores" if I remember well.
Laura Pantazis 7 years ago
She went back to using Chay. Fortunately that is a unisex name. Her original story touched me the most of all the episodes. It was so sad how devastating the death of her grandmother was.
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Shaine MacDonald 7 years ago
Why did Bored Panda not use female pronouns when she is clearly transitioned to female in the weight loss pic?!
irmar Nobody 3 years ago
If there was a pronoun, they have now removed it.
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#25
Penny Saeger Was 494 Lbs, She Dropped To 454 Lbs
The Gumnut Flock 7 years ago
i find it so sad that even though she has lost all of that weight, she still needs extra oxygen. Keep going Penny, you have the determination and resilience to push through and live a full and happy life
Nadine Ducca 7 years ago
All that weight? According to the title, she only lost 40 pounds. Do you think that is going to make that much of a difference when someone's total weight is so massive? Of course it will help a little, but such a small weight loss is not going to solve the problem. Either that, or the title of the pic is wrong and she lost much more than what it says. Can't really tell with the close-up pictures.
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Janet Allison 7 years ago
I remember her episode. She only lost 40 pounds because she didn’t follow the doctors orders and stick to a strict diet. She lied about what she was eating and refused to get up and try to exercise. It’s actially a very sad/infuriating episode because she is completely delusional about the whole thing. She acts genuinely shocked when the doctor tells her she hadn’t lost weight even though the cameras documented her eating complete junk food and whining/refusing to exercise.
Laura Buchler 7 years ago
I watched her show. She didn't do anything she was supposed to. Ate whatever she wanted and refused to ever try to get out of bed and move at all. And so sorry for herself it was sickening. She didn't want to change any of her habits. She wanted a magic cure without any effort on her part. Feel so sorry for her little boy!
KT Trondsen 7 years ago
I was suspecting that kind of behavior considering such poor results compared to the other participants.
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Amanda Anderson 7 years ago
She was my least favorite! She was given an opportunity of a lifetime that so many other people would take and use to their great benefit, but she squandered it and made lame excuses. She didn't want to put in any work and she relied on other people for absolutely everything.
Cindy Massaro 7 years ago
I watched the show and she wouldn't listen to the doctor at all !
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Tracy Stephens 6 years ago
She was the one, who refused to change her eating habits, and kept lying to Dr. Now, so i'm pretty sure the 40 lbs was accurate. she was not dedicated, and played the victim saying she was doing everything she was supposed to do. But it wasn't the truth!
Susan Alderson 7 years ago
Isn't this the woman who was cooking fried c**p from her bed just days after her surgery?
Angela Springer 7 years ago
On your way! We support you 100% and can't wait to see you keep going!
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diane a 7 years ago
Its hard for most to imagine what goes on in people's minds when they eat themselves into such desperate conditions. Its great that these people managed to turn things around in time
Jonathan TARTESSE 7 years ago
Yeah, unfortunately for them, their bodies will keep the scars of this bad physical condition... Anyway, they won the fight against themselves, and moreover, some years of life. They can be proud of that.
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Anastaysa Asyatsana 7 years ago
You guys are judging something you don't understand, which has led to so many unnecessary conflicts regarding so many subjects. Maybe just be happy for them that they worked so hard to change their lives? Good job, large humans.
Juana 7 years ago
I always wonder about how much $$ it must cost them to eat so much. How can they afford it without working (I assume they don't have conventional jobs at that size)? And who is enabling them? I want to see the entire situation that led to this.
Nadine Ducca 7 years ago
Watch an episode or two of the show and you'll see that many (if not most) of them are receiving some sort of welfare and are living with family members or a partner who are the main enablers. The type of s****y food they regularly eat isn't particularly expensive in the US (fast food is quite cheap and loaded with calories).
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BusLady 7 years ago
All these profiles are impressive. I have members of my family who are "morbidly" (medical term) obese. I wish they could find this kind of courage. It's not an easy struggle. I'm still struggling with my own weight. I've lost about 40 pounds from my top weight, and I want to lose 20 more to reach my goal. Wish me luck, guys. :)
mocochang 7 years ago
40 lbs is quite impressive already, congrats! I'm sure you'll be able to reach your goal, keep going strong :)
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Furious_Lover 7 years ago
Nate Higgers has over -3,000 downvotes. I say we give him more! (B******e)
BusLady 7 years ago
He wants more. He's one of those who are trolling for down votes. Making deliberately disgusting comments. We should stop down voting him.
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stellermatt 7 years ago
damn. these are inspirational people. Gaining weight is easy (for most) but losing it, especially on this scale, is either do or die, it's that serious.
Heather Kong 7 years ago
I have to ask a question. When people are over 600 lbs, do they really eat themselves into this? Do they have a genetic disorder or something?
diane a 7 years ago
I used to work in an Eating Disorder Service. It was part of the Substance Misuse sector of Adult Psychiatry. Literally food is a drug in some instances and some people are unable stop eating as much as they physically are able to. Genetics, etc does not lead to people becoming so vastly obese - just a huge calorie intake.
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A.R. 7 years ago
It doesn't say it but I've watched the show a few times. They only way these people have been able to lose all this weight is by under going extensive evasive surgery. It is a very painful ordeal to go through and most would not even consider it if they were not already on deaths doorstep. The side effects that come after are long long and can be horrible as well. My cousin wanted to do this as she weighed 300 pds but after going to a seminar and hearing all the facts she decided against it. I am only sharing this so you will know that there is no magic pill or just stop eating. You also have to go through strict mental evaluations because if you don't heal your emotional self, you can very easily gain all the weight back and more. I applaud the hell they have gone thru and will continue to go thru and pray they can remain strong and learn to love themselves. Fat or thin. No one gets this big unless they have some serious issues to deal with and that is prob. the hardest part of it.
Sarcasticow 7 years ago
As per Hararari's book Homo Sapiens DNA is still working on the regime of hunters-gatherers'. Only during past 10 000 humans started farming and over last 200 we've been operating as urban labourers. Such short time span is a spit in the sea in comparison with all the millions of years Homo has evolved through. We still see greasy, sweet food as rare and we still tend to eat it all at once, even though our fridges are full (as 'we' I here refer to urban culture)
Zori the degu 7 years ago
Yup, as he wrote, if we were still hunter gatherers and found a tree covered with large juicy figs, we would stuff ourselves with as much as we could, before the local baboon gang found it. Or at least, it was something like that. Mind you, I'm from Bulgaria and therefore read a translated version of "Sapiens".
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diane a 7 years ago
Its hard for most to imagine what goes on in people's minds when they eat themselves into such desperate conditions. Its great that these people managed to turn things around in time
Jonathan TARTESSE 7 years ago
Yeah, unfortunately for them, their bodies will keep the scars of this bad physical condition... Anyway, they won the fight against themselves, and moreover, some years of life. They can be proud of that.
Load More Replies... Anastaysa Asyatsana 7 years ago
You guys are judging something you don't understand, which has led to so many unnecessary conflicts regarding so many subjects. Maybe just be happy for them that they worked so hard to change their lives? Good job, large humans.
Juana 7 years ago
I always wonder about how much $$ it must cost them to eat so much. How can they afford it without working (I assume they don't have conventional jobs at that size)? And who is enabling them? I want to see the entire situation that led to this.
Nadine Ducca 7 years ago
Watch an episode or two of the show and you'll see that many (if not most) of them are receiving some sort of welfare and are living with family members or a partner who are the main enablers. The type of s****y food they regularly eat isn't particularly expensive in the US (fast food is quite cheap and loaded with calories).
Load More Replies... BusLady 7 years ago
All these profiles are impressive. I have members of my family who are "morbidly" (medical term) obese. I wish they could find this kind of courage. It's not an easy struggle. I'm still struggling with my own weight. I've lost about 40 pounds from my top weight, and I want to lose 20 more to reach my goal. Wish me luck, guys. :)
mocochang 7 years ago
40 lbs is quite impressive already, congrats! I'm sure you'll be able to reach your goal, keep going strong :)
Load More Replies... Furious_Lover 7 years ago
Nate Higgers has over -3,000 downvotes. I say we give him more! (B******e)
BusLady 7 years ago
He wants more. He's one of those who are trolling for down votes. Making deliberately disgusting comments. We should stop down voting him.
Load More Replies... stellermatt 7 years ago
damn. these are inspirational people. Gaining weight is easy (for most) but losing it, especially on this scale, is either do or die, it's that serious.
Heather Kong 7 years ago
I have to ask a question. When people are over 600 lbs, do they really eat themselves into this? Do they have a genetic disorder or something?
diane a 7 years ago
I used to work in an Eating Disorder Service. It was part of the Substance Misuse sector of Adult Psychiatry. Literally food is a drug in some instances and some people are unable stop eating as much as they physically are able to. Genetics, etc does not lead to people becoming so vastly obese - just a huge calorie intake.
Load More Replies... A.R. 7 years ago
It doesn't say it but I've watched the show a few times. They only way these people have been able to lose all this weight is by under going extensive evasive surgery. It is a very painful ordeal to go through and most would not even consider it if they were not already on deaths doorstep. The side effects that come after are long long and can be horrible as well. My cousin wanted to do this as she weighed 300 pds but after going to a seminar and hearing all the facts she decided against it. I am only sharing this so you will know that there is no magic pill or just stop eating. You also have to go through strict mental evaluations because if you don't heal your emotional self, you can very easily gain all the weight back and more. I applaud the hell they have gone thru and will continue to go thru and pray they can remain strong and learn to love themselves. Fat or thin. No one gets this big unless they have some serious issues to deal with and that is prob. the hardest part of it.
Sarcasticow 7 years ago
As per Hararari's book Homo Sapiens DNA is still working on the regime of hunters-gatherers'. Only during past 10 000 humans started farming and over last 200 we've been operating as urban labourers. Such short time span is a spit in the sea in comparison with all the millions of years Homo has evolved through. We still see greasy, sweet food as rare and we still tend to eat it all at once, even though our fridges are full (as 'we' I here refer to urban culture)
Zori the degu 7 years ago
Yup, as he wrote, if we were still hunter gatherers and found a tree covered with large juicy figs, we would stuff ourselves with as much as we could, before the local baboon gang found it. Or at least, it was something like that. Mind you, I'm from Bulgaria and therefore read a translated version of "Sapiens".
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