I also like that show. I used to try to get my mom to watch so she could see that people her size are succeeding. She was above 600lbs all my life so it hits home a little to much. I havent been able to watch it since she passed away. causes to many sad memories.

I watch this show and I have to tell you - it brings up a lot of emotions. I haven't finished watching the one I recorded yesterday yet.

There was one woman in particular that really got my dander up and squandered her opportunities, while her husband took care of her. I guess I've just worked so hard on sticking to every word the doctors, and the advisors say that it makes me nervous that I could be like that. I'm so scared to fall into bad habits.

Anyway - I just don't get how after surgery they can physically eat enough to gain weight. How do they get enough portion size in them to do that? Or maybe it's just that they eat carbs?

Anyway - great show. Wonderful doctor - his successes are amazing makeovers.

@likedeer, are you talking about the woman who was in bed making crab rangoons? That one pissed me right off too. Blames everything and everyone but herself. I have that show set to record on my DVR too....

I watch it too! Good show.

@araggs

Yes, that's the one - I think what got me the most besides her making the family meal in her nasty bed (yukko) was when the doctor seeing that she was only gaining weight and missing her appointments sent the nutritionist over to the house. Wouldn't we all like that treatment.

Anyway, the nutritionist was going over the food in the refrigerator and cabinets with the husband, and she had her young child with her telling him that the lady "wanted to take his cereal away". What a horrible thing to do to that child.

I have compassion for anyone who is disabled, but do not tell me "you'd do anything for your kid" while you're making meatloaf and food that isn't on your diet from your bed.

I watch that show too! It really does bring up a lot of emotion. Last night's show was a good one. Reminds you that the surgery really does not help the head work that needs to be done!

I am addicted to this show! @likedeer and araggs, I know exactly what episode you are talking about and felt exactly the same way. As a mom it infuriated me that she would claim to want to do everything for him but then did nothing except make excuses and try to manipulate him (cereal comment).

I watch this show but until the last part it pisses me off to no end. I have only seen a few of the stories. I only see it now if I should happen to be at my friends. I know so many of us when through financial and physical hell and these people gain weight pre op??? or the dr put one lady in the hospital she was expected to loose like 50 lbs and lost 4 and they still did the surgery while she was playing games These people absolutely need this and say they want it and do everything possible to not do as they should their families do not help the matter. It is a good learning tool for bypass patient what not to do. It makes me sad so many really do want this and they don't put full effort in. no one is perfect but really lie to your surgeon about what your eating post op? why why be eating crap to begin with......................ok it pisses me off. lol I would like to see success stories or fights to stay on track from people putting effort to do so. Im a bariatric snob and Im sure it is because of still after 3 years 2 surgery's countless medications and 3 specialists we are still working on the body issues that have not been functioning properly since the new plumbing. yep the up side is the end where they are doing better.

I work for TLC. I appreciate that they often show that this surgery is not always success only. I had my wife watch it, as her surgery is scheduled for next month. It was an episode where the woman was NOT doing what the doctor asked, so it was a what-not-to-do, for sure

i watch it also, to keep me on track!
Its very disturbing how the families' enabling continues, despite
the health of these people.
Its not unlike people with drug addictions....there are so many
people with true food addictions. Its very sad....

I watched it last year and have caught some episodes this year too. The families of the wls patients do not seem to be very supportive at all and tend to sabatoge many of them. The last one I watched really made me mad. Her husband was trying to tempt her w fast food on the drive home from her surgery! He was an ass during the entire episode. I hope for her sake she divorced him!!!

We watch it every week! Helps to keep me motivated.

My wife and I recorded and watched it for the first time and I could see all the mistakes one person made and all the right things the other one did. It was a real eye opener.

My son was watching this show a couple of months before I had my surgery. His dad (my ex-husband) had just passed away suddenly at the age of 61 and my poor baby was the one who found him.
I came out of the bedroom and into the living room where he was watching it and he said, "Mom! Don't look!" But I did and they had this woman who I *think* was having surgery to remove skin and they were stapling her back? OMG! That scared the living crap out of me!
I'm always so happy for people who are READY for this surgery. I know I was and I look forward to the rest of my life! I did the treadmill today 1.5 miles, 30 min, 240 calories burned! Then I did 60 minutes of sit and stretch and burned another 337 calories! I'll be 3 weeks post op tomorrow.