'I Feel Imprisoned by Food' | Eating Ourselves to Death (Obesity Documentary) | Only Human
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Documentary about three Brits who are life-threateningly overweight, the problems they face because of it, and what they are trying to do about it.
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Mom told me once, "If you're hiding your habit (i.e. smoking, drinking, eating,...), then you have a problem." She was right again!
I wish more people understood that food can be just as addictive as anything else. The chemicals that goes into foods don't help with this and there is no one talking about these addictive additives.
Exactly! these companies created products and snacks with the intention of them being addictive, not filling, not nutritious, dont care what happens to your body with disease and disorders. 'Added' Sugar is a drug to our system, addictive and damaging
The scary thing is that the obvious problem ingredient is sugar. It can become highly addictive for many people and cause physical and mental withdrawal symptoms when they don't have it. This is no secret, but most people ignore it. I think even if obese people knew the dangers of the other chemicals, it wouldn't be enough to make them change. It's the same sort of thing with smoking and how many people are addicted to that, with the full knowledge that the ingredients are killing them and the people closest to them.
But people do know this....
Companies actually use MRI machines, to test ingredients to see what parts of the brain light up when you eat things. It's getting scary.
Exactly right. So many kinds of super sugars that you can't tell what it is by reading the label. Would be healthier to make all sweets for sure at home. Use pure sugar then you may only need 1 piece of cake. The industry packs this stuff with addictive addictive. They know what they're doing, just anything to make a buck.
I love that she has enough sense to feed her kids healthy foods, shes a good mama. I hope she gets better.
Yes, and she doesn't eat her unhealthy snacks in front of them. But then, oddly, at the doctors she said it never occurred to her that her kids could be endangered through copying her...and didn't mention feeding her kids healthy foods and not letting them see her unhealthy ones.
@Friskies Catfood of course kids aren't dumb, but they do mimic what they see their parents do. That's why we see alot of obese children with obese parents.
Me too. That’s proper parenting by being unselfish.💘The best gift to both herself & her family could ever get is her getting her health back too!
that is the halo effect. She does something virtuous, giving herself moral license to eat what she eats. It is a real phenomenon in psychology. The good feeling, the glow blind us and give us permission to something bad
@@jorgeaguilera4329 well, if you want to use the halo effect in the parenting theory context, your argument seems to be valid for determining her behavior outcome. This, as well, could go to every uneducated parent who pushes their kids to get an education and be well-educated so kids wouldn't be ended up like them. You can decide on what you want to see by employing this type of perception distortion theory.
14:13 Bruh taking obesity related medication while washing it down with soda is probably the biggest smack to the face
Ikr, soda was THE most difficult thing for me to give up! Now I only have it once a month or so, for a treat. I used to drink 6 -- 8 cans per day.
Edit: forgot the 8
also to the face of the tax-payer
@@zxyatiywariii8 But why do you have to give it up? You can drink sugar-free soda.
@@cordulam Our brains are tricked by sugar free soda. Your body registers it as the same as the ones with sugar. You can actually gain weight by drinking sugar free soda! And, those chemicals and artificial flavors and colors are BAD stuff.
Sugar free sodas & alternative sweetners like monkfruit & refined stevia are also terrible for your gut microbiome which helps regulate hunger (gut-brain connection)...on top of often being high in sodium.
I have an aunt, who was around 400 pounds, I'm not too sure, but she was big all her life, ever since double digits honestly. And she was always really insecure about it, but, in the past year and a half, she's committed herself to losing weight, and now she's happily in the 200's and working toward a better life. I see her every now and again and she looks so much happier, so much brighter, and I love to see it! Obesity can be fought, it just takes support and will.
That's so awesome seriously proud. My uncle didn't do as well in time. He ate himself to death even having a wife that was fit and a nurse. Nothing stopped him and he died way too young
@@Chefgrlangel oh my god, im so sorry for your uncle, as well as your aunt. It's insanely tragic... and it just reminds me that food is just as extreme of an addiction as any drug, if not worse at times. I wish you and your family the best 💕
Awesome!
She is too far gone... Tell her to give up.
@@azazello1784why are you so angry and negative? Do you need attention?
I was 310 pounds, or, right about 22 stone, over 19 years ago. I’m 135 now and I’m so grateful that I didn’t something about my weight. I bodybuild now. I love it. I’m so much happier and I’m actually LIVING.
So proud of you. I know it wasnt easy. Dieting isnt easy at all.
Good on you.
proud of you
Wow nice
Good for you^^
Got any weightloss tips? ♡
I’m so much in awe of Alice trying her best to NOT pass on her relationship to food onto her children. Brava!
Alice you are a very attractive young lady
Try your best in your weight loss journey
One step at a time
The reality is, it’s inevitable that it will be passed on, the only way to avoid is if she stops herself
🎉🎉🎉
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@@jackiehavea5849 agree 👍. She's trying at the least.
It is alright to be concern or not know about what happens after this life. Fortunately there's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, and not to get tired anymore.
Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body to the core! Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life.
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Les enfants ne voient pas ce qu'elle mange, mais ils ne sont pas stupides. Ils savent très bien que la conséquence de la "nutrition" de leur mère se répercute sur son physique. Ils voient les dégâts
"Im hoping that I'll see 40" what a chilling sentence
just loose weight no problem
just loose weight no problem
@@jayng153 ugh yes ur so smart!! everyone is cured now!!
@@jayng153 u gonna tell heroin addicts to just stop doing heroin? Lmaoooo ur funny
@@haleyt3754TBF it is the cure.
I‘m not a native english speaker and the fact that I do understand their heavy accent makes me proud 💪🏼
I’m a native speaker and I was struggling a bit with the accent 😭
Heavy accent, heavy bodies
@Somebodynew YT often gets the words wrong, it's not great with accents.
I’m American and I struggled to understand some of them. So I’m impressed lol
@@JuliaMarieH i’m also a native english speaker, and my… i struggled so much! (not saying there’s anything wrong with their accents, i just have a difficulty discerning it).
My father started gaining weight when he watched his mother die in his arms years ago and is now in his early 60's and 425 lbs.. He's suffered from sleep apnea which has been worsened by his obesity for many years and recently did a test to diagnose his sleeping issues. The doctors that surveilled his sleep stated that they were surprised he hadn't died in his sleep by now because he was only getting a 60% oxygen intake. They said if he doesn't lose weight he'll surely die much sooner so he signed up for gastric bypass surgery. I can only hope for the best for him. I pray for him every night and for every person struggling with obesity. Stay well, stay healthy, and please learn to love yourself 💞
Amen
Please look at Overeaters Anonymous because if you don't get a handle on the addiction, you WILL NOT keep the weight off, surgery or not.
Many have eaten past gastric btw.
Gastric bypass alone won’t help. He needs to completely change is lifestyle
Gastric bypass is fine, but if he gets the surgery and then cheats after, the band in his stomach will burst and he will die.
you should also talk with him about getting some sort of psychotherapy to address the issues that make him use food as an escape mechanism. Because he could develop other things such as depression etc if food is "taken away" as a means of comfort....If you don t have haelth insurance that covers this, there s also self-help group therapies for very little money or even for free on charity basis. I m not living in your country, so i don t know what they are, but they sure exist in all Western countries. There s also special hospitals for eating disorders where you can get inhouse therapyfor binge eating and food addiction for several weeks up to months depending on health insurance
And there are people out there claiming you can be healthy at every size. More people need to see these documentaries. A balanced diet and movrment is necessary for a happy and long life.
That is shaping up to be more and more like a cult to me, not an open cult such as antivax, flat earth and QAnnon, but more like an actual religious cult with a leader( Lindo Bacon) and like many if not all cults, it's just a very life threatening situation, too dangerous, beyond what they preach, but actually how they do it.
Every Buzzfeed article about Lizzo or anyone overweight has hundreds of comments "I'm 250/300 lbs and healthy!! My Dr says I'm ok!" Uh, sure Jan. Come back to us when you're 40+
the sad thing is, every 'body positive influencer' is still young, like noone is older than 30. While fitness influencers even go up to being in their 60 and still healthy and fit. Obesity kills slowly, and once your body starts to weaken it probably won't be able to stand the extra 300 pounds, but once this happens it is all to late and then it's a sure death for them.
My sister was morbidly obese most of her life. She had gastric bypass surgery, lost all the weight and kept it off. Then she became a raging alcoholic and it killed her. All she did was trade one addiction for another. I couldn’t help her. So sad people choose to live like this.
im sorry joyce,
I don't think they really choose it though. Something's very, very wrong with them. Something has to be very wrong to feel the need to eat enough to get humongous and I don't say that to be mean. It is an addiction and they don't tell patients that. If they don't work through why they're addicted they do end up picking up another addictive substance. It's crazy ghost often that actually happens.
@@franny5295 sometimes I feel like I will spend the rest of my life searching for the answer as to “why” and sadly I don’t think I will ever understand.
Nobody wakes up one day saying to themselves ‘Today I am consciously choosing to be addicted to food and put my life in danger’. No one.
Im so sorry your sister has died and your family has had to suffer. My adopted son is an alcoholic and a drug addict. His birth mother drank so he has fetal alcohol effect. His father, his stepmother and myself have tried everything to help him. Nothing has worked. I hope his birth mother never finds out what her actions when she was pregnant has caused. There has been enough suffering already. I hope your family do not feel guilty about what happened. No one is to blame here. I wish you all peace and healing.
I’m on week 1 of limiting processed foods and lemme tell ya, I’m struggling. Processed foods and sugar ARE most DEFINITELY addictive. Companies know exactly what they are doing. It’s all about making more money. They don’t care about our health.
Absolutely. Modern fast food and junk food are literally formulated in a lab by hundreds of food scientists to be as addictive as possible, and keep you coming back. It's downright malevolent.
Although many ingredients in food are addictive, you need to have some agency and take responsibility for what you put in your body. Food companies produce products that “taste good” these foods aren’t evil, we should have them in moderation and be informed about what we are putting in our bodies.
I sincerely hope you are doing well! Keep going! ♥ 💐
How is ur dieting 6 months later sis? Hope u good 👍
You are a special and unique person. Your life & soul matter. Your life is very short compared to eternity.
Therefore if you want to spend eternity on heaven after your life here on earth 🌎, you should believe in your heart ❤️ that Jesus Christ is your Savior. If you don't, you will miss going to heaven and end up in the lake of fire. It is terrible so I beg you to make the only correct decision for God to allow you to go to heaven. Jesus Christ is the only way to eternal life. 🙏 Have a nice day.
U right. Big companies don't care. They care about the bags 💰 🤑.
I understand it's a complex problem, an addiction, but I don't know how people can afford so much food. Takeaways and snack foods are expensive.
Idk either bruv
@@agh3568 Well, drugs and alcohol are expensive, too.
Healthy foods are expensive too, it’s the same thing
@@alexa-fx2fbFast food is highly addictive. The more you eat the more you want. Healthy foods are not so highly flavoured and therefore do not trigger cravings for more than you need. How much say, broccoli, can you eat? Not more than you need, I bet. How many chips, cookies and cakes can you eat? Endless amounts, I bet. So in the long run, healthy foods are less expensive because you eat less. And, you save the health care system a lot of money. It’s a win-win situation.
yall just so dumb. it is not the rice(carb) or fast food. it is the excessive sugar intake(sodas, coffee, desserts, and snacks is the problem). I'm asian. I eat white rice or fast food 3 times a day growing up. I'm always fit. I work out but never do cardio. I quit working out for 4 years, and I'm still fit and look good like before. Never changed my diet.
I found it a bit odd that Darren's mother was guilting him by saying that she used to be terrified when he was a child that he'd die in his sleep. She's overweight herself, and parents are the ones that instill eating habits in their kids - whether healthy or unhealthy.
Very true. To be fair, that did look like an emotional moment, there. Her son was on the brink of potentially dying or having a very serious issue corrected. Might not come back. (Or just had, I - have the brain of cotton candy rn). Emotional unloading is kind of expected. A mother's genuine worry slipping out, regardless of her role in creating the situation. Not sure that she'd really ever expected him to get that heavy and have so many detriments to her health, either. It seems as though most parent's don't. Not until something hits their family and they realize that they'd inadvertently been creating that issue throughout the years.
Yes, shouldn't she be just as concerned about herself? And shouldn't she feel a bit responsible for his relationship with food as she has clearly not been a role model in terms of healthy living? There seems to be a cognitive dissonance there, which I see a lot in these types of documentaries.
I am obese but seeing this guy drinking his pills with phanta tells me that this goes beyond madness and addiction it is a sadistic relation between someone and him self and deep sensation of unworthy.
Ahaha
You’re right. The more of these shows I watch, the more I realise that anyone who is morbidly obese actually has mental and emotional problems similar to those with drug and alcohol addiction.
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Hello where are you from
absolutely
It's a legitimate addiction with serious consequences.
no its not, food dose not alter the chemicals in the brains like drugs, ya fatty
@@jayng153 actually it does.
"The fact is, junk food stimulates the reward system in the brain in the same way as addictive drugs, such as cocaine."
(Which is what triggers the production of dopamine, which is what people get addicted to)
www.healthline.com/nutrition/how-food-addiction-works
@@jayng153 It's a process addiction! Please don't be so ignorant!
@@MyLuxuryIndulgences *(real addiction)....
@@jayng153 it does. Even just a week of eating only fast food/processed foods has shown that your brain will form new neuronal pathways that light up the addiction centers of your brain, just like in a drug addict. Even switching back your diet to a healthy one won’t get rid of the new connections your brain made, which is why there are so many yo-yo dieters.
I was the same way with eating multiple times a day. I wasn't hungry. I was bored. Now I do intermittent fasting (I eat breakfast at 4:30 am since I get up early for work and my 2nd meal is at 10:30am). I eat twice a day and that is it. I exercise. Down from 352 lbs to 206 lbs so far. Still working on it.
Congratulations on your progress!
❤ any improvements since the last update?
I did a five mile hike through a beautiful forest with my children today.
I couldn't find better motivation.
Sharing in their memories.
Little things like that are what can motivate people the most. My dog and I have been going on trails for years and she keeps me motivated to take care of myself :)
Whoa horsy 😳
@@Alex861697 nayy
For Americans who don't know, a stone equals 14 pounds.
Thank you!
Thank you as well.
It’s such an odd number. Why not 15!? My ocd goes wild. Actual OCD lol
A stone of wool was 14 lbs and a sack of wool was 26 pounds when England traded with Florence during the Renaissance. It’s slang really, like an American will say ten “bucks” a buck is a deers skin when we traded in the old west.
It’s so confusing when speaking in Stones & Pounds, I wish the world just used Kilograms.
For someone struggling with Bulimia, I understand her when she says she feels imprisoned by food, it's just an ongoing cycle
Dear Bianca, bulimia is a truly horrendous addictive disorder. Going on a high dose of Prozac worked to help me reduce my binging and subsequent purging. Best of luck xx
Fourteen year sufferer here, ever since I was 16 years olf. I only understood it when I was 25 and went to some intense alternative healing retreat overseas. got a real grip on it when I got intensive psychotherapy.
I'm now more like a 5 time a week purger, it used to be 2-8 times a day.
Binge eater here👋 food becomes so time consuming it's either thinking about it all the time or avoiding it at all costs
I also struggle with an ed, it’s not bulimia nervosa but I relate with that feeling of being trapped by food. For me it’s the complete fear and dread that I feel when being near, or touching food - and then having the complete opposite after a month or so. Not only does the food imprison you, but also the guilt that comes from overeating
You are in control of your own behaviour. Your talking like you can't control your own hand or mouth.
When I was a boy in the 1960's and 70's obese kids were as rare as white rhinos. Back then, fast food joints were not on every block and supersized meals didn't exist. In order to have fun we had to run around in the park as video games consisted of Pong...and that got tiresome very quickly.
On the rare occasion that my dad would take us all to McDonald’s we were only allowed one thing....a burger, a fry, or a coke.
A huge change was ushered in when 24/7 stores opened at service stations...
I always think back to something a doctor said in another show. Eating is a addiction but unlike drugs, which you can usually avoid with minimal effort once your sober, food is everywhere and essential for life. You can't just move away from it. The stigma on addiction sucks because it often ignores the cause, which is usually mental health issues caused by bullying, bad home environments, etc.
Such wise words! Eating addiction is one of the hardest to kick because you can “stay sober” 😢
True
Alice’s dad seems like the nicest guy in the world. You can tell he sincerely loves his daughter and puts her above himself. He’s not angry or self pitying.
This is one of the most well done documentaries about obesity. All the people featured appear to be salvageable.
The father isn't her biggest critic, in fact, I think he loves her and wants the best.
He isn't criticizing her as you said, he is trying to motivate her.
Its called tough love…
I'm not condemning u. I just let people know how they go to heaven cuz God is in charge not me.
Dibsy's coach was so dedicated and kind. What a blessing he seems to have been in his life. Hi hope he manages to develop a love for movement and healthy living. He could be an inspiration for others. His attitude was right.
I am a recovering binge eater who was addicted to refined sugar and flour. They can be very addictive for some people. I wish all with an eating disorder well. Most Sincerely, Chris Howley, Wollaston, MA, USA
Addiction can be deadly. No matter what it is, alcohol, drugs, food, *eating air freshener*
haha yes, but the sad thing is: your body doesn't need drugs, alcohol...and yes, eating air freshener- But Food, your body needs food to survive.
Pretty sure I’ve seen an episode featuring someone who had an addiction to eating wall plaster
Phones too
I'd love to see a follow-up documentary of them! They seem to be so lovely people who carry lots of pain inside them. I really hope they find healthier ways to cope with their emotions and life challenges. They deserve to experience life in a healthy body!
Me, too! I really want to see what the woman was able to achieve. It's too bad that she needed such a shock, in order to get moving, but sometimes that's how it is. These detrimental habits can be deeply rooted and tangled up in all kinds of things, like shame, fear, guilt, etc. Anyway, I would like to see a follow-up and know if she stuck to it and how far she got, how her life (and her family's life) has improved, etc.
Me to
Absolutely. They are good people - and the coach is such a genuine guy. I would so much like to see how they all got on. They all deserve to win through 🤞
why does no one eat their dinner at a dining table any more? I made my kids sit down at one and turn everything off and we would at least have 20 minutes of tech free chat we wouldnt have had otherwise. They had good table manners too.
Good for you!
Each to their own, family time doesn't have to coincide with eating. For most people after a busy day of school and work, everyone wants to shut off, enjoy their dinner and not have to force more conversation. There are plenty of other opportunities for that.
I grew up eating dinner at the coffee table in the living room watching tv with my parents.
Now my family and I most days of the week eat dinner at the kitchen table tech free. But there are days when my son gets to play on his tablet or we eat dinner while watching tv or we eat outside. 🤷🏼♀️ just do whatever works for you and your family.
I’ve noticed this in so many of these films from UK. As an overweight person I can tell when I am not mindful or intentional with my eating because I don’t eat at the dining table. That’s how I figure out if I’m really hungry and not just needy or bored if I want to eat: am I willing to put the food on a plate and I’m willing to sit at the table with no distractions.
@@jakecooper5855 It should be tried to when possible, dinner is about bond and socialization. It's not "each of their own", that's not a family
Darren you can do this. It's easy to see how good-looking you are, now it's time to get your health back on track. Never worry about the haters because people often have insecurities about themselves and for some reason it makes them critical of others. I believe in uplifting others not pushing them down. One day I hope to see a follow show telling us about your success. There will be days that you slip up because you are human. Put it behind you and start again. You've got this Darren. Xx
Yes I agree with your comment Amy
Darren You can do it
You're a very handsome young man
Life is waiting for you
to enjoy grasp it in your whole being
And go & do well
All addictions are bad, but to be addicted to something that you need to survive to the extent that you are killing yourself with it might be worst of all.
Totally agree thank god i dont suffer with this
yes it's true. Your Body doesn't need drugs to survive so it is easier to handle it, but Food, Food is needed to survive.
I’ve always thought this!
Its the sugar not the steaks causing this..and candy and soft drinks are easy to avoid
Addiction..it’s not a weak character..it’s sugar and bad fats…since her childhood…his childhood..brain wired now to crave chemicals
It is extremely weak. If you dont see it then you are a moron. Once you are an adult your life is based on choices not childhood habits and feelings. Dont you think people with diseases have to alter their lives ALL THE TIME? Difference is they dont whine about it cause they are not weak! There are people out there who have to completely cut out sugar due to diabetis, completely stop eating foods that they have loved since they were kids due to intestine issues. And thats only about food. Think about everything else people have to torture themselves to do with severe illnesses.
Yes. It is in fact a weak character. When you cannot control yourself from your cravings, you are actually weak. Take it from people who have stopped smoking (and other cravings) cold turkey.
Watch Flav City on youtube with Bobby Parish, ''natural flavoring'' is made in a lab, nothing natural about it, it is made to excite your taste buds and brain to want more. Up to 100 different chemicals in it. Like vanilla ice cream, you get the flavor from the vanilla bean , plus cream and sugar, you don't need added ''natural flavoring''.
And alters gut bacteria, which is significant.
@@Macky1101 Can't really go cold turkey on food.
Guys, I’m starting diet from tomorrow and am currently standing at 299 LBS (136 KG) as 20 y/o guy. I’m gonna start a new phase of my life from tomorrow so wish me luck ❤
👍🏿👏🏿👌🏿
GOOD LUCK TO YOU
Let us know how it’s going!
It's been a month. Weight?
All the best
with every other addiction, we abstain completely to stay in recovery. I can never drink a sip of alcohol again and live, but I can't never eat food again and live. People with eating disorders, no matter if it's binge eating or extreme food restriction, have to face food every single day.
my heart goes out to these people, i have always been thin but i do understand addiction, it is easier to give up a substance for good but you cannot give up food . everybody needs to eat some. i really can relate to their struggle, it is the same for me and alcohol .
It's good u thin. 😌 blessed 🙌
You are a special and unique person. Your life & soul matter. Your life is very short compared to eternity.
Therefore if you want to spend eternity on heaven after your life here on earth 🌎, you should believe in your heart ❤️ that Jesus Christ is your Savior. If you don't, you will miss going to heaven and end up in the lake of fire. It is terrible so I beg you to make the only correct decision for God to allow you to go to heaven. Jesus Christ is the only way to eternal life. 🙏 Have a nice day.
Food is designed to make us want more. It is set to stimulate neurons in the brain to crave more. So food is 100% addictive and breaking the sugar and junk habit is definitely tough.
What a great trainer...truely understands what his clients need
Drinking your diabetes medication with Fanta is CRAZY
Dibsy and his mum are adorable! All the best to all the participants.
Thank you for this Channel, it’s good that you were getting help. You and mom have a wonderful relationship that’s wonderful. thanks for the man that was helping you, bless his heart. I want to say believe in yourself anything is possible, God bless y’all.
Sadly compared to the folks on My 600lb Life these people aren’t that bad
Darrin seems like such a nice guy. When his coach kissed him on his head, I felt that.
I can attest that having parents with food addictions (one who was morbidly obese) definitely set me up for a lifetime of struggle with food addiction and obesity, myself. I was obese by the time I was 6 years old. I'm now 45, I've been battling insulin resistance and many joint injuries, and I'm still working to conquer my demons, change my patterns, and get the extra weight off. I'm now estranged from my mother, partially because she wouldn't stop talking about food and encouraging me to eat (also because she's a narcissist). Sometimes, we have to get away from the source of the dis-ease, in order to heal. I'm hoping it's enough. I've lost 60 pounds and have another 85ish, to go. Anyway, I really appreciated this show and am grateful for more examples of people taking control of their health.
So happy for you and the progress you’ve made! You’ve got this !
I struggle with addictive eating and it's frustrating. I am thankfully not morbidly obese but I keep taking off and putting on the same pounds over and over again.
I totally relate
Me too, I've always been chubby but I managed to lose about 50 pounds last year. I've now gained some back but then suddenly I get guilty and lose 15 lbs... then just gain it again. Its an annoying cycle lmao
Same here but I’m reading comments and learning that we have to make the decision daily, for the rest of our lives, to stop going back to the foods and habits that do not serve us. Good luck everyone 🙂
Careful for bumps in life ..they will catch ya whatever your addiction happens to be food,alcohol ,drugs , smoking etc
it's okay, everyone struggles with something ❤ sustainable change is most possible out of self LOVE not self hate so please give yourself credit for small victories and keep ur chin up!!
I understand comfort eating/emotional eating because of the death of a parent. I did that when my mother died, and I was an adult. I feel sorry for any child who loses a parent when the child is so young.
It is such a psychological thing. I had lost a significant amount of weight and gained it all back. When I gained 5 lbs I was so mad at myself. Then it was "oh man, I just ate cake. I'll start again tomorrow." 60 lbs later... all the while thinking "you don't deserfe to be healthy and fit."
It was the not starting again tomorrow part that got you. I’ve dropped a lot of weight and there are slip ups and parties but if you actually pick it back up tomorrow regardless, you’ll succeed. Discipline and a snails pace is what got me out of morbid obesity
As stone is 14 lbs for all the Americans. A stone of wool was 14 lbs and a sack of wool was 26 pounds when England traded with Florence during the Renaissance. It’s slang really, like an American will say ten “bucks” a buck is a deers skin when we traded in the old west.
Thank you for this! I’ve always wondered
Interesting. I never knew either.
Thank you! Makes sense now!
Interesting thanks!
Nobody says Bucks you dumbass why don't yall just say the damn exact weight
Darren's trainer is awesome
I was drooling 🤤 every time he was on screen. Not only fit AF but his kindness and positive attitude... That's a very sexy charm. Good hearted willing to help man.
Not addicted to food, but I sure am addicted to UA-cam
Congratulations ♡ I wish the best for you. Don't forget: you can do it!
It's so sad , how other kids can be so cruel ,, and it's scary to think they become adults and just change the way they bully...
Antidepressant made me stop my food addiction, especially binging. I hope to stop taking it soon but it definitely taught me to eat correctly again.
i wouldn't take any pill that chemically alters my brain. At least that's my OPINION.
Only SOME antidepressants can also help with appetite, like Wellbutrin and sometimes Prozac. A lot of them make you gain.
They make me want to eat non stop sadly
@@marilynwillett804 ur comment is unnecessary
@@yas-ob4hd so is yours
I wish I could get a personal trainer like that! He's awesome.
Children eat what their parents eat. It is the parents' fault. I blame the parents. It starts at a young age.
Go check out school lunches.
The bloke was taking his pills with a drink of fanta. Fanta is full of sugar.
Not that it's healthy at all, but that fanta looked like the zero sugar version.
Fanta doesn't contain any sugar, it never has. It's made out of orange.
@@jakecooper5855 you're joking right?
@@jakecooper5855 you’re joking.
@@jakecooper5855 Buddy, it's not orange juice...
I think it is a good idea for all families to eat together around a table, and not sitting apart. It migjt help. Even if you live alone,eat at a table.
Yes this totally helps with mindless or bored eating! You need to take time to look at your food and savour it. This is a huge cause of overeating.
This video is dedicated to foodie beauty
Hahahahha oh Chantal. Our chunky junky.
Damn gorls we are all over
@@deniseconealfinal9471 🙌🙌🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@deniseconealfinal9471 us gorls gotta stick together lol
Love finding some fellow gorls in the wild ❤
I'm so happy for them that started their journey to lose weight.
I truly hope they reach their goals. Not only for their families, but for themselves.
Alex deserved more, stop letting child predators roam the street. He was living in fear. Sickening.
This!!! The trauma response is super strong.
My nephew weighed 580 and died age 39 3 months short of 40 he denied anything was wrong with him. Trust me everyone tried to help him.my hubby lost 180 he was 385
So sorry for your loss Lisa. Well done to your hubby x
Sorry
I've never seen snickers in a bottle, what am i missing out on?
Not much. I tried the Twix milk. I was very excited because it's my favorite candy bar. But it was just WAY too sweet. 2 1/2 Krispy Kreme's worth of sugar. It was not good
Absolutely nothing it’s just super sugary milk
I pause the video, and woke up my husband to show him that. I want it to
Whatever it is, some things I'm very happy to miss out on. If I never try them, I'll never crave them.
Same reason why I never tried heroin or meth when I was a teenager on the streets -- I don't WANT to know.
@candy floss some things you cant unsee
These people would benefit from eating actual food. I usually eat salmon/steak/beef and I'm so satiated afterwards that I can go without eating for a while.
The issue isn't that they are constantly hungry. It's that they emotionally rely on food to stabilize their moods. Regardless of whether they feel full or not, they will eat since they associate food with reward and/or comfort.
When you eat terrible food you want more, same with veggies and good food.
@@ccoffim Very true. I cut out sugary and processed foods from my diet thinking I would be struggling with cravings for the rest of my life. I've been very surprised to realize that I don't miss junk food and am more likely to crave munching on a stick of celery or head of broccoli over looking into the pantry for cookies or crackers. Never looking back now.
Truth Mauricio
@@motherlessgoat72 Oxalate toxicity is real.
When I see people on TV addicted to alcohol, drugs, gambling or whaterer. My first thought is to judge. But then I stop myself. And I ask who am I to judge them when I can't say no to a cookie sitting on my desk.
You have to love yourself more than you love food. Period.
damn thats gonna be tough
It's not that easy.
It's also not always about loving food...it just happens to be the thing that brings you comfort or helps you to forget the pain.
This show is missing the therapy these wonderful people need to deal with their addiction. Once that happens they will be able to move forward and live more fully while making changes
🙏🙌
Therapy does not and has never cured an addiction. Please look up the story or Karl Jung. He couldn't manage it, either.
But Overeaters Anonymous does. You need others to keep you accountable for life.
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 therapy has helped many people with their ED's.
Food addiction is real, thank you for highlighting this, and good on this woman for trying to set a good example for her kids ❤
Dibsy and his coach are the best part of this story!
It is a true struggle and can become out of control. It is very serious.
Watching for motivation. I am on the first day of 5 day water fast. I am not overweight 150 cm and 50 kg but I love fasting from time to time for all its benefits.
Very beneficial
Male 6,1 . I was about 245 lbs in 2 months I am 175lbs , although there’s a medical condition in my case and I couldn’t understand why My weight was increasing there was a horrible situation and terrible experience! Tnx to finding reason i am back to normal now ! Obesity is much closer than you think guys !
I understand this pain, at my heaviest I was around 290lbs (around 21 stone), since then I've started working out and dieting and am down to around 262 lbs (around 18 stone)
The mother, who is morbidly obese herself, going on about her son's obesity is ludicrous. I am not understanding what's wrong with HER.
Ms Mills, can i ask advice from u about diets?
@@user-bx1ig9cf6k Iam not qualified ro give advice to others and have never been obese.
14 ads? 👀 *NO*
Weight/Obese related documentary? *OK* *THEN* *YES*
...“Only Human“ you know how to get us 😫😂
Get an adblocker.
You only get like one or two, they never play every advert.
Just skip from start to end and hit the replay button and the then no ads will appear.
I only had 2 ads...
People were not obese back in the 60’s, 70’s or even 80’s. Growing up in the 80’s we played outside and we would eat Fast food as a treat on weekends. We did not have super-sized foods which I think is a huge part of the problem. Back in the day people also had to walk more and food was more organic not filled with chemicals GMO’s. We have to also blame these companies that are operating and feeding us garbage food. All these sugars and FDA does not bat an eye to the poisons they allow in our food.
true ,i was born in 89 i think we were the last generation to reall play outside and ride bikes and things,we used to stay outside till we had to come in at night,somewhere after us it ended,i have necies and nephews who dont even step outside all they do is play on tablets or on video games,i dont know what happend.
I grew up in the 70s there were children that were obese in school with me and loads of adults.
I have fought with weight gain my whole life. I had a rough childhood and used food for comfort. I am sitting here hungry watching this. I have accepted the fact that I let myself eat too much. Sometimes I just want to give in and eat too much when I am sad. But I can't blame nobody but myself for my continued weight gain. I am the one that keeps eating. We all have control over what we eat and how much we eat. There are enablers but they don't stuff the food down your throat. You could tell them to fix you less or just stop eating all of it. I know this is difficult. Right now I am craving a Boston cream pie so bad but I know that I don't need it, it's just a comfort thing. I feel sorry for anyone that has this tendency to eat way too much. I just wish people could be honest and stop blaming everyone else for all of the food they stuff in their face. They are not force feeding you.
I walk for an hour daily in the morning. I take no tea/coffee and I am caffeine free. I only take sugar naturally from fruits. No added sugar foods. I only eat twice a day without anything in between. I sleep 8 hours from 10 PM to 6 AM. All my medical report 100% great and healthy 😍
I've found that if you have a salad first (a great one!) Then you'll want the sugar less. Or try a little fruit...
Have a big glass of water 30 min before. It's 10 gulps=8 oz or 1 cup if you're using a water bottle
You have the right mindset, Amanda. I hope you're doing better today.
I advise people to watch, if they can stomach it, the postmortem autopsy of an obese person. It explains quite a bit, shows the damage that the body suffers, and is incredibly informative and vicariously inspirational.
The main things to watch out for are sugars, especially fructose sugars without fiber.
It is good to see them walking. Strenuous exercise is not good for the morbidly obese because it overtaxed the joints and the heart. Also it make people hungry afterwards and triggers overeating. A low carb diet is the most effective way to lose weight.
My late sister in law once said to me 'You can't take off your body what YOU keep putting in your mouth'. Now every time I eat something I say that to myself and it helps me greatly.
People don't sit down at a table for meals anymore?
Not these people, not even at a decent or normal table, many on ''my 600 pound life'' in America they eat on trays, many times with paper plates. Like animals, no respect for food.
My family junks up the kitchen table
@@paige4855 😂😂😂
Nope, in my family we put stuff on our grocery list and eat when we feel like it. My brother is overweight and I have troubles eating over 600 calories. Definitely not a fun life style
Sitting down at a table together isn't a guarantee of a healthy lifestyle. Please don't use dinner time as a place to tell your children how awful they are. I know this from experience. My father did this.
My heart breaks for Alex. I hope he is doing better these days
Alice is an absolutely beautiful lady.even though she is a big girl,her face is really rather lovely.Hope she is well,especially for her babies sake 😇
Loosing a leg due to obesity, facing loosing the 2nd and still not getting control... horrifying.
I honestly prevent myself from overeating by finding new and interesting hobbies I enjoy..
You'll never be Korean Jasmine
@@milkyoni I'm not trying to be lol but thanks 😊 and it's Jazzmin
@@milkyoni Geez, is it illegal to learn a language now?
Same!
The irony of Cadbury candy adverts before this started. Top work UA-cam
Alice. I have been having problems with my diet for a long time. I think the problem is that we have to change our thinking about food. There are so many other things that may be a comfort emothional comfort in life. You must find them in your life and stick to them, and not to food. Eating is pleasand feeling full is nice, but it is just one apsect of our lives.
Watching Darren climb that mountain was an inspiration!! You go, Dibsy!!
Food is such a strong addiction, strength to everyone struggling✊👊🙏🙏
Anybody else see the connection between processed, chemical-ridden food, and food addictions?
You never see someone in this kind of program ploughing their way through home cooked, free-range chicken and broccoli. Nobody gets "addicted" to real food, only the processed stuff that is full of chemical fillers, there for the convenience of the factory boss, not the consumer.
Food addiction is so real. I feel for these folks, hope they find recovery.
The culture in my country encourages poor diets and lack of any type of exercise. It's sad seeing obesity in so many children
Dibsy’s personal trainer is a superstar, I wish I could clone him and everyone could have the benefit of such a great guy!
How can these people afford the food? It’s very expensive eating takeout all the time. I think Dibsy and his trainer are a dynamic duo. Well done you two.
Agree. Take away food and other junk food is darn expensive
Darren is hella good looking. If he loses all the excess he'll be a stunner
How can you even tell?
I can’t see it since his features are all stretched and distorted.
Giving up overeating is a little like giving up smoking: you imagine denying yourself stuff you are craving for the rest of your life.
But it's not like that: after you have had a few successful weeks, cravings get weaker, and weaker. You can quickly get to the point where you don't want to overeat and you DO want to exercise. You actually enjoy it. So don't fail to start because you assuming it will be
a ghastly life long battle - if you can get yourself going it can start getting much easier, and then enjoyable. Truly.
I have a friend who is slowly eating himself to death.
He has so many weight related issues that he just ignores... our entire friend circle has tried to help him but he gets nasty with anyone who points out his obvious issues.
He doesn't want help, he just wants to lay in bed all day and binge eat... and we have come to realise this so we have distanced ourselves from him now.
It's sad, but we have tried.
What you need is a former fattie. Overeaters Anonymous is full of people who lost over 100 pounds. If ANYONE will talk so he can hear, that person will be able to.
Ball is still in their court, but I've seen miracles happen when former addicts spend time with present ones. Great thing for BOTH parties.
The problem is, you're trying to MAKE someone do something. Now, A, you have 0 experience with his issue. So, to him, you're full of it, already.
Former fatties don't go there. They're adults, they can do as they please. You'd just tell your story and relate to them. And leave it there. NO PUSHING.
They don't see a better way, which a former fatty can only do by example. They have to know it's better without food addiction.
See if you can't talk to his codependents, the ones who are feeding them. There's books on overeating. There's zooms and 100 pounder meetings, both live and pre-recorded.
IF they want to try something else. They also have a phone #.
But if you called AA and tried to get a bunch of them to get someone off a jail charge or something, they'll tell you to deal with your own codependent issues and leave them alone. Just for example.
So, no one is going to show up there or anything unless he asks for help.
Often, if they SEE and hear former food addicts, it plants a seed. Not all seeds grow, and not all right away, right?
OA uses the big book of AA, and you can hear or read it online free. Joe and Charlie tapes also explain the steps they use. Very funny talk. Also free at UA-cam. They just change drinking for food. Comes out the same.
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
Lovely, without trying to sound rude at all... I am a former heavy person who had a food addiction.
So I actually relate to what he is dealing with, to a degree.
However, I do appreciate your advice... what you're saying is absolutely true. Unfortunately all he sees is that there are people who are trying to tell him what to do, whenever they voice their concerns and he doesn't see that his food addiction is the problem, even though his weight makes him depressed and gives him health issues. :(
I was thin my whole life. Menopause has made me overweight and it is crushingly depressing. I feel so bad for these people.
Have a look at Dr. John McDougal's free program on his website. There are recipes too. It is a very healthy way of eating. I have lost 35 pounds so far.
I'm also addicted to food. It's my drug of choice. Everyone has some sort of addiction; caffeine, sweets, cigarettes we all have a way of coping with life.
Many cope in a productive way.
That would go under the category of "not your business"
@@marilynwillett804 Do they? It seems everyone is doing something dysfunctional...🤔
I'm so sorry to hear that people just think you are lazy bc you are large,IT TOTALLY IS A DISEASE and it's very sad to c
@@christinechance7663 I believe it's a mental illness, as is drug/alcohol addiction. As in "The doctor's opinion" from the AA big book, which many other successful groups follow.
If I'm very overweight, and I KEEP DOING things which hurt me, then YEAH, I'm not all there mentally. Lol. So to speak.
I've got about 40 lbs to go. Down about 8 so far.
I always hated the disease idea. Jmo.
She said she wanted to shake him and say “look what you’re doing to yourself “. At 12 he wasn’t grocery ,,,,,, realizing he’s an adult NOW, but this started when he was a child and not responsible for himself,,,, it breaks my heart that they are so young, you don’t see morbidity obese senior citizens, why? Because they don’t make it to 70 and 80 while 500+ lbs, I hope he realizes he’s young and can really turn this around if he wants to
I appreciate that they show the psychological issues behind the addiction to help destigmatize it but I wish these shows would show people actually getting counseling for those issues instead of just focusing on losing weight only because that's not gonna fix the real problem
If you want your kids to eat healthy you have to be an example