Britains Fattest Man

[angelajoy1961]

hmmm just my 2 penn'orth but people in glasshouses shouldn't throw stones !

We're all on this forum because we have weighty issues and I find it a bit distasteful to criticise someone because they didn't get help when they were lighter. He was refused surgery when he was lighter by the way. And as to butter on his toast - how many have 'cheated' on the pre-op diet ?????? You can't always do what you know you should - hence why I'm overweight.

Tolerance and understanding peeps.

 

[lamornamiss]

i just cant understand why he hasnt done something about it before now and waiting till he was 57 stone to get summat done about it.
dont get me wrong i did feel sorry for him but i am 24 stone and cannot cope as i am - y the hell didnt he shout for help at my size why has it took for him to get that big before doing something about it? and why is he still having butter on his toast?
i am intrigued to find out what happened next

hmmm just my 2 penn'orth but people in glasshouses shouldn't throw stones !

We're all on this forum because we have weighty issues and I find it a bit distasteful to criticise someone because they didn't get help when they were lighter. He was refused surgery when he was lighter by the way. And as to butter on his toast - how many have 'cheated' on the pre-op diet ?????? You can't always do what you know you should - hence why I'm overweight.

Tolerance and understanding peeps.

I agree totally with angelajoy1961

 

[phatmomma]

Sometimes people have to get to the end of their tether and unable to take anymore before finally going for something they really need! To be faced with a 1 in 2 chance of living or dying and still taking that chance the poor man must be desperate. I felt his pain completely. I do worry about his dependance on his carers but have no worries that he will rely on his wheelchair, once that guy is up and walking i don't think nothing will stop him! It's a marvellous feeling to come back from a walk and realise how far you managed, whether its 500 yrds or 5 miles...

As for the butter on the toast, i'm sorry but i put spread on my toast (not butter as i have never used it as it don't spread easily lol) and sometimes peanut butter. Let's face it for the amount we can eat lets at least enjoy what were eating... I did think his meal was big but then we didn't see him eat it all did we?

I'll look forward to seeing how he progresses and hope someone lets us know....

 

[Louanne79]

I agree totally with angelajoy1961

I agree too. I guess we could all say 'why didn't we do something earlier?'
If I'd changed my behaviour, eating patterns etc, when I was 13 stone, I wouldn't have gotten to 23 stone and needing medical intervention either.
Potentially, without the help of others, and yes admittedly we need to help ourselves, we could each end up at 50 stone.

 

[salski]

Did anyone else think this program was rubbish? The guy was a bit of a drama queen and I felt it was all for the cameras. Plenty of times he cried and there was no tears. He seemed really ungrateful for the surgery and his weight loss (considering his size) wasnt what I expected it to be knowing his size before. His meal sizes we're huge the chicken and rice and yeah he started off with a larger pouch than most of us, but then making the peppers stuffed with mince...he bought 3 peppers?!
I dont know - After all the facebook talk last night - I was really looking forward to seeing this guy that everyone felt sorry for - I didnt, he made me a little grrr as he seemed so ungrateful.
I wonder if he did walk or used the bariatric chair eventually?
He still had 2 ops, lots of careers, and a bariatric motorised wheelchair that costs nealry 2k - would have been better to visit him a year or two on to see if he had walked and got rid of his careers....?
Sally

 

[TessG]

I am really really pleased that he finally got the surgery. He did say that he asked for help a long time ago but got none. What i found a bit frustrating was that he came across as being so child like. I am sure that some of this is editing and some of it is getting him at very emotional and frustrating moments. But throwing things and bursting into tears I found a bit melodramatic. Like a giant toddler.

I hope that he really makes the most of it but also gets some help emotionally as now that he is entering the big wide world he is going to have to grow a tougher skin.

Good luck to him!

 

[dottychic]

I suppose the life he lived made him what he is....it doesnt sound like hes had much social interaction. He looked after him Mum for years and then it looks like the only people he saw were the carers. Im sure they edited it to catch him every time he got emotional too. I felt sorry for the guy but he did seem a bit immature. Maybe now he will get a better quality of life and enter the real world and learn how to socialise XX

 

[hsmel]

Yep there but for the grace of god eh!!! .. all of us on this forum have food issues hence being here in the first place.

Glad he got the help he needed and it seemed to go well but I think he has a hard journey ahead as psychologically he was very immature. I would love to see what happens a couple of years down the line - it would be interesting.

 

[dottychic]

Me too! Even 6 months made a huge difference to him so Id love to see him after 2 years XX

 

[Big an Bouncy]

Sorry but I have a feeling he will still be in that wheelchair.

 

[ladylite]

I did feel sorry for him and I know he was a naughty boy over the money but at least he admitted it and was honest.

That probably made him eat even more. Not being funny look at all the help smokers get with free patches thats an addiction too.

 

[yorkiegal]

Sorry but I have a feeling he will still be in that wheelchair.

I do too I'm afraid. I'd love to be proved wrong though.

 

[simplylucy]

Would it matter if he was still in a wheelchair? Millions of people lead very fulfilling lives from a wheelchair.

 

[Grace]

Would it matter if he was still in a wheelchair? Millions of people lead very fulfilling lives from a wheelchair.

good point. At least his life is more fulfilled now.

 

[dottychic]

Ive been in a wheelchair for approx 8 yrs now, a mixture of arthritis in all the weight bearing joints, a fall that damaged my knee, several DVTs in the left leg and the effects of a stroke in the right leg Makes me sound a right demic lol....what I was trying to say is....I would love to be albe to have more mobility but even if I never do I can lead a lot happier life in my wheelie XX

 

[bobo]

I am really really pleased that he finally got the surgery. He did say that he asked for help a long time ago but got none. What i found a bit frustrating was that he came across as being so child like. I am sure that some of this is editing and some of it is getting him at very emotional and frustrating moments. But throwing things and bursting into tears I found a bit melodramatic. Like a giant toddler.

I hope that he really makes the most of it but also gets some help emotionally as now that he is entering the big wide world he is going to have to grow a tougher skin.

Good luck to him!

I too thought he was child like and a bit spoiled at times but I felt so sorry for him , I was in tears as it was so close to home. I never used to watch theses programs as I was scared I would end up that big so I didn't want to see it.

I went for surgery because I didn't want to be bed bound years down the line , if I had Been turned down I'm sure that's where I would have ended up , and probably 90% of everyone else on here too , isn't that why we go for surgery ? Xx. I say good luck to him too .... I hope its the start of a better life for him xx

 

[phatmomma]

Well i've just had a corking heated debate with someone on my facebook friends list. Her sister called him a ''lazy fat slob'', said fat people are as they are because they're greedy n lazy and she agreed...

What makes this extraordinary? This is my son's partner and mother of my grandson who has a slight weight issue herself...

Still enjoying the debate and i'll stand up for that ''lazy fat slob'' against all ignorance, even if we're almost related...

 

[salski]

lol julie - some people!

 

[Big an Bouncy]

Im not saying anything against wheelchair users,just that if you watched the show,he said it was 'just for now'.I would love to be prooved wrong but fear his demons are deeper than over eating.

 

[hsmel]

I am sure his demons are far deeper than overeating . . but again, so are many peoples. Even if he ended up in a wheelchair he would be a thousand times better off than he was while bed bound and being cared for 24/7. Not sure how he will end up but at least this way he has a chance.