MidKid

At least her house was scrupulously clean. I was so sickened by Nichole's I was afraid to watch the next one. SO frustrating to see these people who somehow have a half dozen "enablers' around them. I thought Tanisha was a little different, then she "fires' Dr Now and "does her own thing". Which worked out great, didn't it? I'm sure its a totally formulaic show, but for the most part, the people we see are NOT the 5% who "succeed". And Therapy BEFORE beginning the process would probably help a great deal. Sex abuse seems to be the rampant "causation" of almost everyone's incredible weight gain. Does it also cause the incredible ANGER that we seem to see. I do NOT "get" the enablers. My hubs wouldn't bring me a Diet Coke after I had major back surgery, if I could get up and move. He never brought me single meal. Where do these guys COME FROM?? On the other hand, watching these shows (my one guilty TV indulgence, I watch next to nothing on TV!!) makes me feel like the 30 lbs I should be losing seems like nothing. I do feel really sorry for the people who actually uproot and move to Houston. Not to offend anyone who may live there (by choice) but it is the filthiest most awful city I have ever seen. My daughter and her family are stuck there for a few more months until her hubby finishes his residency. She has hated every second of living there. I cannot fathom being 600 lbs and having to exercise in Houston. I break out in a sweat when I get my daughter's mail. And, BTW, Dr. Now's office is not in a "nice" location. SW Houston is pretty low budget. Probably keeps his overhead low--and I always drive by his office on my way to the store. And I kind of have an issue with him doing bariatric surgeries AND skin removal. That's two entirely different fields of medicine. Just saying.

I'm confused--I watched the episode on my Kindle and it was an hour and 25 minutes. It ends with her talking about wanting to do better, having a heart to heart with mom, Dad was MIA (probably back in jail) and no final "closure". I'm still shuddering at the utter filth and poverty they live in, and seem fine with. How did they afford the move and the stay and all the FAST FOOD. Literally, it costs 4xs to eat FF 3 times a day than to buy fresh. In a way, I feel really sorry for Nichole...she's been a dealt a rotten hand, for sure, and she has zero coping skills, whether it be mothering, "partnering" dealing with her emotions and of course, eating. I just can't abide these episodes where the whole dang family is a huge enabling trainwreck. Those "voiceovers" drive me insane. Most of the people who don't do well, just have SO many issues. I know a lot of people who have had this surgery and they have all been motivated and all been successful in losing massive amounts of weight. It kills me to see the resources going to someone who obviously doesn't care. The "meatloaf dinner" bit made me gag. I had MADE meatloaf for dinner, but no way in the world would I stuff it with crackers(?) top it with sugary BBQ sauce AND serve it up with Kraft mac'n cheese AND potatoes. This woman wouldn't know a veggie if it bit her. And I thought Penny from a couple years ago was the worst. Ugh. At least she had Edgar, the world's wimpiest man. Sheesh, this comment section is bringing out the nasty in me. I really tried to feel some compassion for Nichole, but failed.

This whole episode sent me over the edge. Those poor babies! The toothless grandma/evil witch, the mouth breather BF, the screaming narcissistic "heroine" of the show--my gosh, I couldn't watch and I couldn't NOT watch. The family dynamic is such a mess. WHERE do they find these people?? I have never commented on a show I've watched, but this mess is real and heartbreaking. Also, I have a daughter who lives in Houston and it's such a miserable climate there. I can honestly see why nobody wants to go "exercise"--still, no excuse. This show made me feel utterly despondent. I don't see a happy ending to any of this. I doubt there is enough therapy in the world to fix this hot mess. (I cannot fathom the enablers in these shows. My hubby and kids wouldn't bring me a cold diet coke if I could get up and get it for myself!!) And I wish CPS could just go take those poor kids (altho Nichole whines incessantly about how she's living her life for them, yet ignores them and lets them see all the dirt in the family) and get them away from this disaster of a family. And (shudder) the filthy furniture.......why even bother to MOVE that junk.