IKnit4Cats

I'm way behind and just seeing this, but she didn't even read what he gave her??? And she isn't exercising because she doesn't belong to a gym? I think I'd rather she just lie instead.

How in the world did I miss that she is in my hometown? I don't know her. I moved away more than 24 years ago. Maybe some younger relatives know her. Taylorville is not a big place.

I really respected her for owning up to that and calling Dr. Now to explain, though. Gina was saying one thing to the confessional cameras and different things to Dr. Now and others.

In 2013 I had two surgery procedures (one was in preparation for the larger 2nd procedure). They weighed me both times on the day of the surgery. It was part of the whole intake process. My surgery wasn't contingent on my weight. It was just routine for my doctors or for that particular hospital. ETA: the weigh-in was pretty much the first thing after I had done all day-of paperwork, so if the procedure had depended on my weight, they would have sent me home early in the process. *whispers* apparently my dad had to reschedule a colonoscopy because he didn't do the prep. Hate to say it, but when I heard the story, I was like, that does sound like dad.

Some travel-safety training I had to take for work last year specified that we should always request lower floors (in case of evacuation, to get out quickly). Now you have me rethinking everything. If Gina was barely bathing, and she slept on the couch every night... I think I'd stay away from that couch. I apologize because I think I posted this before, but bathing always makes me feel *good*, and I can't imagine just not having the option.

I think someone else on this forum explained copyright issues -- why they don't show anyone on the show watching tv or listening to music. We have seen poundticipants on phones and computers before. Maybe once we saw someone reading, although I'd think I was being rude if I were reading while sitting together with my family. Why they aren't having some sort of discussion, though -- no idea. I wonder if the producers tell them not to discuss certain topics, like politics, that could be controversial.

I kept thinking of Louise from "Bob's Burgers."

I wonder this *every* time. They often have such mobility issues that they barely get into the vehicle (I guess Gina had less of that problem than most), and then they stay right there for hours at a time. I have to have bathroom breaks or just walk-around breaks during long car trips. I think the show has addressed this at least once, with Rena and Lee -- I think she had to help him pee. I might not be remembering correctly.

G: Oh, that's my chocolate milk. Me: Why the bleep does she have chocolate milk? Nutritionist: "Light" sour cream doesn't mean it's healthy. G: Oh, I never knew that. Did you know that? No one knew that. How can anyone know these things? OK, I'm sorry for paraphrasing a bit too much. I am someone who shouldn't be allowed near a refrigerator full of food, but I do know what a food label looks like. I was telling my poor hub that the poundticipants get a food plan from the doctor, but I was thinking maybe they should get a bunch of recipes also -- something on the simpler side. @ThereButFor, I just want to add cookbook (so it's written out) to your idea.

I found that scene utterly confusing. B: I'll cook. G: No! you have to go to the diner. You don't want to cook. B: No, I'll cook, it will be fine. Mom: How awful that someone would be willing to cook you dinner! I thought maybe something was edited out. It made no sense at all.

I just started watching, and the first thing in the show is how she hates to bathe, and sometimes her family forces her to clean up. I don't know if I can watch this episode. Oh, now she and her sister are talking about living with their father. ... I think I should just go and read everyone else's comments. Wow. "Thank God! I'm starving!" Oh my word.

She looked so sad from her first scene on camera that (gasoline drawers ready?) I was actually hoping she'd do something for herself. When she asked him how he felt about her leaving, and his response was that it was stressful, I wanted to tell her to run. I hope she can get herself into healthier circumstances (physically and emotionally). I recognize that addictions and discomfort can make any of us testy, but a hospital bed is probably the most comfortable place he could hope to be at that point. Also, it can't be easy to have such a personal conversation on camera for the world to see. Sigh. I actually wouldn't mind a follow-up with her, but I don't think I need to see his update -- but I wish him well.

I really wondered about this. I really think clothing is available in his size through catalogs or the internet if nothing else exists in their town. Jess had some cute tops. Just confusing. (I'm way behind. Trying to catch up on the season now.)

I knew how Sean's story ended, but I still kept finding myself talking to him through the TV. Mostly just exasperated outbursts of, "Sean!" when he argued with Dr. Now or talked about figuring out a plan. At one point he said he had friends who would order food for him so that he wouldn't be choosing junk food, but in the next moment he said he didn't have anyone to help him. I wonder who had agreed to order his food. He seemed so lonely, and really Dr. Now and Dr. Paradise couldn't do anything to change that for him. I'm sure in a place the size of Houston he could have found (or started) a crochet group (or the knitters would have welcomed him). If he just could have gotten out and about, maybe it could have been a different story. His supersized episode was just on on with Dr. Now's final phone call. I know others said the grandfather didn't seem emotional, but I thought he sounded as though he was on the verge of tears. Maybe I'm projecting.

One of my cats had diabetic neuropathy, and obviously I can't get him to tell me what that felt like, but the same happens in people also, right? Snoopy had trouble with his back legs, although with treatment he regained use of his legs again. It makes me wonder if some of the poundticipants have some sort of diabetic nerve damage that leads to this low pain tolerance. They don't all complain to the same extent, though.

Sometimes I need an angry reaction emoji and not just sad or surprised or useful. (Angry at Lee, not @dahling, if that wasn't clear.) I really hope Rena is OK. I hope the fb news is false. her page still says single, and I hold out hope. Lee is listed as one of her friends, though. (shudder)

Oops, I didn't see your response before I replied. But I agree with you. :)

I have lymphedema and wear compression socks. I don't think one of those grabbers would help, although I have seen "grabber" gloves for sale on the same sites that sell the compression garments. I think the sock sliders are more for loose-fitting socks. I quit wearing pantyhose ages ago, but when I had to start wearing compression socks, they took me right back ("bunch up the sock to the toe and pull it on gradually" -- the instructions are essentially the same).

I'm glad he has you now.

Amen!

I thought it said Houston, but I deleted it already and can't check.

Well, she did, but her heart already had a great deal of damage. I didn't see that coming. She seemed happier and she was planning her future, and I was excited for her to be going back to school, finishing her degree. I thought I was sad after the Jeanne episode, but this is awful. She seemed to have so much going for her.

I didn't even realize outdoor showers were available like that. My husband said the same about not being able to shower outside during the winter. This episode was so sad, and being clean -- it's such a basic health factor that Jeanne didn't seem to desire. I should be "I Used to Knit for Cats" -- they have... abused everything I have made for them -- little mats and things. We have commercially made throws and blankets that they snuggle and don't use as a litter box. :) I haven't tried knitting with cat fur -- I think that is a thing, but I stick with the typical yarn in the usual stores.

It was Barbara's mom? It seemed telling to me that Barbara didn't seem all that surprised, so maybe she had seen that side of her mother when she was a child. But she didn't tell us that, so I didn't know what to think. Someone in my family years later revealed sexual abuse that had occurred when she was young. Several things suddenly made sense, but no one recognized any of those things as clues at the time. Barbara was working 2 jobs and maybe didn't know or maybe told herself that what she was seeing couldn't possibly mean abuse. I almost don't want the back stories on the poundticipants because they just raise more questions rather than providing a frame of reference. ("I weighed 350 pounds at age 12, but then things REALLY got out of control when X happened.")

Someone else suggested that nicotine withdrawal might cause that kind of problem.