S08.E08: Carlton and Shantel's Story LIVE CHAT

[fonfereksglen]

  On 2/20/2020 at 2:15 AM, Callaphera said:

Okay but if you eat the leftover stuffing and gravy for two days (because you make an extra casserole dish on the side and threaten to attack the husband with a fork if he comes between you and your sausage/bread/cracker/seasoning/gravy goodness), it still counts as the same meal, right? Because it was made at the same time as the main meal sooo...

I'm already planning ahead for my Easter Stuffing Extravaganza, in case you can't tell. 

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That meal looked like grocery store pre ordered dinner for 12.  Not too bad.  

[7EasyPayments]

  On 2/20/2020 at 2:15 AM, SunnyBeBe said:

I’m late to the show. How are they related.

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Fa(s)t food buddies.

[Ivylady]

Shantel, it's very clear neither of y'all have had therapy. You didn't need to tell us that. 🤣🤣🤣

[Guest]

I hope they brought their pens so they can start writing their letters to their dad.

Your memories are FASCINATING, Carlton.

[LizzyB]

Therapy! Therapy!  Thank goodness.

[Gbb]

Omg I thought they were at the gym working out! “I can’t walk any more!” 

They were just walking down Lola’s hallway 😐

[Leilani]

Carlton is loving grocery shopping too much me thinks.

[Callaphera]

  On 2/20/2020 at 2:18 AM, CrazyInAlabama said:

Actually, I discovered that it's called stuffing if you put it inside the bird, but dressing if it's in a separate pan. 

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I do both - there's the turkey stuffing and then there's the five pounds I make on the side for later nomming. I'm gonna start calling it druffing. 

[Pepper Mostly]

What happened to the crazy girlfriend? 

[Leilani]

The sister has food on her lips, she's eatin and shoppin.

[sagittarius sue]

  On 2/20/2020 at 2:17 AM, Hellga said:

I guess that's me betraying my overseas origins - I love turkey, and cranberry sauce, and sweet potatoes, and all the vegetable sides - but I abhor stuffing and don't make gravy (though I will have a little bit if it is being served at the table).  

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Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy over all of it!  Yum

[Ivylady]

I hate to say it, but Carlton is going to drag down Shantel. He's uncooperative with therapy. He's latched onto the escaped mental patient as his lifeline. And he just seems belligerent for no reason. 

[Kid]

  On 2/20/2020 at 2:18 AM, WonTon said:

Is that Fat Fabulous women as annoying as she seems in the commercials?

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More so!!!  Much more so!!

[CrazyInAlabama]

  On 2/20/2020 at 2:18 AM, WonTon said:

Is that Fat Fabulous women as annoying as she seems in the commercials?

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Yes, and even more if you realize that her shows been on for a bunch of TV seasons.  

I think Michael and Monica drive the minivan around, and wait for them outside.  

Edited February 20, 2020 by CrazyInAlabama

[mmecorday]

Yep, Dr. Lola. You hit the nail right on the head. What he was describing is depression.

[Guest]

  On 2/20/2020 at 2:19 AM, Pepper Mostly said:

What happened to the crazy girlfriend? 

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For real! I need some drama in this!

[umgoblue]

FINALLY, someone tells the truth about their eating habits and taking responsibility for their size.  This is refreshing.  Go Carlton!

While his past has definitely had impact, I like that he said that he was lazy and overeats...

Edited February 20, 2020 by umgoblue

[88Keys]

Lola talks to everyone like they are 3 years old.  

[Chicklet]

They "love" his GF? When did that happen?

[Kid]

This therapy session is going nowhere.

[Callaphera]

  On 2/20/2020 at 2:20 AM, sagittarius sue said:

Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy over all of it!  Yum

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That sounds like the perfect meal - and snack and then meal again - for a binge watch of this show, doesn't it? 

[PureMantis]

This therapy session is actually going really well. The homework is super reasonable.

[DropTheSoap]

Someone "special" in his life. -- FTFY Lola.

We're close. He lives downstairs. I live upstairs. Sometimes we share food.

[dreadfulLeigh]

As usual, I was late getting started. Dinner tonight was ramen and sautéed steak. 
 

Giving some major side eye to girlfriend Monica. Are we supposed to believe despite not meeting until the day before they leave, this chick was all for moving across the damn country for him? Girl...

Ugh, my children apparently hate sleep. Pause, pause, pause. 
 

Ooh, at the first office weigh in. Must have been a big thanksgiving dinner. Uh-huh. Sure. 

[WonTon]

  On 2/20/2020 at 2:21 AM, Kid said:

This therapy session is going nowhere.

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Yeah, but Lola's dress is fab! I would DIE to raid her wardrobe!

[88Keys]

  On 2/20/2020 at 2:21 AM, umgoblue said:

FINALLY, someone tells the truth about their eating habits and taking responsibility for their size.  This is refreshing.  Go Carlton!

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I agree.  It was nice to hear someone say "I'm lazy and I ate too much."  However, I think he's avoiding dealing with past issues, and how they may have lead to his overeating.  I mean, no one gets that big on laziness alone.

[nytonc]

I demand to see Lola’s diploma!

[Leilani]

I hope they lost weight this time, I kind of like them.

[sagittarius sue]

  On 2/20/2020 at 2:20 AM, Kid said:

  On 2/20/2020 at 2:18 AM, WonTon said:

Is that Fat Fabulous women as annoying as she seems in the commercials?

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More so!!!  Much more so!!

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She's a loud braying narcissist who wants to run everyone's life.

[Wollstonecraft]

  On 2/20/2020 at 2:18 AM, Hellga said:

Virtually every healthcare professional develops sing-song manner of speaking with difficult or potentially difficult patients.  Self-preservation. 

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Ok, personally I think it's condescending, but maybe some need it if they're fragile.  

[OoogleEyes]

  On 2/20/2020 at 2:19 AM, Pepper Mostly said:

What happened to the crazy girlfriend? 

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The prison she escaped from recaptured her. She and Carlton are on the next season of Love After Lockup 

[Pepper Mostly]

They would both be very attractive if they lost some of that tonnage. Carlton has a nice smile and cute dimples. Shantel and very pretty. 

[7EasyPayments]

  On 2/20/2020 at 2:21 AM, Chicklet said:

They "love" his GF? When did that happen?

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She's made of Cheez Whiz. 😉

[Kbo]

I’m so ticked off right now-I never get to live chat because I live in WA, but I’m in Cincinnati for work this week.  I was all excited to live chat only to have my stupid work dinner run late, and when I finally got back to the hotel I discovered the TV doesn’t have TLC. CURSE YOU, MARRIOTT!

Sigh. Oh well, just had to chime in and tell you all how much I love reading the live chats after I’ve watched the show. Please return to your regularly scheduled snarking 🙂

[iwasish]

  On 2/20/2020 at 2:19 AM, Gbb said:

Omg I thought they were at the gym working out! “I can’t walk any more!” 

They were just walking down Lola’s hallway 😐

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Half the appointment was taken up with them catching their breath. 

[Guest]

The food is NOT making Carlton "happy," Shantel! He's nearly 800 pounds. 

And why is this only "three months later?" It's already 9:25!

[88Keys]

  On 2/20/2020 at 2:22 AM, WonTon said:

Yeah, but Lola's dress is fab! I would DIE to raid her wardrobe!

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She looked very pretty tonight.

  On 2/20/2020 at 2:23 AM, Wollstonecraft said:

Ok, personally I think it's condescending, but maybe some need it if they're fragile.  

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Yeah, there is nothing I hate more than being talked down to, so I would be outta there within the first few minutes.

[Splashes]

thats not a walker anymore... thats a runner! Run little walker run!

[DC Gal in VA]

Although we never get to see the entire session, I really think Lola did a great job with the both of them, especially Carlton after he said he didn't want to talk and got him to open up.

[Ivylady]

Carlton was perfectly okay to let Shantel take care of him until he met Monica. Now it's all "my life is fine! My past isn't why I'm fat." Okay, dude. Emotionally healthy people don't eat themselves to damn near 800 pounds. 

[Callaphera]

I stan the Grocery Scooter of Destruction.

[sempervivum]

Dr. Lola is disgruntled that Carleton isn't sticking to the 'depression' storyline. Now how is she going to be able to tell him to write a letter to (somebody), if he refuses to blame somebody else? I think it might be a first for this show to have a pounder admit he's fat because he's lazy.

[umgoblue]

  On 2/20/2020 at 2:17 AM, umgoblue said:

Lola...yoohoo.  Where are you?

It will be interesting to see if she will be their therapist.  The last black poundicipant didn't get assigned to her.  Practitioner/patient (racial) concordance can make a difference in outcomes many times.

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Lola...you had one job.  ONE JOB! And that was to have a good session for tv and for these siblings, and you failed. 🤷‍♀️

[WonTon]

  On 2/20/2020 at 2:23 AM, OoogleEyes said:

The prison she escaped from recaptured her. She and Carlton are on the next season of Love After Lockup 

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Hahahahhaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DropTheSoap]

Twitney's commercials have convinced me to never watch her show.

[Hellga]

  On 2/20/2020 at 2:20 AM, sagittarius sue said:

Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy over all of it!  Yum

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Properly roasted turkey doesn't need gravy (I am not opposed to using a bit of jus, though) and my mashed potatoes (our family recipe!) don't need gravy either!   Can't speak for stuffing because I don't eat it.  I tried a couple times, and just don't get it.  Just like bread pudding.  A very American thing... just like I don't expect my American friends to develop a taste for dressed herring (smoked herring buried under shredded beets, carrots, potatoes, onion and mayo)

[mmecorday]

What type of lunch meat do you get? None of it!

[88Keys]

This episode may set the record for the most blurred buttcracks.  

[Chicklet]

I'm impressed that they actually read a label. Maybe there is hope.

[Kid]

These two are not on unlikable people.  And that is refreshing.  And, if they lost the weight, they will be quite attractive.  

Edited February 20, 2020 by Kid