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

[Callaphera]

Here we go with the Facetime grocery shopping again. They must only have one putt putt cart per store.

Edited February 20, 2020 by Callaphera

[mmecorday]

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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!

Last Christmas I made Ina Garten's mashed potatoes with goat cheese. I will never make them without goat cheese again. So good!

[Chicklet]

1 minute ago, Hellga said:

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)

Oh I would love to develop a taste for that, like now.

[Leilani]

Just now, 88Keys said:

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

I hope TLC sees this and they have my permission to blur all butt cracks in the future and female scrotoms too.

[OoogleEyes]

2 minutes ago, Pepper Mostly said:

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. 

They were adorable in their little kid photos 

[Granny58]

4 minutes ago, 88Keys said:

Lola talks to everyone like they are 3 years old.  

She has the perfect ASMR voice.  A recording of her would help me sleep!

[Callaphera]

Nothing needs gravy - but it won't stop me from wanting to swim in a vat of it while making happy seal noises.

Edited February 20, 2020 by Callaphera

[sempervivum]

When the guy on the teaser for the Twitney show says 'Do you still have feelings for Whitney', my husband always says ' Yeah, revulsion'.

[DC Gal in VA]

1 minute ago, Hellga said:

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)

Actually I think I would love that herring dish. But girlfriend, back away from my stuffing and grrrravy, LOL!☺

[SunnyBeBe]

I’m amazed at how some the patients are so CERTAIN that their childhood abuse has NOTHING to do with their obesity. They don’t need a professional opinion.

[Pepper Mostly]

3 minutes ago, Splashes said:

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

That was hilarious. The walker makes a break for it! 

[fonfereksglen]

3 minutes ago, Hellga said:

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)

Your dressed herring sounds wonderful!  

[Hellga]

2 minutes ago, Pepper Mostly said:

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. 

He does have dimples.  I wonder if they will go away when he loses weight.  

Shantel takes care of her appearance...  that's a positive sign.   And Carlton did obtain his GED so he can apply effort when he has to.

It's good they got out of the house, at least.  Maybe it will motivate them, reminding them of all the possibilities out there.  

[ShortyMac]

Ugh, this Thanksgiving talk...I LOVE Thanksgiving...

[nytonc]

Shantel dresses really nicely. Very unusual for this show. 

Edited February 20, 2020 by nytonc

[Ivylady]

Just now, Callaphera said:

Nothing needs gravy - but it won't stop me from wanting to swim in a vat of it and make happy seal noises.

Exactly. Gravy is one of my favorite things. It's never a necessity, but an extra oomph. Last week, I roasted some country ribs and made pork gravy just because. It was yummy. 

That grocery cart put in work today! 🤣🤣

[mellowjoi]

It’s nice that both actually wear clothes. 

[Callaphera]

Just now, ShortyMac said:

Ugh, this Thanksgiving talk...I LOVE Thanksgiving...

Just do a big Easter dinner - it's Thanksgiving with less small pox blankets but more bunnies!

[WonTon]

Umm....and why is that hot guy with the Fat Fabulous chick? Asking for....me actually.

[Pepper Mostly]

I make chestnut stuffing with sausage, its awesome. 

But I don't like gravy and I never make it. When I make mashed potatoes I use lots of butter and cream and fresh ground pepper. Yum. 

[aliya]

4 minutes ago, Hellga said:

... 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)

Are you Scandinavian? That's the kind of thing my Norwegian friend liked to eat (though she developed a taste for American salad dressing while she was in grad school here). 

[Leilani]

30 minutes left and it's only month 5.

[Kid]

3 minutes ago, sempervivum said:

When the guy on the teaser for the Twitney show says 'Do you still have feelings for Whitney', my husband always says ' Yeah, revulsion'.

Laughed out loud on this one!!!!  🤣🤣🤣🤣

Edited February 20, 2020 by Kid

[DropTheSoap]

Just now, mellowjoi said:

It’s nice that both actually wear clothes. 

Yup. Thus exists our standards.

[DC Gal in VA]

Just now, ShortyMac said:

Ugh, this Thanksgiving talk...I LOVE Thanksgiving...

Me too and frankly it doesn't have to be Thanksgiving for me to enjoy that traditional meal complete with my homemade sweet potato pie.😊

[Caoimhe]

Just now, Gbb said:

😮😮 Your feed must be ahead of mine. 

Mine too, they’re only going to the weigh in now.

[nytonc]

1 minute ago, WonTon said:

Umm....and why is that hot guy with the Fat Fabulous chick? Asking for....me actually.

Paycheck 

[Granny58]

John Quincy Adams commercial is driving me crazy.

[Ivylady]

They lost weight because they're much more mobile. 

[Pepper Mostly]

Shantel has lost, her face looks thinner. 

[sagittarius sue]

1 minute ago, WonTon said:

Umm....and why is that hot guy with the Fat Fabulous chick? Asking for....me actually.

It's in the script.  No one believes it's for real.

[88Keys]

DAMN!

[Callaphera]

Last week I distracted the thread with poutine.

This week, druffing and gravy. 

At least it's a tasty distraction.

[Gbb]

5 minutes ago, Granny58 said:

She has the perfect ASMR voice.  A recording of her would help me sleep!

Have you tried The French Whisperer? Other end of the scale (deep and sonorous) but great for putting me to sleep. 

[iwasish]

5 minutes ago, Leilani said:

Yay Shantel  down -130 lbs

Carlon down -132 lbs

Dr Know is proud of both

Think of the money saved. I was at Mickey D the other day after a long spell of no fast food, and the prices have gone thru the roof. I ended up ordering off the value menu. 

[babyhouseman]

Lola had her Beyoncé wig on. 

I noticed on the sign outside Lola's office there's another person working with her with the same last name. Tell me Lola has a twin sister who's also a therapist who's  bald and has a deep voice. 

[fonfereksglen]

2 minutes ago, WonTon said:

Umm....and why is that hot guy with the Fat Fabulous chick? Asking for....me actually.

Hired plot device.

[DropTheSoap]

No Future Crazy Ex-Girlfriend at appointment?

[Pepper Mostly]

Yeah, Shantel! You go girl! 

Carlton loses almost 150 pounds! (fist pump)

[Snarkastikate]

I had to take an important phone call so I missed the last half hour or so.  What happened to the white chick?

[ShortyMac]

1 minute ago, DC Gal in VA said:

Me too and frankly it doesn't have to be Thanksgiving for me to enjoy that traditional meal complete with my homemade sweet potato pie.😊

My family usually does a pre-T-day meal a few months before. lol

[Hellga]

Yay girl!  130 pound loss and improved mobility for Shantel!  And 132 pounds for Carlton!  There is hope they are on the right track and will stay on the right track!

[Colleenna]

1 hour ago, Snarkastikate said:

I'll gladly volunteer for hole digging duty.  But only if we can throw Jazz and the Sister Wives dude in there too. 

I'll  provide the  backhoe  if we can toss Whitney Thore  in there, too. Anybody  got 5 acres to donate? 😁

[nytonc]

Wow that’s great weight loss! I hope they make it. I like them both and Shantel’s kids are adorable. 

[Guest]

Folks: This is the live feed chat. Please do not post spoilers ahead of what's airing live on television.

[Caoimhe]

Just now, DropTheSoap said:

No Future Crazy Ex-Girlfriend at appointment?

Babysitter?

[WonTon]

Good for them! But, damn you guys, all this Thanksgiving talk - I'm now craving gravy!

[CrazyInAlabama]

Carlton-month 1-786, month 2-771, month 4-639 (down 148 total).

Shantel-month 1-638, month 2-632, month 4-502 (down 138 total)

That's great!!!  Their attitudes have totally changed, good for them.   

[Brooklynista]

Well shit my mouth!!! They did the damn thing! 100+ lb loss each!

[umgoblue]

I'm really happy, Carlton intones...