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

[Psycho Suzy]

Good evening everyone, this one looks like a doozy. Has anyone ever as in ever cleaned that house? Just looking at it makes me more nauseous. But my eating habit tonight is absolutely nothing but a glass of ginger ale because I have some kind of stomach bug and have been throwing up all day. Don't know if this is the best show to be watching in my condition. I'm going to hold out as long as I can though. They all talk about their terrible pain so much, it seems like that alone would make me lose weight to get rid of all that pain. I'm in pain 24/7 from a chronic  disease. If there was anything at all I could do to relieve the pain you bet your sweet ass I'd be doing it.

Edited February 20, 2020 by Psycho Suzy
Stupidity

[PaTatertots]

Nope. Too many people in one house. 

I'd lose my damn mind having that many people (even worse when it's family haha) living with me. 

[Suzywriter]

This pair is already irritating the hell out of me. Such sad sacks! 
"I feel so bad that I can't move and just eat all day." 

Then STOP!

This is from someone who quit smoking, quit drinking, went low low low carb for a year and lost 58 lbs. I've never cheated on any program once. It can be done. Without spaghettios..

Edited February 20, 2020 by Suzywriter

[Brooklynista]

He thought she was "the one"?? She's more like the FOUR!

[MsVixen]

Is she eating cheese filled potato skins?  They look good - at least the half I could see as she was stuffing it into her mouth.

[Wanda]

How big is that soda? 512 oz?

[Callaphera]

I did the math: according to the My McD's app (Canadian prices), his order alone was $25.41. And she had an almost equal order size. 

FTR:
Cheeseburger - 290 calories per. x5
Large fries - 560 calories per. x2
2 baked apple pies - 270 calories.
10 piece McNugget (I'm being generous and not selecting the 20 piece) - 410 calories.

Grand total: 3250 calories
 

Edited February 20, 2020 by Callaphera

[Ivylady]

This is too much. The mother's guilt is leading to her enabling him. It's clear that no one got any of them therapy. They need all the therapy.

[7EasyPayments]

OK TLC, I don't need chewing close-ups !!!!!!!! 👀

[mmecorday]

This new version of "Upstairs Downstairs" sure is different!

[DEG9]

5 minutes ago, Donut Bear said:

Hey what is that Paddington bear doing there??

Eventually it's going to be dinner. heh

[Chicklet]

I wonder if the husband regrets picking her to be "the one" yet. They cannot have a real life together.

[iwasish]

7 minutes ago, Snarkastikate said:

Yeah I thought so too, but then I saw this obese dude's younger brother get him a plastic bin to take a crap in.  At least Joyce went in a commode.  And just like that,  the bar has been lowered.

The bar has been lowered so far, we’re going to have to start raising it!!

[Pepper Mostly]

1 minute ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

   I can't believe I watched a man take a dump in a giant trash bag.  

Yup. This is our life now. We watch people do revolting things and talk about it to strangers on the internet. 

[Suzywriter]

2 minutes ago, Ivylady said:

This is too much. The mother's guilt is leading to her enabling him. It's clear that no one got any of them therapy. They need all the therapy.

They need to get up and drink some water.

[Hellga]

Impressive - she got pregnant at well over 500 pounds and gave birth and everything was fine.

[Wanda]

TLC tricked us. The first episode This season was inspiring and each one since has been......not.

[Leilani]

You'd think it would be easier to just cut back on your food then to uproot your poor little kids and pack up  to move to Houston to risk going under the knife and still have to cut back on food.

And although it's been asked thousands of times, how do they afford to eat this much daily.

[aliya]

2 minutes ago, PaTatertots said:

Nope. Too many people in one house. 

I'd lose my damn mind having that many people (even worse when it's family haha) living with me. 

I live by myself and it can be difficult to just be with me sometimes. 😄

[PureMantis]

I must be really jaded by this show, but that really doesn't look like enough pizza for all of them.

[FormeryHeavyJ]

I want pizza now.  And I mean right now.

[Gbb]

Is hubby a feeder?

[ams1001]

6 minutes ago, 7EasyPayments said:

2OZ Jim Beam Devil's Cut opened up with 1TBLSPN ice water - 148 calories.

Oh, I forgot about the Bundaberg ginger beer and Gosling's Black Seal Rum. Yum.

[Guest]

I feel like Shantel was more driven to get downstairs to eat that pizza than she was to go visit Carlton.

[DEG9]

1 minute ago, iwasish said:

The bar has been lowered so far, we’re going to have to start raising it!!

First, we're going to have to dig it out of the ground.

[OoogleEyes]

This house is so depressing. Man

[7EasyPayments]

1 minute ago, Callaphera said:

I did the math: according to the My McD's app (Canadian prices), his order alone was $25.41. And she had an almost equal order size. 

FTR:
Cheeseburger - 290 calories per.
Large fries - 560 calories per.
2 baked apple pies - 270 calories.
10 piece McNugget (I'm being generous and not selecting the 20 piece) - 410 calories.

Grand total: 3250 calories
 

Multiply by 10 !! 

[Wanda]

You want Chantal to be there for your kids to get married? Then stop feeding her the entire Pizza Hut menu per meal.

[Snarkastikate]

1 minute ago, Pepper Mostly said:

Yup. This is our life now. We watch people do revolting things and talk about it to strangers on the internet. 

😱😱😱

[fonfereksglen]

1 minute ago, Pepper Mostly said:

Yup. This is our life now. We watch people do revolting things and talk about it to strangers on the internet. 

Yeah.

[Hellga]

And she is going for snacks right after eating that giant meal.  And then a stack of pizzas to top it off... non-stop eating! 

[DropTheSoap]

I wanna see my brother... I wanna see my brother...

I wanna see my brother's food... I wanna see my brother's food...

I wanna get food... I want food... I want food.

Oh hey, my brother's down here, too.

[Ivylady]

6 minutes ago, LizzyB said:

I have been sitting here, agape, with my hand over my mouth.  That house.  OMG.  The pee bottle.  The abuse.  The mother comforting the kids with food that she sneaked.  It's just so much.

It's just trauma on top of trauma. They've all got to get therapy otherwise they won't make it. 

[Leilani]

This girlfriend whom he has never met in person is either fake or has ulterior motives and going to sabatage him. I might have watched too many true crime shows.

[Suzywriter]

4 minutes ago, Brooklynista said:

He thought she was "the one"?? She's more like the FOUR!

Strong contender for the Gasoline Soaked Drawers Award of the evening!

[LizzyB]

7 minutes ago, Suzywriter said:

Skidding in from work. Haven't figured out my eating habit yet. 

Their house is positively squalid! Squalid!

Why do they always say "I feel so bad that x can't live their own life because they have to take care of me."

"Squalid" is the word!  Perfect.

[DropTheSoap]

1 minute ago, Gbb said:

Is hubby a feeder?

Not sure, but hubby's well fed.

[Gbb]

Their faces never change expression while they eat. Totally mindless eating. 

[PaTatertots]

Just now, Hellga said:

Impressive - she got pregnant at well over 500 pounds and gave birth and everything was fine.

@Hellga, that blew my mind. Three pizzas a day at that! 

[ShortyMac]

Those poor, innocent children living in that filth. Utterly shameful. Michael, who is mobile, has no excuse.

Edited February 20, 2020 by ShortyMac

[aliya]

Apparently the "me and her" (God, I hate that) way of dealing with their weight before it gets too late does not involve cutting down on the fast food. Nope. Not gonna do it. Wouldn't be prudent.

[Donut Bear]

They are going to all pile into a car (surely they won’t fly) and travel for days in pain, breaking the beds in motels and then they will all be lined up in Dr. No’s office. 

[sagittarius sue]

4 minutes ago, PaTatertots said:

Nope. Too many people in one house. 

I'd lose my damn mind having that many people (even worse when it's family haha) living with me. 

Momma fed them too much so now she has to take care of them.  Payback is a bitch!

[Suzywriter]

2 minutes ago, Snarkastikate said:

😱😱😱

While eating and doing taxes. 

[CrazyInAlabama]

So Carlton has an online girlfriend?    She wants to go to Houston, after meeting him once?   The first words are exchanging "I love you".   This is more bizarre than Carlton crapping in a hefty bag (yes, it's a pun, but I couldn't resist).

Those three kids of Shantel's were not getting a good example of decent eating, and I'm wondering how their weight is?   

I can't believe Shantel goes downstairs, to see Carlton, and the first thing out of her mouth is "Where are the snacks?", and that was apparently to kill time while the pizzas arrived.  

Please let this be the episode where their transport to Houston is a U-Haul, 27 foot truck.     I hope that happens, and this group will be spectacular.  

So the entire family is moving to Houston, before even meeting Dr. Now!   That's interesting.

I'm guessing Shantel is 675, and Carlton is 750.

Edited February 20, 2020 by CrazyInAlabama

[PaTatertots]

2 minutes ago, aliya said:

I live by myself and it can be difficult to just be with me sometimes. 😄

Right? 

I have the husband and two kids and sometimes I ask them all when their mothers are coming to pick them up! 🤣

[Wanda]

1 minute ago, Suzywriter said:

Strong contender for the Gasoline Soaked Drawers Award of the evening!

And it’s only 8:15

[Leilani]

I think I've had it with the 600 pounders, just stop eating so much, how hard is it. They could still eat 3 Big Macs and weight a respectable 280, they don't need to eat 5.

[Chicklet]

3 minutes ago, Pepper Mostly said:

Yup. This is our life now. We watch people do revolting things and talk about it to strangers on the internet. 

You say that like it's a bad thing. 

It's a bonding experience 😐

[Pepper Mostly]

1 minute ago, Giant Misfit said:

I feel like Shantel was more driven to get downstairs to eat that pizza than she was to go visit Carlton.

What do you suppose they talk about? Books? Movies? The current political scene?