S09.E05. Melissa M's Story LIVE CHAT

[PrincessPurrsALot]

If Lola is her therapist, we're getting a letter to dead mommy and daddy.

Waiting for the people are staring at me at the airport comments. 

[aliya]

2 minutes ago, kacesq said:

Do all the Pounders have enablers like Shay?

I think they must. I was thinking of this the other day. My son wouldn't bring me food in bed and wash me unless I had cancer or something. He sure wouldn't do it if I became morbidly obese (and he'd be on my back about my weight way before I became bed bound). People from church would be asking if I needed help - not food, help. I think if you are a certain size, there must be an enabler in the picture. With COVID, most people can get food delivered, so that problem is solved, but again, if you need help getting out of bed, washing, cooking, etc., there's got to be someone else who's OK with that.

[Suzywriter]

who was the run by hugger at the airport??

[ams1001]

Well, a least I can feel better about eating the whole order of lasagna from my favorite local Italian place. At least it's not the whole pan! (Usually I make it two servings but not always.)

[katycat74]

Her arms are gigantic, yikes!

[snarkish]

Checking in late, folks. I have *some* hope this week:

Walks, showers, gets in and out of vehicles without assistance

Speaks clearly without the need for subtitles

Seems to have a glimmer of intelligence

Fingers crossed (*snaps seatbelt*)

 

[SunnyBeBe]

1 minute ago, String Theory said:

This should be interesting- my laptop crashed so have to text replies using my phone.  Never been a very speedy texter

Well it sound like we're right on track with Melissa she has:

• Anxiety (check)

• Feeling depressed/embarrassed

• Uses food as a pick me up.

• Daddy left them, her mom has been a total bitch who made her have an abortion . Dad dies which depressed her, then mom (despite Melissa blaming her) passes = more depression & more eating.

• Obligatory multiple times saying "she knows food is killing her" (complete w/tears.)

Uh oh, she has a person that she's close to.  Hopefully Shea won't force her to do anything she doesn't want.  (We all saw how that worked for Cindy.

This flight to Houston s/b interesting.

Yep. Let’s hope it’s all worth it and that Dr. Now can help her.  Lol

[Donut Bear]

Wonder how they got that filmed.  Not a car in sight at the Fort Lauderdale airport?  Normally all times of day a complete traffic jam.  Taxis, ubers, hotel vans, arrivals, etc. 

Edited January 28, 2021 by Donut Bear

[Hellga]

At four hundred she looked positively svelte.   She must be taller than she seems...  Or is it by contrast with her current weight?  I am going to guess she is around 715 or so.

[Chicklet]

How odd that she doesn't have butt wings, she has ...belly wings sorta. Such an odd shape.

[poeticlicensed]

If she lives in Sunrise she is flying from Ft Lauderdale, a huge airport

[PrincessPurrsALot]

At the speed she walks, I hope they got to the airport very early. 

[umgoblue]

Ahhh...the airport.  It's been a while since we've had an airport scene.

(Although she gets around pretty well) Wait for the short strolls in between sitting down for long periods of time, and her announcing that everyone is staring at her....

In 5...4...3...2...

[Concerned]

No firemen with stretchers. She walked all by herself, including through the airport where she could have had a wheelchair for free. Her mobility is her saving grace. Other poundparticipants who were mobile usually were in their 20s.

Did the Northwestern ad just say food is love? Guess they are targeting an audience.

[spacefly]

Eating habit tonight, warm chocolate cookies with a glass of milk. Sorry but it’s that kind of night glad to be here sort of in time tonight. 

[ams1001]

10 minutes ago, CouchTater said:

Hey y'all.  What's wrong with her skin?  Just acne?  Looks like something more?

It almost looks like her face was burned in the past.

[Hellga]

It never ceases to amaze me that they can eat their ginormous meals laying on their stomach.  Or is it that layers of fat insulate their insides from any pressure?  

[rlc]

I had my gallbladder removed recently, and watching her eat that fried feast is going to give me sympathy-runs.

[OoogleEyes]

1 minute ago, Suzywriter said:

who was the run by hugger at the airport??

I can only WISH for a run by hugging!

[poeticlicensed]

1 minute ago, Donut Bear said:

Wonder how they got that filmed.  Not a car in sight at the Fort Lauderdale airport?  Normally all times of day a complete traffic jam.  Taxis, ubers, hotel vans, arrivals, etc. 

Cruising is shut down and thats a huge part of FLL airport traffic 

[Pepper Mostly]

Weight pool? I'll guess 689.

[Arynm]

There is a super fat dachsund that lives on my parents street.

Her forearms look exactly like that dachsund. It's uncanny.

[SunnyBeBe]

Just now, Donut Bear said:

Wonder how they got that filmed.  Not a car in sight at he Fort Lauderdale airport?  Normally all times of day a complete traffic jam.  Taxis, ubers, hotel vans, arrivals, etc. 

Yes.  I was there LAST Jan.  Right before covid.  Well, I had just heard about it......man.  It seems so long ago.  

[Snarkastikate]

If your gonna be on tv, I think buying a new toilet seat may be in order.  Wow what boobies!!  Funny how different people are built and where the fat ends up.  No butt wings for her!  Did she cook that soup in a bedpan?  

Seems like a nice woman, dresses well, I hope she succeeds.  But I'm still be snarking on her anyway LOL.

Whoever asked, yes I'm a fellow 1,000 lb Sisters follower, not ashamed to admit it either!

Edited January 28, 2021 by Snarkastikate
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[DropTheSoap]

So far, I don’t hate her. 
She doesn’t seem dead inside like Cindy, last week. 
My eating habit is a couple fried eggs and fresh pork belly. 

[MrsClaus]

I'm guessing her weight at 666 lbs.  😈  I'm rotten.

[hookedontv]

I know I’m behind but oh lawdy the tray of lasagna! 
She can’t hold her head up straight? Looks like she’s trying to balance herself so she doesn’t keel over. 

Edited January 28, 2021 by hookedontv

[rlc]

I’m guessing 658.

[String Theory]

13 minutes ago, kacesq said:

Does she not have a table?

If she had one it would disqualify her being a participant on the show. 

 

[Suzywriter]

5 minutes ago, OoogleEyes said:

I can only WISH for a run by hugging!

<hug>🏃‍♀️

[Hellga]

This is a very nice apartment, pretty clean, with real furniture and books.   Can I please-please hope that's a sign she is not completely lost to the world?

[magemaud]

2 minutes ago, PrincessPurrsALot said:

Waiting for the people are staring at me at the airport comments. 

Why would they stare? Isn’t seeing a 600 pound person waddling through the airport followed by a camera crew an everyday occurrence? 

[Twopper]

That's one of the best looking apartments we have seen.  I think a few of the younger ones still lived with parents in nice housing.  She has a table so why is she eating on the dresser in front of a mirror.  It isn't like it makes her eat less.  Does she have no plates?  Eating out of a 9x13 pan is so unnecessary.  Then when the friend comes, they eat on tv trays.   Is she afraid of the table.  Or is it that she just can't get to it.

I am a little more optimistic about this one as she has gone to some college and worked in the real world. 

She wears clothes and has shoes.  I think she was just too embarrassed to go to her mom's funeral.  She is fairly mobile considering her size.

[DropTheSoap]

654 weight guess. 

[sagittarius sue]

3 minutes ago, ams1001 said:

Well, a least I can feel better about eating the whole order of lasagna from my favorite local Italian place. At least it's not the whole pan! (Usually I make it two servings but not always.)

The problem with good Italian food is that it doesn't have to be warm for one to enjoy it.  Room temp., cold, still good.

[poeticlicensed]

Just now, DropTheSoap said:

So far, I don’t hate her. 
She doesn’t seem dead inside like Cindy, last week. 
My eating habit is a couple fried eggs and fresh pork belly. 

I really do want to see a success story this season. Not a I learned something by losing 12 pounds in a year

[katycat74]

615 is my guess

[Chicklet]

625

[sagittarius sue]

I'm going with 599

[umgoblue]

It looks like she is 4'10...so I am going with 642 because on an average size person, she wouldn't be less than 710 (but I guess she has tiny legs?!

 

FIFMe

Edited January 28, 2021 by umgoblue
Because I didn't mean normal (which is offensive), but average height

[kacesq]

Have I been deprived of airport scenes? Dammit.

[Brooklynista]

Wow. 24 minutes in and she's already in Houston.  I'm impressed. 

[String Theory]

Nervous check,

Can't help me check.

I'm guessing 598 lbs.

[spacefly]

Before this episode I had Cindy episode on and my husband is upstairs getting ready for work and yells down “what the hell kind of porn are you watching”. It was Cindys’s moaning and groaning. Melissa just has to be better. 

Edited January 28, 2021 by spacefly

[katycat74]

Wow she must be short.. 592

[ams1001]

"That would be tragic."

They don't have a camera crew following you around because he's gonna say no at the first appointment.

592.8. I figured I was too high, cuz she does seem to be on the short side.

[Floatingbison]

Just got here, I missed my chance to Guess Her Weight.

[OoogleEyes]

Wait! She's in Texas already?? They're just zipping right along tonight, aren't they?

Oh another lightweight 

[aliya]

She's gonna need some serious skin surgery on her arms.

[Suzywriter]

I'm worried about where my weight is at today...

It's at your front..