S07.E03: Robin's Story LIVE CHAT

[PrincessPurrsALot]

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Robin and her brother Chris are both obese and already lost a sibling to obesity.  They plan to visit Dr. Now together when Chris suffers a stroke and can't go. However, Chris' son Garrett, already 600 lbs. at 20, may join the journey with his aunt.

This is the LIVE CHAT thread for Robin's Story.  It will open during the US East Coast showing. 

It's a potential two-fer, or three-fer!  It's a family that had the potential to be on Family by the Ton.  Will they succeed? Will they fail?  Will we snark? Yes, we will. 

[PrincessPurrsALot]

Pounders, What do we do? We avoid discussing how money is being snatched from the public's wallet for the participants unless it’s specifically revealed on the show. Anything else is pure speculation not to mention also a slippery slope toward talking politics. 

[ams1001]

Hey'all doin'?! 

My eating habit tonight was scrambled eggs and whole wheat toast (folded into a taco-like configuration), and water with a splash of tart cherry juice. I will probably have some hot cocoa for dessert, and/or maybe some salted caramel yogurt.

(And ugh, "Sister Wives" was a Jeopardy clue tonight. I'm sure we will see some ads for it. Ugh.)

Okay, let's do this!

[Kid]

Hi Pounders!!!  Thus one looks like it’s going to be a doozy!!

Edited January 17, 2019 by Kid

[Scarlett45]

Howdy!

[aliya]

How y'all doing?

[LizzyB]

Happy to be here tonight with you all for my first live chat this season!

[Guest]

Hi everyone! I hope you're all nervous and scared!

[QuinnInND]

Hi Pounders! How are you y'all doing tonight? I can only stay for a half hour tonight! Stupid meetings! But I'll snark for a while. My meeting is at a pizza place. Dr Now would not approve. 

[TwirlyGirly]

"Please no sits on me please no sits on me please no sits on me!"

[Hellga]

Hi all!  I am having split pea soup, a pear and some chocolates. 

This one looks like she will be a whiner!

[Miracle Maxie]

How y’all doing? Will we have success or a train wreck tonight?

[Kid]

Just now, TwirlyGirly said:

"Please no sits on me please no sits on me please no sits on me!"

❤️!!!!

[Pepper Mostly]

Hi everyone! Hope everyone is maintaining a good eating habit!

[ams1001]

Just now, LizzyB said:

Happy to be here tonight with you all for my first live chat this season!

Welcome! 

Her legs look like they're at a weird angle. That looks painful. 

Why do they all have these little toilet cubbies?

[Guest]

I thought I caught a glimpse of boobs there but it turns out it was just her stomach.

[Wanda]

Yup, season 7, toilet shots are necessary in their contracts. And all toilets are tiny

[CringeWatcher]

How y’all doin’? Tell me about your eating habit.

[String Theory]

Oh no!  the obligatory bathroom shot occurs.  why do TPTB feel it necessary to show these folks actually using the toilet?

[Pepper Mostly]

I was in such a rush to get to the live chat I didn't moisturize!

[ams1001]

1 minute ago, Hellga said:

Hi all!  I am having split pea soup, a pear and some chocolates. 

This one looks like she will be a whiner!

Well last week's was a winner so I guess we're due.

[Pepper Mostly]

Oh god, Jack Sprat and his wife. 

[cmpbl]

TLC can we please stop the shower scenes? Hey y'all 

[Scarlett45]

Robin looks sad. 

[aliya]

OK, she can't have knee replacement, I assume, because of the weight & anesthesia, etc., but why can't she have the shots? My 88 yr old  mother gets those 2x a year and is fine. 

[QuinnInND]

1 minute ago, ams1001 said:

 

Why do they all have these little toilet cubbies?

Ask builders why they keep making them that way. 

[ams1001]

Okay, someone has to say it:

Jack Sprat he ate no fat,
his wife she ate no lean.

Edited January 17, 2019 by ams1001

[WhitneyWhit]

Hello Pounders! I'm so excited to be taking part in my first live chat of the season that I went out and bought the finest sheet I could find to drape over my person in an elegant manner and brought frahhhd rice for everyone!

[Wanda]

I’m a sick person. This show makes me hungry. But it does make me know I will NEVER get a tattoo.

[String Theory]

Another Jack Sprat couple.....just like last week!

[Wanda]

And it makes me remember to call the dentist.

[Donut Bear]

Here comes the ubiquitous husband/boyfriend

[Guest]

How is it that a person who weighs 600+ pounds would benefit from a Brazilian Butt Lift?!

[QuinnInND]

1 minute ago, String Theory said:

Oh no!  the obligatory bathroom shot occurs.  why do TPTB feel it necessary to show these folks actually using the toilet?

She was just sitting on the lid. Not using the toilet like last week. 

[Wanda]

Next week will obviously feature the nephew...yikes

[QuinnInND]

Another obese family member. 

[Suzywriter]

Hi, Pounders! 

The hubs is a broomstick.

Together they're Bedblob and Broomstick.

I'll see myself out.

[DC Gal in VA]

Hello my lovelies! Can it be that we could pull a hat trick tonight and have another poundticipant really make an effort and have a measure of success? We'll see.

My eating habit tonight is roasted chicken and potatoes, and okra and tomatoes.

[Guest]

Yeah, I don't think I'd trust Garrett to not eat all my food on his way over.

[String Theory]

ams1001   Just read your post.  Know what they say about great minds!

[ams1001]

What family does for family: feed them to death. (Apparently.)

[Wanda]

1 minute ago, QuinnInND said:

She was just sitting on the lid. Not using the toilet like last week. 

They’re in such a small space it really doesn’t matter at this point whether or not they are actually using them. The imagination takes over.

Edited January 17, 2019 by Wanda
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[aliya]

Those hands are huge.  OK, now here's the trip to the grocery and all the stares and the comments about the stares.  We get it.

[Kid]

Two addicts going to the fix store!!!

[Hellga]

2 minutes ago, aliya said:

OK, she can't have knee replacement, I assume, because of the weight & anesthesia, etc., but why can't she have the shots? My 88 yr old  mother gets those 2x a year and is fine. 

Probably wouldn't do much if anything for her... 

[Guest]

"Garret like to eat as much as I do."

[QuinnInND]

She's got a lot of tattoos. Some don't look done. 

[3girlsforus]

Just now, DC Gal in VA said:

Hello my lovelies! Can it be that we could pull a hat trick tonight and have another poundticipant really make an effort and have a measure of success? We'll see.

My eating habit tonight is roasted chicken and potatoes, and okra and tomatoes.

We had that last night minus the okra. We had asparagus. Hubby would not be pleased if okra showed up on the table. 

[Pepper Mostly]

She loves going to the supermarket. 

Cut to supermarket, where she whinges and cries about how everyone stares at her. 

Bet me. 

[String Theory]

Missed out....where do these folks live?