S07.E04: Justin's Story LIVE CHAT

[88Keys]

1 minute ago, dreadfulLeigh said:

Weight guesses??

689.

Are we allowed to post links to other forums on here?  Because the guy from this episode showed up and posted a thread a few days ago.

[Kid]

Why does he not get a cab??

[Azubah]

2 minutes ago, Lesia said:

College educated. How many have we seen that graduated from college?

Well, Schenee was very knowledged.

[Michele Hartley 92]

Why doesn't mom drive? 

[aliya]

6 minutes ago, Azubah said:

Homemade waffles with sausage gravy? Yum. Don't knock it til you've tried it.

No thanks. You can have my share.

[JudgeyMcJudgyPants]

Fucking Police Academy that bitch and just rip the driver’s seat out and drive from the backseat.  If it’s good enough for Bubba Smith, it’s good enough for you.

[poeticlicensed]

He's going to steer with his stomach. 

[hoosiermom]

700

[dreadfulLeigh]

It’s hard to tell how tall he is...but I’m going to guess...idk, he’s so mobile but then he’s young, he’s nearly as tall as the pick up truck, yes? Ok, maybe 749 lbs. Final answer. 

[88Keys]

Why is it such a big deal if his mom has to drive?  

[Minivanessa]

5 minutes ago, Giant Misfit said:

Man, I know how I feel at the end of long travel day—I just want to get the fuck out of the airport and to where I need to be. I can't imagine how frustrating this is for Justin.

And it's Houston which is usually hot and humid when you're outdoors. And he's having to walk all over the damn rental car lot to find a vehicle he can fit in. Ugh.

[CircusPeanuts]

Initial thoughts:

That’s a really nice house. I assumed that he lived with his mother.

 One of the delivery meals he got included a salad! It had all kinds of crazy stuff on it like fried chicken and garlic bread and cheese. But I think that’s the first time we’ve seen a person on this show order a salad prior to starting with Dr. Now. 

 Why did he choose to eat his meal laying on his bed on his stomach? He’s able to get up and walk around the house. Wouldn’t you sit in a chair or at a table?  He’s not bed bound!

[ams1001]

2 minutes ago, methadonna said:

I think something has gone very wrong when I look at this guy and think,”He doesn’t look so bad...”

 

Also, how do some of these people stay on their stomachs and prop themselves up on their arms? Granted, it’s mostly disability-related, but even if I didn’t have a jacked up neck, shoulders,everything, I dont think I could do that for more than a minute—I spend most of my time in bed, too, (albeit only in about a fifth of it: if I am overhanging the edge, it’s because my cat thinks she gets the other 80%, not because I am surpassing the bed in a body::bed surface area race), but I’ve never once thought to prop myself up prone to eat or bead bracelets—and I’m about 100 lbs. Maybe it’s the lack of counterweight (a ridiculous percentage of that weight is in my...chest). Maybe a matching set of butt-wings would provide the anchor to make such a position possible. Maybe nother 500 lbs could open up a whole new range of possibilities 

Laying on my stomach like that kills my back after a few minutes.

37 minutes in and we're still trying to get out of the car rental.

Just let her drive. Geez.

2 minutes ago, TwirlyGirly said:

The "gravy" was a clear thick liquid with chunks of hard-boiled eggs floating on it...

What.

1 minute ago, Azubah said:

Well, Schenee was very knowledged.

Hee!

[poeticlicensed]

Np Justin, you don't need to stop and eat

[aliya]

18 minutes ago, Pepper Mostly said:

Right there with you. I love staying home. But I'm old. At 28 I was out every night with my friends. 

At 28, I was a mom and law school student. Party time was over. But don't cry; I did not spend all my time at Michigan in the library. :  )

[Miracle Maxie]

I’m guessing 720. 

[Pepper Mostly]

4 minutes ago, dreadfulLeigh said:

Weight guesses??

749

[Ellie Godfrey]

2 minutes ago, crazycatlady58 said:

When they have a pet and leave for a few days I wish they would tell us who's taking care of the animals. I am sure they don't leave the poor thing alone but still..

I'm sure he made arrangements for the dog but if it were up to mom, she'd lift the lid on the toilet, toss some Alpo on the floor, and move on.

[3girlsforus]

1 minute ago, 88Keys said:

Why is it such a big deal if his mom has to drive?  

I think because she didnt’ have a credit card she can’t rent the car to technically he has to rent it. They are mother and son not husband and wife so they weren’t sure she was allowed to drive if he rented the car. It turns out she could for an additional fee. Not everywhere allows that. 

[Suzywriter]

687, he's a little one.

[cmpbl]

Woah! 

[CircusPeanuts]

38 minutes ago, JudgeyMcJudgyPants said:

What’s happening pounders?  Eating habit tonight was tacos and a leftover cupcake from Little Judgey’s birthday which I think permanently stained my teeth with its irradiated hot pink frosting.

Who else didn’t go to work today because of ice storm 2019?

I’m in Wisco and we got hit with a great snowfall in the last 2 days. I worked from home today and yesterday. 

[3girlsforus]

725 is my guess

 

Guess i was wrong. 

Edited January 24, 2019 by 3girlsforus

[ams1001]

Dammit, I missed the weight.

[OoogleEyes]

1 minute ago, Jeeves said:

And it's Houston which is usually hot and humid when you're outdoors. And he's having to walk all over the damn rental car lot to find a vehicle he can fit in. Ugh.

 And that Houston airport is giant

[88Keys]

I was only 1.5 pounds off!  But I went over, so if we're playing Price is Right rules, I would be out.  

[CringeWatcher]

6 minutes ago, Lesia said:

He is SO much more articulate sounding than your typical poundestant. College educated. How many have we seen that graduated from college?

Schenee has a PhD, if I remember correctly. 

[JudgeyMcJudgyPants]

“He may not help me becasue I’m so big.” Seriously, how has this dude never seen this show?

[DC Gal in VA]

Oh shut up now, unlike others in this show, he just said My MOM AND I! Awesome. 😊

[Pepper Mostly]

Just now, 88Keys said:

I was only 1.5 pounds off!  But I went over, so if we're playing Price is Right rules, I would be out.  

But its Pounder Pool, so you WIN!! A gallon of sausage gravy and McDonald's gift certificates are on the way!

2 minutes ago, ams1001 said:

Dammit, I missed the weight.

689

[dreadfulLeigh]

I wonder how much weight he gained when momma came back into his life?

[ams1001]

1 minute ago, JudgeyMcJudgyPants said:

“He may not help me becasue I’m so big.” Seriously, how has this dude never seen this show?

It's just part of the script to generate, um, suspense? I guess?

[Miracle Maxie]

Just now, JudgeyMcJudgyPants said:

“He may not help me becasue I’m so big.” Seriously, how has this dude never seen this show?

I’m convinced they only take Poundticipants that have never seen the show. So we’d all be disqualified. 

[CircusPeanuts]

40 minutes ago, Gbb said:

Is anyone else surprised we don’t see more CPAPs on this show?

I don’t think most of these people will visit a doctor. And participate in overnight sleep studies.

[Erinw522]

My eating habit tonight was bacon pizza and Pinot Grigio 😜

[Pepper Mostly]

Why did it take all day for them to get from South Carolina to Houston? Its only about a 3 hour flight. 

[dreadfulLeigh]

I just want to give him a hug and say “you can do this!”  

[88Keys]

1 minute ago, Pepper Mostly said:

But its Pounder Pool, so you WIN!! A gallon of sausage gravy and McDonald's gift certificates are on the way!

 

What an honor!  

Doctor Now just told him to start exercising and that it should be "no problem."  Does he examine these people first?  I mean, I know they need to be active, but I hope he at least checks their hearts and blood pressure and stuff.

[crazycatlady58]

8 minutes ago, TwirlyGirly said:

I lived in N. Texas for 22 years, and never developed a taste for cream gravy. But there's something worse; I went to a friend's house for Thanksgiving one year. The turkey was so dry as to be inedible, so I figured I'd get it down by drowning it in gravy. No dice. The "gravy" was a clear thick liquid with chunks of hard-boiled eggs floating on it...

Sounds like badly made giblet gravy.

[Scarlett45]

Just now, Pepper Mostly said:

Why did it take all day for them to get from South Carolina to Houston? Its only about a 3 hour flight. 

You move a lot more slowly when you’re that heavy, and have a camera crew with you. Who knows how long it took him to navigate the airport.Also they didn’t take the first flight out in the morning. An afternoon flight would put them in Houston at dark depending on the time of year. 

[LizzyB]

Does it seem like Dr. Now is also more articulate tonight?  I think he's elevated his discourse to match that of Justin's!  :)

[poeticlicensed]

1 minute ago, CircusPeanuts said:

I don’t think most of these people will visit a doctor. And participate in overnight sleep studies.

Yep.My husband uses a CPAP and he has to go to the doctor every few months and have a sleep study every couple of years. Im sure the sleep doctor would tell someone who weighs 700 pounds that they have to lose weight. I think these folks avoid the doctor at all costs.

[Ellie Godfrey]

8 minutes ago, poeticlicensed said:

He's going to steer with his stomach. 

He could steer with his stomach from the backseat.

[3girlsforus]

As a web designer when he gets down enough to be able to work again he certainly can find jobs in Houston so he might not need to make it a temporary move. 

[Pepper Mostly]

It seems to be taking a long time to get Bingo this evening. Has Justin even said he's nervous or referred to his "journey" yet? 

[Miracle Maxie]

Dr Now talks about Justin’s emotional issues like Justin is his first patient ever with such problems. 

[chickenella]

Where is Dr Now"s bedazzeled stethoscope this week? I loved it,  it looked like a hookah pipe 

[TwirlyGirly]

Just now, crazycatlady58 said:

Sounds like badly made giblet gravy.

Since when are eggs giblets? 😉 I saw no giblets in that "gravy"...

TwirlyGirly - who likes her gravy BROWN and sans EGGS

[CringeWatcher]

Just now getting to the waffles ‘n gravy. Pardon me while I hurl.

[DC Gal in VA]

Yikes, 100 pounds in two months!!!!! Is that one of the largest initial weight loss goals ever? I wish him luck but if he "only" loses 70 or 80 pounds, I think that would be great too.

I love the fact that he has already been in therapy AND that Dr. Now is encouraging ongoing therapy from the start, finally.