S07.E07: Brandon's Story LIVE CHAT

[3girlsforus]

2 minutes ago, DC Gal in VA said:

Thank you so much for this. Yeah little kid, what does it do? Why don't I shove your snarky little ass in, push Power Wash and we'll see!

Let’s put the “Care.com” kid in there too!!

[Hellga]

Hi All!  I am late joining the party but this one looks like a whiner!  Hope he doesn't disappoint!I will hope to catch up as I fast forward through the commercials.  

Eating habit today is red beans and rice with rotisserie chicken (the one way to make leftover rotisserie chicken breast palatable!).

[String Theory]

715.2 lbs.  

Worried that "Dr. Now won't take him"....check!

He's in pain......check!

All the "struggle and hard work it took him to get to Dr. Now's office.  Kiddo hasn't seen anything yet

[Wanda]

2 minutes ago, umgoblue said:

There were three deaths?!  I  missed that...

On the episode itself was Robert. LB soon after his episode committed suicide. Not long after the season ended Lisa died. Lisa never finished the program and went back home. She’s the one who gave Herbert goodies for “favors”

[ams1001]

1 minute ago, 3girlsforus said:

He must have been good at one point. You have to audition to be a major like that in college and already have skill and talent. He may never get back to it but it seems likely he had a future back then.

Yeah, one of my roommates in college was a voice major. Whole separate admissions process in addition to applying to the school in the first place.

[Pepper Mostly]

7 minutes ago, Oh My. said:

I forgot!  My eating habit tonight is spinach salad with boiled egg, onion, avocado, tomato, and olive oil.

Sounds delish. 

So sorry about your dad. My dad died last year and he was my bestie too. I can't imagine losing him when I was as young as you are. Hugs hugs hugs. 

5 minutes ago, hoosiermom said:

I can never keep up with this chat!

I couldn't even guess his weight, I was so far behind! 

[Armchair Critic]

5 minutes ago, umgoblue said:

How tall is he?

689 if short...

718 if one inch taller!!

Was his weight 718? I think you were right

[JudgeyMcJudgyPants]

Dr. Now-Where y’all coming from?

Taylor sits there with “Ohio” on her shirt...

[umgoblue]

718...Holy crap!  Score...I think I watch this show too much.

Perhaps I could parlay this superhero skill into a moneymaking venture!

[Dianaofthehunt]

Never mind.

Edited February 14, 2019 by Dianaofthehunt
question already answered.

[Azubah]

At least he tried not to throw Taylor under the bus.

[Caoimhe]

I’m sorry, just because you don’t feel full doesn’t mean you have no idea what a reasonable portion of food should look like.

Edited February 14, 2019 by ThereButFor

[JudgeyMcJudgyPants]

Just now, umgoblue said:

718...Holy crap!  Score...I think I watch this show too much.

Perhaps I could parlay this superhero skill into a moneymaking venture!

You could get a job guessing morbidly obese people’s weight at Cedar Point.

[fonfereksglen]

1 minute ago, 88Keys said:

(Music major here) You have to audition, but you don't necessarily have to be phenomenally talented to make it into the college.   

I majored in music ed with a concentration in strings.  I was a much better teacher than performer in the end. Such fun!

[LizzyB]

1 minute ago, 3girlsforus said:

Let’s put the “Care.com” kid in there too!!

And 1-877-Kars for Kids!

[Pepper Mostly]

Oh, he's rocking the sad, doe eyed face now. I could learn to seriously dislike this guy. 

[Armchair Critic]

Darn it, there went my hope he would give Dr. Now a hard time. Maybe he won't stick to the diet? (get my gasoline drawers ready)

[ams1001]

2 minutes ago, ams1001 said:

I like the gif search, too. 🙂

Hmm...that last bit was just an old-school colon-parenthesis smiley face when I typed it...

[Guest]

"I'm willing to do whatever you tell me." 

30 minutes later

"I'll have fourteen Quarter Pounders and a quart of Coke, please." 

[88Keys]

2 minutes ago, Julyolo said:

Wonder where Dr Now gets the chairs for his patient examination room?

I always thought the building itself looks like a former car dealership, with all those big glass windows for walls in the front.  

[Wanda]

Wow, you’re just fat, not lymphodema. That’s a new one

[DC Gal in VA]

1 minute ago, Dianaofthehunt said:

What was Brandon's weight? I was in the Rachel Maddow forum and just switched back when he was stepping off the scale. FILL ME IN! (err, no pun intended.)

718.

[Azubah]

It's not a lymphedema? Huh. 

[aliya]

Fat storage in your leg. Good Lord.

[Ellie Godfrey]

2 minutes ago, Julyolo said:

Wonder where Dr Now gets the chairs for his patient examination room?

I see an allergist a couple times a year and in every one of her exam rooms they have these double-wide chairs now. It's pretty sad.

[3girlsforus]

OMG!!  It’s just FAT!!

[gameshowjunkie]

How y'all doing? My eating habit is a big ass glass of chardonnay.

[Pepper Mostly]

1 minute ago, LizzyB said:

And 1-877-Kars for Kids!

Gawd I loathe those kids. 

[CrazyInAlabama]

The three who died last season were Lisa (of Herburt fame), Robert, and LB James Bonner died of suicide.   

Brandon is going to have more crises later, I saw it on the preview.  

For those who guessed higher than 718, there's still time for that when he comes back after being expected to lose 120 in two months, so instead of losing he could very well gain.   So it's not Lymphedema?    Ick!!!

Please get his pants back on.    He didn't see a doctor for eight years minimum?   

[Miracle Maxie]

They aren’t lymphedemas, the fat had nowhere else to go!

[MsVixen]

Not a lymphodema but just fat!!!!  Holy crap!

[JudgeyMcJudgyPants]

Oh shit! Dr. Now-that’s not lymphodema, it’s just fat.

Mr. Judgy and I-hahahahahahahaha, stops to take a breath/snort, aaaahahahahaha!

[Wanda]

Uses scared of needles? Does that mean he’s our first ink free poundticipant?

[hoosiermom]

I hate needles is legitimate in this case? Really?

[umgoblue]

1 minute ago, JudgeyMcJudgyPants said:

You could get a job guessing morbidly obese people’s weight at Cedar Point.

Bwahahaha!  As long as they have matching outfits with their mates! 😉

[Granny58]

4 minutes ago, 3girlsforus said:

Let’s put the “Care.com” kid in there too!!

I CAN NOT STAND HER!

[Dianaofthehunt]

If Brandon and I  both survived a plane crash over the Andes, would he live longer, considering his body has more fat to work with? I'm assuming it would take obese folks much, much longer to starve to death since their bodies can feed off themselves. Is that accurate, or not correct?

[peaceknit]

30 minutes ago, poeticlicensed said:

Vocal music Major with an emphasis in opera? Color me suprised

I want to hear him sing!

[poeticlicensed]

Predicting here

"This diet is really hard"

[Guest]

Brandon is on my last nerve. Not only is he boring, but he's also a baby man. 

SHUT UP ABOUT THE NEEDLES!!!!

[Gigglepuff]

Just now, CrazyInAlabama said:

The three who died last season were Lisa (of Herburt fame), Robert, and LB James Bonner died of suicide.   

Which one was LB? 

[aliya]

Shoot. I zoned. Is he diabetic and not being treated because of needles? what a baby.

[String Theory]

"I'm going to do anything that you say" as Dr. Now hands him the diet plan.

Yup and I've got some swamp land I'd like to sell him!

Super thighs - not lymphedema and he's happy about that?

[Wanda]

She has a name and is actually a nurse!!!!

[Pepper Mostly]

Oh for fuck sake. Sack up guy.

[LizzyB]

OMG Kassandra's face when he said "Are you doing the blood work?"  Classic! 😏

[CrazyInAlabama]

He's scared of needles?    What a wimp, and I bet he's going down any second. 

A freaking panic attack.    I'd be willing to slap him until he comes out of it.   My guess, performance all the way. 

I had a blood test this week that took three tries, should I have done that at the lab?    

Gigglepuff-LB James Bonner was the man who lost a lower leg in a motorcycle accident, was from South Carolina, and was adopted, because his dad wanted a "Little Buddy"   He lost a whole lot of weight on the show, moved back home, and then he committed suicide.   Apparently, he'd has issues for years, but fought until he couldn't do it anymore.   

Edited February 14, 2019 by CrazyInAlabama

[Julyolo]

Same hairstylist as Cody Brown.

[MsVixen]

The nurse is thinking, "I give less than a fuck that you are afraid of needles!"

[88Keys]

2 minutes ago, fonfereksglen said:

I majored in music ed with a concentration in strings.  I was a much better teacher than performer in the end. Such fun!

I wasn't great at either, but you're right- so much fun!  Now that my boys have started pre-K, I've finally started playing again.

Just now, Godfrey said:

I see an allergist a couple times a year and in every one of her exam rooms they have these double-wide chairs now. It's pretty sad.

I noticed hospital wheelchairs have gotten wider, too.