S07.E16 Lashanta's Story

[Twopper]

2 hours ago, Mswldflwr said:

This show has ruined me on weight loss.  For Lent, I gave up junk food and sweets.  But then I decided that while I was at it, I was going to throw in carbs as well (but that part was not for the Lord because a few get in).  Anyway, I found myself disappointed that I only lost 16 pounds.  I actually said to friends, the 600-pounders can drop anywhere from 50 to 100 plus pounds in a month.   I was bummed.  I didn't go quite as strict as Dr. Now.  I still continued to drink my Diet Rite (won't give that up for anybody).  But I guess my loss was pretty good because I don't need to lose a lot.  So this weekend I'm taking a break and I must have pizza, chocolate, mashed potatoes, Doritos and my chocolate peanut butter pie.  Then I think I'm good to go back to it and see what more I can accomplish.

Are you me?  We also gave up going out to eat (we go to nice restaurants a lot,  no fast food stops for us --well, we will do it a few times a year).   I actually started on March 1st to get a head start on Lent so it wouldn't seem so drastic when Ash Wednesday came around a few days later.  I have lost 19 pounds which I thought would please the Dr. who just told me to "lose 10 pound in the next six munt."   I am looking forward to Easter dinner with lamb, roasted new potatoes, and who knows what for dessert.  

Those huge weight loss numbers blow my mind.   But it makes mathematical sense.   If you need 6000+ calories just to meet your metabolic needs, but only eat 1200  that gives you a deficit of 4800 which would mean you are losing approximately 1 and a third pound per day. So that's a loss of about 40 pounds already.  Add in a little exercise and maybe you lose 2 pounds a day for a loss of 60.   I can't believe these people can't go online and figure this out.   They look so perplexed when Dr Now tells them how many calories they must be eating when they gain or fail to lose.  I really hope I never get so big that I can easily lose 50 pound in one munt.    I feel miserable at 25-30 pounds overweight--like my body will explode.  I cannot imagine trying to move with an additional 500 pounds to lug around.  I do understand that they would feel miserable, but I would have felt worse than miserable by the time I hit 200.

2 hours ago, Tabbygirl521 said:

How did we miss this? Yesterday was International PizzaCake Day 

I must look this up.  I have heard of pizza pie, but pizza cake?

18 hours ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

I bet you anything that the boyfriend was into feeder porn, and he thought the goldmine was going to end, so he took off.    And maybe there was a reason he couldn't go to Houston anyway long term. 

He mentioned having a job early in the show; that is when she had to send her neighbor on a food run.  I was pretty sure he was a feeder at best or a squasher/feeder at worst, and I was sure he would bolt, but I thought he would at least hang around and go for the second visit before dumping her. 

[Mswldflwr]

Gotta add, though, that when Dr. Now was in her hospital room talking to her, she had her hands/arms under the covers that kept moving in a region that just looked completely inappropriate.  I'm sure she wouldn't have been able to reach that to do what it looked like she was doing, BUT I just kept yelling at the TV, put your arms on top of the covers.  Don't be disrespecting Dr. Now like that.

[calpurnia99]

17 hours ago, nokat said:

I never feel like the time is wasted, because the snark in Live Chat is everything.
 

Same here I love the train wrecks! I though a lot happened in this episode, it just kept on delivering. I'm chickened, fished and saladed out I need Grease!!. ha ha

I also agree she lost that weight for one month , a very short term in order not to be a failure to her family. I still think she didn't take it seriously over the long term and she will be back to hiding fried chicken in her folds very soon.

The bf said he liked they were cuddly and fat, I think he really had a huge fetish, the fatter the better, and she said Ill still always be fat, but he liked her that way. It could be tho as much as he liked her that way, dumping the poop bucket might have just grossed him out. after he left was the 12 year old boy dumping her poop? I feel sorry for him, he really has no mother. I didnt realize how young he was! His 18 year old brother is raising him!

[ams1001]

5 minutes ago, calpurnia99 said:

I feel sorry for him, he really has no mother. I didnt realize how young he was! His 18 year old brother is raising him!

I wonder if the daughter got out as soon as she could. She'd be 22? I forget where she said she lived but we didn't see her at all (I'm pretty sure).

[ProTourist]

1 minute ago, ams1001 said:

I wonder if the daughter got out as soon as she could. She'd be 22? I forget where she said she lived but we didn't see her at all (I'm pretty sure).

Her daughter lives in New Orleans, according to LaShanta, and no we did not see her. Though I must admit that at first, I mistook her youngest son for her daughter. [I thought he looked like a girl.]

[Mswldflwr]

46 minutes ago, ProTourist said:

Her daughter lives in New Orleans, according to LaShanta, and no we did not see her. Though I must admit that at first, I mistook her youngest son for her daughter. [I thought he looked like a girl.]

I also mistook the braided boy for a girl.  

[SunnyBeBe]

34 minutes ago, Mswldflwr said:

I also mistook the braided boy for a girl.  

Me too. Sorry, I didn't mean any harm.  I'm not sure which post it was in.  

[aliya]

On 4/18/2019 at 2:38 PM, kicotan said:

I was thrown off as soon as I saw it as well, but it wasn’t “just” the wig, it was the contrived scenario that she actually wore it to sleep....yawn, roll over, wake up fetish-boy to fetch the piss bucket.

The crew might as well have been filming porn...

Wait -- that black roots, neon blond hair was a wig? Why would you get a wig like that?

[aliya]

On 4/18/2019 at 6:32 PM, CatherineM said:

One reason they give us that they know where their man is, he can’t disappear on her. They also often say it is because they know he can’t play around on her. 

Maybe that’s why he wanted her immobile. She’s all his. 

My stepfather, a busy attorney, was fine when my mother was working. When she took early retirement, his true colors came out and he called all the time, "Where's your mother?" "How long has she been home?"  etc. I was a high schooler and even then I knew what was going on and was disgusted. 

[PradaKitty]

You know things are bad when the doctor mentions that you stink. 

[CrazyInAlabama]

Lashanta has bad taste in men, and it's matched by her bad taste in wigs.   

I'm very glad that they haven't invented smell-o-vision yet for home TVs.      

Edited April 20, 2019 by CrazyInAlabama

[ProTourist]

1 hour ago, aliya said:

Wait -- that black roots, neon blond hair was a wig? Why would you get a wig like that?

I didn't think it was a wig either, because it looked like hair coloring growing out. But, then I found a photo on Facebook of LaShanta's mother wearing it. 😮

Maybe she has her own. . . .

[ams1001]

2 hours ago, aliya said:

Wait -- that black roots, neon blond hair was a wig? Why would you get a wig like that?

At one point when she had the bald mannequin head on the bed that wig sorta rolled off her leg onto the bed. At first I thought it was a heretofore unseen tiny dog.

[Tabbygirl521]

So I just back from an amazing concert - the legendary BUDDY GUY. (If you are not familiar, do yourself a favor and check him out.) And my Pounders, I instantly thought of you (and LaShanta) when he sang the following:

”The woman I love, 

she’s kinda big and fat

Now you may think that’s funny

but it’s kinda good like that”

(a couple of other verses, and then I definitely thought of you, @DC Gal in VA)

”One leg is to the east

One leg is to the west

I’m right here in the middle

just tryin’ to do my best...”

(Crowd loses their minds)

[Kenzie]

5 hours ago, PradaKitty said:

You know things are bad when the doctor mentions that you stink. 

And outdoors from ten feet away, no less.

[DC Gal in VA]

53 minutes ago, Tabbygirl521 said:

So I just back from an amazing concert - the legendary BUDDY GUY. (If you are not familiar, do yourself a favor and check him out.) And my Pounders, I instantly thought of you (and LaShanta) when he sang the following:

”The woman I love, 

she’s kinda big and fat

Now you may think that’s funny

but it’s kinda good like that”

(a couple of other verses, and then I definitely thought of you, @DC Gal in VA)

”One leg is to the east

One leg is to the west

I’m right here in the middle

just tryin’ to do my best...”

(Crowd loses their minds)

OMG, you got me laughing so hard Tabbygirl521 with that one. I'm not familiar with his music but after those lyrics I'm gonna have to check him out!

[SunnyBeBe]

6 hours ago, Tabbygirl521 said:

So I just back from an amazing concert - the legendary BUDDY GUY. (If you are not familiar, do yourself a favor and check him out.) And my Pounders, I instantly thought of you (and LaShanta) when he sang the following:

”The woman I love, 

she’s kinda big and fat

Now you may think that’s funny

but it’s kinda good like that”

(a couple of other verses, and then I definitely thought of you, @DC Gal in VA)

”One leg is to the east

One leg is to the west

I’m right here in the middle

just tryin’ to do my best...”

(Crowd loses their minds)

I know who Buddy Guy is, but, those lyrics remind of the song Strokin.  lol 

[calpurnia99]

Dont forget Spinal Tap 

Big bottom
Big bottom
Talk about mud flaps
My gal's got 'em.
Big bottom
Drive me out of my mind.
How can I leave this behind?

[karenkarenbobaren]

It has all been said, but..

As awful as she was, I kind of wanted to squish her cheekies!

She was just perfectly round. She must not have even been 5 feet tall. 

And... “bring me my grease!!!!” (Or

something like that)

[ams1001]

Just saw on Facebook. Had to.

[Persnickety1]

On 4/18/2019 at 6:14 AM, calpurnia99 said:

Her voice reminds me of Aint Nobody got no time for dat! 

Aint nobody got no time for a big fat assed daughter! 

Sadly it was a review of some of our society's biggest problems: teen pregnancy, high school drop outs, obesity, co dependency, black men in jail, multiple babies with different fathers, single parenthood, squishing etc.

A lifetime of bad decisions beginning at an extremely young age.

And at the top of the List of Bad Decisions, that fucking corn-on-the-cob grill she was sporting had to be in the Top 5.  

I spent half of the episode thinking she had extremely discolored teeth before I realized it was a personal (horrific) choice to jack up her teeth with that shit.

On another note (this doesn't apply just to Lashanta as I've seen several 600-lb'ers do it), there is no fucking way I'm eating anything prepared by someone in their bed, sans underwear, errant pubic hair being shed, dubious personal hygiene, and hands that likely never see soap and hot water.  

Ugh.  

[gonecrackers]

15 hours ago, PradaKitty said:

You know things are bad when the doctor mentions that you stink. 

9 hours ago, Kenzie said:

And outdoors from ten feet away, no less.

Blessings & God's speed to the poor, but hearty soul(s) who had to clean her up. May they always have many masks, gloves, & sanitizers at their disposal.

[Persnickety1]

On 4/19/2019 at 5:12 AM, chunky junky said:

What really irks me are all the enablers that come back with the line "If I don't do it she gets mad at me."So????Let them get mad.You have two legs and a butt use them.Leave.What will she do get up and chase you down?

YASSSS!!!!   See below...

On 4/19/2019 at 6:35 AM, nokat said:

I'd leave 1200 calories of food and get the hell out. Especially if I heard "food is the only thing I love" in front of a child.

Giggling over the chasing you down. Probably the most exercise they would have in years.
 

I've decided I'm in the wrong profession.

I'm going to start my own Fat Sitter business where I volunteer to oversee these people and make damned sure they stick to their diet and no contraband comes through the door.

Having zero emotional investment in these chucklefucks, I'd thus have zero problems telling them to eat what they were given no matter how loudly they protested or what threats they made.

"Hey, you can't even wipe your own ass...what are you going to do, chase me down?  Eat what I gave you and STFU.  Your days of unbridled gluttony are officially over."  

Maybe I should contact Dr. Now and offer my services.  

Oh, and how about the look on her face when her son brought her that pizza....

"Orgasmic" was the only way I could describe it.  

15 hours ago, PradaKitty said:

You know things are bad when the doctor mentions that you stink. 

Ewwwww...and he's seen a lot of stinkers so she must have been extra malodorous.  *gag*

9 hours ago, Kenzie said:

And outdoors from ten feet away, no less.

I'm in the process of moving so I must have missed this part.

I'm wondering if I have the fortitude to sit through a re-watch for this gem.  

2 hours ago, karenkarenbobaren said:

It has all been said, but..

As awful as she was, I kind of wanted to squish her cheekies!

She was just perfectly round. She must not have even been 5 feet tall. 

And... “bring me my grease!!!!” (Or

something like that)

Probably should have just taken her a tub of Crisco and a tablespoon.  

I often wonder how these people afford all of this fast food/takeout.  Maybe it's just because I prefer home cooked food, but I can't begin to estimate how much they spend per month with the amount of food they consume.  

It reminds me of Dolly Parton's quote about "It costs a lot of money to look this cheap," but in these cases, it's "It costs a lot of money to be this unhealthy."  

[Tabbygirl521]

6 minutes ago, Persnickety1 said:

YASSSS!!!!   See below...

I've decided I'm in the wrong profession.

I'm going to start my own Fat Sitter business where I volunteer to oversee these people and make damned sure they stick to their diet and no contraband comes through the door.

Having zero emotional investment in these chucklefucks, I'd thus have zero problems telling them to eat what they were given no matter how loudly they protested or what threats they made.

"Hey, you can't even wipe your own ass...what are you going to do, chase me down?  Eat what I gave you and STFU.  Your days of unbridled gluttony are officially over."  

Maybe I should contact Dr. Now and offer my services.  

Oh, and how about the look on her face when her son brought her that pizza....

"Orgasmic" was the only way I could describe it.  

Ewwwww...and he's seen a lot of stinkers so she must have been extra malodorous.  *gag*

I'm in the process of moving so I must have missed this part.

I'm wondering if I have the fortitude to sit through a re-watch for this gem.  

Probably should have just taken her a tub of Crisco and a tablespoon.  

I often wonder how these people afford all of this fast food/takeout.  Maybe it's just because I prefer home cooked food, but I can't begin to estimate how much they spend per month with the amount of food they consume.  

It reminds me of Dolly Parton's quote about "It costs a lot of money to look this cheap," but in these cases, it's "It costs a lot of money to be this unhealthy."  

I would watch a show about you!

Edited April 20, 2019 by Tabbygirl521

[AZChristian]

14 minutes ago, Tabbygirl521 said:

I would watch a show about you!

I agree.  Maybe @Persnickety1 could start a new company, and we could all hire on to cover potential poundicipants across the country!!!  And then we could offer to drive them to their appointments with Dr. Now - and these folks could learn that there ARE healthy options available at most drive-thru windows.  

[DC Gal in VA]

Although it keeps getting mentioned that Dr. Now commented on how Lashanta smelled--the only poundticipant where I recall him doing this was Steven Assanti--I totally missed that during the Live Chat. When did this happen during the show? And was he really ten feet away? Outside too!? Yikes. 😱

Edited April 20, 2019 by DC Gal in VA
Additional comments.

[AZChristian]

13 minutes ago, DC Gal in VA said:

Although it keeps getting mentioned that Dr. Now commented on how Lashanta smelled--the only poundticipant where I recall him doing this was Steven Assanti--I totally missed that during the Live Chat. When did this happen during the show? And was he really ten feet away? Yikes.

It was in a talking head for Dr. Now after he had arranged for Lashanta to have a medical transport from her home to the hospital in Houston (about a 6-hour trip).  He commented that since her boyfriend had left, she apparently hadn't had anyone to help her keep up with personal hygiene, as there was an odor obvious to him as soon as they opened the ambulance doors.  So he was not right next to her (he was standing in the hospital driveway), but he could still smell her.

[PradaKitty]

I applaud the medical transport driver for being able to drive in a closed ambulance with the stinky one. 

[DC Gal in VA]

19 minutes ago, AZChristian said:

It was in a talking head for Dr. Now after he had arranged for Lashanta to have a medical transport from her home to the hospital in Houston (about a 6-hour trip).  He commented that since her boyfriend had left, she apparently hadn't had anyone to help her keep up with personal hygiene, as there was an odor obvious to him as soon as they opened the ambulance doors.  So he was not right next to her (he was standing in the hospital driveway), but he could still smell her.

Thanks AZChristian for clearing that up for me. I often find myself unsuccessfully trying to watch the show, post, and read and react to the hilarious comments during the Live Chat so I tend to miss stuff.

As much as I have been laying on the snark when it comes to Lashanta, that really is a very sad thing.

[Persnickety1]

2 hours ago, Tabbygirl521 said:

I would watch a show about you!

I would be the most hated woman on reality TV.  

No amount of crying, whining, threatening, trying to make me cave with their tale of woe, or begging would make me give them even a single morsel of something not on Dr. Now's diet.  

I could call myself The Enforcer.  😄 

1 hour ago, AZChristian said:

I agree.  Maybe @Persnickety1 could start a new company, and we could all hire on to cover potential poundicipants across the country!!!  And then we could offer to drive them to their appointments with Dr. Now - and these folks could learn that there ARE healthy options available at most drive-thru windows.  

Imagine the looks of fury on their bloated faces when I went out to a fast food joint only to return with a salad of grilled chicken and mixed greens and a lemon wedge to dress it with.

No more ranch for YOU, poundticipant!!!  

No more soda for you, poundticipant, regular or diet, because that carbonation is a fat fluffer.  You get a large iced tea sans sweetener and all the water you can drink.  

Need a snack?  Here's a low fat skim milk mozzarella cheese stick.  Bon appetit!   

Yeah, I'd be hated by most of the viewers because I would take no prisoners, but I'd make damned sure those people lost the required amount of weight (and possibly more) before their next appointment with Dr. Now.  

On a slightly off topic but related note, what you've posted is so true.  

Ever see that Morgan Spurlock documentary Supersize Me?

What the actual fuck, dude.  You actually went to McD's three times a day and intentionally ordered the highest calorie, least nutritious, most sodium laden shit on their menu and then acted shocked about how tired you were, how poorly you felt, and how DARE McD's do this to the public?  Seriously?  

I'm not a big McD's fan, but sweet baby jaysus, they *do* offer salads and much healthier options than what he was ordering.  No one coerced him into ordering the least healthy items on their menu or to get the supersized option whenever it was an option. 

When it comes to fast food, these poundticipants remind me of Spurlock making a concerted effort to order a tremendous amount of the least healthy options on any given menu.    

Ugh.  

Edited April 20, 2019 by Persnickety1

[CatherineM]

I think Dr. Now also said something to James K. about whether he could smell his legs rotting. 

[Delete]

I couldn't watch it all.  The baby voice,  gold grills and when she started  preparing food for the family on the same bed that she washes and defecates on...I was like 

[Drogo]

I just watched a woman cook fried chicken in her bed, wrap a drumstick in tissue, and shove it under her ass for later. 

Why. 

[DC Gal in VA]

36 minutes ago, Drogo said:

I just watched a woman cook fried chicken in her bed, wrap a drumstick in tissue, and shove it under her ass for later. 

Why. 

Hee Drogo!  *****Note to self: Absolutely MUST pay closer attention to what's happening onscreen during the Live Chat 'cause I'm missing out on way too much Krazy Shit!*****

[AZChristian]

@Persnickety1

Please move to Arizona and become my best friend.  I love your 'tude.  (The trailer next to us is for sale . . . are you over 55????)

Hugs,
AZC

[Persnickety1]

5 minutes ago, AZChristian said:

@Persnickety1

Please move to Arizona and become my best friend.  I love your 'tude.  (The trailer next to us is for sale . . . are you over 55????)

Hugs,
AZC

Indeed I am.  In fact, as I type this, I'm moving into a double wide in a senior park 😄 

[AZChristian]

9 minutes ago, Persnickety1 said:

Indeed I am.  In fact, as I type this, I'm moving into a double wide in a senior park 😄 

Hope you love yours as much as we love ours!!!!

[sagittarius sue]

4 hours ago, Persnickety1 said:

would be the most hated woman on reality TV.  

No amount of crying, whining, threatening, trying to make me cave with their tale of woe, or begging would make me give them even a single morsel of something not on Dr. Now's diet.  

I could call myself The Enforcer.  😄 

That reminds me of my favorite partner in the series, Chad's Ayesha.  Right from the beginning, she carefully studied the diet plan, and followed it with the meals she prepared.  Guess what...he lost the goal weight.  Later on in the follow-up episode when he was back to trucking, he had a problem with Energy drinks that she got on his case about.  As I understand he's been successful with weight loss, and has even written a book.

[sagittarius sue]

3 hours ago, Drogo said:

I just watched a woman cook fried chicken in her bed, wrap a drumstick in tissue, and shove it under her ass for later. 

Why. 

I think she missed Dr. Now's call because her phone was stuck under the hidden fried chicken.

[Tabbygirl521]

1 minute ago, sagittarius sue said:

I think she missed Dr. Now's call because her phone was stuck under the hidden fried chicken.

Or she ate the phone by mistake. 

[PrincessPurrsALot]

In her defense, she hid the fried chicken in her bedding.  If she hid it under her ample ass it would have lost its crispiness in her sweat pool. Lashanta knows how to keep her secret chicken crispy. 

[nokat]

13 hours ago, Persnickety1 said:

I'm going to start my own Fat Sitter business where I volunteer to oversee these people and make damned sure they stick to their diet and no contraband comes through the door.

Having zero emotional investment in these chucklefucks, I'd thus have zero problems telling them to eat what they were given no matter how loudly they protested or what threats they made.

"Hey, you can't even wipe your own ass...what are you going to do, chase me down?  Eat what I gave you and STFU.  Your days of unbridled gluttony are officially over."

Maybe I should contact Dr. Now and offer my services.

I kind of want to hire you even if I'm not officially fat. If you start a company, consider me as an investor.

As I rethink it, who would need Dr. Now (and he seems to be over massive people anyway). Just get someone who doesn't buy your bullshit and feeds you an appropriate amount of food.

 

Edited April 21, 2019 by nokat

[Stiggs]

On 4/19/2019 at 9:42 PM, ProTourist said:

I didn't think it was a wig either, because it looked like hair coloring growing out. But, then I found a photo on Facebook of LaShanta's mother wearing it. 😮

Maybe she has her own. . . .

I...this...speechless. It’s like a mini challenge on RuPaul’s Drag Race.

[crazycatlady58]

1 hour ago, Stiggs said:

I...this...speechless. It’s like a mini challenge on RuPaul’s Drag Race.

I thought it was just me! I kept on telling myself ... don't judge, don't judge must not judge..so hard.

[LuvMyShows]

22 hours ago, Persnickety1 said:

Ever see that Morgan Spurlock documentary Supersize Me?

What the actual fuck, dude.  You actually went to McD's three times a day and intentionally ordered the highest calorie, least nutritious, most sodium laden shit on their menu and then acted shocked about how tired you were, how poorly you felt, and how DARE McD's do this to the public?  Seriously?  

I'm not a big McD's fan, but sweet baby jaysus, they *do* offer salads and much healthier options than what he was ordering.  No one coerced him into ordering the least healthy items on their menu or to get the supersized option whenever it was an option. 

When it comes to fast food, these poundticipants remind me of Spurlock making a concerted effort to order a tremendous amount of the least healthy options on any given menu.    

Ugh.  

Preach!!!  I've often wished someone would do with McD's like what Jared did with Subway (before we knew he was a perv!).

On 4/19/2019 at 9:35 AM, nokat said:

I'd leave 1200 calories of food and get the hell out. Especially if I heard "food is the only thing I love" in front of a child.

If I was the child, and she asked me to do something, I'd be sooo tempted to say, "Let your precious food do that for you, cause my give-a-damn's busted!"

On 4/18/2019 at 2:02 PM, ProTourist said:

But LaShanta rallied at the end, and managed a base hit in the ninth inning. She finally lost weight on her own, and was going to proceed to weight loss surgery after relearning to stand and walk in physical therapy.

But it wasn't a base hit in the ninth inning, because the show ended right after her one success and we have no idea how it went when she tried to relearn to stand and walk, and if she even qualified for WLS.  So really it was more like she managed a bunt for her second at-bat, but has two more to go. 

On 4/20/2019 at 12:42 PM, Persnickety1 said:

Oh, and how about the look on her face when her son brought her that pizza....

"Orgasmic" was the only way I could describe it.  

As we've noticed with other poundticipants, but even moreso with her...the food that they fantasize about is such crappy, gross-looking, heavy, food.   I seriously wonder if they have ever experienced truly well-cooked flavorful healthy meals and simply prefer the crap, or just prefer the crap 'cause it's all they know and it's plentiful.

[Minivanessa]

When Dr. Now told Lashanta that she could qualify for WLS if she maintained the weight loss AND started walking, I thought of Milla (hope that's the correct name). She was the one who lost weight, and I think got WLS, but was still not walking in her followup episode. 

I wonder if Dr. Now added "getting off your butt and walking again" to his list of WLS criteria after dealing with Milla. I assume there's no physical reason that Lashanta - or Milla - could not walk again. I also assume there's going to be some very real physical, mental, and emotional work for them to do to achieve that goal. It seemed to me that Milla didn't want to walk; she had it so easy with all her kids taking care of her 24/7. 

Lashanta IMO is so effed up that I have no clue if she will ever walk again, if she ever wants to walk again, or if she has the guts to go through the hard effort and discomfort of learning to use her legs again even if she wanted to. She's managed to somehow acquire a gold grill, and people to take care of her and bring food and makeup and wigs and clothes to her as she sits spreadeagled on her bed, and even fetch and carry her plasticware chamber pots. She may be really into that queen bee situation. I'm not even sure why she ever wanted to lose weight anyway. It would screw up her number one life relationship: with food.

[ProTourist]

1 hour ago, crazycatlady58 said:

I thought it was just me! I kept on telling myself ... don't judge, don't judge must not judge..so hard.

Yeah, me too. LaShanta has several photos of her mother on her FB page (username Shine White) looking nothing like the lady in scrubs we saw during her episode. In one photo Bertha appears with another middle-aged woman identified by LaShanta as her mother's 'potna' which I figure must be 'partner'. 😯

[ams1001]

26 minutes ago, LuvMyShows said:

As we've noticed with other poundticipants, but even moreso with her...the food that they fantasize about is such crappy, gross-looking, heavy, food.   I seriously wonder if they have ever experienced truly well-cooked flavorful healthy meals and simply prefer the crap, or just prefer the crap 'cause it's all they know and it's plentiful.

I suspect part of the problem is they're so used to eating the super-salted-fatted-sugared industrial food that when they do eat simple, healthy meals they don't have much flavor in comparison. The mass-produced stuff all basically tastes the same. You always hear about people who really changed their eating habits being bored/not liking it at first and then their palates adjust and they start to notice the actual flavors of the foods they're eating and then the industrial stuff isn't so appealing.

I sometimes crave crappy food, but I usually regret it afterward (or sometimes before I'm even finished), and remember why I don't eat it often. And even then I don't crave the quantities or dripping-grease level these folks seem to go for. If I crave McDonalds, it's just a simple hamburger (saving the bite with the pickle slice for last) and fries with honey. Maybe an apple pie, or chicken tenders (but they haven't been very good [relatively speaking, of course] the last few times I got them, and last time I got McD's, several weeks ago, I got very sick the next day so I don't think I'll be wanting that for quite some time). When I crave pizza, it's from a specific place (which doesn't deliver and only takes cash, so that factors in to my considerations of how badly I want it), not just whatever cheesy-bread-dripping-with-grease I can get delivered to my bed the quickest. Some of the burgers I've seen them eat just turn my stomach. And some of the stuff they order I can't even identify!

[aliya]

On 4/20/2019 at 2:21 PM, Drogo said:

I just watched a woman cook fried chicken in her bed, wrap a drumstick in tissue, and shove it under her ass for later. 

Why. 

Mother of Mercy - I missed that completely. Yuck and ewww at the same time.

Wait (don't know how to grab another post after I've already posted) - AMS1001 - McDonald's has fries with HONEY? I'm not sure if I'm intrigued or turned off.  

Edited April 21, 2019 by aliya

[ams1001]

6 minutes ago, aliya said:

Mother of Mercy - I missed that completely. Yuck and ewww at the same time.

Wait (don't know how to grab another post after I've already posted) - AMS1001 - McDonald's has fries with HONEY? I'm not sure if I'm intrigued or turned off.  

One of the dipping sauce options for chicken is plain honey. I just request a packet to dip my fries. The salty-sweet flavor is what makes it so good.