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channel for another amazing video. For those of you who don't already know
My 600 lb life is a reality television show made by The Learning
Channel which accounts people who are at their breaking point struggling deeply
with morbid obesity. Over a one year period the show documents the patient's
story into a condensed one-hour episode where we're shown their efforts towards
losing weight and getting a healthier life. All that are featured on the show
or are either close to 600 pounds or more and are facing death if they don't make
a change. Being around since 2012 and a massive great success, every episode
release on my 600 pound life is an emotional journey for the viewers to
experience. As you'd expect the reality shows even though these people are very
real and struggling, there are aspects about the show that you might not know
about. So to bring us into the topic in today's video we're going to list some
of the facts about the very popular show for your entertainment so be sure to
stick around for that. But before we get into the video, be sure if at any point
that you enjoy to drop a massive like down below and subscribe. Let's get into this guy's!
Charitable Man
"Since you've lost your weight then you show that you can
stick with your diet. I'm gonna approve you for weight loss surgery."
Many seem to think that the star of My 600 lb Life Dr.Now also known as Dr. Yunnan
is only on the show to satisfy as paving for money. Well you might be very
surprised with the actual reality of the amazing bariatric surgeons motivations.
Firstly it's very common that the famous surgeon doesn't get paid and for reasons
that should be obvious. Most of his patients don't have the financial means
necessary to make a meaningful shift in their poor dieting and exercising habits.
it's happened on occasion as well where Dr. now spends money on his home tab in
place of a patient to help them get a kick starter in their life. He is a
very genuine man looking out for only the greater good of his patients who are
in good talented hands.
Complete Fix
In every episode of the show, after assessing the patient's situation you
will ask them accordingly to lose a certain amount of weight ranging from 15
to 80 pounds. This is all achieved often by cutting down drastically on calories
and eating healthier foods like fruits and vegetables which the patients often
eat little of. Once they're ready and have lost the weight that he recommended
they become eligible for a bariatric bypass surgery. All the surgery helps
with is to reduce the amount of food you can eat and how much your stomach
absorbs so you can ultimately lose weight. It's a mechanism of control but
doesn't completely fix the underlying issues like enabling from the people
around you, diseases caused by obesity and poor lifestyle choices. These are all
things though that are thankfully addressed by Dr.Now who leaves his
patients with valuable advice to improve their lifestyle.
Entirely Unaware
An idea that might seem completely ridiculous is actually very real to many of the
patients that are featured on the show. What this idea is you might ask is that
a lot of the cast members don't even know about their weight before coming in.
This could be for many reasons including the fact that most of the scales
commercially sold aren't exactly able to record past 300 pounds making it hard to
know what they're truly weighing. Another important factor to consider is that
morbid obesity can be very troubling to anyone experiencing it and being able to
see tangibly that their unhealthy it might be very troubling for them to
handle. It's for the sad reason that they don't know what their weight is and
which is what makes the moment when they're revealed their weight so disheartening.
Weight Loss Guarantee
"It's a little over 4 months since your weight
loss surgery and you already started gaining again." The ultimate goal of this
reality show is to get the patient to a point where they are leading a healthy
and happy lifestyle. All in hopes that it will inspire others to change. However
despite the expectation that everyone on the show will make it out on top, this is
sadly not the case. Many of the cast members to be featured didn't end up
with the results that they expected and the show has to sadly drop them.
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