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The pediatrician who prescribed amphetamines to a 4-year-old child should have had his license revoked!

She is so good at describing her binge-eating and her emotional life. Really smart, caring and lovable. I hope she meets a kind therapist who whants to treat her for free, so that she gets help to all the trauma she has suffered. No more diets but Lots of love.

I can't help but comment on the cat- as someone who has had my own struggles, I can't understate the amount my pet kitty being there during my lonliest times, sitting on my lap purring, helped. I know her little buddy is vital to her in this struggle.

how about we stop being our kids first bullies...

Why a pediatrician allowed a healthy 4 year old to be put on diet pills is beyond me

Unlike Tammy who has had all of the chances in the world, I FEEL SO BAD FOR THIS LADY. She has been dealt a bad hand in life. I hope that she can get the help she needs. Tammy on the other hand, has a family that loves her and she has been given chance after chance and throws it all away with her nastiness.

Why do parents blame they’re kids for eating too much like honey your the one buying the food, your the one cooking it, you instill eating habits into your kids before they have they’re own

"Did you adopt me to starve me?" Omg the damage her mom did manifested in this woman's unhealthful lifestyle. Coping with food sounds so dangerous bc other addicts can give up alcohol or druga or gambling, but how do you treat food addiction when you need it to live

Imagine if the doctor never told them about the biological mothers weight problem. Wow.

I just want to give this woman a hug 😞 she might be the first person on this show who I genuinely feel so horrible for.

Perfect example of how pressure to be skinny and beautiful can push people, especially women, to using food and eating as a coping mechanism. Shame does nothing, support and love motivates someone to want to lose weight. I hope she recovers, shes very self aware and doesn't want to live this way.

I know you can't spend your life blaming others but when family judges you, it's one of the worst feelings you can have. It's very true when she says you can hear their voices in the back of your mind all the time.

Imagine how traumatic that is especially when you face it as a child not knowing properly what’s wrong how to manage it . It’s just sad that she had to turn to food as a coping mechanism and not her mother because all she did was treat her differently feed her differently so I guess it was she rebelled against what her mother was doing and saying. As a child it’s hard to manage it all because you only have basic knowledge. I just hope she makes that drastic change and becomes a much more happier and healthier women.

Poor lady its like food has always ruled her life since she was born its not like you can just give up food completely like other addictions it must be very hard for her 💗

That edema is scary, I hope she makes it back to good health, inside and out. As someone who's adoptive mother called "little fat girl" in a jeering tone, for most of my life, only once I reached my 40s & 50s did I truly take control of my own life. I wish the best for her.

I feel like she would be a great writer. Or record audiobooks. Her voice is very nice and the way she described her binge-eating and her trauma was very nice.

Diet pills at 4 🤔🤦🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️.Damn shame.

Omg I feel so bad that she has to go through this. I hope she gets healthy again :) (not in a rude way) all my wishes and love to her

Her mother and the doctors totally set this woman up for this shit. Shame, shame, shame. Giving diet pills to a FOUR YEAR OLD is blatant malpractice. If I lived nearby, I would be more than happy to help you. I don't think I've ever heard a story on this show that made me so angry.

This is the very first time I have 💯 understood how someone got addicted to food. It makes perfect sense to me that if someone had a parent that got so crazy over a child eating that way that they would end up turning to food. When I was a child I would wet the bed and even though the doctor told my mom numerous times I could not help it I still was called lazy, a pig, etc. by my step father and my mom would just scream at me about washing my sheets. I mean did they truly believe a child would just wet themselves because they didn’t want to get up to pee? Even when I did it at a friends house did they think a child would do that? The friends mother was so amazing to me. I keep crying and saying I was sorry. She picked me up wiped my tears and kissed me on the cheek and just keep soothing me telling me it was not my fault and it was okay that sometimes kids have accidents and that she use to when she was little. I remember being stunned that someone else had been through the same thing. When my parents lit into me about how I could do that at someone’s home it didn’t sting quite as bad because I knew I was not the only one and this amazing woman had not been a bad kid either!

She was failed as a child. Absolutely failed. Heartbreaking.

i feel so bad for her, she looks so exhausted bless, i hope she can be healthy again and not be I’m so much pain 💓

It's almost like she's a different person trapped in this shell of a body. I genuinely hope she gets help, gets better and gets healthy. She seems like a lovely person. Wish her all the best. ❤️

This lady is intellectually still stable from the sounds of it compared to others in her situation I’ve seen. … she just needs friends and family… god please give her the help she’s asking for.

Wow, it sounds more like her mother engineered an eating disorder that made her worst dreams come true! Who puts a 4 year old, that doesn't have a weight problem, on diet pills? What sort a doctor does that?

did she just go through a mcdonalds drive thru with her scooter 😭

So true. It’s a sad life. I managed to get my weight under control (400 lbs before. 195 now) but im just manipulating the system. I still use food as a coping mechanism but I’ve learned to eat healthy bullshit. Still an addiction that I am working on kicking. Pray she gets help.

Her Doctor put her on "diet pills" when she was FOUR - that's criminal medical malpractice, or it should be if it legally isn't. I'm not a doctor and even I can literally list the myriad of reasons on why this is dangerously irresponsible for a child, both physically and psychologically.

A four year old on speed, that broke my heart ❤ stay safe and positive, love from Texas ❤

Mannn my heart dropped and o cried soo much . I'm insecure of my body but because I'm so under weight and I hate when people think I'm on a diet WHEN IM NOT . We should be ashamed of our bodies. Society makes us feel ashamed.

This lady is highly intelligent and has a beautiful spirit. Her inner beauty glows. I have so much respect and admiration for her. I love the way she tells her story, she is compelling and interesting. I wish her every success and joy.

the more obsessive you are the more extreme the results. control is an illusion. be compassionate with yourself, accept your flaws and set small attainable goals that contribute to a greater vision for yourself

I just love her voice and her personality! She's completely honest about how she feels and what she needs. I'm praying that she and others in her situation receive the help that they need.

I literally had to change my comment.. at first I was so harsh, and then realized what she's been through and how difficult her life is...literally brought me to tears towards the end .. I cant be mean to this poor soul.. She's so alone. ugh.. just want to hug her.

I actually feel very sad for her. She was let down from day 1 and her mother did major damage to her.

This is just heartbreaking.

God bless her soul 🙏 ❤ ♥ 😢 I can tell she's a real sweat heart. She's had a heck of a time. I wish the best for her.

Eating disorders stem from trauma and, in her case, she has an addiction to food. Humans seek bonding. If they can't get emotional bonds with other humans, they will seek out food, drugs, or whatever else to fill the void.

I looked up Janine, and she's lost well over 350 pounds and still keeping it off. The last thing posted on her public facebook was September 2022.

Putting a 3 year old on a diet has to be abuse

I would love an update on how she's doing in life, I hope she's doing great and in good health ♥️♥️♥️

Foster care is traumatic in and of itself. Then diets as a child. Death of her mother, physical injuries, then death of her father. I feel so bad for her.

The way she describes it I wonder if she has that condition where you never feel full, like you are missing the enzyme that triggers that feeling.

This lady is highly intelligent and seems like she’s had some hard times in life.

Can I just give this girl a hug and a free therapist 😭😭😭😭😭 “Ifeel like I am a ticking time ball”

Bless, I so badly want to give the woman a hug what she needs is love and support - I appreciate how brave she is.

Ya know she actually looked great as a model.

you'd swear McDonalds is a freaking sponsor with how often you see it on here.

I think this woman has learned how to gain empathy. Very few of us come out of childhood unscathed, more like, bruised, busted up and lost. My comment is about not continuing the fragilising by validating how difficult her time has been, it keeps her stuck, be understanding and ask what she's going to do. She does know.

She has really had it rough. Her mother truly screwed her up. I feel so so bad for her. Tammy Slaton has more than enough help and no excuse not to lose weight. This woman has no help at all. She needs it very badly. My heart goes out to her.

I think it’s sad how people see an underweight person and feel sorry for them because they have a disorder but when they see an obese person they just think they’re just lazy. They’re dealing with a disorder too.

This is sad... I totally understand her... Me at 251 pound, i am starting to struggle.. Luckily, i do still have my family and my partner who always giving me positive energy to lose weight.. I pray she will go through this...

Her story sounds so weird, her adoptive mom tried to keep her slim but obviously was overfeeding her for her to be on a diet at only 4.

This one actually made me tear up a bit it’s so sad how noe one is there to help her. Such a lonely life 😞

Such a sad story. I hope she stays strong and realizes how much she deserves to live her best life.

What a beautiful person, wish her the best ❤️. She told her story wonderfully.

Eventually we have to be accountable for your own actions.

Those pictures of her as a young child do not depict an overweight child. The fear of becoming overweight manifested because of the medication and unbalanced focus on food instead of on a healthy mindset, food and exercise habits. I hope she gets the help she needs.

This is very sad to watch. I hope this lady can get the help that she deserves ❤ I also had a difficult relationship with my mother that impacted my eating throughout my life. When I was a child she did not put me on diets; it was the polar opposite. My mother only gave me very fattening food. I was fed huge amounts of sugary foods (even sugar sandwiches) and mashed potatoes and gravy. I was very overweight by the age of 6 and by the time I was15, I was wearing size 22 clothes. She kept stuffing me with food as a child and then criticized my appearance and size. The bullying at school was terrible and I turned to comfort foods. My aunt said my mother - who was model beautiful - didn't want competition from a daughter (I was not a planned pregnancy). That was many years ago. I have had a lifetime struggle with very disordered eating.

My heart is breaking for this dear woman.

I feel for this precious heart ❤️ Being Adopted and trying to fit into a mold shaped by someone's opinions and fears is devastating. Her weight is tied to her pain of double rejection. First and second mothers let her down and she never felt like she was enough. It's awful to have to fill the shoes of expectations instead of being loved and accepted in your own shoes. I say to her, I love you and you are and always were enough!

Her mom really messed her up. My parents also obsessed about my weight and that really gives you a complex.

Isnt this a old ep? Where she goes to mcdonald's??

I was diagnosed a type 1 diabetic in 2nd grade back in 1977, every memory I have is about food, always wanting what I couldn’t have. Sneaking it and hiding it. There wasn’t such a thing as sugar free candy or even soda. Tab was my only choice of drink at every family get together. OMG I really want a Tab now haha I remember when I was about 10 having my first sugar free chewing gum, it was heaven, I can still taste it in my mouth 150 years later 😜 I’m overweight and need to do something about it, but I’m still on the mend from a broken neck that made me a quadriplegic, I’m hoping to take my dog for a walk at the duck pond today for the first time in over a year, just waiting for my daughter to get here to go. YAY SPRING !

So sad, I would visit her if she lived near me. If the adoption agency hadn't said anything maybe things would have been different.

A good example of never be quick to judge or make assumptions. If I’ve learnt anything from this show is that there’s always a story behind it, a trajectory of bad luck, and almost always some type of trauma.

This backstory breaks my heart. I completely understand about the death of her mother preventing any kind of reconciliation and understanding. God bless this woman.

Putting a 3 year old on a diet is INSANE

Please, someone who has contact with this woman tell her to get tested for the genetic disorders of obesity!!!! Her life doesn't have to be like this!

I hope she meets someone that can care about her and love her the whole process through and help her make the change that she needs and wants to happen. Much love, you got this

I'd go see her and help her clean up. I helped my mom take care of my gma. Then I took care of my mom for a month as she was dying of covid. She just needs some firm attention. I think she'll be OK.

"Once that food is in my mouth the rest of the world just fades away" I love that

There has to be a genetic basis for this. If we could focus on figuring that out and treating it instead of demonizing people for their weight and acting like they are at fault we could save so so many lives. Imagine how her life could have been if this hadn't even been a factor.

what kind of pediatrician gives a FOUR year old AMPHETIMINES? That person should be sued for malpractice holy shit. They don't even give kids with ADHD adderall till they are twice that age and size.

Lol when the person titling the video doesn't even watch it 😂

This sounds like a generational curse for her mom to be big then her daughter...but her adoptive mother didn't help by putting her on pills and stressing her out especially at age four!

I grew up in a family where my worth was based on my size. The smaller I was the more important I was, the larger I got the less value I had. It took 25 years out of the house for me to make peace with myself.

Got to love how this will is blaming her mother and the doctor for trying to help her and prevent her from falling victim to this fate

As a college student, I relate to her so much. I have a habit of getting food and hiding in my room to eat it. In my mind I know it’s bad, but I didn’t have any motivation to do anything else as much as that because it made me feel like I accomplished something

I don't think I've ever felt as sorry and sad for one of these people more than I have for her. I mean, imagine that from the time you were a damn toddler that you get hit with the mental abuse of being call fat and being told to lose weight. That's probably literally her first memories. Of her mom telling her to stop eating. I think a few of us would be messed up and would want to eat as much as we could whenever we got the chance. Just so damn sad

Sounds like a rough life. We are all rooting for you tho!!!

She knows that her life is falling apart but refuses to put any work to fix it.

I had a similar relationship with my Mom and food and I was biological and she had no reason to have fears about my weight. But she watched my food like a hawk and it still had the opposite effect. I wish she could feel more normalized. I always felt too like my Mom had wanted a pretty mini me and instead she got a chubby monster. I wonder how much of that is just common mother daughter weirdness. Maybe she didn’t really think that badly of me. Maybe I did better than she thought and she didn’t need to control me so much. I eventually lost weight by throwing rules away. There are no rules. All food is allowed. I’ve worked to use other coping strategies and heal my relationship with food instead. I eat everything. I just eat more healthy foods than not which evolved slowly and naturally over time as I stopped putting so much pressure on myself and worked on feeling physically good and disconnecting food from emotional coping. There’s very little good help out there for the emotional issues at the root of this stuff. Yes, eating fewer calories is technically the solution. But if that’s all someone needed to know people wouldn’t have weight problems. Inner work is so much more tricky. And without it no weight loss will ever stay. God bless her.

Poor woman has been through so much! 😔

Her adoptive mom probably just wanted what was best for her. She obviously wasn't ever starved when all of her childhood photos show how extremely over weight she was.

Figures the ad that interrupted this video was for Little Caesars Crazy Bread.

It's so easy to sit back in judgment of someone's physical appearance and forget the human being insidem

This is sad

I feel so bad for her, she has been dealt a really shit hand. You can hear the emotion in her voice the entire video, like she is holding back her tears, it breaks my heart.

Her story is a good reminder that the medical community is not above reproach. If your doctor suggests drugging a 4-year-old, get a new doctor.

I wish you all the best. I've watched many episodes of this series and almost none of the people can survive without the help of other people. Living alone will ruin your mental (and physical) state even more. I hope you find a friend who can be there for you and a doctor/therapist who can understand you and help you live life again. You didn't deserve the abuse and I hope you can make it out of this dark place quickly!

Moral of this story is *Nothing gold can stay*

So much for food being a “friend “ it can become our worst enemy if we do not learn to concoure it !! 🙏🏼⚔️🚫

Poor lady, she never had a chance. I actually understand her. This wasn't her fault. Shes honest whats shes doing to herself. She just needs the tools to help her mentality and physically

They cut out the shots of her smacking the cat away. Kitty ain't gettin' none!!!!

She had a good disposition and really wanted help after all, it's hard, I know de. now knows his profession but at times when he tells a person they can walk or do this or that,and it's just excuses I think he's wrong, you don't know the pain someone may be in every body is different

One day u will recover plz dont lose hops

There is something really likeable about her. It makes you wanna root for her. Also, you can tell she's genuinely hurting when she tells her story and she closes her eyes. It's almost as if it is a way to have a wall up from reality. Also, why did they cut out the best part where she looks around says f it and chugs with cheese whiz.

I don't know how old she is, but despite the extreme weight, she aged gracefully.

I think she’s a beautiful woman with a beautiful cat and that’s how I was eating McDonald’s all the time my highest weight 225 lbs n lost 25 lbs last year but now I’m water fasting and I’m on day 3 and I’m 199 lbs