i went here for 2 summers when i was 12-13yo, and i can tell you right now, the drama at this camp was NOT manufactured. that camp was so toxic when it came to drama. everyone was trying to date eachother and everyone trying to fight eachother. this is such a surreal video to watch
That just sounds like camp for teens. It's real clicky and I knew a few that only became counselors cause some dude or chick they liked was doing it hoping to get laid. That was just camp. I never went to any camp except a church camp my sisters friend invited us to when I was in 4th grade. I made my mom pick me up cause we weren't religious and they frickin woke us at 5:30am to pray for an hour from 6-7 BEFORE BREAKFAST! I CRIED MY EYES OUT til they called my mom. My sister stayed the 3 weeks.
@elizabthharris6741 That's crazy 😂 I went to a private school camp and it was terrible. Way worse then any free-to-the-public camp I ever attended☠️☠️☠️
Diane mentioned something about her Thyroid, and that breaks my heart. It sounds like she likely had hypothyroidism, one major symptom and issue with that condition is weight gain and difficulty losing weight. Hypothyroidism is more common in women, and to my knowledge it isn't even a condition caused by obesity, it's more often caused by autoimmune dysfunctions/conditions. Not to mention the diabetes, poor Diane has an uphill battle to fight and she's just getting put on blast. Ofc you don't put in the effort, you wont get the results, but man. when your body is actively working against you, it's tough.
Hey Oompa, I'm significantly older than you and my parents too used to threaten to send me to military school. It's a tale as old as ...military school. 😂
Tlc shows were wild in the 00's. I used to watch what not to wear with my Sister and even back then I was concerned how bad it was for the poor people participating
Funniest thing ever. Caleb was talking about how Petey was talking bad about Marissa and when Caleb went to say that Petey is also in fat camp, my phone switched to an ad and yelled AAAAPEEEE!!! It was so funny. “You know Petey, you’re also- AN APE!!!” Funny.
I was in my 20s, considered obese, and recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes when this show was airing. Really glad I missed it. Thinking back to that time of my life, I can totally relate to some of these kids. Hi I was a kid, MTV was music videos 😂 They started doing the Real World stuff when I was a late teen… now we have the ultimate reality tv: RU-vid. Craziness :)
I grew up overweight and I went to a fat camp that actually really helped me then and I still used some of the things I was taught there now as an adult, it was nothing like what I just witnessed 😂
Thing is most people think every thing on TV back then was ok at the time because they trusted the networks not to over step on anything. And we wouldn't have known when they did over step because nobody questioned what was put out from anyone at that time
Your editors editing style is more unhinged than a teenagers door after her alcoholic father kicked it in (he found out she hasnt done his dishes in 30 minutes so that door is really unhinged)
I went there when I was 10, it was my only camp experience. The work outs were brutal for kids to have to do and I was too scarred to finish the obstacle course. My mom worked as the receptionist for the owner to get me a discount, the dude was super mean and yelled alot. I always get excited when I see people talking about it. I think this was filmed the year before I went.
That girl with the shower thing “if you had just told me I stink then I would’ve taken a shower but you all were making fun of me saying “you need to take a shower” (in bratty whining voice)!” Uhhh darling them saying you need to shower is them saying you stink and need to shower lol
This was wayyyy in the back of the mind !!! I remember it a little bit cuhz I grew up kinda big and was always lookin for ways to lose weight. This ? Was probably a show my family showed me in a joking way or I just found randomly and was like yup, heres some “inspiratio n” 😂
20:07 or something, not to mention that girls hormones let our weight not stabilize as well, these girls probably are around the age of getting their periods and some require the pill (for related issues not just to be “safe”) which can also cause significant weight change so 🤷🏻♀️
As person with type 1 diabetes, hearing her complain about having "diabetes" and taking 6 pills a day irritated me. Little girl, I have to stab my self way more than 6 times a day and I didn't even cause this to my own body.
A childhood friend's older brother would attend multiple fat camps. He is now 4 times bigger than when he first joined, so no they don't work if you don't have the will to make the changes a part of your day-to-day life.
Honestly shows like this doesnt help. My mom thoight she was saving my siblings as a child by showing us my 600lb lofe saying it was going to be us at 9,11 and 15 . It caused all of us to have an eating disorder cause we woild eat dinner, watch that show, than made to exercise.
i was in the same position when i was her age, medications that made me put on weight and other kids were so awful to me and i wasn't mature enough to really understand that they were just being jerks.. kind of brought some stuff up for me again
I have met numerous people that are home schooled. And I can tell you that Caleb Is extremely well-adjusted and socially aware kudos to you, buddy. Lol
Petey later on found an office job in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Where he works with his friend and boss Michael Scott while Jim, his co-worker plays pranks on him.
This video makes us realize the importance of effectively addressing self-esteem and mental health issues among the youth. The fat-shaming, bullying, and constant drama in the show have undoubtedly made their mark on the participants. MTV could have truly made a positive impact on these youngsters' lives instead of exploiting them for drama and ratings.
Kind of wonder what it did to us about learning to react to conflict. We watched this knowing it was on tv and everyone knew them and it was just entertainment but for people who grew up without healthy conflict resolution, personally made it hard bc home domestic violence and then this was cool on tv
Some of these kids have been ruthlessly picked on at home, think about the build up of anger they have, and then they finally have the chance to be mean to other kids for once and they take it to a whole new level.
I weighed 300lbs in 6th grade, and you can probably guess the issues I have. I have extreme social issues, and can't successfully reproduce due to my inability to be a normal human.
@_Wheels_21 If you are younger than 30 you have plenty of time to "reproduce" and become a "normal" human. Small goals. Dont be depressed your whole life, do something about it, only you can.
Thank you for not shaming the victims of the “fat” epidemic, oompa. as someone who grew up in the “lower middle class,” we ate a lot of cheap, unhealthy meals. Not only that but if I didn’t finish my food my ma would show us videos on kids starving on RU-vid. I didn’t have a choice to eat and because of that I’ve been bigger since 3rd grade. It’s hard to change habits that were built for you later on in life yk. Now im 20 and have high blood pressure. It’s hard
My friend and I were ironically obsessed with this show and we were both friends with Dianne on Facebook later on in college. We couldn’t believe she accepted. I wish I didn’t delete my Facebook because her account was hilarious
In Florida there is a at risk youth military academy on a national guard base. It’s for the ages 16-17. You are able to make up high school credits or get your GED there. The crazy thing was that I turned 18 the day before I went to the academy. So they let me in. I definitely felt the age difference believe it or not. Especially when you’re living with these people. I ended up actually getting my high school diploma there. Really turned my life around. Ended up joining the marine corps afterwards.
@@dbblues.9168His Turkish ancestry maybe? Makes me wonder if that’s how the caucasians first domesticated them… or perhaps a resulting cultural moray 🤔
I'm of the thought Diane, who keeps getting bullied for being smelly, was already suffering from some nasty depression. The showering thing is a big flag there. I really felt sorry for the kid. I will never understand why people are bullies and go after the seen as weaker people.
@@Th3_real_batman when people have depression, some signs are the lack of showering, lack of energy (often leading to skipping showers due to the amount of energy to take them), closing off friends, in some adolescents it can also be characterized by aggressive behaviors. When I was at the height of my depression, i rarely left my bed, only to eat and go to school. I stopped showering simply because i did not have the energy for it. She is teenager, who after a long day, is too tired to take a shower. This could either be just exhaustion, or she was already depressed and couldn't motivate herself to do anything more. /gen
@nyx12268 I've been thinking of s****** since I was 7. Not showering before going into public is more than just depression. It is a lack of respect for those who have to smell you. Don't use mental illness to justify lazy and selfish behavior.
That one girl with all the medical issues needed to be at a diabetes camp. Also she is right, the side effects to those medications are horrible. Some of them cause you to smell bad. I am a diabetic and finely decided to control it through diet and exercise. I feel so much better.
i feel SO BAD for Dianne. like she is me when i was a teen besides having diabetes. i always had problems with smelling bc of PCOS and could never find deodorant that could help or ever put enough on. i had undiagnosed autism so everyone hated me bc i was the "weird kid". i hope she got along in life
Fun fact: when I was 13 years old and was 5’4” 150 pounds I was sent to this exact fat camp (if it’s the one I think it is in the Poconos in Pennsylvania) and I developed an eating disorder right around my 14th birthday almost exactly one year after being sent there. I lost weight at the same rate while suffering from anorexia as I did while at the camp because I also didn’t eat and exercised compulsively at camp and the following year. The difference was I stopped after leaving camp and then I didn’t stop the next year. I took diet pills and didn’t eat anything- nothing. I mean nothing. Not one bite of food- for an entire week when I was 15 and I developed acidosis. That’s when your blood becomes too acidic too support life and you slip into a coma. I got better for a few years as an adult but relapsed when my dad got sick and then died when I was 30. They tried to commit me. These camps were… not the best thing. However they were very much “of their time” - I grew up during the worst time for young women since the Victorian age when it came to forcing women to starve themselves. The same ideals drove both time periods and still exist today- the idea that fat = indulgence and women should always be sacrificing and going without. Women who indulge in anything that doesn’t benefit men or their children are seen as lazy, ungrateful, unworthy, disgusting, etc.
Hooolllyyyy wow… your comment had me stunned sideways. I hope you got some help, counseling, therapy, etc. so that you could learn to appreciate yourself and learn your worth.
That's wild... thank you for sharing your story. I've always been self conscious about being to skinny my whole life. Everyone else in my family is/was over weight so I was always the outcast. It's weird how it can go both ways. But your situation was definitely worse off than mine in that regard. I hope you are doing well now a days ❤
I mean it's okay to indulge a LITTLE, but weight gain and over-indulgence is bad for anyone of any gender. You don't have to be a perfectly lean 95 lbs, but being overweight will also make you feel terrible, of course not saying you are.
@@Sheridan2LTa healthy weight for 5’4 is NOT 95lb, technically it is 110-130 according to bmi charts, also why would you say that to someone who is already aware of that, they went to a camp for it u sound like a pos
17:41 i have hypothyroidism which she most likely has, it can cause weight gain and the thyroid regulates the metabolism and when the body gets rid of fat and if there isnt enough thyroid hormones all that process slows down a lot and it can cause mental symptoms like mood swings, anxiety and depression. The thyriod is a super important gland that helps the body function about 90% of it
Honestly in 2006 it was a lot less about health and a lot more about weight loss. When I was a kid at that time my mom had me on the Slimfast diet repeatedly, she let me try the baby food diet, she wanted me to lose weight by any method. Health was a secondary concern a lot of the time.
I had a friend who went to this camp (a few years after filming) and I went up with her family for a visiting day and I remember not understanding why this program existed. The food wasn’t even healthy.
As a summer camp counselor, tensions get unnaturally high because everyone’s homesick and you’re all stuck with ppl 24/7. These kids hated me so much I had to switch out of the cabin.
While I understand that they should kick out problematic kids after a certain point. I was forced into a Christain camp. I fell in the snow and this demon kid came up and stomped on my hand. I fractured my pinky and they didn't punish the kid nor did they get me proper care. The nurse said "go grab snow". Like they should have tried to get X-rays to make sure it was okay. The one I went to literally felt like a cult. Like waking up at 5/6 am to pray, breakfast, church session, lunch, more church, dinner, more church then bed. Maybe a game if there was time. It was horrible
Fun fact: The 2000s is when I stopped watching cable tv, it was garbage. A whole lot of gaming and partying until YT and streaming services were around to start filling the entertainment gap.
I knew a bunch of rich kids that got sent to "troubled teen" camps. If my parents had the cash they 100% would have sent me to fat camp while changing absolutely nothing that contributed to weight gain for me *and* them.
