'I Feel Imprisoned by Food' | Eating Ourselves to Death (Obesity Documentary) | Only Human 

Exactly! these companies created products and snacks with the intention of them being addictive, not filling, not nutritious, dont care what happens to your body with disease and disorders. 'Added' Sugar is a drug to our system, addictive and damaging

The scary thing is that the obvious problem ingredient is sugar. It can become highly addictive for many people and cause physical and mental withdrawal symptoms when they don't have it. This is no secret, but most people ignore it. I think even if obese people knew the dangers of the other chemicals, it wouldn't be enough to make them change. It's the same sort of thing with smoking and how many people are addicted to that, with the full knowledge that the ingredients are killing them and the people closest to them.

But people do know this....

Companies actually use MRI machines, to test ingredients to see what parts of the brain light up when you eat things. It's getting scary.

Exactly right. So many kinds of super sugars that you can't tell what it is by reading the label. Would be healthier to make all sweets for sure at home. Use pure sugar then you may only need 1 piece of cake. The industry packs this stuff with addictive addictive. They know what they're doing, just anything to make a buck.

Yes, and she doesn't eat her unhealthy snacks in front of them. But then, oddly, at the doctors she said it never occurred to her that her kids could be endangered through copying her...and didn't mention feeding her kids healthy foods and not letting them see her unhealthy ones.

@Friskies Catfood of course kids aren't dumb, but they do mimic what they see their parents do. That's why we see alot of obese children with obese parents.

Me too. That’s proper parenting by being unselfish.💘The best gift to both herself & her family could ever get is her getting her health back too!

that is the halo effect. She does something virtuous, giving herself moral license to eat what she eats. It is a real phenomenon in psychology. The good feeling, the glow blind us and give us permission to something bad

@@jorgeaguilera4329 well, if you want to use the halo effect in the parenting theory context, your argument seems to be valid for determining her behavior outcome. This, as well, could go to every uneducated parent who pushes their kids to get an education and be well-educated so kids wouldn't be ended up like them. You can decide on what you want to see by employing this type of perception distortion theory.

Ikr, soda was THE most difficult thing for me to give up! Now I only have it once a month or so, for a treat. I used to drink 6 -- 8 cans per day. Edit: forgot the 8

also to the face of the tax-payer

@@zxyatiywariii8 But why do you have to give it up? You can drink sugar-free soda.

@@cordulam Our brains are tricked by sugar free soda. Your body registers it as the same as the ones with sugar. You can actually gain weight by drinking sugar free soda! And, those chemicals and artificial flavors and colors are BAD stuff.

Sugar free sodas & alternative sweetners like monkfruit & refined stevia are also terrible for your gut microbiome which helps regulate hunger (gut-brain connection)...on top of often being high in sodium.

Alice you are a very attractive young lady Try your best in your weight loss journey One step at a time

The reality is, it’s inevitable that it will be passed on, the only way to avoid is if she stops herself

🎉🎉🎉 You are a special and unique person. Your life & soul matter. Your life is very short compared to eternity. Therefore if you want to spend eternity on heaven after your life here on earth 🌎, you should believe in your heart ❤️ that Jesus Christ is your Savior. If you don't, you will miss going to heaven and end up in the lake of fire. It is terrible so I beg you to make the only correct decision for God to allow you to go to heaven. Jesus Christ is the only way to eternal life. 🙏 Have a nice day.

​@@jackiehavea5849 agree 👍. She's trying at the least. It is alright to be concern or not know about what happens after this life. Fortunately there's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, and not to get tired anymore. Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body to the core! Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life. All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him! God does like you. You have to reach our to Him by prayers 🙏 ❤️ ♥️. Let Him know your issues 🙏 He is listening to you.

Les enfants ne voient pas ce qu'elle mange, mais ils ne sont pas stupides. Ils savent très bien que la conséquence de la "nutrition" de leur mère se répercute sur son physique. Ils voient les dégâts

just loose weight no problem

just loose weight no problem

@@jayng153 ugh yes ur so smart!! everyone is cured now!!

@@jayng153 u gonna tell heroin addicts to just stop doing heroin? Lmaoooo ur funny

@@haleyt3754TBF it is the cure.

So proud of you. I know it wasnt easy. Dieting isnt easy at all.

Good on you.

proud of you

Wow nice Good for you^^

Got any weightloss tips? ♡

That's so awesome seriously proud. My uncle didn't do as well in time. He ate himself to death even having a wife that was fit and a nurse. Nothing stopped him and he died way too young

@@Chefgrlangel oh my god, im so sorry for your uncle, as well as your aunt. It's insanely tragic... and it just reminds me that food is just as extreme of an addiction as any drug, if not worse at times. I wish you and your family the best 💕

Awesome!

She is too far gone... Tell her to give up.

@@azazello1784why are you so angry and negative? Do you need attention?

That is shaping up to be more and more like a cult to me, not an open cult such as antivax, flat earth and QAnnon, but more like an actual religious cult with a leader( Lindo Bacon) and like many if not all cults, it's just a very life threatening situation, too dangerous, beyond what they preach, but actually how they do it.

Every Buzzfeed article about Lizzo or anyone overweight has hundreds of comments "I'm 250/300 lbs and healthy!! My Dr says I'm ok!" Uh, sure Jan. Come back to us when you're 40+

the sad thing is, every 'body positive influencer' is still young, like noone is older than 30. While fitness influencers even go up to being in their 60 and still healthy and fit. Obesity kills slowly, and once your body starts to weaken it probably won't be able to stand the extra 300 pounds, but once this happens it is all to late and then it's a sure death for them.

I’m a native speaker and I was struggling a bit with the accent 😭

Heavy accent, heavy bodies

@Somebodynew YT often gets the words wrong, it's not great with accents.

I’m American and I struggled to understand some of them. So I’m impressed lol

@@JuliaMarieH i’m also a native english speaker, and my… i struggled so much! (not saying there’s anything wrong with their accents, i just have a difficulty discerning it).

im sorry joyce,

I don't think they really choose it though. Something's very, very wrong with them. Something has to be very wrong to feel the need to eat enough to get humongous and I don't say that to be mean. It is an addiction and they don't tell patients that. If they don't work through why they're addicted they do end up picking up another addictive substance. It's crazy ghost often that actually happens.

@@franny5295 sometimes I feel like I will spend the rest of my life searching for the answer as to “why” and sadly I don’t think I will ever understand.

Nobody wakes up one day saying to themselves ‘Today I am consciously choosing to be addicted to food and put my life in danger’. No one.

Im so sorry your sister has died and your family has had to suffer. My adopted son is an alcoholic and a drug addict. His birth mother drank so he has fetal alcohol effect. His father, his stepmother and myself have tried everything to help him. Nothing has worked. I hope his birth mother never finds out what her actions when she was pregnant has caused. There has been enough suffering already. I hope your family do not feel guilty about what happened. No one is to blame here. I wish you all peace and healing.

Thats great👍😄

Congratulations on your progress!

❤ any improvements since the last update?

Absolutely. Modern fast food and junk food are literally formulated in a lab by hundreds of food scientists to be as addictive as possible, and keep you coming back. It's downright malevolent.

Although many ingredients in food are addictive, you need to have some agency and take responsibility for what you put in your body. Food companies produce products that “taste good” these foods aren’t evil, we should have them in moderation and be informed about what we are putting in our bodies.

I sincerely hope you are doing well! Keep going! ♥ 💐

How is ur dieting 6 months later sis? Hope u good 👍 You are a special and unique person. Your life & soul matter. Your life is very short compared to eternity. Therefore if you want to spend eternity on heaven after your life here on earth 🌎, you should believe in your heart ❤️ that Jesus Christ is your Savior. If you don't, you will miss going to heaven and end up in the lake of fire. It is terrible so I beg you to make the only correct decision for God to allow you to go to heaven. Jesus Christ is the only way to eternal life. 🙏 Have a nice day.

U right. Big companies don't care. They care about the bags 💰 🤑.

Idk either bruv

@@agh3568 Well, drugs and alcohol are expensive, too.

Healthy foods are expensive too, it’s the same thing

@@alexa-fx2fbFast food is highly addictive. The more you eat the more you want. Healthy foods are not so highly flavoured and therefore do not trigger cravings for more than you need. How much say, broccoli, can you eat? Not more than you need, I bet. How many chips, cookies and cakes can you eat? Endless amounts, I bet. So in the long run, healthy foods are less expensive because you eat less. And, you save the health care system a lot of money. It’s a win-win situation.

yall just so dumb. it is not the rice(carb) or fast food. it is the excessive sugar intake(sodas, coffee, desserts, and snacks is the problem). I'm asian. I eat white rice or fast food 3 times a day growing up. I'm always fit. I work out but never do cardio. I quit working out for 4 years, and I'm still fit and look good like before. Never changed my diet.

Amen

Please look at Overeaters Anonymous because if you don't get a handle on the addiction, you WILL NOT keep the weight off, surgery or not. Many have eaten past gastric btw.

Gastric bypass alone won’t help. He needs to completely change is lifestyle

Gastric bypass is fine, but if he gets the surgery and then cheats after, the band in his stomach will burst and he will die.

you should also talk with him about getting some sort of psychotherapy to address the issues that make him use food as an escape mechanism. Because he could develop other things such as depression etc if food is "taken away" as a means of comfort....If you don t have haelth insurance that covers this, there s also self-help group therapies for very little money or even for free on charity basis. I m not living in your country, so i don t know what they are, but they sure exist in all Western countries. There s also special hospitals for eating disorders where you can get inhouse therapyfor binge eating and food addiction for several weeks up to months depending on health insurance

Ahaha

You’re right. The more of these shows I watch, the more I realise that anyone who is morbidly obese actually has mental and emotional problems similar to those with drug and alcohol addiction.

💯

Hello where are you from

absolutely

Very true. To be fair, that did look like an emotional moment, there. Her son was on the brink of potentially dying or having a very serious issue corrected. Might not come back. (Or just had, I - have the brain of cotton candy rn). Emotional unloading is kind of expected. A mother's genuine worry slipping out, regardless of her role in creating the situation. Not sure that she'd really ever expected him to get that heavy and have so many detriments to her health, either. It seems as though most parent's don't. Not until something hits their family and they realize that they'd inadvertently been creating that issue throughout the years.

Yes, shouldn't she be just as concerned about herself? And shouldn't she feel a bit responsible for his relationship with food as she has clearly not been a role model in terms of healthy living? There seems to be a cognitive dissonance there, which I see a lot in these types of documentaries.

no its not, food dose not alter the chemicals in the brains like drugs, ya fatty

@@jayng153 actually it does. "The fact is, junk food stimulates the reward system in the brain in the same way as addictive drugs, such as cocaine." (Which is what triggers the production of dopamine, which is what people get addicted to) www.healthline.com/nutrition/how-food-addiction-works

@@jayng153 It's a process addiction! Please don't be so ignorant!

@@MyLuxuryIndulgences *(real addiction)....

@@jayng153 it does. Even just a week of eating only fast food/processed foods has shown that your brain will form new neuronal pathways that light up the addiction centers of your brain, just like in a drug addict. Even switching back your diet to a healthy one won’t get rid of the new connections your brain made, which is why there are so many yo-yo dieters.

Dear Bianca, bulimia is a truly horrendous addictive disorder. Going on a high dose of Prozac worked to help me reduce my binging and subsequent purging. Best of luck xx

I hope things get better for you.

Fourteen year sufferer here, ever since I was 16 years olf. I only understood it when I was 25 and went to some intense alternative healing retreat overseas. got a real grip on it when I got intensive psychotherapy. I'm now more like a 5 time a week purger, it used to be 2-8 times a day.

Binge eater here👋 food becomes so time consuming it's either thinking about it all the time or avoiding it at all costs

I also struggle with an ed, it’s not bulimia nervosa but I relate with that feeling of being trapped by food. For me it’s the complete fear and dread that I feel when being near, or touching food - and then having the complete opposite after a month or so. Not only does the food imprison you, but also the guilt that comes from overeating

On the rare occasion that my dad would take us all to McDonald’s we were only allowed one thing....a burger, a fry, or a coke.

A huge change was ushered in when 24/7 stores opened at service stations...

Little things like that are what can motivate people the most. My dog and I have been going on trails for years and she keeps me motivated to take care of myself :)

Whoa horsy 😳

@@Alex861697 nayy

Such wise words! Eating addiction is one of the hardest to kick because you can “stay sober” 😢

True

Thank you!

Thank you as well.

It’s such an odd number. Why not 15!? My ocd goes wild. Actual OCD lol

A stone of wool was 14 lbs and a sack of wool was 26 pounds when England traded with Florence during the Renaissance. It’s slang really, like an American will say ten “bucks” a buck is a deers skin when we traded in the old west.

It’s so confusing when speaking in Stones & Pounds, I wish the world just used Kilograms.

I totally relate

Me too, I've always been chubby but I managed to lose about 50 pounds last year. I've now gained some back but then suddenly I get guilty and lose 15 lbs... then just gain it again. Its an annoying cycle lmao

Same here but I’m reading comments and learning that we have to make the decision daily, for the rest of our lives, to stop going back to the foods and habits that do not serve us. Good luck everyone 🙂

Careful for bumps in life ..they will catch ya whatever your addiction happens to be food,alcohol ,drugs , smoking etc

it's okay, everyone struggles with something ❤ sustainable change is most possible out of self LOVE not self hate so please give yourself credit for small victories and keep ur chin up!!

It's good u thin. 😌 blessed 🙌 You are a special and unique person. Your life & soul matter. Your life is very short compared to eternity. Therefore if you want to spend eternity on heaven after your life here on earth 🌎, you should believe in your heart ❤️ that Jesus Christ is your Savior. If you don't, you will miss going to heaven and end up in the lake of fire. It is terrible so I beg you to make the only correct decision for God to allow you to go to heaven. Jesus Christ is the only way to eternal life. 🙏 Have a nice day.

He isn't criticizing her as you said, he is trying to motivate her.

Its called tough love…

I'm not condemning u. I just let people know how they go to heaven cuz God is in charge not me.

Good for you!

Each to their own, family time doesn't have to coincide with eating. For most people after a busy day of school and work, everyone wants to shut off, enjoy their dinner and not have to force more conversation. There are plenty of other opportunities for that.

I grew up eating dinner at the coffee table in the living room watching tv with my parents. Now my family and I most days of the week eat dinner at the kitchen table tech free. But there are days when my son gets to play on his tablet or we eat dinner while watching tv or we eat outside. 🤷🏼‍♀️ just do whatever works for you and your family.

I’ve noticed this in so many of these films from UK. As an overweight person I can tell when I am not mindful or intentional with my eating because I don’t eat at the dining table. That’s how I figure out if I’m really hungry and not just needy or bored if I want to eat: am I willing to put the food on a plate and I’m willing to sit at the table with no distractions.

@@jakecooper5855 It should be tried to when possible, dinner is about bond and socialization. It's not "each of their own", that's not a family

haha yes, but the sad thing is: your body doesn't need drugs, alcohol...and yes, eating air freshener- But Food, your body needs food to survive.

Pretty sure I’ve seen an episode featuring someone who had an addiction to eating wall plaster

Phones too

Totally agree thank god i dont suffer with this

yes it's true. Your Body doesn't need drugs to survive so it is easier to handle it, but Food, Food is needed to survive.

I’ve always thought this!

Its the sugar not the steaks causing this..and candy and soft drinks are easy to avoid

It is extremely weak. If you dont see it then you are a moron. Once you are an adult your life is based on choices not childhood habits and feelings. Dont you think people with diseases have to alter their lives ALL THE TIME? Difference is they dont whine about it cause they are not weak! There are people out there who have to completely cut out sugar due to diabetis, completely stop eating foods that they have loved since they were kids due to intestine issues. And thats only about food. Think about everything else people have to torture themselves to do with severe illnesses.

Yes. It is in fact a weak character. When you cannot control yourself from your cravings, you are actually weak. Take it from people who have stopped smoking (and other cravings) cold turkey.

Watch Flav City on youtube with Bobby Parish, ''natural flavoring'' is made in a lab, nothing natural about it, it is made to excite your taste buds and brain to want more. Up to 100 different chemicals in it. Like vanilla ice cream, you get the flavor from the vanilla bean , plus cream and sugar, you don't need added ''natural flavoring''.

And alters gut bacteria, which is significant.

@@Macky1101 Can't really go cold turkey on food.

Me, too! I really want to see what the woman was able to achieve. It's too bad that she needed such a shock, in order to get moving, but sometimes that's how it is. These detrimental habits can be deeply rooted and tangled up in all kinds of things, like shame, fear, guilt, etc. Anyway, I would like to see a follow-up and know if she stuck to it and how far she got, how her life (and her family's life) has improved, etc.

Me to

Absolutely. They are good people - and the coach is such a genuine guy. I would so much like to see how they all got on. They all deserve to win through 🤞

So happy for you and the progress you’ve made! You’ve got this !

Yes I agree with your comment Amy Darren You can do it You're a very handsome young man Life is waiting for you to enjoy grasp it in your whole being And go & do well

It was the not starting again tomorrow part that got you. I’ve dropped a lot of weight and there are slip ups and parties but if you actually pick it back up tomorrow regardless, you’ll succeed. Discipline and a snails pace is what got me out of morbid obesity

Thank you for this Channel, it’s good that you were getting help. You and mom have a wonderful relationship that’s wonderful. thanks for the man that was helping you, bless his heart. I want to say believe in yourself anything is possible, God bless y’all.

Not much. I tried the Twix milk. I was very excited because it's my favorite candy bar. But it was just WAY too sweet. 2 1/2 Krispy Kreme's worth of sugar. It was not good

Absolutely nothing it’s just super sugary milk

I pause the video, and woke up my husband to show him that. I want it to

Whatever it is, some things I'm very happy to miss out on. If I never try them, I'll never crave them. Same reason why I never tried heroin or meth when I was a teenager on the streets -- I don't WANT to know.

@candy floss some things you cant unsee

👍🏿👏🏿👌🏿

GOOD LUCK TO YOU

Let us know how it’s going!

It's been a month. Weight?

All the best

I was drooling 🤤 every time he was on screen. Not only fit AF but his kindness and positive attitude... That's a very sexy charm. Good hearted willing to help man.

Thank you for this! I’ve always wondered

Interesting. I never knew either.

Thank you! Makes sense now!

Interesting thanks!

Nobody says Bucks you dumbass why don't yall just say the damn exact weight

Go check out school lunches.

i wouldn't take any pill that chemically alters my brain. At least that's my OPINION.

Only SOME antidepressants can also help with appetite, like Wellbutrin and sometimes Prozac. A lot of them make you gain.

They make me want to eat non stop sadly

@@marilynwillett804 ur comment is unnecessary

@@yas-ob4hd so is yours

Yes this totally helps with mindless or bored eating! You need to take time to look at your food and savour it. This is a huge cause of overeating.

Not that it's healthy at all, but that fanta looked like the zero sugar version.

Fanta doesn't contain any sugar, it never has. It's made out of orange.

@@jakecooper5855 you're joking right?

@@jakecooper5855 you’re joking.

@@jakecooper5855 Buddy, it's not orange juice...

Me too. I need to go to bed soon.

Congratulations ♡ I wish the best for you. Don't forget: you can do it!

🙏🙌

Therapy does not and has never cured an addiction. Please look up the story or Karl Jung. He couldn't manage it, either. But Overeaters Anonymous does. You need others to keep you accountable for life.

@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 therapy has helped many people with their ED's.

The issue isn't that they are constantly hungry. It's that they emotionally rely on food to stabilize their moods. Regardless of whether they feel full or not, they will eat since they associate food with reward and/or comfort.

When you eat terrible food you want more, same with veggies and good food.

@@ccoffim Very true. I cut out sugary and processed foods from my diet thinking I would be struggling with cravings for the rest of my life. I've been very surprised to realize that I don't miss junk food and am more likely to crave munching on a stick of celery or head of broccoli over looking into the pantry for cookies or crackers. Never looking back now.

Truth Mauricio

@@motherlessgoat72 Oxalate toxicity is real.

This!!! The trauma response is super strong.

true ,i was born in 89 i think we were the last generation to reall play outside and ride bikes and things,we used to stay outside till we had to come in at night,somewhere after us it ended,i have necies and nephews who dont even step outside all they do is play on tablets or on video games,i dont know what happend.

I grew up in the 70s there were children that were obese in school with me and loads of adults.

So sorry for your loss Lisa. Well done to your hubby x

Sorry

Hahahahha oh Chantal. Our chunky junky.

Damn gorls we are all over

@@deniseconealfinal9471 🙌🙌🤣🤣🤣🤣

@@deniseconealfinal9471 us gorls gotta stick together lol

Love finding some fellow gorls in the wild ❤

Very beneficial

damn thats gonna be tough

It's not that easy.

It's also not always about loving food...it just happens to be the thing that brings you comfort or helps you to forget the pain.

I walk for an hour daily in the morning. I take no tea/coffee and I am caffeine free. I only take sugar naturally from fruits. No added sugar foods. I only eat twice a day without anything in between. I sleep 8 hours from 10 PM to 6 AM. All my medical report 100% great and healthy 😍

I've found that if you have a salad first (a great one!) Then you'll want the sugar less. Or try a little fruit... Have a big glass of water 30 min before. It's 10 gulps=8 oz or 1 cup if you're using a water bottle

You have the right mindset, Amanda. I hope you're doing better today.

Ms Mills, can i ask advice from u about diets?

@@user-bx1ig9cf6k Iam not qualified ro give advice to others and have never been obese.

Not these people, not even at a decent or normal table, many on ''my 600 pound life'' in America they eat on trays, many times with paper plates. Like animals, no respect for food.

My family junks up the kitchen table

@@paige4855 😂😂😂

Nope, in my family we put stuff on our grocery list and eat when we feel like it. My brother is overweight and I have troubles eating over 600 calories. Definitely not a fun life style

Sitting down at a table together isn't a guarantee of a healthy lifestyle. Please don't use dinner time as a place to tell your children how awful they are. I know this from experience. My father did this.

You'll never be Korean Jasmine

@@milkyoni I'm not trying to be lol but thanks 😊 and it's Jazzmin

@@milkyoni Geez, is it illegal to learn a language now?

I love to read.

Same!

agreed!

Get an adblocker.

You only get like one or two, they never play every advert.

Just skip from start to end and hit the replay button and the then no ads will appear.

I only had 2 ads...

Yep! Cutting carbs and intermittent fasting is the answer to so many health issues!!

Have a look at Dr. John McDougal's free program on his website. There are recipes too. It is a very healthy way of eating. I have lost 35 pounds so far.

What you need is a former fattie. Overeaters Anonymous is full of people who lost over 100 pounds. If ANYONE will talk so he can hear, that person will be able to. Ball is still in their court, but I've seen miracles happen when former addicts spend time with present ones. Great thing for BOTH parties. The problem is, you're trying to MAKE someone do something. Now, A, you have 0 experience with his issue. So, to him, you're full of it, already. Former fatties don't go there. They're adults, they can do as they please. You'd just tell your story and relate to them. And leave it there. NO PUSHING. They don't see a better way, which a former fatty can only do by example. They have to know it's better without food addiction. See if you can't talk to his codependents, the ones who are feeding them. There's books on overeating. There's zooms and 100 pounder meetings, both live and pre-recorded. IF they want to try something else. They also have a phone #. But if you called AA and tried to get a bunch of them to get someone off a jail charge or something, they'll tell you to deal with your own codependent issues and leave them alone. Just for example. So, no one is going to show up there or anything unless he asks for help. Often, if they SEE and hear former food addicts, it plants a seed. Not all seeds grow, and not all right away, right? OA uses the big book of AA, and you can hear or read it online free. Joe and Charlie tapes also explain the steps they use. Very funny talk. Also free at RU-vid. They just change drinking for food. Comes out the same.

@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Lovely, without trying to sound rude at all... I am a former heavy person who had a food addiction. So I actually relate to what he is dealing with, to a degree. However, I do appreciate your advice... what you're saying is absolutely true. Unfortunately all he sees is that there are people who are trying to tell him what to do, whenever they voice their concerns and he doesn't see that his food addiction is the problem, even though his weight makes him depressed and gives him health issues. :(

Eat those then. They're better for you than the snacks you're choosing

@Lonely Pluto It's sad when people don't get obvious things.. You'd be better off not reading the comments at all, it's not good for you