In my opinion as someone who has personally went through this- Marie seems like she has Orthorexia. Something not a lot of people know about or acknowledge. I’d love to have more people shed light on this subject because like her, I thought because I was “healthy” that everything was okay
It’s a term that’s thrown around but it’s not actually an official diagnosis yet. Could probably become one. There’s a lot of different EDs than just anorexia or bulimia although they’re not as widely spoke about
@@jenhasken yeah- I see a lot of EDs that don’t quite fit the mold be labeled as EDNOS or ARFID. Sometimes getting that labeled diagnosis can help, but it’s all in treating the actual present symptoms, in my opinion. Orthorexia is more regarded socially than by the actual DSM-5
This show, especially the seasons where they visit Americans, is what finally got me to take weightloss seriously years ago. I was 320 lbs at 23 and gaining every year. The 500-600 lbs people described how they got there (a little every year) and it sounded exactly like my life. I couldn't think "oh that's not me though, I'm not that bad" because it was me, just 10 years in the future. I think it was the first time I thought of myself in the future instead of in the present. (edit: I've lost over 100 lbs since then, for those wondering. 😊) This show has probably (hopefully) helped a lot of people watching it, with the "shock therapy" aspect of it.
i'm glad it helped you. I feel somewhere it helped me as well, although it wasn't as bad for me- I was around 15 kgs more than my ideal weight- but nonetheless it did give me a push.
Why would a diabetic be drinking normal soda?? It’s making me cringe 😬! Yikes no wonder her wounds are not healing, high blood sugar plus obesity plus endovascular injury plus possible nerve damage!! She will die soon if she doesn’t change, as a type 1 diabetic most of us do not last very long eating like that!
It helped me so, so much as someone who started close to 300 and has not gotten down to the 180s. It helped me start to think long term and not just immediate gratification.
The problem Marie has is that she eats a lot of nutrient density but not a lot of calories. She is still strong. She is just like those HAES people who say “I’m healthy I do yoga every day!”
And Marie's story is a good exmaple of how eating disorders can truly twist you perception of reality: she thinks that just because she picks rice over fries or whole-wheat over white bread, she's eating healthy. It's the most insidious part of the diet culture - this ensurance that eating right thing is always gonna work for everybody (think of how many times did you see a shitty 'salad vs McDonald's meal' comparisons which completely ignore anything beyond putting veggies against fat - no though for lifestyle, workload, price, accesibility, time...).
Absolutely! Severe restrictions can be just as damaging as binging, and the concept of switching straight from one to the other as many fad diets encourage is unhealthy and unreasonable. Making small steps and finding a happy medium, as well as focusing on nutrients and eating the right amount for you is the most sensible approach…and likely the easier one.
@@RubyBlueUwU Just as damaging? I don't know, she demonstrated even a level of athleticism. You see the 500 stone girl doing a handstand with her never-healing wound? If you're going to have an eating disorder, I say, go west of the scale.
@@GabrielAKAFinn ive suffered with anorexia and orthorexia for YEARS. i used to be obese prior to that, and i would never wish my eating disorder on anybody. it's an addiction and it's so disgusting and disrespectful to suggest that its "better" to be thin and frail and dying and malnourished JUST because you think thinner people can be more athletic and move around better. i have permanent joint pain because of my ED, obesity can leave people with similar damages.
@@gayfield420 I'm not thinking anything, I'm relating what was in the video. She's swimming laps and her problem could be easily solved with a fucking protein shake a day. When you're full chungus and lose the weight you still need years of surgery to get rid of the giant skin flaps, and most who "lose the weight" go from 300kg to a nice 100kg and still look and move like a garbage bag filled with gasoline. If you don't want to call it "better", then lets call it "least worse", suit yourself.
@@gayfield420 😆. Marie isn't "frail" because she's thin though. FFS get a grip! We're you watching the same video? She was swimming like a champ and doing handstands. Does that look like frailty to you?? Yes, she's underweight, but she could easily live another 30 years without many health problems compared to the fat pigs who don't care about it, don't even want to talk about it, and will not last 5 more years.
I think another mindset which can be really detrimental is procrastination. There was a period of my life where I gained a lot of weight but I kept thinking "I know what to do to get back in shape but now it's not the moment for xyz reason". I recognised the problem, I knew I could solve it but it was in fact me being too sure of myself that made me procrastinate. In the end I finally decided to act and I have my weight back under control but I made the process much harder that it needed to be had I acted sooner
@@lauraanne5175 Developing sleep apnea due to my weight was a wake-up call. I knew I had never weighted more but having trouble sleeping messed up my concentration and everything else. After that moment I swore that once I finished with my exam session I would start a diet. The only consolation is that having reached such a high weight my metabolism got back to normal after having destroyed it on crush diets. I used to diet at 1300kcal while now I can diet closer to 2000kcal.
@@francescovultaggio2540 A lot of people try to diet on too few calories and fuck themselves up. That has always been my fear at least! It's also difficult to fully commit to the changes as a lifestyle and not a temporary diet, so I guess that's why I keep putting it off in favour of smaller more insignificant changes that barely keep me from gaining at least. Exams are too damn stressful!
that's what got me really bad this winter too. "I'll do it when spring comes, it's cold" (granted, my roads were fully ice ;-; ). Spring is here and I can already feel the "but ma allergies!" excuse coming up. I think the trick is to find something you love to do to motivate yourself outside. In my case it's gardening, so even w the allergies I'll be moving around my yard as much as I can.
Sometimes I wonder about the ethics of broadcasting people's struggles on TV, but the number of scared comments suggests that the real change is taking place in the audience. Also, I'm excited to check out your behavior change guide!
Have you seen 'Secret Eaters'? It's another british show where people, usually families, are steadily gaining weight or can't lose it, so they're put under surveillance 24/7 so they can see how much they're actually eating. I'd love to hear your opinion.
I used to secret eat a lot. Not sure, but it may have stemmed from my mom saying, "Are you sure you need to eat that?" to me when I was pre teen/teen ... so I started just eating when she wasn't looking. Not blaming her, I am in control of my own reactions, but interestingly - she now has dementia but she is still VERY conscious about food and "doesn't want to get fat." Her portion size is that of a five year old child, my caregiver sister has to struggle to get her to maintain and not lose.
It's at least relieving that one show out there shows the depths of how being superskinny is also unhealthy and bad. Honestly, the "supersize" and the "superskinny" people seem to be suffering from the exact same thing, some sort of mental health pathology and addiction (whether that's addiction TO food or addiction to CONTROLLING-- aka limiting-- food intake).
I've watched probably every episode of supersize vs. superskinny and rewatched most episodes recently. There seem to be 2 main types of superskinnies on the show: A) Those who are afraid of food (sensory issues, eating disorders) and B) those who are not interested in food (low appetite, chronic depression). Most of them are category B) and substitute healthy meals with caffeine, sugar and fast food. Many of the supersizers seem to have depression, too, but with the opposite symptom (high appetite). In both cases it's a vicious circle because all the junk food, lack of fiber and antioxidant rich food might worsen the depression.
Super skinny people are significantly less unhealthy then fat people. It is far from optimal in terms of muscles and performance but calorie restriction actually extends lifespan
@Ärztin Shasta There is truth in this. I have been an overeater nearly all of my life. But I did have an anorexic episode in my teens. One day when I was 18, I walked past a sweet stall in the mall. And I remembered how nice jaffas taste. So I bought a small packet. The taste in my mouth is one of my most distinct memories, decades later. From that day I switched back to overeating. I have been on diets, lost and gained weight several times since, and every day is either one way or the other. Either wilful restriction or bingeing. Those who have a healthy relationship with food have no idea what it is like, how could they? It can feel that their is something I am grappling for but it is buried deep in my subconscious and I just can't reach it. I know I could stop, and be happy, if I could
I'm currently at around 187 pounds, dropped down from 211. Whenever I am not motivated enough to workout, I watch your videos. Seeing what could happen if i quit my workouts and a healthy eating journey right now keeps me disciplined. Plus it doesn't hurt that when you start feeling good about your progress, it shows in your face, in your confidence, and to other people too! And then the compliments really help!
I don't think she's "happy" with it. That's like saying a heroin addict is "happy" with being a junkie. They prefer the quick fix to the alternative. Even if that means they die
If we’re going down that road most healthy people aren’t ‘happy’ with being healthy either. Most ‘healthy’ people just prefer being healthy to being fat. It doesn’t make them ‘happy.’
@@matthewvaughan8192 Agreed. Being healthy is a choice and the only way to be. Losing weight won’t make you happy, that’s also a choice. Being so fat that you can’t bathe yourself and being a burden on our healthcare system is also a choice.
The episode of SSz vs SSk you featured is one of my favorite ones, mainly because I really loved Brooke’s attitude. My thought about Marie is that she is likely orthorexic, as she seemed to have had issues with food even as a teenager. A person in her situation really could use some therapy to help her take ownership of the problem and to give her the tools she needs to recover and still heat healthy, but in the correct amount. Thanks for another great video! And by the way, you look absolutely stunning.
Really appreciate your content Kiana. I used to be obese and would have loved to have your content available to me when I was younger. Also, I really like your hair. It's the healthiest looking hair I've ever seen on RU-vid. It's captivating!
My heaviest was 272 lbs, working fluctuating hours, crap sleep, it was miserable, and it took a couple years of therapy and watching my grandma dye trapped in a body that couldn't move to *want* to change. A consistant schedule, little changes (i can't say i cut it out, but cutting down soda and increasing water.), a consistant work and sleep schedule over the past several months, i'm down a little over 20 lbs. If my mindset hadn't changed, i never could have done it
Good Job. Keep it up! I know exactly what you're talking about, but it's so hard to cook something healthy after 10+ hours of work, especially if you have to do other things too. I also often have to skip my lunch break (which is guaranteed by law 🙄) because there's just too much work to do. Yeah, I'm digging my own grave...🙁
Hi Kiana, I found your channel by accident about a year ago and your videos have helped me stick to making real changes in my life. I've never suffered with obesity or anything weight related but I have had my share of skin conditions and addictions I've had to battle and you've actually helped me realize it just takes will power and self discipline to make a real change. I get junk food like once a month no matter how much I crave it, I just know it doesn't feel as good as going the extra mile and getting something nutritious. I've quit multiple addictions because I realized it's no benefit for me or the people around me. And I've never felt better in my life. Just putting this comment here as a mini "story" about personal experience having to do life changes as a sort of success story. The work never ends, you just have to be willing to do it for yourself. Sadly some people don't care about themselves as much, until a life threatening situation happens that makes them realize they are gonna die but not gonna be "happy".... It's like when people give up on themselves..thats the biggest issue when it comes to changing behavior.. you have to want it.
if you believe you can't lose weight, then you won't. if you believe in yourself, you have a real chance, no matter who you are or where your starting line is
Sometimes you just get used to it even if it seems crazy give up her only source of "happy time" aka eating junkfood and smoking seems a more impossible task in her mind
Diabetic neuropathy means she won't be able to feel it, that's why. The wound starts small and they don't realise because the extremity is numb, then with the numbness also comes poor circulation and poor healing. They don't realise they have a wound until it's already severe. My T1 diabetic friend has had to check the soles of her feet, etc, since she was 11 to make sure she catches anything, because a small nick or a blister potentially could lead to the loss of a limb.
6:55 when she says „i could’ve prevented this years ago. but no, i was too stubborn. i was young and dumb.“ i wonder if that’s how Tess Holliday and her supporters will feel when they start having health problems after years of supporting HAES…
i used to watch this show in the height of my disordered eating (not diagnosed but it was hell). I would watch the supersize and vow to never end up like that, and idolise the superskinnies and take notes on their diet/lifestyle. Its a popular show in the ana/mia online forums, and most use it to further their disorder... It makes me sad to see the comments on the RU-vid videos for supersize v superskinny of people suffering from eating disorders.
"There's a lot of research linking denial to eating disorders" "simply being unaware of ourselves is a characteristic of people who struggle to change" Immeadiately i heard those words, the 'body positive' or 'healthy at every size' movement popped into my mind. Anyone else?
I don't have a weight problem, but a chronic illness and I find it so hard to keeping up with the change. I was really focusing on food after getting diagnosed, but once the meds kicked in and my illness calmed down, it was hard to keep that up.
Same, I have a disease that makes it hard for me to eat (have a disease that affects the muscle that work in the swallowing part and chewing too) which sucks because I was able to eat anything and keep a healthy weight when I didn't have this because I used to work out, now is challenging for me to maintain weight let alone gain it which is the ultimate gold and can't even work out
i definitely found myself as a number 3 type of person before i got seriously into it again. the worst part is that there felt like there was "precedent"--several failed diets/exercise plans, rough depression, you name it--so it made me sort of believe that yeah, i just had to be 350 pounds for the rest of my life. my breaking point was when my lover and i finally got serious and i realized how badly i wanted to spend the rest of my life with him. taking inventory of who you'll be leaving behind when you go 20 or 30 years too early is extremely sobering. not only that, but working retail and seeing the amount of people only ten years my senior or so who've given up and have to basically wait in line to get a sit-down scooter cart is the kind of thing that makes you think "i cannot let myself become like this". sometimes, like with this program, the "sideshow" aspect really does act as a motivator, as cruel as it may seem. this comment kinda sucks but i hope somebody gets something from it
I might be suffering from the eating too little side of things but it truly is difficult to gauge my own eating habits & needs with only myself for reference.
I am definitely in group 3. 25 years old with 13 years of dieting behind me, each diet I just get bigger. Tried more things than I can name, Atkins at 14, slimfast shakes at 16, many calorie controlled diets, using TDEE and rigourous calorie counting with daily exercise, WW, seen dieticians over and over again, and in the last two years, keto, 1:1 diet (800 kcal of pre portioned food), and several attempts at calorie controlled/low fat diets, nothing. During the 800 kcal diet (which I stayed on for over 2 months consistently) I lost around 2lbs in that time. It feels impossible to lose weight, so I signed up to be put on the wait list for weight loss surgery. I need to lose weight, for my health, to have a life worth living. Ffs, I'm a wheelchair user, and if I could have one wish, it would be to be in the normal BMI range, because either the health issues would go away, or the doctors would investigate them. I feel utterly helpless.
I am 20y old with almost 5 years of dieting behind me, and similar to you, I only got short-term results before gaining it all (and more) back. I am at the higher end of the normal BMI, but only because I was underweight before. Right now, I am maintaining my weight and even slowly losing without having to suffer. I achieved that by asking myself "Can I do this long-term or possibly forever?" whenever I felt tempted to start a new diet (and I used to do many: Starving, fasting every second day, keto, mono diet, literally everything you can think of). My answer to this question was always no, so I didn't even start. Because once you stop, you will start eating the way you did before and therefore gain the weight back. Instead, I am focusing on small changes and good habits that I can actually stick to and that I don't dread. I never eat below my BMR anymore, try to have around 1g of protein per kg bodyweight, eat at least 3-5 different types of fruit& vegetables, only drink water and do over an hour of stationary bike riding every day. I used to hate exercising, but since I switched to doing slower cardio I don't even notice it and distract my mind by watching RU-vid at the same time. My sleep also improved simultaneously. These points are not "rules" for me but more like guidelines. If I don't hit my protein goal completely, that's fine. If I don't have the time to exercise on a busy day, I don't beat myself up for it. I stopped having that "All-or-nothing" mentality and it's so freeing. What matter is what you do most days and not on one day. Lastly, it was important for me to not ban any foods, I just decided to eat some more often and some less frequently. But even on days like my birthday I don't go overboard anymore, because I know I am not going to punish myself for it the next day. I wrote a whole essay haha but the bottom line is: Find things you can stick to for the rest of your life and don't go on diets! I wish you all the best ♡ you can do it!
You’re in denial. you cant eat 800cals a day without losing weight, even children lose weight with that amount. What you need is consistency and to be truthful to yourself. the calories you eat but dont track down in an app or in a book to make urself feel better isn’t gonna disappear its still there. you need to measure out what you eat and be specific. that splash of oil you think is 30 calories is probably 300 and that chocolate your friend got you that you forgot to count is still entering your body at 800 calories. dieting requires a huge level of control and patience, nothing good comes easy. just cause you diet for 2 days and you’ve barely lost anything doesn’t mean you should ‘try again tomorrow’ cause you know that same cycle is gonna repeat. losing weight is a very simple thing even though its hard in action, just burn more than you eat. if you eat 5000cals calories you need to burn 5100cals to see a difference, jf you eat 100cals you need to burn 200cals to see a difference you dont need to spend £500 on dietary books and personal trainers. i went from 78kg to 55kg in a year from being consistent the whole year with one month of maintenance. Just get up and do the work🙂
Once at a wedding I met an 84 yo petite woman, as she was trying the dessert she mentioned that she couldn't eat too much of it bc she didn't want to gain weight. It hit me. Diet never stops! We just have to make it part of our lifestyle, for ever, non-stop.
@@Godivaa well, the only way it wasn't 800 calories is if the company who sold them are lying about the calories included in their diet plan. It was 4 200 cal packs a day, plus water only. So that's all I had.
I know a person like these people and I’ve seen them at deaths door, and that is the only time they regret the way they are and want to change. As soon as they are “safe” they don’t care anymore.
The show is incredibly triggering but addicting. I've been watching it for years and I always go back to it when I'm in a restriction period with my ED.
As a doctor I all I can say is my experience is that people often lack the education necessary to identify the reasons why they don’t succeed. They also are deeply sad or frustrated most of the time, which needs addressing first. Plus, when 40% of chronic obesity is due to undiagnosed ADHD, they need to be screened for this and treated if appropriate because they aren’t going to lose any weight of their brain drives them to eat all the time.
Marie seems quite intelligent about food choices and it does seem like she actually has a healthy diet and great food choices. from the look of it, the only problem seems to be adding in more calories/proteins/meat options/bigger portions and that should fix her situation quite easily.
Someone in another comment stated it was possible for her to maybe over exercise if she did that. I agree 100% agree. I also think she needs maybe some cooking classes. Maybe she eats the same because she doesn't know how to cook?
She's eating the right food but is compulsively and unknowingly lowering the amount she eats. It's kinda like a weird cognitive dissonance where she eats really small portions but then goes "but it's healthy nutritious food why am I so thin?"
So yes I subscribed to your channel because I'm interested in health and nutrition. But I'm honestly impressed every time you bring around the discussion to a larger topic of personal health- and pov and worldview are great tools to change your situation. Keep the videos coming 😁
As a person who has grown up outside of U.S., i feel it like somebody should have been enforcing them to have the stimulus of food too much to them. Until the people will apologize what they did, it can't be fixed. But I also hope the people can fix their problem faster by themselves for their own lives. Maybe its good for them to see some companies now sell more balanced food than before.
I've recommended the Jessie Shand video you made to several people as I've found it one of the most motivating, inspiring and informative videos I've ever seen. It's a shame that it's one of your least popular. Is this the video in which you reference the chimp brain and the elephant/rider? I run first thing in the morning and knowing the theory of elephant/rider-chimp brain has helped me get out the house on numerous occasions. I'm able to envisage my chimp brain and sometimes even tell it that it isn't in charge. That video has been an enormous help to me. Thank you! xx
Would be interested to know how many of these people are ADHD. I suspect I am. A number of things can conspire to make/keep you overweight, stemming from insufficient dopamine. Makes good routines harder to establish/maintain. Can lead to addiction (to keep topping up dopamine). Can make transitioning between activities extremely difficult or near-impossible without external stimulus, hence the difficulties with exercise (I can sit in a chair for hours and hours, literally buzzing with energy but “unable” to move). Add perimenopausal/menopausal changes (no oestrogen, hence even less dopamine) and bingo.
With the almonds, one serving is around 24 almonds (according to one of the packages I have) so I’m not too worried about counting them out as I do that too. If it says 1/4 cup, then I’ll scoop it out that way. It’s not really any different than weighing it with a kitchen scale. That said, I don’t accurately count everything I eat. I’ve lost about 23 pounds so far this year. A lot of it is doing a temporary low-fodmap diet (just started the challenge phase) and exploring keto at the same time, plus a bit of a caloric deficit. My blood sugar has also luckily gone down (I’m Pre-Diabetic); my fating number as of last week was 91 and A1C 5.2. I’m glad to see the numbers going down.
As a dr advising pt for losing wt, makes me scared these days sometimes that pt might accuse me of being fatphobic, body shamer etc etc. But can't simply close ones eyes and let the other person kill themselves. Sometimes u are nicer to people by not being nice to them, so rightly said.
I decided to get healthy when my knees started to hurt im not even that fat but that raised the alarms, for me , this people can't even breathe and they still eating like there is no tomorrow, amazing
I think one of the core issues with Marie is the notion that one can never be too healthy, even though she is likely orthorexic and probably loves off that notion to justify her eating habits. I wouldn't know how to counter such an idea for her or anyone else.
I remember watching this show back in the day and always wondered why some of the guests didn't seem remorseful and were in denial of the places they've reached. It's really sad to see that they've reached a point where they've stopped trying. Therapy is definitely endgame in this case, but then how do you convince them to undergo therapy in the first place?
I have this book, "Successful Ageing", it's based on one of the most comprehensive studies on ageing, The MacArthur one. As far as texts go, it's very useful for my work in personal care. Some old person will tell me they're too old to change, and I'll point out that according to this comprehensive study, they're not.
From what I understand about healthy weight gain, you can eat pretty much whatever you want as long as you burn it off through exercise. Without the exercise, it becomes fat.
2:43 - you can't change anyone BUT if that person is relying on others for their shopping - others could take advantage of that 😸 for the better of the situation (Yes one can always order out, but not everybody has that kind of money for every meal)
When Diana said, "I shave my face with my eyes closed bc one day the diabetes will take my eyesight." But then turns around and says there's no point to making changes. That made me incredibly sad. 😢
i have 2 simple suggestions for christina. instead the sugary soda, choose diet soda. and instead of cigarettes, choose vaping. takes about one week to get used to the change.
First, I loved this video and so many of your videos. When you mention a video being your "least successful" I am always shocked cause those are the ones I have enjoyed the most. Now to the video, spot on! I have 2 friends who fall into category 3 and they both have been hospitalized.
My mom was the same. She indulged until reality kicked in and she had a heart attack. She freaked out and went on an extreme diet and obsessive behavior to not gain weight thereafter.
I needed to make changes years ago. I finally was ready to want to change and my health was telling me to do so or it was just gonna be worse. Lost weight complete diet change and started working out. Waited too long to do it but has been going well! Shes right you have to want to change.
I would love to see your thoughts on “you are what you eat” another British dieting show. My mom and I would watch it and when I was little and I somehow didn’t develop an ear disorder afterward. The host is the Gordon Ramsay of dieting.
i don't struggle with weight or bad eating habits (my parents decide what i eat lol) but i felt that the advice in the video is still helpful to me because even i have a similar kind of attitude towards stuff like studying , exercise , even relationships to certain extent . so thanks a lot ❤️
I'm not convinced Christina's happy. I think she's in denial. She's so addicted, and has been for so long, by that stage, your brain's perfectly rewired/re-programmed/hi-jacked. There isn't a child in the world who said when they grow up, they want to be seriously ill, regularly in pain, dependent on a nurse or family member, and die of something preventable. These products are put in place long before we're born, and we're introduced to them before we've even learnt how to TALK ... So how can we argue or say 'no' when we have no life experience, or can even form an articulate sentence, never MIND a strong argument against why it's objectionable to addict babies/toddlers in the first place?
In my experience, the people who say stuff like "I'm ready to go anytime" are generally the ones who whine the most when the time actually comes. And I'm sorry lady who "just want to be happy and die", but what about your daughter's happiness? She HAS to take care of you because of your own negligence and you have the audacity to talk about happiness? Selfishness at its worst.
At 4:00. I remember this episode of "Supersize vs. Superskinny." I actually was sympathetic to Marie at the beginning. Then I came to really hate her by the end. Mostly because she had a very "holier than thou" attitude that so blinded her to her serious, serious shortcomings, and a stubbornness that was very aggravating. I hate people who think they are above it all and totally superior to others when they're literally drowning in the very thing that they criticize others for. It triggers my anger like nothing else.
So I suffer from chronic pain (fibromyalgia) and a host of other issues (legally blind and SEVERE asthma are the pertinent ones) and I wanted my crap food when I was in pain. Then I had the worst gout flare of my life and my doctor completely bailed on me (I'm almost positive it was the corpo behind him.) No prednisone. No relief. I had to go to the ER. Now I want to kill and hate and rage against this system that utterly fucked me, a disabled person, over in my time of need because I physically can not breathe in a mask. And to do that, I need to lose weight. In 3 weeks, I've lost 30 pounds. During the gout flare, I hurt too much to eat anything. On the prednisone, I started walking because prednisone might as well be called "roid rage: the pill." Being off the prednisone, I still walk. I still barely eat. I am going to lose this fucking weight and laugh in every single fucking one of those doctors' faces who dared deny me service because I can't wear a mask. The better health, cheaper clothes, and so on are a bonus but the main fuel is rage and spite. I'm gonna show every single one of those arrogant motherfuckers what happens when you piss me off. I'm gonna show all of them what happens when you doubt me and make shitty little snide comments in my charts. I will dance on every one of your graves.
The dangers of this show are that, in seeing the extreme opposite, I feel like it would make you lean further toward whatever your bad habits already are, in an effort to avoid the other side of the pendulum swing.
I often forget just how much poor health habits can age a person. The last woman is a year younger than my mom, but given her physical condition I would’ve guessed she was like 15+ years older than my mom.
I think the obesity is just one symptom 'caused by deep depression and loose of will to live or loose the purpose in life... Thats really sad and therapy more then needed. You're totally right.
Marie is definitely orthorexic. The exact counting of food and fear of things like white bread, and her belief that her diet isn't bad because it's all healthy and whole food, are stark signs of orthorexia. Orthorexia is not as well known as bulimia, anorexia, and binge-eating disorder (something that also probably isn't taking as seriously as the first two, but I digress) but it has the same restrictive properties as anorexia, though it focuses on eliminating all "unsafe" foods rather than just calorie counting (although anorexia and orthorexia can work dangerously side by side.)
I have finally beaten anorexia, but when I had it, this was basically what it was like. I didn’t let myself eat much, but I wouldn’t eat good things for my body like an orthorexic individual would. I feel for this lady.
She is actually right about white bread being garbage. The problem is being apparently vegan influenced. A little bit of wild salmon and salmon roe, oysters, and mussels would do some real good. And once month, some liver.
