The Worst Fat Show Ever

[@jaimefrenchofficial]

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[@chickychipminkmarcia]

Its actually Wednesday and so stoked to see u made a new video❤

[@honeyOTU_]

it's actually so smart of you to use only one perfume on a trip to correlate the scent with good memories, I gotta try that!!!

[@Moonbunny55]

Okay. Fine. I’m trying Scent Bird. Thanks for the discount! ❤

[@Yephimł]

I had no idea we are basically neighbors or were. I live in Lake St Louis.

[@Ninas3rafina]

YES PPL R DUMB

[@livesouthernable]

I almost feel like the British doctor was saying, “Listen, you don’t want to be an American, do you? Because, I swear, you’re heading STRAIGHT to Missouri if you don’t get with the program!” 😂

[@jewelryart2428]

I live near Branson, MO, and I relate to this comment so much. 😂

[@candicehoneycutt4318]

There was an episode where he was like, "What's a corndog?" and it was honestly adorable😂

[@megmeg2241]

As a Brit I can confirm that’s exactly what they were doing. All our tv shows and films were full of impressions of Americans being overweight, under educated back in the early 2000’s especially then gun friendly around 2013/14

[@bp1991able]

Those were my thoughts exactly!

[@MayBlake_Channel]

😂😂😂

[@inthewhispers]

This is a British show and they had to send this lady all the way to *Missouri* to find someone for her to meet? and it's your town?? What are the chances 🤯🤣

[@jaimefrenchofficial]

hahaha I was thinking the same thing…how did that even happen

[@MononokeLynn]

Maybe that’s how Jaime saw the show? Since an episode was filmed there, the local tv stations decided to air the show.

[@tkps]

I remember if they did sent their bigger contestants to talk to people much bigger than themselves they all went to the US. I hate to say it but what does that tell you?

[@celeca7]

@@tkpsit tells me they want to pretend Britain doesn’t have extremely large people. But they do.

[@heidi.midget9880]

​@@jaimefrenchofficial did you used to have a KZbin channel in the mid 2000s? I ask because I used to watch a channel back when KZbin was kinda new my oldest child who was like 10 so 2007ish she loved that channel and she looked exactly like you but I can't remember the name , I was just curious

[@yureituesday]

“I partied in that trailer park” me everytime my hometown is on TV

[@heidi.midget9880]

My hometown is only ever on cops or true crime TV lol and I still say the same thing

[@MrsBrit1]

My "town" (we didn't live in town) was recently on TV because it got hit by the first tornado ever recorded. That was less fun to see, though, but I was going "that's my friend's grandma's house and her aunt's house and they're destroyed....but her grandma's concrete cow is still standing. Dinner bell might be gone...." does that count? 😂

[@ahebirds]

Same...also 'RV park'. I was going through some really REALLY tough times then. 😂😂

[@shannonbenton2813]

Mine is/was only on Live PD

[@debrawells-hopey1980]

😂😂

[@richardhollis3783]

In the early naughties, we in Britain went through a real fad of Sort Your Life Out TV. Basically shows that let you gawk at people under the disguise of tough love. How Clean is Your House? You Are What You Eat. What Not to Wear... Even Supernanny and Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares came from that era.

[@somechick941]

I used to watch How Clean is your House and You are What you Eat. They had their moment here in the US

[@imperfectly_megan]

I loved watching these shows too! (I am from Canada) My favorite was "clean sweep"

[@tessmoffett5512]

America is like that, too. There’s a whole channel dedicated to it called TLC.

[@fancydeer]

"how clean is your house" they'd drop dead if they walked through my door

[@candycigarette7202]

true! everyone seems to be really keen to trash the weight loss shows these days, but I thought 'supernanny' was the really appalling idea. way to make sure your kids lose all respect for you & have something to lob at you in arguments for the next 20 years ig! at least the weight loss shows (except 'fat families' & irrc a couple of 'you are what you eat's) the participants are only setting themselves up for embarrassment, no loved ones involved!

[@C12330]

600 pound life question - the restricted calories prior to bariatric surgery is called a liver shrinkage diet. A fatty liver could make the laparoscopic surgery impossible, meaning the surgery might have to be stopped altogether or in some cases the surgeon will have to perform an ‘open’ surgery instead (meaning a large incision, longer surgery time and recovery). Restricted calories and sugars up to 6 weeks prior to surgery will make the body ‘use up’ the stored carbohydrates from the liver for energy - resulting in the desired shrinkage. I hope this makes sense!

[@C12330]

I’m from the UK and watched this show too! You need to watch ‘Embarrassing Bodies’ which was also a channel 4 program with Dr Christian. Oh and ‘Naked Attraction’. Channel 4 really did the most!

[@mayyysee]

This is actually really interesting. My doctor is concerned I'm developing fatty liver and so I've been trying to fix my diet to help with that.

[@morgankelly3056]

The heart foundation diet in Oz is eating unlimited veg soup every day, then steak and bananas every other day. It works as long as you can stay on it. Some people say the soup gets boring but you can add as many different spices as you like.

[@sarahmcfadden8990]

"The Feeding Clinic"...sounds like the name of a horror movie tbh

[@goddessahjia2623]

absolutely 😅

[@logic7753]

6 energy drinks a day is wild. This kid is trying to fast track a heart attack.

[@Alana1997]

I had my first BPM energy drink at 17 and I got heart palpitations for the first time. I don't have a heart condition, so I can't fathom being able to drink that much.

[@LauraLeaLoo]

He’s more than likely immune to the caffeine at this point as the body can essentially block the effects of it after long term high use. He’s probably tired due to sugar crashes and eating like shit. If he stopped consuming caffeine it would be effective again, but he’s probably addicted at this point

[@pressheart64]

He might have ADHD like myself. Caffeine just brings focus and calms us down lol

[@SarahLeeMe]

Facts. I knew a 27yr old man who died from a heart attack...the culprit....7 red bulls a day. 😢

[@miriam8376]

@@pressheart64caffeine might have a positive effect on your thinking, but that won’t stop it from screwing up your heart rhythm or killing you if you drink it in high doses.

[@livesouthernable]

That doctor saying, “Isn’t that humiliating?” with a gleeful grin on his face. He’s enjoying that way too much

[@CreamyBeige]

Dr. Christian Jessen (the doctor on SSvsSS) has body dysmorphia and exercise addiction. He was on his own programme in the UK, where he was weighed and his body fat was a really low percentage. He spoke about how much time he spends exercising. It was pretty clear how serious his body issues were. He has also admitted in newspapers that he dealt with bulimia at the beginning of his television career. So although he might be a good fit for the show, in some respects, as he has dealt with eating disorders himself (or thats how he justified it, when interviewed about the show), he is probably just a little gleeful that Betsy has to be weighed at the zoo and he doesn’t, due to his own issues.

[@taramcflara]

The doctor guy is kinda sadistic. He really enjoys making overweight people feel awful and he doesn't even do a good job of masking it. Like bro, that's a sick way to get your validation for being thinner (not healthier)

[@mothturtle7897]

I think it's more of an awkward smile.

[@amelieg246]

From his other television appearances, I genuinely believe he smiles when he feels awkward. The show is a shit storm in general, but I don't think he's personally happy to hear about Betsy's suffering, I tjust think he struggles with emoting in difficult scenarios.

[@wintermoon7003]

@@amelieg246 I personally don't emote with much emotion and people would accuse me of all sorts of emotions that I was NOT feeling. I just don't show much emotion but that doesn't mean I don't genuinely care or feel a certain type of way. I like to believe the doctor guy was being genuine with what I have read in the comments about his own issues. Idk, but I think a lot of people are reading him wrong but I also haven't seen a full episode of this show and can be totally wrong. Could he sound more empathic? Sure. But similar to me, he could have difficulties in that department. So I have at least tried to really emphasis my feelings through my voice so that way people won't think I'm faking or think that I'm feeling a different type of way.

[@lesliemartin3]

"Ive partied in that trailer park" -me pulling up to my home.

[@yoshgurt]

I swear you're the only KZbinr with actual ad breaks and I love it lol, it makes me feel like I'm not constantly having my train of thought interrupted. Forever one of my fave channels.

[@alikatasmr1029]

After midnight, it's CHEWSDAY

[@Jaclynn.aka.Torikisu]

Here too 🙂

[@gianna526]

It's chewsday here in FL!

[@jaimefrenchofficial]

It was 11:30 my time when I hit publish! 🤣

[@SanteeNellie]

It's chewsday in london 👍

[@hippievibes13]

In NJ at 1:21am and I’m currently chowing down on some Pirouline’s after smoking a nice bowl. It’s definitely chewsday 😂

[@kunya16]

Some of them lay into the heavy one and some of them lay into the skinny person. There was one with a woman who only drinks tea and sugar, eats very little. They did a bone scan, blood draws, had her meet people in recovery for anorexia. There's others too, but that one stood out to me.

[@annasleeplessowl8157]

Was that the lady who counted her almonds to be the exact number every time?

[@kunya16]

@@annasleeplessowl8157 I don't think so, but it could be.

[@Aileenwasright]

@@annasleeplessowl8157I remember the lady who ate a precise amount of Brazil nuts everyday. I watched this show over a decade ago but I still think about her whenever I buy Brazil nuts lol

[@amelieg246]

I remember that one!

[@beejereeno2]

I remember her. There was also a person who, when switching the table round for her lunch with her partner, had only a blank plate with a cigarette on it. Of course, no one smoked it, but that was that person's meal for that time of the day lol

[@licapce]

11:02 "we're looking for someone suffering and living in misery" - Hey ma! They're looking for someone from Missouri, should I sign you up?

[@lygiabird6988]

I literally had to read that so many times before I got it 😂😂😂 that was clever!

[@tinas_hotdog_sophie]

Brilliant!

[@Weak_Pinkies89]

LMFAO💀💀💀💀

[@amyecorbin]

Good one!

[@HussyHarryet]

Legit though.

[@Ginadammit]

I burst out laughing (at work) when you said, "I partied in this trailer park!!" I told a group of classmates, who were from bigger cities than me, that young people in my neck of the woods threw ragers in the (literal) woods and/or tipped cows...and no one believed me. 😂🤷🏽‍♀️

[@SetiSupreme-d7o]

I've always wondered about cow tipping. I've certainly seen people try it but it isn't possible. It would take like ten strong teens and for the cow to be sick or otherwise retarded to stay put until you tip them

[@Tolkiengeek88]

Sorry if this has already been answered 900 times! 😆 The reason bariatric surgery pre-op diet is so restricted has 2 purposes. 1. They are about to reduce the size of the stomach, so the patient has an opportunity to get used to small amounts of nutrient-dense foods beforehand. This helps reduce the risk of accidentally eating more than the post-op stomach can hold, which causes nausea and vomiting and is generally miserable. 2. It’s not meant to be permanent. It’s basically a pre-op crash diet that operates on the theory that the body will start breaking down its own fat and nutrient stores when it needs more than 1200 calories. It can be difficult to ventilate patients who carry a lot of their body weight around their midsection because the anesthesia prevents the body from assisting via muscle tension. The weight applies the majority of its force on the vena cava and causes stress on the heart and lungs during surgery. That’s why Dr. Now tries to do his procedures as quickly as possible. They don’t have to maintain such a strict diet long term. Bariatric surgery is generally a whole program with long term support and they adjust the diet throughout that time. Or at least the good ones are.

[@NAT20Ashes]

Also I keep trying to warn people. My Mother in law ended up with an extreme vitamin deficiency and extreme early on set dementia only about fifteen years after this surgery and died suddenly. It’s not a good surgery for many reasons.

[@Tolkiengeek88]

@@NAT20Ashes I am so sorry that happened to your family 💛

[@thescarletgraywitch8052]

Gotta love how they fail to mention that even someone like myself who has been skinny their entire life risks diabetes from intaking a bunch of sugar just as an overweight person.

[@rhemasaginario3249]

I had a BMI of eighteen when I found out that I was pre diabetic

[@dalemoore8582]

It’s not just sugar, it carbs. Mashed potatoes , white pasta, white bread.

[@StudioHannah]

Yep! I’m not fat but I have been close to prediabetes according to my doctor because at a point in my life I was consuming a LOT of sugar. Had to nip that in the bud real quick.

[@jacqueline6135]

Yep. And most people don't understand that. People think that when you're skinny, you can have an unbalanced diet and be okay, especially if you're working out. Exercise doesn't reverse the effects of an unbalanced diet. People are so uneducated and ignorant, it makes my blood boil.

[@Infamousklutz]

I’ve never been diagnosed as pre diabetic but I’m sure at one point I was close. I would binge eat sweets all the time. That was 10 years ago and I’ve stopped. But yeah they should def mention it

[@vanillanoxfleuret]

Me, a British lady watching this on her tuesday dinner break, felt really seen by the “It’s chewsday, innit?” It really is chewsday

[@vivdoolan6846]

So funny chewsday innit

[@natatatm]

So many ppl (myself included) who had ED's in the 2010s watched this show religiously. Which I feel like says a lot about what this show actually promoted versus it's supposed goal.

[@_rayaa_]

yep, this was my go to content when I was deep in my eating disorder

[@bratatouille]

Yeah, they might've had good intentions but the effects were very different.

[@pencilandpaper8438]

Same. That’s really how it affected everyone I knew 😕

[@fancydeer]

I feel like I was the only person who got anything good out of this show lol it was heinous looking back but at the time it was the wakeup call I needed

[@marshalmichelney-bc8qn]

Ooooohhh. Eating disorder. I thought you meant erectile dysfunction and I was super confused. Ok that makes way more sense. Hey you said had. So I’m hoping you are ok now? Yeah? Keep your head up and keep doing the right thing. I know people don’t hear this often, but you matter a lot to those around you. Gotta take care of yourself ok?

[@aprildawn82]

You're SO likeable!! I'm a 41 year old woman with a family, but I literally considered trolling JoJo for messing with you!! 😄😄 I didn't, of course, but I can't even believe that I considered such a thing! You have something really special and I'm glad that you share it with us! ❤️

[@RadicalValkyrie]

My mum still uses Stone and Pounds and I have never and will never understand what it means, because I grew up using Kgs.

[@plantsb4pants978]

Also, how is she the “cake queen”?? And even on the show they put cake behind her for her interview. But then they were saying how most of her calories come from chocolate. And honestly i don’t buy that most of her calories come from chocolate. They didn’t even show her eating a disproportionately large amount of chocolate for her meals! Make it make sense haha

[@baluebke]

Right. She mentions chocolate and they just glom onto that. I don’t get the cake queen thing either.

[@kahnabull1694]

A side order of “large burger”? Excuse me, Britain. Explain?

[@zopps93]

It's not a thing 😅

[@bethcushway458]

We don't do large burgers and we don't do side orders of them either so.........

[@meltingpointcreations1457]

😆 maybe they think sliders are small burgers, so a distinction is necessary

[@BritneyHIAM]

that burger was massive. I know it's probably tiny to an American though 😂

[@TheSwauzz]

@@BritneyHIAM Man, you really like to shit on Americans, don't you?

[@schneewitschen101]

Hear me out. I used to have problems with under eating, and I found SS vs SS to be very helpful. For me the method to the madness was “if you wouldn’t treat someone else like that, why are you doing it to yourself”. I’ve been weight restored for 3 years now.

[@angelxbunny]

yes i agree, except ive had it from both sides. when i was 13 it helped me stop under eating, the pendulum swung the other way at 21 and it helped me stop binging. i’ve had a healthy relationship with food for 5 years now

[@mjtodd09]

ouch. I hadn't thought of it like that before. We can be so mean to ourselves.

[@carrained]

It always helped me a lot too! I wish there were more and new episodes 😅

[@angelxbunny]

@@carrained yes! i feel like they could make it a bit more humane these days too but still show the extremes

[@heatherdoeur114]

The fart sound that’s made close to the end of the video when you zoom in on the “flesh colored underwear” made me laugh so hard that I probably just woke up my entire family😂

[@nayhoops8431]

I was OBSESSED with this show as a teen. Always watched clips on Channel 4 (British Network) channel on KZbin. Totally contributed to my ED.

[@theirmanager5204]

As the mum of a toddler, in what world are they claiming a little child eats this much? My daughter eats half a toast and yells about dinosaurs for breakfast.

[@cdonofrio74]

Right? Like I can barely get my 8yo to eat half a bagel for breakfast…

[@kunya16]

My son eats more than I do. He'll smash back 8 eggs for breakfast and want a snack an hour later. He just had pasta, a sandwich and cheese for lunch. He's asking when dinner is and it's only 2:30. My 7 year old isn't quite to that level, but definitely eats a lot. My 10 year old has always been a grazer. She's a light eater. They're going off recommended caloric intake.

[@BiddyBiccy]

Toddlers famously live off air and toast. They somehow still manage huge poops every day though which always puzzled me.

[@melodyandbryanphillips8304]

​​@@kunya16 i have 3 boys 12-15. They eat SOOOO much. It sucks groceries r so high. I keep trying to find creative ways to bring the grocery bill down.

[@kunya16]

@@melodyandbryanphillips8304 without the local Gleaners I don't know how we'd do it. These kids inhale food.

[@joannemcneill156]

Jokes on you, I'm in Australia so it actually is Tuesday for me.

[@JCKay]

Me too!!! 😂

[@jaimefrenchofficial]

you mean it’s Chuesday

[@jaimefrenchofficial]

innit

[@KerryBuchanan]

I'm in Vietnam, so it's Tuesday for me as well lol

[@SCBodyboarder83]

Naur, it's chuesday arvo mate

[@smellycat6386]

They wasted so much food putting it in those tubes

[@jaimefrenchofficial]

chubes*

[@Jashmeenneemhsaj]

LOLL

[@Emphaface]

LOL😅

[@Alana1997]

Yeah they eventually got rid of that. The show tried to clarify and say "oh it was expired food" but there was not a SPOT of blue mould on any of the bread items poured down those tubes so they had probably JUST expired, which still can be put to better use than that. My loaf of bread always says "expires by this date " but it only starts to go bad like days even up to a week after the expiry date.

[@KimDrewTheLine]

​@@jaimefrenchofficial lmao😂

[@oroontheheels]

I was scared for big girl. Imagine your body is used to potato and chicken in BIG amount but then it just gets 1 glass of sugary water. I was afraid she’ll get instant health problems after that. They could’ve at least give her eggs and salad for breakfast. 😭

[@jennamurphy9614]

“That’s humiliating” should have been “how does that make you feel?”. You shouldn’t tell people how they feel. By doing so you tell them your judgment.

[@DH-dl3ll]

I will never get over us losing The Soup 😭

[@jaimefrenchofficial]

same

[@Jess-Rabbit]

I loved The Soup so much

[@shannongia]

Same!!!

[@NellFace]

​@@jaimefrenchofficial I have an idea: the Soup doesn't cover current pop culture, but rather old stuff we may or may not 'member. So it plays like it's a "rerun" of a show from our youth. You could even do ad-breaks in a nostalgic format (Scentbird as sold to us by a certain 1999 beauty vlogger??)

[@Naturefan354]

*SO MEATY*

[@Faiisal]

Jaime please tell me you watched that unhinged MTV show called "i used to be fat" lmao this reminded me of that😭😂

[@jaimefrenchofficial]

lol I LOVED that show! I remember binging it at our one-bedroom apartment in O’Fallon 🤣

[@sweetmother2406]

When I was younger I thought that show was inspirational but looking back it was so toxic

[@khazermashkes2316]

I would watch a video about this show if you want to make it

[@vodkarocket1]

@@jaimefrenchofficialand what scent were you wearing at the one bedroom apartment in O’Fallon? 😂

[@KimDrewTheLine]

​@@vodkarocket1 lmao 😂

[@ceeceebb]

I’m having the worst day and did not expect to open KZbin and see a new Jaime video tonight. Thank you for making my day a little brighter.

[@justjadejones]

We'll try again tomorrow 🌹 Hope you'll feel better soon and that more nice vibes come your way

[@teresawyatt4391]

Same fam

[@sarahbell3038]

❤

[@ceeceebb]

@@justjadejones thank you very much for the kind words.

[@marianafernandes7274]

Same ❤

[@Deadpool4president]

"So humiliating" How about, "That must have felt dehumanizing. I'm sorry you had that experience"

[@Ella90s]

So many new videos and I'm SO excited!! I don't care if anyone else on KZbin has already covered a subject, I just like watching your recaps and reactions!

[@juniejams3729]

I just watched your "I'm not doing well" video. Jamie, im so sorry you're going thru that. I've struggled with depression, ptsd and anxiety for years due to major trauma. No matter how mental health issues are triggered, the result is the same. We suffer and struggle to do life. I love your videos, format and style. You always bring a smile and laughter to my day. Itvmakes me so angry that a lot of channels are shit yet have millions of followers. Your channel by far is superior. You deserve millions!! I understand the pressure of having to push yourself to function because people depend on you. That's so hard. I hope you are seeing a therapist. There's no shame in reaching out for support. It looks like you have so much support and love from those around you and subscribers. Keep doing you boo boo. Everyone is rooting for you. Much love !!

[@lindseymohlman5922]

I graduated from high school in 2014… lol ten years later and I still mentally feel like I’m 18 , and so it’s a bit of a shock when I wake up to a husband, three kids and a mortgage 😂

[@SonofPhobos]

Weird humble brag

[@lucianaromulus1408]

Im 34 and sometimes i still feel 21. Idk how i got here so fast 😅 i suppose most humans can relate once theyve left high school

[@lindseymohlman5922]

@@SonofPhobos lol how

[@lindseymohlman5922]

@@lucianaromulus1408 oh man right? Haha I feel old when the younger generation deems my fashion choices as outdated 😭

[@missdenisebee]

I’m 42 & I CANNOT believe it. How am I this old? I’m still just a dumb kid😭 My parents, in their 70s, said the same, so I guess this feeling never goes away & we’re all just faking it forever lol

[@1313TommyGun]

* smirks in Australian * haha It actually is CHEWSDAY innit

[@andreawhite3672]

I LOVE when you edit your videos and take away the music and make the funny noises, shoes squeaking and obviously the farts 😂😂 I’ve never watched these shows, I’m familiar with them enough but man the producers are ruthless and basically have no compassion. Love all of your videos!! You’re my favorite ❤️

[@tamilee9462]

You are freaking glowing!! what are you doing girl!!

[@TheOfficialTarynTots]

When they were talking about how many calories Jake was eating I wondered if they counted the calories from his energy drinks. It appears that is where he was getting most of his caloric intake from.

[@lucianaromulus1408]

Unless he was using sugar free ones

[@NurseAllison]

8:43 they said sugary liquid diet…haven’t finished vid though 💓

[@malmao5275]

I mean assuming he drank 6 RedBulls (probably, based on the color, noted taste, and the fact that this was 2014) which is around 100 calories, plain noodles (allegedly) which are like 150 cals and literally nothing else, yeah I think that is his total intake.

[@TheOfficialTarynTots]

​​@K.C-2049My bff was like that and as a chubby bunny I had to introduce him to real food. It was a slow process but he eats actual food now and only has an energy drink maybe once or twice a week. He is now a healthy weight and has gained a little butt that can actually how his pants up.

[@katkatb3077]

In addition I think if he weren't a black belt in kickboxing, he'd look entirely different.

[@ThePhasesofaRubyMoon]

Probably a weird comment, but you're the only channel in which I will watch and actually love your sponsor ads along with the rest of your content. Always impressed with your talent! 😊💗

[@CrystalCat24]

SAME

[@brutalhonesty6742]

What talent does she have that you're always impressed by? Serious question.

[@ЭнхмөнхУ]

@@brutalhonesty6742 LOL, maybe you don’t necessarily need a talent If you just love somebody and support her, then you don’t need that person to have a talent

[@bunniemoon444]

"feeding clinic"....a house lol

[@austin_bradley__]

“Addicted to like… stimulants” 😂 I legitimately cackled at that line!

[@TheRacheywachey]

There was also a terrible British Show called You Are What You Eat where they'd put everything a person ate in a whole week on one table. And I think there was always a poo sample collected as well?

[@babybluebells]

Jamie! As a British person I insist that you 100%..... Carry on doing the British accent it's absolutely killing me and I love it 😂 Being as Betsy is in your town I would love it if you could do a follow up on her! I'm curious to see how she's doing since she made her debut appearance on British TV, thank you!

[@JW-bh2ud]

YES!!! THIS!!

[@RavenC1357]

Not to be mean but do you guys really think she's still around? This show was made a bit ago

[@GhostofMrsMuir1443]

@@RavenC1357I know. Sad.

[@loredudeari]

Justice for Betsy 💔

[@jordy_muhnordy]

They really make more of a spectacle of the supersizer, even the way they describe each other's food at 15:05 and 15:45 proves that. You don't hear them describing Jake's Red bull as a "sugar ladened non-hydrating no nutritional value energy drink."

[@Bunnidove]

Exactly. Both things can literally kill you over time but of course, since he's thin...

[@tkps]

They do tell him all that in a separate segment just with him though.

[@AES9899]

not to defend this show, because it's ridiculous, but they would be absolutely insane to the "super skinnies" too. Like there was one episode where they took all the sugar cubes that the skinny put in her tea each month and like built a dollhouse with it or something to showcase how terrible her diet was

[@HussyHarryet]

Oh don't worry, in other episodes they're horrific to the super skinny people too. Making them meet people with anorexia, shaming them over their sugar consumption etc.

[@jordy_muhnordy]

@@HussyHarryet the skinny's meet people with anorexia? I've watched the show, and the anorexic people are part of an inpatient treatment program separate from the feeding clinic. Has that changed?

[@hollyloomer7667]

How incredibly traumatizing. There isn't anything therapeutic about this. Gross media at its worst. These individuals are so de-humanized.

[@StargazerApril]

Girl, you’re an inspiration. Your editing is 🤌🏽

[@cheradin]

“I’ve partied at this trailer park 100%” 😂

[@secretidentity6183]

"Why didn't they have Jake meet somebody who's skinnier than him and addicted to stimulants?" Frankly, it would be hard to find such a person because being as underweight as Jake will kill you faster than being obese in most cases, and stimulants expedite that.

[@promisedjubileedaniels]

Yep. Makes my heart shiver just thinking about that much caffeine with no real nourishment 😶

[@secretidentity6183]

@@promisedjubileedaniels when I was 17 my whole diet was caffeine until dinner time, and at one point I was also on diet pills and I had a palpitation so strong it knocked me to the ground. I did a bunch of research and took caffeine a lot more seriously for the rest of my life.

[@amelieg246]

They did sometimes take the skinny person to meet people with EDs and that was just as traumatic

[@secretidentity6183]

@@amelieg246 oooo, I never found any of the episodes where they visited an even skinnier person, I bet they were pretty intense. I did see some episodes where they had a group of severely underweight ladies all trying to overcome their EDs together with guidance.

[@elliehutchison458]

I know a guy. He does have a stimulant addiction and does live in Missouri lmao

[@Xno1X]

Jaime! As a fellow midwesterner, you should know that there is an episode of my 600 lb life that takes place in Hills, Iowa. It’s a very tiny town outside of Iowa City. At the beginning of the episode the subjects boyfriend brings her two slices of Casey’s pizza and the cheesy potato bites for breakfast and it’s like… dude I really can’t fault him or her for eating that 😭😭

[@baylorsailor]

Breakfast is already overrated, a heavy breakfast is really not good.

[@Bee-rt5qf]

@@baylorsailor*breakfast foods* are overrated. I started eating whatever I wanted for breakfast and it’s made a difference, it opens up a lot of lean proteins and vegetables. Also portion plays a role. I’ve started eating 3-4 small dishes like Japanese, Koreans, etc do.

[@elizabetherne556]

Casey’s food is disgusting. I’m an Iowan and Casey’s is so overhyped. Not to mention the tiny towns that have four of them because Casey’s bought out every other competitor.

[@describe_the_ruckus]

There was one that took place in my hometown too! I could see the old shoe store I used to work at in the exterior shot of her hotel 😅

[@MsSquarebanana]

Fellow Iowan.. 100% lol

[@jillianleverett2177]

Thank you for being you and all you do! 💜 watching at 11:30 at night while relaxing before bed in Chelsea, Oklahoma lol

[@kyndramb7050]

My cousins are from there. Such a small world.

[@blu.dru_]

So glad you are addressing all the problematic-ness of this show, because it really wasn't not as helpful as I think it pretended/wanted to be. Thanks for the great content!

[@ericmogielnicki3101]

For bariatric surgery, they ask you to reduce your calorie intake to 1600 only to reduce the fatty tissue around your liver. It reduces complications. Were getting ready for the procedure, in Canada. But it's not meant to be forever. It was only for about 1-2 weeks

[@jameshopkins503]

Jaime you’re so funny. It’s nice to relax and look at these shows through your eyes and laugh in shock. Going through a rough time in life right now so I appreciate you distracting us when we need it. I adore you.

[@thisandthat8686]

Aaaaah thank you for giving me something to watch while I go to bed ❤

[@MVTexan]

I had to pause to say back to you how insightful and deep your observation was about how "signing up for these type of shows might be a cry for help" 😮. 😢. I think u might be on to something. How sad that its sort of turned into a spectacle for clicks. Lets hope that help is offered for these folks! ❤

[@steffymuze]

Remember when TLC stood for The Learning Channel? Me neither, anymore.

[@Jennithebaker]

In one episode the "super size" woman said "Once I was eating lunch at a fast food place and a man sent his 6 year old son to ask me why I was so fat. I did something terrible, i told him it was because I eat little boys for lunch" I laughed til I cried. She was cackling too. 😂😂

[@BalancedBunny222]

"Addicted to stimulants" had me cracking up

[@lovehearts2525]

To answer the question “how did appetite change in 5 days” I have an up and down relationship with food. If I’m sad, I can go days without eating. When I start coming back from the sadness, I realize I can only eat so much before I’m full and it’s nothing like when I’m eating normally. Like it only takes 3 days then when I come back to eating I’ll only be able to eat half of a sandwich and some fries rather than smashing the whole sandwich, fries, and something for dessert and could still go for a bag of chips. To make a long explanation longer while summing up why I explained that😅 your stomach shrinks when you don’t eat and expands when you eat more than necessary.

[@PneumaNoose]

I just got back on my OCD meds, and thankfully they’re not working yet cuz I’m OBSESSED with all these Jaime uploads ❤

[@sherylfenner1983]

Lol, I rewatched it on that channel a few months ago too! British shows were wild in the 2000's. Marry, Snog, Avoid was crazy too.

[@cq1903]

Snog marry avoid, I loved that show, it was weird but I enjoyed it lol

[@evda4919]

As a British kid that was my favourite show to watch I always wanted to be one of people interviewed

[@amelieg246]

My cousin was on that and it's completely scripted. She had to lie at the end

[@sherylfenner1983]

@@amelieg246 I knew it. I knew they'd be heading to get spray tanned and their hair done as soon as filming wrapped lol

[@hannahrose6525]

Dr Christian has always cracked me up. I remember when I first saw him on unusual Bodies or whatever it was, and I thought he was so unintentionally mean 😂

[@srdominguezsr]

Every time your videos pop up on KZbin, I think to myself, "No, I'm not interested in that subject." But being a faithful fan that I am I either watch or listen to them anyway and I always end up being intrigued and entertained. I am now convinced you could do a video on a pot of bubbling hot water and make it interesting. You have a gift lady, a real gift.

[@Algrenion]

as a Scottish woman, here's my question to 19 year old Jaime French of Missouri; how the heck did you get a hold of our daytime television viewing material?

[@moononthewindynight27]

Prb TLC 😂 (that's where I was watching it, at Balkans none the less)

[@summer5586]

BBC channel was on cable. I used to watch British shows all the time. Can’t for the life of me remember the names of any of them tho 😂

[@beejereeno2]

BBC was on cable in the aughts....and a lot of British TV is on KZbin is well (not the channels, but re-uploads)

[@ColleenF30]

The reason Dr Now goes so drastic is most people are underestimating what they eat. HE tells them 1200 and they end up 500-1000 above that usually. It is very rare anyone actually measures as the need to and hits the calories he has set out.

[@Mama_Bear524]

Oh I get it. Makes sense

[@boosqueezy2418]

i do 1200 calories a day and it’s not that bad.

[@beejereeno2]

Came here to say this

[@christielove9694]

My wig nearly fell off clicking on this video!

[@bettysmith9466]

😂😂

[@candyserrano6507]

Hey Jamie, you're like the friend I always wanted. Your energy is like who I want to become. Truly love who you are

[@Rachaelinwonderland998]

I’m from the uk and this show is weirdly nostalgic for me, when I was a kid I was absolutely obsessed with the food tubes and wanted to see all the food I ate in a week in the tube 😂

[@heidi.midget9880]

Lol I watch both you and Michelle I really enjoy hearing drastically contradicting opinions I generally find my opinion to be somewhere in the middle on most stuff 🤷 and boy was I happy to get this video

[@madnesscm]

Okay, I came here looking for an explanation... I watch both of them, too! I love their content. And Kiana, too! 😆 I'm just not privy to the tea, I guess. I just watch what I like 🤷🏻‍♀️ and if they all keep me laughing and motivated, that's what counts.

[@s.v.2969]

It would be cool to see Jaime French go over the show Blind date from the 90’s-2000….or that MTV show Singled Out with Jenny McCarthy

[@cyndinelson8700]

I think she did earlier this year.I only remember people stepping forward and Jenny McCarthy

[@s.v.2969]

@@cyndinelson8700 no Chris Hardwick? 😆

[@celiageorgiana8321]

Your English accent has me laughing every time. Used to also watch this programme called ‘what not to wear - trinny and susannah’ and they would put women in a 360 mirrored room to point out their flaws 🙈🇬🇧

[@melissamoonchild9216]

lol it's more Australian for some reason

[@amelieg246]

Someone bought my mum the book version

[@steffymuze]

Oh that was brutal, I forgot all about that! ​

[@emeliaw.5807]

Hello from Fenton, Mo!!!! I love your videos…I always watch them when I need a giggle after a hard day!

[@sassafrasfruit]

I used to watch this show when I was a 14/15 during the worst of my ED. Even at the height of it I was still 'overweight', so I would watch this show to shame myself into not eating for days on end, and whenever I'd be tempted to eat I'd watch how the fat person was treated to remind myself of what was at stake. Genuinely such a messed up and unhealthy show. That one british doctor who was on EVERYTHING medical that could be sensationalised (dr christian I think? not sure) really pisses me off too. Key figure in the whole uk 2000s poverty-shaming programming that was everywhere.

[@TheWolfeDen]

"I partied in that trailer park" - me watching Myrtle Manor in the 2010s

[@marilynhernandez9959]

I love that you post so late Jaime!! I’m a night owl and love having something new this late ❤

[@bernardrichards9247]

Jaime I’m so thrilled at all your content coming out recently 😁 it seems like you’re at a great place in your life! Thanks for the videos always!❤️

[@Atlasintokyo]

11:17 it's the fact that the episode you kept getting recommended was in your hometown

[@Sorancattastrophe]

You’re looking really fit and seem to be more energetic. I’m glad you finally got an answer to your health problems. Hope you are having a great summer.

[@mireshkigal4574]

Best way to spend the first minutes of my birthday is indulging in one of your new videos thanks for this!!

[@gianna526]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Hope you have a lovely day

[@barryberkmanblock]

Happy birthday!

[@NurseAllison]

Have a great one 🎉🎉🎉

[@NurseAllison]

Have a very happy bday 🎉🎉🎉

[@thecassandraeffectvsperilo6754]

*"I partied in that trailer park"* 😂 Well Jaime, I too have partied at a trailer park... *EXCEPT I was ALSO banned from one* 🤣 Checkmate!!

[@lauraanne5175]

gurl, I grew up in FLA. I know how hard that is, mad respect for you LOL

[@michaelametty8809]

The only trailer park I've partied at was Butlins!

[@1TrueCrimeJunkie]

Girlll. Smh. 🤦🏼‍♀️ "checkmate" 😂😂 ...you've got to be kidding me rn, & how old are you?!? Like "ohh btw, I also got banned from one"... Congratulations honey! You've officially announced that you live up to the stereotypical "trailer trash" name. 💯👏🏆🥳 Someone get this chic an award, maybe a gold star for her desperate attempt to one up Jamie. How embarrassing. Smh, lmao soo sad. I'll pray for you & more importantly your unfortunate neighbors. 🙏

[@Hello_11345]

New superpower unlocked! Respect! 😂😂😂😂

[@jenn8179]

What are the chances they would send Laura to your old stomping grounds?? 😂😂😂 your accent is unbelievable! I ❤ you so much!

[@BaughbeSauce]

As someone who has struggled with anorexia, I hope they got some psychological help for Jake, too. I ended up getting a bleeding peptic ulcer from not eating enough and taking too much ibuprofen for my shitty leg. I was 24 years old when I almost died from it. I was crapping blood, vomiting blood, and couldn't eat anything. ANYTHING. I lived on saltines and water for 4 months. I was on extreme acid reducers for 3 years, nausea medication for 4, anxiety meds for 5 years (still need them, but don't have Healthcare now), 6 months of suicide watch at home (no doors, couldn't shower or go to the bathroom by myself, etc), couldn't dress myself (too weak), and had an extremely restricted diet for FIVE YEARS. Even the BRAT diet was too much because I couldn't eat bananas, apples, or bread. I'd eat 3 teaspoons of rice and one 1" cube of chicken and feel like I was going to pop. At 6 feet tall, I was 113lbs. For reference, the recommended weight for a 6ft tall woman is 145-170 lbs. The doctor considered me 50 lbs underweight. I looked like a skeleton. This boy was on a path like that. Those energy drinks are going to rip through his gut and destroy his stomach. Don't ruin your stomach, folks. It's a ride you don't wanna take.

[@ChaiMoose]

Wow! I’m so sorry that happened to you :( I struggled with ed and I would rewatch these shows to further push my restrictive tendencies. I’m better now and just trying to get my period back after 2 1/2 years 🙃But all is well. I hope you’re doing ok ❤

[@BaughbeSauce]

@ChaiMoose I don't cry for movies. Like ever (unless they kill the animal, so uncool). But my mom and I both wept when we watched To The Bone. It just hit home so hard. I was on watch for months, but I couldn't do it in a facility. I have severe PTSD from being assaulted by a doctor when i was 4, so medical staff and environments make me black out and have debilitating stress reactions. The doctor was afraid hospitalizing me would actually make me worse, so he and my mom had to be in communication daily while I was treated at home. I'm glad you're doing better and trying to repair your body. Eat loads of red meat. Like, I'm talking at least 3-4 days a week. It helps.

[@ChaiMoose]

@@BaughbeSauce thank you! I’m sorry to hear that:( That’s awful. I remember that show, it was very… something. I don’t know how to feel about it lol. I’m glad you’re doing better.

[@KingDetraktos]

“They weren’t kidding? Wow. That must’ve been SAOR humiliating……mmmm…..saoyr…deliciously humiliating…” And we find out in a legendary twist everyone was expecting, that the doctor was a gluttonous pig for other people’s humiliation the whole time.

[@Alaxamber]

I was playing BG3 and danced with Wyll. My music cut out, and I wished you had been there to fill in the shoe squeeks.

[@despairwolf]

If you ever refuse him during that scene his face is heartbreaking. 😭

[@ivria4724]

I was procrastinating sleep and had to do a double take that this was just uploaded after midnight 😂

[@NurseAllison]

Me too. But, I fell asleep. And am watching it again.

[@RVZNKaraoke]

Living in misery...Missouri! Those of us in MO are famous by association.

[@bec7080]

I figure the biggest but nicest person they could find was in MO. not being mean to MO but i think that MO has some of the worst health editing to add, I'm fat myself.

[@MrVanityPrince]

I watch your content religiously, it is very much comfort content. You are hilarious, talented and very entertaining. Thank you for all your work Jamie!!!

[@lizw495]

The moral of this story is, somehow they filmed in your hometown! And that’s the most hilarious part of this to me. What a weird show!! I’m glad I missed that one

[@daniburns6369]

And THAT'S why KZbin kept recommending it to her lol. Mystery solved.

[@IDIDances]

“dooF”. I’ll be adding this to my everyday vocabulary. 😆

[@upaige911]

My son and I have been using this word for ages lol it is so cute ha ha ha😅

[@KimDrewTheLine]

Same, haha

[@SusanDelgado1177]

I watch and rewatch this show obsessively. I love watching them struggling w/ each other's meals

[@mlledarcel]

lolll this is the realest ass sadistic comment ever, ty

[@sunneinsplendour8459]

Your English accent killed me. As someone married to an Englishman and with an English family, it's too accurate. Lol.

[@HussyHarryet]

At one point in this show, I seem to remember them having the people stand next to clear tubes, while they filled the tubes with the average food and drink they consumed in a typical day. This show was horrific. I remember watching it with my parents and being highly disturbed.

[@empressmarowynn]

When I discovered this show I binged every episode across a couple weeks. Like four episodes every single day. Please tell me why I was so obsessed with it?!

[@iamsquatty]

I mean.... sometimes i randomly jiggle my belly fat. Not a lot but still more than i like to admit 😂

[@DH-dl3ll]

I do it too 😂 usually to make myself laugh when I'm feeling fat

[@rachiekrenewher]

😂😂 Same

[@JP-ve7or]

Gotta wave my arm-a-jello 😂

[@gabriellaberman]

i was obsessed with this show as a 12 year old. i can’t imagine how much harm it’s had on my psyche

[@drumunism3781]

16:56 you are 100% right. An extreme calorie cut will make your muscles atrophy, then when you relapse it’s even harder to lose the weight.

[@kalinka5333]

You're so right. The calorie intake has to be in relation to weight and muscles. The more a person weighs the more muscles it takes for them to move and the more calories they burn. If they had strapped a bunch of weights onto the skinny guy until the two people weighed the same, he would have quickly run out of energy and needed something more sustainable than just sugar water with caffeine.

[@plastichouseplant]

I think they put them in an extreme deficit on My 600 lb Life is for a few reasons. The first is so they can prove to Dr Now that they can stick to a diet of a very small amount of food which will be necessary to do after the surgery with a smaller stomach capacity, and also to prep for surgery as getting to as low of a weight as possible will minimize surgery complications. Also giving them a limit of 1200 gives them more wiggle room so if they end up cheating a little or not measuring properly they'll still be in a huge deficit. If they were just trying to lose weight without surgery, there's no reason anyone that large should be eating less than 2000 calories.

[@sarahgent1809]

The calorie count they expect the very large people to drop to makes sense < although super unrealistic > because they are such a ticking time bomb and they are so close to dying or having severe issues from the weight at the very least