OBESITY NATION: How America is Eating itself to Death | ENDEVR Documentary

[@ENDEVRDocs]

Never in all its history has America been so obese. 160 million Americans are severely overweight. Faced with this staggering figure, healthcare professionals are trying to find new, more efficient and more aggressive treatments for this illness. The rising obesity crisis has given momentum to the relatively new movement of body positivity. Through lucrative social media accounts, popular magazine covers and even successful 'Miss Plus' beauty pageants, overweight Americans are learning to flaunt their curves and love themselves no matter their size.

[@kr23777]

It is a choice not an illness.

[@kathleenking47]

Or..never outside You need vitamin D3 from sun Just use sunscreen At high sun

[@donnaallison7462]

Old

[@justrosy5]

@@kr23777 Absolutely wrong. Please see my comment under the OP itself.

[@alanj9978]

Body positivity is insane. You're not finding yourself, you're finding diabetes. Stop eating processed food and get healthy.

[@brittanyb7568]

Saying it's unfair having to pay for 2 seats on an airplane when you're literally taking up 2 seats makes no sense

[@Lisa59]

Exactly. The obese are preventing someone else from buying that seat, so they should be paying

[@irmamundungu2723]

They call it entitlement 😂😂

[@zillo38]

im sure they can pay for livestock crate, can be moved with a forklift

[@GodisLovetoo]

Well when you’re two people what do you expect.

[@maxinemcclurd1288]

What's gross is to have someone's fat spilling over the arm rest.

[@drwayne_carter9115]

Why cant the body positivity embrace fit and healthy bodies? Imagine starting a alcoholic acceptance movement instead of helping alcoholics recover.

[@howardbeale661]

Superbly said! There's literally NO difference.

[@chrisblaisdell6255]

We're in the end of days. Just look at society. All the deadly sins are pushed and accepted.

[@IdislikeTechnology]

Well, bars promote drinking. So thats like an alcoholic's Heart Attack Grill 🤷‍♀️ arguments for both sides, on both topics, exist within society. You just have to know where to look

[@Bonsqueesquee]

It was meant to be about people with deformed body's or embracing disabilities possibly birth defects, post motherhood and people who lost weight having a lot of excess skin or something. Like people with different body types that didn't fit "beauty standards." It's become a slippery slope that spawned it's evil twin "Fat Positivity." Sure, love yourself but when you do, you will naturally manifest slimming down. Otherwise Obesity is personal denial.

[@Bachrules]

Brilliant metaphor

[@Scaperoot79]

There's a McDonald's, a Burger King, a Taco Bell, a KFC....yes, but is there a SUPER MARKET?? I'm overweight and only have myself to blame. We're not victims. We're lazy. It's a battle, but we need to take responsibility for our choices.

[@lukekey]

There is a responsibility to yourself to have a better diet...but, if the food that is everywhere, and advertised everywhere, and advertised as good and healthy, and saves time, and is affordable, it can't just be down to the individual to make better choices. It is even aimed at children, who grow up thinking that this is fine, because they have always been told it is fine, even good, even our governments are part of the problem here, they are aware of the problem, but keep taking money from the big food lobbyists, and allow the high fat, high sugar, high chemical based foods to flood our markets,

[@QuadriviumNumbers]

@@lukekey Children? I cannot believe you say "it can't just be down to the individual to make better choices!!?!" There's actually no debating people like you because this is the weakest and most pathetic statement I have heard in years.

[@britzene]

I mostly agree, but its not one or the other. We can live in a world that is set up to allow people to eat themselves to death so companies can profit. This is wrong. And also person responsibility is a major factor. Honestly fast food is a bad system since they cant even afford to pay their employees a living wage while offering cheap calorie dense food that even poor people can afford to eat regularly. I think both these companies and the people who are being "lazy" and not taking care of themselves have a lot of room for improvement.

[@chippy89ify]

dont say that. These companies put stuff in the food to make you addicted. Also they take fiber out to make you eat more. Its not there fault its the fault of the cartel relationship between food companies and government.

[@justrosy5]

It doesn't matter. Please see my comment under the OP to understand why even your better habits aren't going to save you after all, and no, that's not your fault.

[@6kat103]

I remember when fast food was a treat, like something you get annually at an amusement park or a picnic. Not a steady diet.

[@ENDEVRDocs]

@@6kat103 I was just rewatching the documentary on the Mennonites. And while i cannot find common ground with their community/way of life, there are some takeaways for a simpler way of life- like the eating of treats (in this case it was ice cream) once or twice a year.

[@6kat103]

@@ENDEVRDocs I like the French approach. The food is often very rich, but if taken in small quantities it allows for a lot of sensory joy.

[@hedaheda1609]

@@6kat103 And it's not fast food usually.

[@ExpectantHarvest]

yes and to get a small happy meal like a real burger and small fry and small drink once a month or so

[@anotherjewishsharpnicholas9425]

@@ENDEVRDocs LOL, I have ice cream once or twice a year. I wasn't even trying to be a Mennonite.

[@jArgonauticon]

Allowing children to be obese should be considered child abuse. At the very least it should be considered criminal for our schools to feed what they do to children.

[@emem2863]

Unfortunately, schools are trying to find ways to cut spending, and junk food is one way to do that. The children would be better if they ate more real, nutritional food.

[@jArgonauticon]

@emem2863 maybe if we start calling it a war on ignorance they will find the money for education.

[@BenjoCovers]

allowing them to eat meat should be considered animal abuse

[@emem2863]

@BenjoCovers Allowing them to eat plants should be plant abuse.

[@BenjoCovers]

@@emem2863 And why would i care about plant abuse? Nobody does, not even the plant, bc its not conscious, its just an object. Like my computer, it can react to my inputs but its still not conscious

[@mattalley4330]

Funny how it used to be that the rich were fat and the poor were skinny. Now it’s the other way around

[@turtleanton6539]

Yes🎉

[@morphingfaces]

Why is someone else's weight funny there are rich and poor people of all sizes , source?

[@justrosy5]

Not funny or even ironic. It's about "food deserts" where there's no access to affordable healthy food. Also, if you buy or grow and cook your own food, you're still not safe. See my comment under the OP to understand why.

[@WandernHunger]

The rich were fat when food was scarce, so you had to have money to eat well, and those with money didn't need to slave away so they were more sedentary. The poor are fat now because good healthy food is scarce, so you have to have time/money to cook, eat well, and you probably need to be wealthy to 'afford the time' to play sports, exercise, overall have healthy hobbies, whilst those working 2-3 jobs don't. ETA: just because I can empathize and rationalize this doesn't mean I'M a fat person giving 'excuses' lmao

[@ENDEVRDocs]

@@WandernHunger yep. Well explained.

[@Ms-er1bq]

I'm fat. I cannot run. I cannot jump. I have difficulty with stairs and dancing. It is not fun. My knees hurt. Trust me, the fat positivity people in this video are leaving quite a bit out. I'm aiming to change things. My goal is to be able to run, jump, dance, do stairs and be free of knee pain. I also travel quite a bit and really do not want to be accommodated in fat. I'm losing weight.

[@ENDEVRDocs]

good luck!

[@ZackZaqZakXah]

Your future you will thank you.

[@stephaniecorelli3034]

They are making money

[@kaerligheden]

Don't give up!!! you can do it!!!

[@mcspankie2010]

wishing you all the success with getting ur health back. You will do great first step is admitting there's a problem

[@gopaellen2255]

As a Chinese citizen living in America for almost 10 yrs, I start worrying about the health condition of the ppl in this country especially the kids. It is sad to see ppl are being very unhealthy and obese but it is rude to point it out according to American standard..

[@gopaellen2255]

Americans should be saved.

[@SerpkoBakotiinii]

@@gopaellen2255 Even God can't help America anymore.

[@helenestiernstrand6575]

Softdrinks and any sugary drink should be forbidden for children.

[@Chillmindedpanther13]

You can't save them... They have to save themselves.

[@javybeaz3236]

I'm chinese. 5ft 1. 385 lbs. Lots of big macs, whoppers. I take 10 ozempoc pills and lost 5 lbs in 4 months. Its working

[@feralon9570]

I had a stroke in sept, at the age of 50. I was 236lbs at 5'2. In 8 months I'm down to 170 and dropping. I live a low carb life style, no way I'm going back to eating junk. The SAD (standard american diet) is a death sentence. I feel good I now get out 3 days a week and walk 4 to 10 miles, depending on how I feel. I couldn't walk a full mile a year ago. I have a rare burger but it's bunless and I never eat processed oils. I'm no longer a type two diabetic, I feel so much better. I look so much better. I can't wait until I'm done with my transformation. It feels wonderful.

[@tkps]

Good for you. Majority from the 90's on got more fat/obese over time caused by a change in dietary recommendations from mostly meat, eggs, fish, dairy, fat with sides of veg and the odd dessert to mostly veg, grains, legumes, veg oils and fruit. Started I believe because a few US Senators eating way too much rich food had heart attacks and colleagues wanted answers. Plenty of plant based advocates and cereal manufacturers willing to put their hands up and take the funds to produce studies saying what they wanted to hear. The theory being lower calories, plenty of undigestible expelled fibre will 'fix' all issues. Most not enjoying the diet add processed or swapped to processed. This experiment is a massive disaster.

[@kristenwebb672]

I was 236 lbs 6 years ago. I lost my car and had to start taking the bus. Which ment I had to walk outside in the heat of Florida. I got down to 150,lbs . Today I've gained 20lbs back. It's very scary. There are 2 reasons I feel are why . The first one is I started taking Uber more . Which ment I'm not walking as much and the second is stress. I know that when I'm financially stressed out I snack more. So not exercising like I was has also added to my stress because I'm not releasing the stress. So I got terrified of putting on to much weight so I started taking the bus at least one to three times a week. I've been trying to cut sugar out but I'm so addicted to it that I get headaches and sometimes I feel lightheaded. So that's a work in process. I definitely don't want to gain anymore weight so I have to put in the work even when I don't want to. Especially when I don't want to 😊

[@feralon9570]

@@kristenwebb672, The addiction is real. I cut all sugar out in sept. I'm a work in progress. I just keep reminding myself of the feeling of the stroke. It really sucked and scared me.

[@jamtmann]

Resilience !!

[@numan9433]

Congratulations….. it’s not about health for the food industry, it’s about wealth….. Society eats way too many carbs and sugar!!!! It’s sad… (Standard American Diet)

[@chickenheart7615]

I am Japanese. Here in Japan, if you are fat, people tell you to lose weight for better life. "Body positive" idea in USA is one of phenomenons that allow not improving oneself.

[@doggee09]

same in india

[@chickenheart7615]

@@doggee09 Because our fundamental philosophy and values were coming from your country.🙏

[@johannabarry4672]

You are right!

[@monique88264]

@chickenheart7615 I definitely agree with you cuz I used to be delusional just like them but when I realized is when I couldn't walk down the street or go down the stairs without breathing so heavy I know I had to make a change and stop making excuses why I couldn't lose weight so I'm definitely on that with you but they could push the fat positivity all they want but when they have a heart attack and someone dies then we supposed to feel sorry 😔😔😔😔😔

[@ariesaraya1822]

Japan also has one of the highest suicide rates due to their over critical culture. A middle ground is better w/o unnecessary comments from strangers.

[@jollibee_racer]

No matter what any body positivity person says, completely unhealthy to be obese and you will die early. Bigger you are the harder your heart has to work.

[@UnfilteredAmerica]

That’s on them though. If that’s how they choose to live then so be it.

[@BenjoCovers]

but its still everyones own choice to be fat or healthy, they can do with their body what they want. The only important thing you are obligated to is not harming others with your daily food choices, so go vegan and leave the animals bodies alone

[@lexxihd5843]

@@UnfilteredAmerica Many don't chosse to live like that tho. People need information and clear guidance even without personal trainers. The food industry should also be encouraged to produce healthier food.

[@pennybunny]

​@@UnfilteredAmerica not when taxpayers have to pay for their health care

[@catsyjules]

​@@BenjoCoversand when they get sick, where do they run to? Do u think all can afford to be hospitalized and pay for the bills? It will then be shouldered by the govt who got their funds from the people's taxes. Gets?

[@marielle7505]

I'm from the Netherlands, and in my country, going to a restaurant is something you do every now and then. Going out to a restaurant for breakfast is something nobody does here. Out for lunch? Hmm, sometimes, maybe. We make our own meals! That makes such a difference. We buy our groceries at the supermarket, and we cook. Prepare meals. Take our lunch to work. Sure, you can still cook unhealthy if you want, but in most cases, people don't. I have a hard time understanding why a lot of Americans eat out so often, sometimes every day. It's astounding to me.

[@Window4503]

Can’t speak for everyone but on the occasions when I feel like I need to order food (I cook though), it’s always because of high commute times and a busy schedule. I often come home exhausted and there’s no one to help me cook. That’s from an American who cooks on a weekly basis and enjoys the process. Various factors add up.

[@lindastangelo1636]

I honestly don't understand it either, other than its for the convenience. It is astounding that people don't realize that not only is it not very healthy, but the expense of doing that every day is shocking to me.. I cannot say that I love cooking, but my husband and I rarely go out to eat. Usually, when we do, it is for dinner and we do that about every 6-8 weeks, and its NOT going to a fast food restaurant.

[@br5380]

Look up "food desert" - it's a real problem in vast areas of the US. I'm a Brit but worked a lot in the US - even eating out on expenses was hard work to eat healthily.

[@JJJJ-gl2uf]

Relative to my country, Canada, the fast food meals in the US are cheaper and the portions larger. And working people in the US seem more pressed for time than many other countries - long commutes, fewer holidays, longer work hours. That could explain much of the problem.

[@marcelbekker2613]

The last 20 years also Europe is following America, you only have to look at the stats and the number of fast food joints that has exploded the last 20 years .

[@shiptj01]

The heart attack grill disgusts me. Glorifying obesity disgusts me. This country is doomed.

[@TheMariemarie16]

If obesity wasn't a problem in our country it would just be a funny novelty. It's not the restaurants problem that our food industrial complex is crooked and that our citizens are dying.

[@zanym8088]

Would it be though? What's novel about overconsumption or unnecessary food waste? It's inane

[@macflod]

I find it weird. The fact that many of the customers could be wearing a hospital gown getting real bypasses and being in fear and mortal danger. And the sexualisation too is weird. It is a clever marketing strategy to be controversial but i coukd see that restaurant being looked back on in the future like how we look back on radium water as a medicine or leeching.

[@TheMariemarie16]

@@zanym8088 Novel means unusual, odd, unique and this restaurant is novel enough to have several documentaries about it. Understand language. You don't have to agree with its message but this restaurant is a novelty only in tourist places.

[@thomasnew8606]

Relax. People go there for fun. Have some fun yourself.

[@taylorbug9]

He also lives near a grocery store and can cook for himself. That's a wild lack of accountability on his own part.

[@ashriihi]

I've seen the entire reality series on him and his family. he has the maturity, perspective, and life experience of a preteen.

[@katyvw3973]

You should see Casey now. He has lost all the weight and is doing very well.

[@alisskanetos1229]

Exactly. Where I live there are fast food places as well, but I never go there. Of course you are able to get fat on home cooked too, so really they just have all these bad habits of not taking care of themselves.

[@glow1815]

Cook healthy food. Of course you can get fat cooking at home if you cook unhealthy food.

[@Mug1671]

The victim's mentality he had was ridiculous. Just because something is there doesn't mean you have to eat it.

[@keithkiruthikan3063]

As of December 2023, I was 93 kilos, just on the other side of Obesity. Today is May 26, 2024, I am 73 kilos.

[@parampampam24]

bravo, that's an amazing feat! :) stay consistent and enjoy your new body and health!

[@seyiesetuosopfii3153]

That's too much weight loss in so little time. Anyways how tall are you?

[@parampampam24]

@@seyiesetuosopfii3153 while it may seem like plenty, it's around 4kg per month. and this is if we don't take into consideration the initial water loss you get when you fix your diet... imo, it's on point - but a plateau is probably incoming. op, please beware and also consider your desired maintenance weight. congrats again! i second the height question. :)

[@soundbwoy1890]

God bless you on your journey ❤

[@khair_nizam5572]

Keep it up bruh. All your journey are history to your healthy.

[@dannybarrera7637]

The Heart attack grill is the worst of the wrong trend in food addiction. A heart attack might be a joke to them, until the stabbing pain in the chest makes it all too real.

[@80sriceman]

I was obese for a few years. My doctor kept telling me to lose weight because diabetes, heart disease, etc. It took a medical emergency and the look of sheer horror in my families eyes as I lay in that hospital bed. I did a lifestyle change. No empty calories, soft drinks, beer, juices, and sugary coffees and donuts goodbye! Wouldn't you know it? The weight started coming off! I took exercising and meal prepping for my togo and work meals. Lost all the weight, got into great physical shape. At nearly 50, I am in the best shape of my life! Made the change 14 years ago, and now it's just how ai live.

[@ENDEVRDocs]

congratulations!

[@misanthrophex]

Quite simple, really, isn't it ?

[@80sriceman]

@misanthrophex Yes and no. Lifestyle change can be difficult for some. The motivation has to be there, and the discipline has to remain for life. But, it is definitely doable for all.

[@ENDEVRDocs]

@@80sriceman the solutions usually are simple - meaning not complicated Simple doesn’t mean easy cuz it ain’t.

[@Cristina-ne7xf]

I am Italian and i eat at McDonalds, once a week, a salad with fried chicken and my daughter, chicken bites and fried potatoes and after yoghurt or a slice of ananas. I drink water, she a small orange juice. I think it's important not to go every day to eat fast food, just in rare occasions, maximum once a week. I'd die couldn't eat fresh vegetable or fruit for more then 2 days.

[@Wes-Tyler]

Extremely overweight people having to buy 2 airline tickets is not an injustice. It's a justice for everyone else. There seems to be a lot of entitlement and narcissism among the overweight

[@ranjapi693]

As far I know, planes are calculating in weight, so yes, justified.

[@two2truths]

@@ranjapi693 they calculate in weight, but assign by SEAT, so no, its not justified.

[@t3rry260]

@@two2truthsif you are taking two seats, because you are overweight, then you should pay for 2 seats. Ain’t nobody going else’s fault, and why should someone else suffer because the person next to them is obese?

[@etuboldon]

Exactly. If I drive an SUV I can't expect to pay the same amount of gas as someone driving a prius.

[@jonboy2950]

Taking pride in ones body is important, taking care of your health is even more important.

[@BenjoCovers]

You can do with your body what you want, the only important thing is to leave others bodies alone so go vegan and stop harming animals

[@nadiabrstak5646]

​@@BenjoCoversPlant based diet is the " best"...

[@activeingredientFAITH]

@@nadiabrstak5646 Disagree! Plant based nearly killed me. Put me in a wheelchair and for 25 yrs I had to have a 'caregiver.' Went full carnivore in Oct of '23 and today I am down 80 lbs and walking without a walker or cane. Carnivore diet dropped my weight safely and healed tons of autoimmune diseases I had including and not limited to 'hashimotos thyroid disease.' Praise GOD FOR BEEF and fish and eggs & butter. I was NEVER hungry and it was SO EASY!!! At 66 yrs old I finally have my life back! Joining a gym this week!!!!

[@SakuraMoccixX]

@@BenjoCovers plants are alive the same as animals. Eating bothis the natural order.

[@alexandramn6734]

​@@nadiabrstak5646if I go without meat more than a few days I get literally weak. I need meat

[@aleciasa]

Even when they are eating "healthy", it is not healthy. I actually realised how blesed I am for being born in Brazil, our fridge is full of vegetables, fruit, home make food, all fresh food... the restaurants have many delicious heatlhy food too. Anyways, this is really crazy.

[@arslaanpasha3334]

In USA water and healtht food is very expensive. You can get literally a Burger in 2-3$ in USA

[@jordanwillow5640]

Moi en France . Légumes, fruits , jamais je n'ai mangé la merde américaine, MCDo, burger king etc . AUJOURD'HUI VOUS ETES LE PEUPLE LE PLUS OBSÈS DE LA PLANÈTE.. Alors continuer à manger votre merde

[@Bebe-or9nw]

It's not the vegetables and fruit. Your country is known for eating meat which is what humans are meant to eat.

[@arslaanpasha3334]

@@Bebe-or9nw so?? Our people easily live till 80. Avg age here is 75-84

[@arslaanpasha3334]

@@Bebe-or9nw your country is 39% obese. 2nd most obese country. And you say we eat meat🤣

[@xhobv02]

Having visited America, I was shocked how people are lazy to walk - everybody is driving a car, even walkable distances. Add to that the junk food and no wonder obesity is a problem.

[@inulahmusic]

💯💯💯💯

[@Polkavona]

In a VERY small defense there they make so so many places dangerous to walk to get people to buy more cars. I was lucky to live a 15 min walk from work for a few years but I got to drive 30 minutes to get ANYWHERE rn

[@5.7ninetynine]

Walkin is for the birds.. 😂

[@tillerzeit]

I live 3 miles from my office and to get to the public transportation to it involves crossing a several multi lane roads as much as 8 lanes (4 going in either direction). Also folks can't drive here lets be honest.

[@hannahburke7328]

It Breaks My Heart That America Drives More And Walks Less In Some Areas, If We Could Stop Building More Roads, We'd Be One Of The Many Foot Traffic Moving Nations.

[@SimplyNikki79]

Being fat is “cute” until you can’t walk and take care of yourself and have chronic pain and cardiovascular disease and diabetes. I’ll pass!

[@britzene]

I agree. Its sad seeing fat positivity influencers die in their 30s and 40s. I think we should help overweight people feel normal and human so they aren't deterred from going to the gym or seeing doctors and nutritionists. We shouldn't demonize fat people but also don't allow people to lie and say you can be "healthy at any size" when after maybe 300 pounds there are serious health risks and mobility limitations. Its like we can only eat so much food in a lifetime and if when you are 30 you already ate 100 years worth of food, its game over.

[@Gesundheit888]

But it's not just a matter of saying "I'll pass". Unless you are raised with a healthy diet and have no cravings, your mind can't resist processed food and your body will constantly lead you astray.

[@Jovonne73]

I'm not fat and I have all of the above plz explain how that works for a 5ft6 9stone woman

[@SimplyNikki79]

@@Jovonne73 I’m not talking about YOU I’m talking about ME!

[@helenaquin1797]

​@@britzeneWhen a person can be happy about "winning" by being able to eat donuts while doing so, and nit think about being around for your kids.. That's some kind of (toxic) positivity, that.

[@DADSOFUSA]

I lost 80lbs in less than one year by just cutting out carbs and sugars, incorporating intermittent fasting, and exercising a few days out of the week. Save your money people!

[@KITTYKITTYBO]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@g9nnar]

What kind of carbs did you cut out 😊

[@ljimzlj8079]

What do you eat in a typical day. I want to lose wait, too.

[@MichelleQuintiaVLOGS]

Don’t be afraid of carbs. Try eating brown, red or black rice. Sweet potatoes are good too! They will keep you fuller for longer! I promise you that. Put some virgin coconut oil in your oats. That’ll keep you full for longer as well❤️ avocados are good too!

[@DADSOFUSA]

All the foods you listed would completely ruin the weight loss plan. But avocados on the other hand are 100% okay and recommended. ​@MichelleQuintiaVLOGS

[@DavidRego-wn4lz]

How can you blame your problems on restaurants in your town You overeat and don’t excercise. Food is not your friend. It’s never too late to change

[@AW-zy1kw]

Taking up two seats for the price of one is an injustice. Sitting beside someone that takes up their seat and half of yours is an injustice

[@happycook6737]

Buying 2 seats because you are fat and then the airlines allocates one of the two seats as 21A and the other as 19B is also an injustice. 😂 I was so mad! But most of the time buying 2 seats works out. Ultraprocessed food is highly addictive and I have battled my whole life gaining and losing hundreds of pounds.

[@florence1395]

Us petite people can’t move or breath, we can’t get passed & our clothes get ruined! Fact!

[@katerinasonis394]

“There are no healthy restaurants!” is the laziest excuse ever. Cook healthy food at home like normal people do.

[@praveenhoro8198]

Correct me if I am wrong but I feel people in America eat outside food much more than eating food made at their homes. Even I have seen people order healthy foods like salad from some restaurant. Like make it yourself brother and sister.

[@gamedogfan]

Judging others must be a good hobby for you

[@catbasedied5972]

Depends entirely on who you compare against. Most cities in China tend towards eating at restaurants and street vendors. Hold over from Mao's cultural revolution where centralizing agriculture and optimizing work productivity from the population led to discouraging home cooking (right up to melting down most pots and pans for worthless 'steel' to give people no choice) and encouraging more time, ingredient, and distributionally efficient food access through restaurants. It continues in part from momentum and in part from the 6 days of 12 hours workweek (plus some work from home for white collars) leaving little time to cook after commuting. Their food is also generally much healthier excluding the rather extraordinary sodium intake, but without other compounding factors that's not that bad for most. Depending on region, we're talking 12-17.8 grams of sodium per day. ​@@praveenhoro8198

[@ResplendentSkull]

​@gamedogfan it's just too easy to judge amerifats 😂😂😂

[@raineroberseider3651]

@@gamedogfanbeing obese is also a great hobby; wait, its not

[@etou1146]

It's not body positivity. It's obesity positivity.

[@eliz_scubavn]

The kicker is that the whole body positivity movement wasn’t even about weight, it was initially for the disabled and those with physical deformities/impairments to basically say ‘hey, sometimes a body looks like this, it’s normal’. So the at activism movement hijacked a perfectly reasonable, legitimate and perhaps even necessary movement to push BS pseudoscience.

[@EveryDayLifeChannel9777]

Reverse psychology, the other approach didn't work. If you make people feel good about themselves, they're less depressed and more likely to want to be more active!

[@sharitasarmah5389]

@@EveryDayLifeChannel9777No. It’s been going on since the 80s but nobody learned anything and some people just let themselves go!

[@cryptidian3530]

@@EveryDayLifeChannel9777 Hard cap. If you make a fat person feel good about his own body, he will have NO reason to change it. An obese person shouldn't look in the mirror and say "not bad".

[@Yogachic1971]

At my highest weight of 435 lbs morbidly obese, pre diabetic and high blood pressure. I was absolutely miserable, I got back into the gym in June 2021, prioritizing lifting weights over cardio and eating in a calorie deficit. I've lost 233 lbs naturally, I know not everyone can do it that way, and they need medical intervention, but that's the way I wanted to go. It can be done if done right, but you have to want to do it. It has to be sustainable. This is for the rest of your life.

[@adriekalenian1187]

That restaurant is highly problematic on every level I can think of. It's extremely creepy.

[@sylviabadshamiah8435]

Exactly. Why even have these places ? This is literally killing people.

[@julyrosales]

You can’t blame anyone for capitalizing on you not taking care of yourself .

[@adriekalenian1187]

@@julyrosales I blame them for capitalizing on objectifying women.And you can capitalize on people not taking care of themselves without taking it to the extreme by saying, people can't have lettuce on their burgers.

[@rawx485]

Its really the only reason I ever care to step foot in vegas again.

[@ageoflove1980]

The restaurant is simply adressing with loads of irony what every fast food place does. Its like the South Park of burger joints. I really dont think its the restaurant thats creepy here.

[@IngaBinga-j4y]

We are working in sedentary jobs, for 12, 14, 16 hours per day. This is NOT what nature intended

[@vr8921]

We weren’t built to be sitting inside 95% of the time We were built to spend most of our time moving and outside.

[@Kwadratura]

Nature "intended" nothing

[@slavenrasic2173]

You don't work 12 hours a day, stop coping and start not over eating

[@IngaBinga-j4y]

@@slavenrasic2173 Lol the audacity of you 😂 yes I do work 12 hours a day. I'm a medical professional. You, are just an ignoramus

[@IngaBinga-j4y]

@@Kwadratura wow, such stupidity

[@Fransu6]

America is sick!!! Never in my life have seen people fat as this. Same time you have many series about it that's crazy. In Europe obesity means overweight 20-30 kg not 200 kg

[@dfdf-rj8jr]

Nobody cares about Europe. Useless, irrelevant place.

[@TTTHC]

There's many people obese in Europe...

[@jaishree701]

Bro usa is richest country

[@Fransu6]

@@jaishree701 it doesn't mean it's healthy 🤣 dude, I earn 5,000 euros and I live in Poland 🤣 it's probably more than half of Americans earn, you can keep your richest country for yourself 😆

[@jaishree701]

@@Fransu6 are you serious in homophobic and conservative poland Poland is i think 🤔 racist Alabama or mississippi of Europe i saw some videos of Asians or other brown folks harrased in Poland online it sounds like south of usa

[@deachristiancatlady5435]

That restaurant is horrible! Just sickening.

[@anuragvdo]

Why has the USA forgot how to cook food at home? You don't need to eat fast food. Cook at homes. You can choose what you eat. It's more effort yes but the trade off is worse.

[@Authorthings]

Lack of time. But yes, the trade off is worse.

[@rangerannie5636]

Broiling a chicken breast and steaming some broccoli takes 10 minutes. You would sit in the drive through line longer just waiting for your Super Sized Big Mac meal!

[@jovandraganescu1406]

Facts!!! People are just lazy plain and simple. The only anomaly are people in food deserts that don’t have access to fresh food but I agree and see if everyday. Someone would rather go to chipotle or McDonald’s then going to the market.

[@jaridatkinson4907]

Women went into work more not cooking is more convenient for tired parents recipes literally has been lost over a generation

[@luvkayakn]

Home economics and cooking would be mandatory junior high and high school courses if we really care to reduce obesity and many lifestyle diseases.

[@angelika77st]

Fast food is killing us slowly. I cook at home more, I do it for my family. Thank God for KZbin and all the people sharing their cooking knowledge.

[@Gesundheit888]

Cooking is very simple unless you make it difficult. It does not have to be so diverse, only healthy. Breakfast: 5 eggs and 5 sausage. Lunch: plain yogurt. Dinner: fried ground meat in lard or butter, add some cut up vegetables, a potato that's been cooked a few days ago, or some boiled rice, brown a bit and serve! For snack 2 pieces of fresh fruit. That's what we eat daily. It's cheaper than anything you can buy in fast food joints, low carb, and much more nutritious.

[@aslfdjalskjflkajs134]

YES! I especially love cooking videos from grandmas who have a lifetime of experience. No fancy cameras, no prentions, no expensive ingredients, just good basic healthy food...

[@notmebutyou8350]

Same here. I love looking on KZbin for recipes. I just adjust the ingredients (such as sugar) if I need to so that it fits my preference. . I never thought I would enjoy meal prepping, but to me, it's fun, better for your health (since you control everything that goes in your meals), and much better for your pocket. 🙂🙂

[@Bonsqueesquee]

Unfortunately people have very poor self control now, their brains are wired for instant, unearned and entitled happiness.

[@Elly-caitlin93]

Preach sister

[@jankauffmann6899]

He's not a victim of fast food, he's a victim of lack of self control.

[@rosek7114]

indeed! I'v got a McDonald's at a 5 min distance from my apartment, yet I think I can count on one hand the amount of times I've visited it over the past 3-4 years. Stop complaining about fast food restaurants when you can go also just COOK.

[@airforceveteran]

They're not victims. They're tied to the ease/convenience of fast food. I started going to the gym 4 - 6 times a week and staying away from fast food. It's definitely harder/ time-consuming to cook healthy. I've lost 20 lbs over the last 4 months, which isn't easy because even products that say they're healthy aren't truly healthy.

[@carolinegathoni7973]

Exactly 💯

[@istvancsap3513]

i never eat fast food. Ate it as a kid, then when i became an adult, never occured to me i should eat hamburgers or pizzas (yes, i don't even eat pizza). I substitute that with whole fried potatoes or frozen fruits if i have the urge to munch. But of course my main meals are different kinds of soups and a shitload of fish and salads.

[@maedesmond2461]

Addiction is a very real thing that a massive percentage of humans currently struggle with. Whether it's food, alcohol, drugs, sex, social media etc., what can start out as innocuous pleasures can slowly (or quickly) become a problem. When certain chemical pathways develop in your brain, it's a huge undertaking to re-establish healthier habits. I really dislike this mindset of 'lack of self control'. As animals, we want to feel good, and we want high calorie food. Clearly what has happened in the US is a societal problem and solely blaming the individual for their moral failings is pretty lame. I'm not saying the individual isn't responsible, but the greatly society and culture strongly factors into all this. Wildly overprescribe opiates? You get people addicted to opiates. Apps designed to constantly feed us videos? You get people who spend hours everyday doom scrolling. Create a culture based on driving, consumerism, both parents working and heavily advertised fast food? Of course you're going to get people addicted to food.

[@thenewzealandgringo9296]

Body Positivity which excludes those who are not overweight and not only promotes an unhealthy lifestyle, but which also promotes the shaming of those wanting to lose weight or who have lost weight.

[@CurtisCT]

A recent comment from my doctor to the "Body Positivity" movement: there's no such thing as fat old people.

[@dancingverona1281]

Very true ! Because you'd be dead before you get old !

[@fillmorehillmore8239]

I assure you there are plenty of obese old people. They are heavily medicated and live with both internal and external issues.

[@Heirphoria13]

I always thought that....now I work with a woman who just turned 81...she is obese. At least 70lbs overweight and short. She's a cashier. It's like seeing a unicorn.

[@phexyn3997]

And that’s all that needs to be said. It’s a scam in my eyes. You don’t have to change anything, society has to change 😂 But the effects of to much fat will kill you personally. Slowly but surely.

[@sarahjane4908]

Not true actually. My great grandmas were all obese and lived to be in their nineties. I’m not saying obesity is healthy - they ended up insulin dependent and disabled from a stroke. But it’s simply not accurate to say there are no obese elderly ppl.

[@troylee4196]

These women for the body positivity are delsuional It's pretty much on par of the "everyone gets a trophy" mindset

[@culperjr.122]

Paying $31k to go for a walk is hilarious. The real winners are these clinics.

[@dmackle3849]

The meals that the "nutritionist" was concocting were so the opposite of what healthy humans need.

[@anonmouse15]

It's a growth industry for sure.

[@Anita_AF]

@@dmackle3849That nutritionist/clinic is a joke. They’re teaching them to go to bed hungry instead of teaching them how to create a healthy plate with fresh & whole foods. Feeding them cereal for breakfast when it’s bad to break your fast with sugar is another issue. I think they want them to rely on them forever. Nasty work.

[@jessecherney3481]

When I saw cereal and milk I was thinking why not eggs and veggies for breakfast? What? Teach them how to eat so they feel full. Protein, fiber and good fats is what they should be taught. I can't believe those parents paid 31k for their daughters to not actually learn good eating habits.

[@PegasiJay]

These girls coulda gone on KZbin for free and got a 10$ planet fitness membership 💀😭

[@nobody-z9i3y]

I can't stand to those women who call themselves curvy not morbidly obese.

[@juliesmoochy3996]

I live in the UK. Im a 50yr old female and I've always been overweight. When I was 48yrs old i started weight training. Now im all muscle and feel amazing . Its all about mind control.

[@ezookami4540]

I had been fit all my life until I had a serious injury at the age of 43. I became severely obese within two years. I can't imagine people can live like that and claim they feel wonderful. Obesity is disability and there is a reason why those influencers are not older than 40. You can stay quite healthy and fat if you are young, but above the age of 40, it's essentially a death sentence.

[@adrianbaron4994]

Be grateful also that the UK still follows the excellent ( and high ) EU rules on food safety. However, some maniac Brexiteers still want us to lower the standards to allow in hormone-drenched meat from Australia and New Zealand, where food standards are lower. American standards are even lower than that, and chlorine-washed chicken is just one example. Heinz sells tomato paste in the UK and the USA. The cans look the same but look at the listed ingredients: the USA version reads like the contents of a chemistry lab.

[@javigar133]

Hit the nail!

[@eddie4324]

I remember going on holiday to Florida in 89 (from the UK). My mum and dad could not believe how large Americans were. Cut to the Uk in 2024 and we’re not far from the US.

[@cara7356]

$30,000.00 for the school for overweight teenage girls and the best breakfast they could do was cornflakes, milk and banana??

[@aliensoup2420]

Yeah, definitely a rip-off.

[@blkdrtyolman64]

bwahahaha

[@nowyouseeme3402]

Their workouts were mediocre too...

[@thomasjensen6243]

Yep, teaching them to eat a high sugar diet....disgraceful.

[@OrbitalTrails-x5s]

The fat you eat is the fat you wear

[@sparky2390]

Why is it unfair to be charged for two seats on a plane if you take up two seats?

[@happycrabknits9109]

Right?! If you need more space you gotta pay for it

[@RoseRose-ux9bx]

Its not but also bullying is bad

[@therealtulip]

When I was 10 my parents and I moved to the US from Israel. I was a normal weight child. Within 2 years of living in the Midwest, eating most of my meals at home and at school (yeah, school cafeteria, I’m looking at you), and only occasionally going out for fast food, I became overweight. Thank God we moved back at that point or else I don’t know how far it would have gotten.

[@AW-zy1kw]

Sexy & obese should never be used in the same sentence😮

[@madfan1593]

Prime example, Biden and coherent

[@AnnaKwonda]

@@madfan1593of all the comparisons you could’ve made lol

[@rafaelcapuano8280]

Well there are man who have a obesity fetish.

[@we8608]

They're both over 75 years old with serious health issues. Neither of them should be president. ​@@madfan1593

[@hawk469]

@@madfan1593please show me a video of Trump making sense or staying on topic 🤣

[@RoszenCariaso]

As a nurse looking after heavier patients put us at risk too. Imagine if the nurses are this big too how are we going to help our patients?

[@bevanbuckwheatshea5520]

Exactly. Lifting obese/morbidly obese patients would be very hard on nursing staff.

[@finks0436]

I see obese nurses a lot now. I wonder how they are able to hold a job having to be moving all the time

[@lgrego9594]

Bro a lot of nurses are overweight (in europe)

[@headlesschicken99]

People say eating healthily is expensive. In this case half the amount you're eating. Noone's body needs 6 burgers, 4 litres of soft drink and a bucket of ice-cream every day.

[@Itsgsun604]

Exactly even if they are a certain amount of calories and worked out they'd be in better shape.

[@cecemeadows8117]

I think you took that out of context. What they mean is that processed foods in grocery stores are affordable for everyone, while organic foods & healthier foods are out of many people's price ranges, especially if they have more mouths to feed. This is one reason why I have started trying to fast somewhat frequently. It builds self control, supports weight loss, & is easy on your pockets.

[@headlesschicken99]

@@cecemeadows8117 Yes. Processed foods are more affordable. But statistically, often people who overeat are the ones buying processed food, ready meals and frequent fast food. To some extend it's a cultural/habitual thing. I often see kids getting chicken and chips for £5-6/portion after school, rather than having a fresh meal cooked for the same money OR sometimes they eat it as a pre-dinner/unnecessarily extra meal. Often, moms who claim they can't afford healthy food don't miss a manicure or hair appointment. Get the priorities right. Get cooking. Eat less. Move.

[@eclecticism3086]

Cooking food is processing it.​@@headlesschicken99

[@headlesschicken99]

@@eclecticism3086 Eating food and digesting it is also processing but we're not talking about chyme here too, are we? Surely, we can agree what processed food we're talking about. Some questionable mash with zero traces of meat that ends up being called nuggets or hotdogs is very far away from steaming broccoli or grilling a steak at home.

[@Drummerboy619]

Body positivity is like tackling one problem of consuming too much fast food with accepting you are consuming too much fast food.

[@samanthaspeaks4206]

That heart attack grill is literally glorifying gluttony 🤮

[@byfaith314]

My thoughts exactly! It’s sad smh

[@suheylaa1769]

It should be called Big Pharma's FDA Slaughter House.

[@jemeson5332]

They offered Billy the Fridge a role after their main sort of mascot died and he declined because he planned on losing weight and they would not allow him to do that.

[@itgetter9]

Watching that man order that 8-patty burger while people just a few blocks away in Las Vegas are starving made me ill. That food he couldn't finish is getting thrown out. Animals died for that. Total WASTE.

[@Bullminator]

Its a real life parody if you havent figured it out.

[@snjezanap.7173]

I am German and visited a small town at the Five Finger lakes some years ago. I usually eat healthy but I literally had no options there. There was a Wendy‘s, a Taco Bell, Burger King, McDonald‘s and a Starbucks. I did not see one damn supermarket. I was walking and had no car. Fast Food was all around..no supermarket in walking distance. There were some restaurants in the city center but even there: mostly unhealthy options. I then ordered a salad and sweet potatoe fries. The salad came with a high calorie dressing, the fries were covered with some super sweet brownish sauce almost like caramel. And this meal was more expensive than Fast Food. It‘s not just the people‘s fault in my opinion. The state does not do enough to make healthy food available. We are responsible yes, but what do I do as a average or low income person when Coca Cola is cheaper than water? When Wendy‘s is next door and veggies are more expensive than a hot dog? Don‘t blame everything on people. In Israel you have vegetarian and vegan fresh food the second you step out of your door. Did not see one McDonald‘s in Tel Aviv. Guess it‘s hidden sonewhere in a shopping center.

[@lgrego9594]

Bro bei uns sind aber auch schon ziemlich viele fette Leute unterwegs

[@CaduM7]

I've never been in the US and so many times I ask my self, why there isn't health food and the answer should haunts most americans: They dont demand! this is sad

[@Menas.Tirith]

They should start with a sugar and fat tax like in Denmark or other countries

[@komakechstephenkevin7936]

In our country junk food is more expensive and those who eat it think they are of high status😊

[@Got2Trot21]

You’re 100% right. America is a capitalist country where they push cheap, fast food companies to earn money. Additionally, for a low income family they are much more likely to spend their money on the dollar menu buying $1 cheeseburgers vs a grocery store where an avocado is $2-3 per. Our food stamp programs also supports poor and cheap diet options. So again, why would a low income person spend all their food stamps on a handful of fruits and veggies when they can buy carts full of sugary cereals, ramen noodles, and other processed foods? I hope there with be a reckoning one day in the US. Sadly we’ve transitioned into a culture of people that won’t outlive our children all at the hands of a dozen giant corporations that are profiting off this way of life.

[@cristhomson9043]

A victim? I was 400 lbs and I dropped the fork and changed my lifestyle. I’m 250 and I never ever thought I was a victim of my own doing. Victim mentality is out of control.

[@naturalnashuan]

And there was too much enabling of obese people in this video.

[@prettylyricsmarie]

Some weight issues is not about eating. I know a woman with a thyroid condition and it causes her to be bigger than she used to be.

[@bl00m1mgt0n]

Obese people are unlikely to "change their lifestyle" because they're usually at the lower socio-economic end of society (and we know it costs a lot less to eat badly), and are also more likely to suffer mental illness. Lack of empathy and low intelligence is also out of control.

[@hydra70]

@@prettylyricsmarie All that does is reduce her metabolism, meaning she needs less food to survive. There is no medical condition that will allow you to escape the first law of thermodynamics.

[@prettylyricsmarie]

​@jeffbeck8993 I have seen people big and very skinny, due to thyroid issues. It isn't always an excuse.

[@rotsenzambrano1388]

In the 2022 I was in America. what I saw was that the average foodshop don't have good vegetables, neither a good variaty. Every time I ate junk food there was only a symbolic portion of veggies on it. Eating plenty of veg and less carbs makes a big difference

[@anitagorse9204]

Heart attack grill literally had customers having a heart attack and dying inside and outside of the restaurant. Spokesman died at 29 of pneumonia. SMH...it's gross.

[@MissVanSam]

No way. That's madness 😮

[@nodebt6188]

​@@MissVanSamPeople over 350 pounds eat for free.

[@anonmouse15]

That was the intent. I understand that the whole business was created out of spite by a doctor who was sick of telling fat people to lose weight, only to be argued with fatlogic / ignored.

[@pigeonhawk4832]

It's not surprising. People who have underlying Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes can actually have a heart attack or even stroke from eating huge amounts of fats and sugars at once. It's not unheard of, but not sure how common it is. Either way, the Heart Attack Grill , admittedly is encouraging bad health and bad habits to a nation that is now the fattest and sickest of all industrial countries, and it's only getting worse and our health care system seems unable to keep up It's not funny.

[@jkasper4523]

The ending with plus size beauty pageants makes me embarrassed to be human.

[@mikerichardson60]

A "victim" of fast food? So the fast food joint broke into your home and rammed the food down your gullet? smh

[@QuadriviumNumbers]

Exactly!

[@troylee4196]

I feel you can be a victim of a grocery store and buy some fruits and vegetables

[@natelan69420]

Can opiate users then not be considered victims of the pharmaceutical industry? When tens of thousands of doctors in America were over-prescribing synthetic heroin for PMS and toothaches, who's fault was it that those people became addicted to opiates? If you think like I do, which is that the pharmaceutical industry lied to and preyed on Americans en masse by pushing their poison down our throats, is it then such a far stretch to think that the fast food industry in America might share at least SOME culpability for the prevalence of dangerous and addictive foods in this country? Conversely, if you think that obese Americans are entirely and completely to blame for the obesity epidemic in America, then certainly you must agree that the pharmaceutical industry carries no blame for the opiate epidemic?

[@justrosy5]

You don't understand what happens in what's termed as "food deserts." It's not lack of food, but lack of good quality and affordable food. Also, please see my comment on the OP to understand why even your own better shopping and home-cooking efforts are just useless after all. They might be "better" but they're still futile, and no, that's not your fault, but there are things you can do about it. See that other comment to understand why.

[@3naturalBionutrition]

​@@justrosy5not applicable to all

[@zoesoup]

the "heart attack grill" thing is actually horrifying

[@sandracarter7231]

YES! YIKES!

[@ldyb1712]

On the contrary, it's actually genius and a smart business move. The owner is the only one among all fast food owners to be fully honest about the industry. The people deciding to go eat there are the only ones responsible.

[@syedshahood3539]

Stop eating junk food. Whole world need to understand this.

[@Lauren_22613]

It’s tough, but I’m doing healthy keto and no processed foods. The health benefits already are worth it. No acid reflux! Gonna keep going, I feel awesome

[@abelovedflame]

@@Lauren_22613 awesome!

[@soldierofchrist1250]

Agree

[@javigar133]

​@@Lauren_22613stop keto, just eat healthier, do some exercise, try to be more active... That's how you stay healthy long term

[@alexandratiktiner3526]

There is nothing wrong with junk food itself. Look at the Netherlands - Dutch people eat a lot of bread, cheese and fries - and they are still very skinny. If you move and have healthy approach to food, you can eat whatever you want.

[@ariesluv24]

Ain’t no way I’m going to a burger place that spanks me if I don’t finish my food.

[@marylizakowski706]

Agree. I can't fathom why anyone would want to put themselves through such humiliating degradation. It's almost like some whacky fetish to want to be dehumanized like that. Really disturbing.

[@rjws69]

So you would go? “Ain’t no way” = there is a way (it’s a double negative)

[@ariesluv24]

@@rjws69 you know what I mean. There’s no need to comment as if I’m not making myself clear enough for you. It’s not that serious. I said what I said.

[@ZackZaqZakXah]

It's so cringe.

[@TadanoCandy]

I think there’s people who are into that 😅 the “step on me” gang

[@douglaseuritt3919]

I have a family photo taken on the family farm in 1906. This was during a family reunion and there are over 30 people spanning 4 generations. The largest of them would be considered below average in weight today. The old guys have arms and necks that are chiseled out of wood. They didn’t have remote controls, central air or internal combustion engines to carry them around. They WORKED. And they ate at home.

[@starrynight899]

The problem is when obese people are told to lose weight or shown concern most of them think people has problem with their appearance and the unnecessarily positive people tell them "oh no don't listen to them! You are beautiful just the way you are! "...

[@suheylaa1769]

"A lot of it is not knowing what you're eating, it's about awareness ". That girl is correct 💯💯💯💯

[@glow1815]

They knew what they eat isn't healthy but they want it and don't care. I hear a lot of " I don't care" from people that loves to eat.

[@Steveman27]

They are the same thing.

[@analesia7cassels16]

Well that isn't strictly true in my opinion .I know if I'm eating a huge hamburger ??.

[@stephenercolino5253]

The fact that this type of gluttony and overeating is encouraged at that Las Vegas restaurant is despicable

[@kimsparling8051]

What even is up with the weirdly sexualized spanking? Sure the waitress has to be a beautiful thin sexy lady but the men have to be the fattest pigs they can find? It disgusts me

[@Blackkittiesrule]

I totally agree, it absolutely disgusted me 🤢!!!

[@pouetpouetdaddy5]

once I went to Vegas. It was almost impossible to get fruit and vegetable anywhere, in restaurant. And the poor lettuce or tomato or pickles in burger, most of the time, customers would take it off. I understood everything about Middle America. It was not the case in NY.

[@nomamda2627]

if i ever went there, i would just go with 5 people and share 1 order 😂

[@hobi-wan]

Why? Im a dutch guy, lean and fit. Honestly i dont see a problem with a gimmick restaurant like this, I mean i like to go for once sounds fun. The problem is people eat this garbage everyday and dont workout.

[@MorkyMuffin]

That restaurant is quite disturbing

[@wildthang9355]

I'm actually shocked its legal?

[@eetplsstar]

I cant believe this is allowed

[@nevergiveup9937]

It left me speechless

[@sthetik3019]

@@wildthang9355why not?

[@aleksandragenuit7894]

Can't believe it😢

[@unclemikescomedy]

Btw, Casey King IS a king! He rocked the recovery, and was HILARIOUS during his episode with his deadpan non-reactions.

[@knothead35]

The lady that was in the dra office with her husband said she was pushing 300. Thr narrator said she used to be obese. She's still obese

[@LovingxLyriqxNxDeSeo]

She had the surgery I had so long ago... and for cutting her stomach only lost 70 pounds in 2 years. I hit that in 4 months. It's a lie. And the surgery ruined my life and nearly killed me 20 years later.

[@Cervin_Suisse]

​ @LovingxLyriqxNxDeSeo that type of surgery is terrible. Lot's of people regain weight anyway. Many end up eating small quantities but many times per day. Snacking repeatedly causes a constant production of insulin by the pancreas. The surest way to get or aggravate diabetes. Surgeons know that but only their income counts.

[@LovingxLyriqxNxDeSeo]

@Cervin_Suisse it absolutely is. And bc ppl don't realize the commitment they r making is until the day they die, they will never understand what cutting this vital organ is going to do to them later in life.

[@marywagner9927]

@@LovingxLyriqxNxDeSeo. How did it hurt you?

[@LovingxLyriqxNxDeSeo]

@marywagner9927 any alterations to a vital organ will yield consequences sooner or later. It's not worth it.

[@ShaelynnFockler08]

As an obese teenager this made me wanna actually lose weight. But it also made me ashamed and disgusted at my country that we all let ourselves become like this.

[@javigar133]

Losing weight only requires some discipline. Start now

[@mochimochi7669]

You can do this. Just focus on yourself and your health. I’m only 31 and being obese has caused me so many issues. I was getting out of breath doing basic things and my sleep was awful. I lost over 40 lbs but I still have more to go. I can finally exercise again and not get out of breath. Please focus on your health now. I wish you all the best.

[@pennylouise3454]

Go on the carnivore diet/way of eating. You will find it very easy to lose the weight, and live your best life for the next 70 years.

[@residentialpsycho1075]

A big reason why the US has this issue moreso than countries in Europe are related to the foods we ingest. Many of the ingredients are so unhealthy they're illegal in Europe. It's better to minimize all processed foods and buy locally when possible. Cooking at home is key since many restaurants use pre-processed food as well. It's cheaper, too. Avoiding grains has helped me a lot. People can learn more by reading/listening to the Wheat Belly books or watching associated videos here on KZbin. Healthy weight loss isn't something that can be done through willpower or starvation. While limiting oneself to a vegetarian or carnivore diet can help some people, it's also dangerous for some people. Everyone's dietary needs are different, and consulting a dietician can really help with feeling better and improving your gut microbiota.

[@Sabotage8675]

Disgusted? Fine. But don't shame yourself my friend! It's a poisonous mindset. I know from experience. Nobody walks on water! Baby steps.. best of luck. You got this 👊

[@BeyondChange]

Average woman is 5'2 tall but weights 170lbs. That is insanity!

[@ExpectantHarvest]

yes I typed this too and never dreamed in a million years that I would ever see the day

[@colleenfoyn9921]

Does anyone else find those burgers and the rest of that food at the heart attack restaurant revolting? I would for sure never eat that, super gross

[@qldsafari]

That ‘restaurant’ is the most ridiculous thing I’ve heard. That Americans think this is a great idea & support it is mindblowing

[@speckgens]

Agreed. But big bucks are at play so it’s OK then I guess, smh.

[@cassiellis9365]

It's the sexy nurses that draw people in, not the food lol. I went there a few years ago with my husband and a friend. He wasn't drooling over the food....

[@ashotofmercury]

​@@cassiellis9365 that redhead waitress is gorgeous though! 🙈☺️

[@chall9704]

In fairness, it is it being TOTALLY honest and in your face about what they are serving and there consequences. No one could say that they do not know the concequences or that they might be ‘Victims”. They want to be fat and die early. So long as they do not interfere with my life or expect me to pay that is their free choice.

[@patriciakabibi2181]

This is perverse

[@jobrown8146]

I went low carb in Oct 2021 after being diagnosed with diabetes; remitted successfully. Once I reduced the carbs the cravings also reduced. Without even trying I lost weight; I can only do stretching, strengthening and light hand weights due to back and knee issues. I now weigh what I did back in the mid 1980s before having children. Went from 80kg down to 60kg. Waist was 44" and it's now 36". Other than shoes and socks I have to get a whole new wardrobe of clothes. Thankfully I've been able to get a lot of my tops / blouses from the second hand shop.

[@isaiahoreweme6625]

Well that is just remarkable. Shows it can be done if you want it bad enough.

[@jobrown8146]

​@@isaiahoreweme6625*You definitely need to have a motivator* I didn't know if it would work for the diabetes but I watched a lot of videos and read comments about people's experiences and decided to at least try it. The doctor wanted to put me on metformin, a statin and see a dietician (which I did - a hospital diabetes dietician in Australia - and she told me I wasn't eating enough carbs and that I would lose muscle; I proved her wrong - I got checked by a exercise physiologist after 1 year). For me it was learning that you can go blind and/or end up on kidney dialysis (I already knew you could lose toes / limbs). My husband ended up on peritoneal dialysis after he contracted Wegeners Granulomatosis. We checked out about both types of dialysis and he decided on PD. Both forms of dialysis impact your life in a big way.

[@davisholman8149]

Bravo - good for you - we readers know it isn’t easy to change eating habits.👏🏼

[@jobrown8146]

@@davisholman8149 Thank you. You do need to have a strong motivation to do it. After being diagnosed with diabetes I learned that you can go blind and/or end up on dialysis. That scared me into trying low carb (after watching lots of videos and reading viewer comments about how it had worked for them). The diet didn't seem "wrong". I've now been low carb for over 2.5 years because I feel so much better on it than eating the way I had been. After a few weeks I stopped craving the carbs.

[@panfiloperez6685]

also had 20 kg to loose. managed to loose 10 kg with low carb diet and now am stuck with those 12 kg. cant excercise bc of knee and auto immune disease and am about to start some calistenia routine and see if can start loosing some more kg.

[@AllevantLastname]

I don’t think we should shame others for what they weigh or their body, but we should absolutely promote healthful and nutritional eating and exercise.

[@aaronfraser2347]

I didn’t let surgery be my only option. I fasted and ate super healthy cutting carbs and added sugars from my diet. I lost over 100lbs in just a year. I was almost 300 lbs but now I sit around 190lbs. It’s only hard for the first month but trust me, if it was easy everyone would do it. Limit yourself watch your calories and you’ll see results in a month GUARANTEED

[@WhatIsMisophonia]

Yeah, most people don't stop to consider that they're metabolically unhealthy, and it's gonna take time for their body to start functioning correctly, especially if they're diabetic and their body just stores fat and doesn't hardly use it. You can loose weight quickly on keto, but early weight loss is mostly water weight. Further, if you don't have enough protein, you may loose muscle mass while keeping much of the fat. Once you've alleviated the burden on your insulin for a long enough period of time, you'll start shedding the fat rather than storing it.

[@chris-_-3073]

Only activity is fishing? Run. Walk. Bike. Hike. Skip rope. Shadow box. 😶

[@libbyget5495]

Facts!!

[@shivvWhore]

Swimming is also great exercise especially for really large people because being in the water takes some of the pressure off their bodies + it's a fully body workout

[@naturalnashuan]

I thought the same thing. Don't blame the town for your inactive life.

[@kimberleyvdw4]

And later in the same part they mention a sports centre he goes to so, with all the things you rightfully mentioned, seems like there is plenty of opportunity to be active

[@JustcallmeDebbieB]

Activities are great for fitness, not weight loss. The sucky thing is, Closing your mouth is what works. It's no fun...but... When you fast, energy goes UP!! Keep electrolytes in check!

[@elijahconnorcole5497]

Choosing to not cook isn’t victimization.

[@Nitzpitz]

I think many people don’t know how and groceries in the states are much more expensive than fast food. It is a strange place

[@decyattysyachpchyol]

​@@NitzpitzYeah but they've got microwave in bag frozen veggies that are cheap, and it doesn't take a culinary genius to throw in a tablespoon of olive oil and powdered seasonings like salt, pepper, garlic powder, Italian herbs, etc. to make it taste good, have with baked chicken cutlets lightly coated in oil (I use oil or butter spray and garlic powder instead of peeling garlic because I'm lazy af), 1 serving of pasta, 1 serving pasta sauce, 1 Oz cheese, measured on a $10 digital food scale with an auto tare function, at least half the plate being veg. There are other improvised lazy quick easy healthy meals. The point is that even lazy healthy chicken and veg doesn't have to be tasteless boring garbage. There are thousands upon thousands of simple video recipes if you don't want to read through elaborate recipes with exotic ingredients. Microwave potato with Greek yogurt, bacon bits, 1 Oz cheese, 3 Oz baked chicken or 1 serving canned chili, and a bit pile of roasted or sauteed or flavors steam in bag veggies is another good quick, easy, cheap healthy, tasty meals. And you can still have burgers, just skip the fries and soda. I have disabilities limiting my ability to stand a long time sautéing or chopping things, and yeah it's harder when you're limited and in pain, but there are workarounds. Not everyone finds the workarounds quickly, but I have no time for defeatist attitudes that none of it is in your control. I didn't know about practical methods for healthy eating until the Internet went big, I was overweight until I moved out and chose my own food based on that info. Seek out the information and keep trying.

[@damianmeneses4382]

for real, cooking isn't hard. If you want you can do it you can look for recipies and buy items online to make more easy. Blame the food is easy part

[@glow1815]

Thousands of online receipts if they really want to cook. No excuses. If I want to cook something I've never cooked before I just go to KZbin BAM!

[@elijahconnorcole5497]

@@glow1815 They probably just have a phone, and even with that you can learn how to farm or cook. I'm black and the history of Africa is .....funny how getting aid is their most known for thing...

[@kayleereacts8794]

I’m so glad to see Casey doing so well! What an inspiration 🤩

[@8XSaintX8]

And they keep complaining the economy is bad. There are people in the world that don't eat that much food in a year.

[@charlietwotimes]

It's bizarre to me how we can castigate cigarette smokers for their addiction, drug users for their habits.. but it's not ok to point the finger at morbidly obese people because [insert any or all the excuses we reject from other addicts]

[@lgrego9594]

Where I live in europe, we make fun of fat people even in our own friends group. One time a friend got a little bit overwight and we make so much fun of him that he now is sporty and thin again

[@lgrego9594]

And he even thanks us for motivating/ laughing at him

[@we8608]

The restaurant makes 5 million a year, doesn't pay taxes, and I can guarantee that they burden our healthcare system by at least 3x that amount.

[@ExpectantHarvest]

yes and most are on meds and most are using fragrances and chemicals so all are pretty much asleep

[@michaelb4546]

Rich people get prescribed Ozimpic. Poor people get prescribed body positivity.

[@canadianjatti]

how are poor people affording to stuff their face? if they can buy 1000 in groceries to be fattys they can buy ozempic...we dont eat so they can save the $ from their junk shops....win win. THis argument is silly. If you ever watch my 600 pound life they easily eat 2-3 THOUSAND dollars in grcoeries a month.

[@Krishn-s]

The best comment.

[@clintdawley]

Lizzo

[@joycewright5386]

And both are unhealthy.

[@radoslavvarga4102]

You are not poor if you are fat.... trust me

[@clemenswalter8006]

For me there is a huge difference between the idea of "Body Positivity" and promoting obesity. I definitely like the point of Body Positivity that no one has to feel ashamed of being a bit "chubby" (or just different than "normal"). No human being should be assaulted or discriminated due to body shape. BUT in fact there are plenty certain scientific reasons that OBESITY is a serious danger to health.

[@Tamytutu81]

Fast food is no longer cheap. A meal from Mickey d will cost you 13 or 14 bucks. You can get a couple a bags of salad and some lean chicken for around the same price.

[@lancelude]

Blaming fast food places for your obesity, it's like blaming alcohol for your DUI. It's everything else's fault but your own.

[@RoseRose-ux9bx]

Când You stop from rating at all Forever?

[@RoseRose-ux9bx]

Eating

[@ExpectantHarvest]

Yes, it makes sense to hear women whine, blame, complain but nowadays men do this too - it is literally crazy

[@shanecrothers5792]

Food is getting so expensive that we will all be losing weight soon

[@daisyduquay]

🥹

[@OrbitalTrails-x5s]

Even the poor are obese in America

[@tabathaogost4982]

It's the opposite. Garbage food is cheaper. That's why its mostly the poor people that are obese.

[@javigar133]

Wrong, unhealthy food is cheap

[@OrbitalTrails-x5s]

@@javigar133 Wrong, rice, potatoes, corn, pasta,fruits and veggies are cheap, just stay away from all the fatty foods

[@Senorzilchnzero]

Someone big recently said "Good! Its easy today to be great because most people are not great. They're boring. Carbon copies of each other".. Paraphrasing here but thats the message. Your constant little effort is already better than 50 percent of people. The key word is constant.

[@AlohaBaby1004]

Food Addiction is a serious problem

[@michellebrown5672]

I accidentally fixed it by going organic. No more food cravings. In 2 weeks pain, inflammation and cravings were gone. Down from 170 to 115 without trying. Just eat real food without the chemicals

[@mookat-vw9yf]

All serious problems are serious problems.

[@zekebrooklyn5789]

It not a food addiction it's a sugar and carb addiction we teach children

[@michellebrown5672]

@@zekebrooklyn5789 We had sugar and cardbs pre 1980s too. We didn't have the addictive chemicals until we loosened our food standards. I can eat sugar and carbs as long as they are organic

[@iamBlackGambit]

​@rempseaheinamies9414lol thank you!! Nobody is forcing you to eat junk food! It's like blaming alcohol for your alcoholism lol no it's YOUR FAULT your drinking 🤷🏾‍♂️ just make better choices in life.

[@lucyjones9678]

“The plus size community is ‘growing’” Fat means unhealthy. Accommodating obesity is enabling. Usually a normal person would wake up and realise this is humiliating and I must do something to improve my health.

[@Halfdanr_H]

The Heart Attack Grill looks like something from a dystopian American future, but what’s concerning is it’s in the present 😨 Fancy opening a restaurant where the idea is to consume as many calories as possible, and the weird spankings are just unfathomable.

[@demoskunk]

Those burgers would be healthy without the multiple buns stuck in between them.

[@adrianbaron4994]

It's completely bonkers and looks like a scene from the film Idiocracy.

[@ritadonnelly8820]

yanks are mad

[@biggrig]

"According to him, he's a victim of fast food." Actually, fast food is a victim of him.

[@amberreid6242]

Casey got up to 700 and lost it all. He’s doing amazing

[@Starshineeeeeee]

I was wondering if this was the guy from my 600 pound life

[@Elizjim03]

This is after the show not before.

[@MyMomSaysImKeen]

Lost it all? How does a man weigh 0 pounds?

[@Authorthings]

I know!! I just found his KZbin channel. I think he had surgery (for excess skin) in April and is recovering

[@annwilliams6438]

@@MyMomSaysImKeenAll the EXCESS weight!

[@AaronSchwarz42]

It is not an injustice to make someone who weights 3x more than the average adult to pay for 2 airline seats, since passenger mass dramatically influence fuel use and cost of operating the aircraft

[@lillierose5304]

Its amazing how just putting on some weight can bring on all these other health issues that you wouldn't even think would be weight related. Losing weight cures so many diseases!

[@sachin99604325638]

I lost 18kg in span of 5 months… from 106kg to 88kg now

[@julianlewis-bs7rw]

This is sickening to watch. I'AM 6ft 1 at 180 lbs and still trying to lose weight. As a stroke survivor eight years ago have managed to keep the weight off. As a nurse, I can tell you that if you saw what becomes of people who don't take care of themselves.

[@jaridatkinson4907]

Heart attack grill as a concept is utterly insane

[@DrunkenUFOPilot]

It's down there with Pet Rocks and MLMs. Can't say which is worst; it's a tie!

[@Intel-6969K]

“we're embarrassed about things we should be proud of and proud of things that we should be embarrassed of” JS

[@libbyget5495]

That sums up man’s current downfall succinctly

[@melvinr7278]

Body positivity is like supporting alcoholism or smoking

[@impressiveprogressive7343]

I just lost a nephew to obesity driven disease, he was 31 years old when collapsed and passed.

[@LilyBecca]

This is incredibly sad. I'm so sorry for your loss.

[@racpatrice]

So sorry for your loss...I imagine the body positivity movement upsets you to your core.

[@maryellenputnam-reinhardt3305]

So sorry.

[@lorenazamudio2612]

Sorry for your loss 😢

[@wrinklesandsprinkles]

There may be numerous fast food places in town, but there’s also a grocery store with meats, veggies and fruit! Teach yourself a little bit about nutrition, portion size and healthier cooking. I didn’t give up my favorite foods I limited them drastically. I did that and started walking and lost 150lbs!! It can be done and it’s our own responsibility! I will never look like a model and that’s ok. I don’t have high cholesterol, heart disease or diabetes. You can do it too!

[@britzene]

💜💜

[@justrosy5]

It doesn't matter after all. Cooking at home, even growing your own food, won't save you from cancer and other serious problems, and that's not your fault either. See my comment under the OP to understand why that is, and please stop shaming the poor for being poor. Thanks.

[@Mwm-x3n]

If you van afford it.

[@wrinklesandsprinkles]

@@Mwm-x3n Believe me I know how expensive food is. I’m on a fixed income that is below the annual poverty line. I make my food budget a priority. I don’t spend money on frivolous things or entertainment until all my bills are paid and that includes my food budget. I don’t get food stamps. Sometimes I get food from the food bank or churches. A healthy diet is extremely important to me!

[@christinadn1819]

​sorry, my English is not very good..

[@PetrusForYou]

no one is a victim of food, we all make different choices in life…

[@RoseRose-ux9bx]

Food addiction exists

[@helenvalen3889]

When he said he was a victim to fast food, I lost it 😩😂. A big part of the world is starving while us Americans are sending our kids to clinics to lose weight that cost 31k 🤦🏻‍♀️.

[@nolimitstoplay1880]

exactly