26-Year-Old Weighs More Than What The Scales Can Handle | My 600LB Life

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[@mariellarojas8562]

Sometimes i think Dr. NOW is depressed and doesnt take the necesary measures to act. It was clear this guy had to be hospitalized from day 1 and the mom needed to go to a psychiatrist to get help.

[@jkmotorcyclegloryroads532]

Dr N CANNOT solve the mind if these people. Until THEY want to do it, he can’t hold their hand to do it. They have to want to do it more than he does.

[@watchdogsthebeast3540]

Doctor need to hire David goggins

[@sscot720]

So whatever happened to Sean, it doesn't tell us

[@DanielBMaximoff]

@@mariellarojas8562 The Doctor is nobody's babysitter. People have to do their part and take responsibility.

[@Cherub1387]

There's something very wrong about a 26 year old man lying around naked at his momma's house, and defecating on himself in public. No matter how big or immobile he is. The mom definitely enabled this.

[@tameerobeson8038]

Totally agree! That was definitely disturbing!

[@metalmamasue3680]

I can't even fathom it and where I come from, we feed peopIe as a way to show love, like c'mon over for a good home cooked meal. But not Iike that, we are normaI, average sized peopIe who eat to Iive, not Iive to eat. I have 2 sons of normal weight, Idk how anyone could possibly think that's Iove to feed your son to an early grave. I think he was doomed from the get go with her as a mother. I hope he is at peace now.

[@perrycoffey5410]

​@@metalmamasue3680yea I'm 5'9 at 114 hopefully I can fix this issue

[@Jules279]

He was likely special needs

[@dollhousemausoleum]

She died first, but she made damn sure he wasn’t going to be far behind. Pure evil.

[@ssuz3832]

His Mother did this to him. She taught him no social skills she kept him trapped in a bed so she would not be alone. You can tell that his behavior is childlike . This is one of the saddest stories

[@Wildflower5258_]

My heart breaks for Sean. R.I.P. Sean.

[@stuff1784]

Absolutely DISGUSTING!!!

[@stuff1784]

This is what Eugenia Cooney’s mother is doing to her, except she’s enabling her eating disorder.

[@SonaDubna]

This...was a hell.. Horror...this mother was total DEBIL, shithole.

[@ohdear_marty7672]

@@stuff1784 honestly, i sometimes think these parents have life insurance for their kids and are just waiting til they die bc i cannot think abt how long this had to go on without someone to at least ask questions

[@obrien6320]

In England a mother was jailed when it was found out her 16yr old daughter was 600 lbs. Complete child abuse.

[@boredomania9245]

Wow! Loss for words

[@dominicparr1420]

That's five times my weight

[@staceymarie6895]

Great! The problem here is poor get food stamps and are obese as hell then have poor health in turn cost the tax payers in higher medical insurance

[@staceymarie6895]

Dredges on society

[@Kfo221]

​@@sicooper4230 Shes probably a christian too

[@mayah5396]

His mom said 800 calories is extreme? Ma’am, your son is almost 1000 lbs and can’t wipe his own behind. That’s extreme.

[@drzoidberg19855]

Even if he had the mobility to reach it, I don't think he could find the spot to wipe among that absolute mass of nonsense he's got going on back there.

[@ben68442]

she pushes the food in one end and swipes the other end.

[@pauljordan1080]

😂😂😂😂

[@NomenClature-o8s]

He should go for the record.

[@richienxt7757]

​@@drzoidberg19855 harsh truth😂

[@racheljay454]

He thinks 800 cal diet is extreme...you know what's extreme? Weighing 900 pounds.

[@TechGirl84]

That’s exactly what I was thinking!

[@andiebrit65]

Death is also extreme!

[@juansanchez209]

To be fair, 800 calories IS a bit extreme in a vacuum. I'm 5'8 and weigh 112 pounds and even I eat WAY more than 800 calories a day (I eat about 1600 calories a day). Here's the thing though: Sean's situation is extreme! He's so large that he's obviously not going to starve to death by going on this kind of diet

[@sonny-k8h]

​@@juansanchez209Dr now logic is that he has fat reserve that his body can tap into. He wouldn't die, because his body has enough fat storage for years to covert to energy

[@Sasha-vr8wm]

I said that same thing while watching! "Well your weight is extreme bud" 😂 wth did he think

[@goldstarchoice]

I didn't even realize it was possible for someone to weigh that much. His heart been working overtime for a long time.

[@slegere]

he sadly passed in 2019 from an infection :/

[@gabrielc4136]

​@@slegereif not for that, he would've passed from a stroke or something else not long after. It's crazy how he got to such weight

[@TheMiraclebaby93]

It's possible, and very sad

[@smokythecameraman]

Same, at 5'6 my heart couldn't handle my then 200 pound frame... when tour body makes you lose weight and you change nothing it couldn't handle what you were carrying - I have no idea how you get to 919

[@whiteyfisk9769]

​@@slegeresadly??? Lol idk about that

[@tiffbeevachou108]

Why do people bother seeing a doctor when they completely ignore their advice?

[@champagneprincess4]

The royalty checks from being on the show

[@kimberly329]

Folks want to know what’s wrong but aren’t prepared to make a change. It’s no different than the person that weighs 200 lbs. and has high blood pressure but refuses to change their diet and lifestyle.

[@yogioto]

They want to hear there's nothing they can do, unfortunately a lot of doctors do so to make easy money

[@Valad94]

They have simple mind and probably they really think that doctor is magician and will give them special pills, will make an appointment to do a surgery and voila! MDs will do everything and they will be able to still do nothing. And of course have the same habits and eat the same amount of food. Will be bad again? They'll come back later ^^

[@arizonad8012]

So they can blame somebody else...

[@Pisti846]

I know a woman like Sean's mother. She started force feeding her son as a toddler. When he said he was full she would make him eat more. He now weighs 500lbs at 25 years old. Dad died at 40 of a heart attack and couldn't leave the house due to obesity. Mom lost a leg due to diabetes caused by obesity. She doesn't see anything wrong with the situation.

[@quandmeme9970]

Low IQ, but the question is, where did they get the money to bring themselves to such a state?

[@cheriem432]

Pathetic.

[@jb6712]

Sean expired Feb., 2019, age 29, when his body couldn't fight off an infection.

[@Olaf-b4q]

Sounds... no, IS self destructiv Mom is killing herself ÁND her family Clearly she doesnt love anyone

[@alyaasyuhada7606]

I dont understand the point of doing that? Like why would a mom force her kid to eat too much until the kid becomes big

[@MrBlpete]

"If he's hungry, he needs to eat." No ma'am, he doesn't. That's kind of the whole point

[@unknown_8588]

There’s no way he’s hungry, he’s got like millions of calories in reserve🗿 just gluttony and addiction

[@francesparo]

Ear to live...nor live to eat

[@francesparo]

Eat ro live not live to eat

[@helenchilcott6024]

I know, right? With the quantity of junk this young man consumes, how could he ever be hungry? He can't move. Mum needs to say NO, I'm not bringing you junk any more. She, however, is morbidly obese too, so she apparently has no control over her food consumption either. Feeding her son is killing him. It's abuse all the way.

[@vaness909]

He needed to fast. And eat no carbs when he did eat.

[@stephanieaya3992]

That “mother” straight up lied to Dr. Now , multiple times, and he saw right through it. She fed him to death.

[@brennathecatlover4360]

Yea he was doing great when his mom wasn’t there but his mom controls and manipulates her son to want to be dependent on her and that’s sick. Idk why they didn’t keep her away maybe they legally can’t

[@jakemoeller7850]

Her boy was hungry.

[@Jules279]

​@@jakemoeller7850(Addicted)

[@lol-gj9kb]

@@jakemoeller7850 so?

[@rauntche]

​@@brennathecatlover4360More common than you think. It's sick how parents, especially mothers, like that genuinely think they are doing something great. Family sometimes can be a curse.

[@Unknown2Yoo]

Shout out to those workers lifting him in and out of those transports. They're the real MVPs.

[@lizmowrey9866]

Gotta be strong!

[@messyfilms6325]

Half of them died from hernias

[@fearthesting66]

As well as the one pushing the chair because he had to look at the ass when Sean got up to be weighed

[@gary1213]

@@fearthesting66 i wouldve been tryna lick 😜

[@DaisyMaeMoses]

Ironic. Sean weighed as much as all the medics transporting him combined.

[@StayHungry41]

"If he's hungry, he needs something to eat" No, he absolutely does not. Sean could be hungry for 18 months straight and not need any food.

[@gordontheseal]

Did a little math. The average male 20 and older is 200-ish pounds. Lets use pork for this example as its the closest similarity. In 200 pounds of pork whole, loin, or broiled there is around 219,859 calories. Considering he weighs 900 pounds that means he has 989,364 calories. I got stuck here, as at his weight he could last 8-12 weeks before fatal starvation, but the longest recorded time for not eating is 385 days. Balancing somewhere between there and a recommended caloric intake, its not likely he could survive for months to a year before needing to eat again.

[@omccc]

@@gordontheseali think beef is even more close

[@jb6712]

@@gordontheseal He's deceased now (02/2019, age 29), so he's no longer suffering, thankfully.

[@janis3203]

​​​@@gordontheseal You are comparing apples to oranges, pigs are a lot more muscular than they might seem, I would assume that he has at absolute minimum 600 pounds of fat on him, and that's ignoring the rest. A pound of body fat is around 3500Kcal. So 600x3500= 2.100.000Kcal. He could definitely had lived 18 months on water and supplements alone. Also you are basing his caloric needs on his heaviest weight, but they are directly correlated, so as he would lose weight, the rate of weight loss would decrease.

[@frankchandler2851]

Why no give to him only oats and lentil??? Why burger and fries!!???? This lady is crazyyyyy

[@paigeaustin7107]

This was the saddest episode of my 600lb life. He had no life. His food addiction was real. His mom was sick in the head. A leg injury at 16 kept him in bed for over a decade and everyone in his life thought it was ok? This episode made me cry. R.i.p. Sean❤

[@donaldellis-wt6xl]

Yes this was the saddest episode I saw on that show as well. He never even had the chance to experience anything life had to offer. And then when when his mother suddenly died he was expected to be normal, when the only example he had to go by was an absent father and a messed up mother who never had his best interests at heart

[@jasonexploring]

Crazy, some don't have legs and get around. His mother, family were idiots

[@booyah7415]

It looks like he had eczema too

[@paigeaustin7107]

@@booyah7415 cellulitis I think

[@whiteyfisk9769]

Is that Tammy in your profile picture?

[@FullMetalJesus84]

One of the saddest episodes. The man lived till he was 29, yet he never lived a day of his life.

[@24k_Dominick]

He died?

[@FullMetalJesus84]

@@24k_Dominick Yeah, quite a while back.

[@24k_Dominick]

@@FullMetalJesus84 oh alr thank you!

[@TinaB111]

About 4 or 5 years ago​@@24k_Dominick

[@user-cu9jk5rq8]

Omg he died wow gosh man

[@philofthesouth6019]

Mum is 100% to blame. Very sad in all that she has not allowed her son the life he should live. Wiping his arse at 26 is crazy.

[@Killerneon64]

He Weighs 919 Pounds I don’t think he can physically wipe his ass

[@krystiansieracki6204]

50/50, she didn't shove it down his throat.

[@kille7543]

He has the ability to say NO. He has the ability to eat less!

[@potatosalad4779]

@@kille7543he’s used to getting his way and very much buried in his head. He doesn’t seem to see what’s wrong with him. His mother is mostly to blame for his lack of development both mentally and physically.

[@nothisispatrick9778]

Being that big at only 26 is astounding. It’s a shame he passed away so young too. His mother is to blame for his fate. He had his whole life ahead him.

[@allhaildrewcifer9541]

Being that big at any age is insane

[@mindys1198]

But he wasn't living he was only existing

[@jimmylittle9393]

Is it a shame though....what was his contribution to society? Being a welfare parasite? He's done the best thing he can do for the world...leave it 😂

[@timeprotector4320]

He did lose over 400 pounds !

[@pacemlesu3746]

At 26 he was responsible for his one life - let’s not blame the mom

[@donaldellis-wt6xl]

Sean was toe tagged from the day he was born. His mother literally loved him to death. Felt so bad from him.

[@getin3949]

Did your mom force feed you? No she didn't, because you wouldn't have eaten more than you needed in the first place. This mother and her kid had some serious mental issues going on because this doesn't happen in a normal home.

[@donaldellis-wt6xl]

@@getin3949 I think Sean was socially retarded and his mother made sure he stayed that way. Unlike Stephen Assanti I had real real sympathy for Sean

[@personalchefservicesofsues4362]

You are exactly right. His Mother "Loved him to Death".

[@DonaldMeyers-v8c]

Fed him to death

[@CROWFACED]

Yeah, she did force him. She’s been over feeding him since he was an infant, and conditioned him to become an addict before he even started school. I doubt if a mum gave her child drugs each day, that you’d be saying “nobody forced him” if he was a cocaine addict as an adult

[@christinebutler7630]

"We didn't feel comfortable putting him on that low calorie a diet"....lady where did you get your medical degree? Your comfort got him in this mess. You go all the way to Houston to consult a nationally known expert, then you say you know better than he does?

[@getin3949]

Another commenter after my own heart. Thank you for your honest and intelligent comment.

[@zane8789]

Yeah and now the son is deceased. :|

[@DonaldMeyers-v8c]

Bingo

[@tabbyreed8925]

800 calories is ridiculous though. If he was eating 30,000 calories a day like they said, he could go down to 20,00 and lose weight. As time goes on he should lessen it even more and eventually get to the standard 2,000 a day but asking someone to go from 30,000 down to 800 the next day is going to lead to failure and it did, he's dead now.

[@rakialogan3372]

​@@tabbyreed8925it would have let him take accountability for his actions

[@pablomontanez3508]

Watching his mom lie while the cameras are present is wild

[@Juan-h5q7p]

"800 calorie diet is a bit extreme". So is weighing over 900 lbs. SMFH

[@josephsummers2427]

They use "800 calorie diet" because they realize he will never actually do 800 calories a day. Maybe 4,000 calories if he has huge motivation. If they gave him a 3,000 calorie diet, he would probably still eat 9,000+...

[@mocktrialbabe]

Do they give the family any type of education or resources to the nutritionist? It's concerning that he said he didn't even know how many calories are in food. It's still 100% their fault buy maybe they really just didn't understand what to do in real time.

[@LifeAccordingtoMaria]

She obviously knows better than the doctor. Ma’am it’s not a suggestion from the doctor!!!

[@trucking604]

You took the words out of my mouth.

[@AE_CC_-Tutorials]

They only get this low calories very often because everyone knows they will never follow it.

[@MollyLucyMaryJ]

Imagine your doctor saying you might be the most extreme case on earth right now and be totally serious about it.

[@billj4525]

You would think that would be wake up call for you to do something about it.

[@fricku]

imagine being the mother of said person and not taking it seriously, actually facilitating his death 🙄

[@arkadisevyan]

​@fricku yeah he did die

[@shaynewheeler9249]

Dr appointment

[@thischarmingman2990]

She said he’s eating good healthy food. She fed him cheeseburgers and fries. The mind boggles

[@Anna_Dawson]

Look at her… she herself doesn’t understand diet or nutrition, so how can she possibly make good choices for another person?

[@Tgogators]

She doesn't want him to get well, and she's programmed his mind enough to where he truly doesn't want to either. She always wants him to be there and to control him.

[@Tgogators]

@user-mk5rs2kc8c the fast food hack. Just get the hamburger (etc). Like you said, if one just ate a Big Mac, fries, and very light snacks daily (co-current with good exercise) they’ll likely lose weight. For the typical thin person who gained weight (like me once) it’s more due to overeating.

[@vlchhakchhuak607]

​@user-mk5rs2kc8cSeen you the only one who said so far burger and fries are healthy food,even if consumes less or not..a single veg and other may be healthy but the way they made seems not healthy,

[@alexmurphy5289]

How dumb are you? Cheeseburger and fries is NOT HEALTHY.

[@geoffreykeating8172]

Mom should be put in jail for child abuse 😢

[@jb6712]

Parental unit expired in 2017. Sean expired in 2019, age 29.

[@hanadiyaman23]

The mother died because of kidney failure

[@melb.1906]

He is an adult not a kid and both have no brains. Like mother like son 🤣

[@melb.1906]

He is an adult not a kid and both have no brains. Like mother like son 🤣

[@potatosalad4779]

@@hanadiyaman23Well when she was alive she should’ve been charged. I think that’s what they meant.

[@Brey]

For those wondering, Sean and his mother Renee have both passed. Renee died in 2017 from kidney failure. It apparently has made Sean go back to his old habits despite losing 400lbs. Sean died in 2019 from an infection at only 29 years old.

[@sameppink9401]

How do you know he went back to his old habits?

[@corifrankyt8852]

@@sameppink9401Depression

[@RicheeBee-nn8mn]

@@sameppink9401umm because he gained weight

[@sameppink9401]

@@RicheeBee-nn8mn no, he lost 400lbs then died.

[@challenger516]

@@sameppink9401 because he gained weight back and died, you donut.

[@chantaefigures5379]

I'm in disbelief. This grown man used his fingers to check himself and then told his mom that he had an accident. Then she wiped him as if he were a toddler.

[@mcw-lg2dm]

Right, it's sad but at the same time it's entitlement, enabling, over privilege, and lack of self control to the maximum.

[@darlenelang3681]

I am totally repulsed. This is not a healthy relationship. He acts like he is 2 yrs old. If mommy keeps him fat then he will never leave her. I really think that is what she wants.

[@stuff1784]

I do not understand this!!! Is the mom a co-dependent who never wants her son to grow up?? That is the most selfish thing EVER!

[@Akotski-ys9rr]

Imagine how he smells constantly

[@mikeparker1161]

They both passed away Sad.

[@crappyaccount]

For those curious what happened after: apparently sean milliken lost over 400 pounds, but died in 2019 at the age of 29. the previous summer, the mother also passed away.

[@dumplingdisaster9860]

I hate to seem like an a-hole, but it was probably for the best. The poor guy didn’t stand a chance

[@splitzyprime419]

There's always a chance.

[@dhatchick22196]

@@dumplingdisaster9860he literally lost half of what he weighed but there was no chance? Smh

[@domjonasxo7641]

@@dhatchick22196dude still weighed 500+lbs and had an extra 400lbs on his limbs all those years so they were already weakened.

[@perfectlittleangel]

That's really sad.

[@jessyvalentine7492]

"This all feels a bit excessive. " He says as the doctor tries desperately to save his life. Unreal.

[@Chettylover12]

This past week, I went from 392 to 387. I refuse to get to Seans point let alone get over 400 pounds. Wish me the best guys. Update 8/24/23: Went from 387 to 384 Update 9/8/23: On the 6th, I weigh 379. Thank you so much for the encouragement and cheering and advice. I absolutely appreciate it ❤❤❤ Update 11/16/23: I now weigh 368. 🎉🎉 Lost over 20 pounds!! Update: 2/15/24: Yesterday I lost a little over 30 pounds, weighed 358.6. Truth be told during the holidays it went up and down in the 360s, but I never gave up. Still got a long way to go. I eat only 2 meals a day, sometimes have a snack in the morning so I don't starve myself. I also go on my walks 3-5 days a week. (Unless it's really cold or bad weather.) I also limit bread and pasta (I don't usually eat much of them.) I drink water and carbonated water, a small soda once in a while (no diet crap.) Also went from a size 11 to a size 10 shoe. Update 7/8/24: It's been a while since I last checked in. But I am happy to say that I have officially lost 50 lbs. I am still doing my walks, drinking plenty of water, and not eating a lot of crap. I have had some days where I have ended up eating a chocolate bar (a small one, but still.) Regardless I still keep up with my exercises and only eat two meals a day with a small snack in the morning if I'm hungry. I cannot believe how far I have gotten within less than a year from 392 to 341. Even though I still have a lot of work to do, I do appreciate all the support that I got from this comment. Thank you for all your support and I hope I inspired people to lose weight.

[@leliablackwell5141]

Good luck!

[@rosiepayne7712]

You can do it!

[@oneseeker2]

Wishing won't help u at all. To do it, u have to do it! Good luck!

[@G0ddessKelly]

You got this!!❤❤❤

[@scorpionzi3428]

Keep it up, you’ll make it! Also walk as much as you can

[@lust4lyfe101]

The fact that his mom allowed her son to get this far is insane to me. I don’t think the mom even cares for her son and just likes the control.

[@貓球球球]

Exactly,his mom doesn’t seen care anything about him

[@shanebracken8358]

His mom was literally the stupidest enabler on the show

[@joedryer8663]

She also was afraid to be alone so kept him in that condition and I truly think she wanted him to stay super obese that way he wouldn't ever have a reason to leave.

[@elainazimmerman5105]

I'm not a psychologist, but after seeing this he developed Peter Pan syndrome, like even after his mother died he refused to take responsibility for his weight gain and he still couldn't take care of himself

[@Petra44YT]

Exactly! This is not "love".

[@torycatherine2044]

Treatment for something this bad should be dealt with the same way as rehab. In a facility away from home for at least a few months, full of doctors and therapists, a very strict schedule, and VERY minimal contact with family- particularly the ones who are known to bring them the food that's killing them. This is just so sad

[@DebbiePotter-xh7kv]

Not that I don’t agree but if worked at that facility and saw him come in I would walk out. I’m not hurting myself for that bs

[@deeprollingriver52]

That costs money. A lot of money. All of Sean’s money goes to stuffing him.

[@whiteyfisk9769]

That wouldn't work, soon as they get out they would go right back to their old habits and resume their monstrous form. Thats why Dr Now makes them lose an initial amount of weight before getting the surgery. The early seasons he didnt do that and most relapsed. Its a complete waste of resources on people that wont utilize it

[@davidames1746]

so YOU pay for it!~

[@Troglodyte]

Thing is, rehabs aren't that effective. The relapse rate is pretty high, so if you can't get someone in the right headspace at home, anything they do outside of it won't stick anyway.

[@therealsapdad1942]

The mom was evil. Kept this man in a childlike state his whole life, overfed him to the point of life threatening obesity, had him completely dependent on her his whole life, and then she died and left him to flounder and ultimately die himself

[@LaRossaSelvaggia]

I feel bad for Sean. With a mother like that, he never had a chance. She reared him to be incapable of making the decisions necessary to save his own life.

[@jimmylittle9393]

Yeah... he's a grown ass man lol?

[@beverly342]

@@jimmylittle9393 he's a grown ass man who's immobile. he's at a weight that he can't exercise or his body will give out and die. he can only accept food until he loses enough weight. who has been his caregiver and has been supplying him food? his mother

[@perkapoo1]

she can nag all she wants, all he had to do was put the fork down and walk away........not hard.

[@kuckucks-ei]

@@perkapoo1How? He couldn‘t walk. His mother was making sure, that he never left her, like his father.

[@perkapoo1]

well gee let me think..... put the fork down before you lose your ability to walk. ya think?@@kuckucks-ei

[@loribiancone5391]

Shes the prime example of munchausen syndrome. After her husband left her she treated her son like an emotional support animal. At one point he weighed over 1,000lbs and she was arguing the diet wasn't fair. After she died in the "where are they now episode " he was just completely lost and gave up.

[@razputen76]

Munchausen by Proxy

[@sontalgic2603]

wait she died?

[@loribiancone5391]

@sontalgic2603 yes in the Where are threy now episode you find she had passed .

[@a9laope]

@@loribiancone5391where can i find the episode

[@crustesean234]

What about him, did he die as well?

[@sallymccoy6286]

Both Sean and his mom passed away some years ago. 20-30,000 calories a day lead to his death. 919.lbs at 26 is a sure drain on his body.

[@estherokuidem1327]

They already passed?

[@HulklingsBoyfriend]

​@@estherokuidem1327a few. IIRC Sean died in 2019, and his mother like 2018.

[@estherokuidem1327]

@@HulklingsBoyfriend very sad.

[@SeFu2006]

@annatuti67I know lol

[@AbileneRN]

​. US the taxpayers are funding them.

[@tinacollier1447]

26 just sad. Whole life ahead of Him.

[@MegaJacko4]

You can just hear the level of compassion and sadness in Dr Nows voice. Its so sad

[@mayjailerxx]

Dr Now is usually no nonsense, not as gentle as this. I think he handed Sean like porcelain bc he could see the sick and abusive relationship Sean and his mum had…it’s just so awful

[@welcometothesaltyspitoon]

@@mayjailerxx My heart is breaking for Sean. She doesn't deserve to be a mother.

[@NatalieMcCabe-wh6ni]

He knows the boy has no chance of survival.

[@we8608]

How could he not? He knows that the success rate is only 5% and this kid is only 26 years old. But even worse, he knows that the kid's mother is complicit in causing this illness, yet he can't call the cops on her. I can't imagine the hopelessness that he felt in this particular moment, but from his facial expression and tone, the compassion and empathy are infectious.

[@richardcarroll9864]

That's what I thought he detected. ​@@NatalieMcCabe-wh6ni

[@Handymanphilly]

He has almost 2.5 Million calories stored in his body and his mother was uncomfortable with an 800 calories a day diet?

[@seanbrummfield448]

Without this show and Dr. Now's intervention at that time she would've literally fed him to oblivion. Cause if he would've made it to 1,000 lbs, his heart would've gave out.

[@TheAngryDoctor92]

He's the amazon warehouse equivalent of biological storage

[@Anonymous-xy6nh]

@@seanbrummfield448According to reports, Sean made it to 1003 lbs once!

[@billj4525]

@@seanbrummfield448 He did make to 1000 at one point. There is no set limit when his body would give out, it doesn't work that way. It could give out at any time at a lower weight, or it could take more than 1000 pounds. That said, it's a miracle he made it as far as he did.

[@Handymanphilly]

@@billj4525welp…. He died.

[@charlieterry6483]

guys heart is like trying to pull a semi-truck using a lawnmower engine

[@anigmaYT]

Morelike a train with a weed Wacker engine

[@Shanzha23]

wow

[@josephdillon9698]

Man I didn’t think of that but that’s a perfect comparison

[@Nagano_Nobi2011]

"800 calorie diet is a bit extreme." You want to know what is even more extreme? A 26 year old weighing 900+ pounds which is concerning for his health.

The creepy anime weeb account has spoken guys.

[@Nagano_Nobi2011]

What?

[@davidstraughn6243]

Mom should be arrested for child endangerment.

[@austinhernandez2716]

They're both gone now

[@OnePercentt1]

Can't arrest someone who's dead

[@Padie_Mataranyika]

That’s not a child. That’s a grown man

[@RawwRex]

Yes the mom may have been an enabler, but its no one else’s fault but your own if you weight 900 freaking pounds. Wake up people!! Sean did this to himself not the mom

[@spookrockcity]

@@RawwRex His mom killed him. Dude had one parent in this world and he got stuck with a woman who basically forced fed him until he died. Yes, he kept eating, but his mom created and maintained the environment for him to die.

[@Zeepjeliefs]

Dr Now does not do people pleasing, he confront everyone in their best interest. I admire him for that, he genuinely cares about patients.

[@juansanchez209]

He’s a perfect example of tough love. He’s not outright mean, but he will give it you straight whether it sounds “nice” or not. He doesn’t tell you what you want to hear, he tells you what you NEED to hear.

[@maggiemacaskill1037]

I wish he would have called adult protective services here

[@fay-amieaspen6046]

If he truly cared why didn't he immediately admit Sean into hospital instead of sending him home for 2 months to gain more weight?? This is very dodgy to me. This is a open & shut case of adult neglect and abuse by his mother and yet he was allowed to go home with her ?

[@Zeepjeliefs]

@@fay-amieaspen6046 I'm not sure. It does raises questions. But I think Sean is an adult and they can not legally take those procedures? Not sure if Sean wanted to go to rehab himself. Dr Now sometimes says the hospital can't be a rehab center itselves. Any other way you put it, always has to do with finances. In the case of another patient James Dr Now called adult protective services because his wife kept feeding him secretly in the hospital. I remember there was not that much that could be done other than Dr Now filing a complaint.

[@ninofromkitchennightmares1497]

@@fay-amieaspen6046 because he's overweight and the hospital can't and won't do anything especially since his life isn't in any danger apart from being overweight

[@ifeyhome]

The smell in his bedroom must be absolutely horrendous 🤢

[@calbudd2838]

Body odor mixed with stale piss and shit.

[@gipsi2001]

Imagine his f.arts

[@dorkeboye]

I’ve just had an accident

[@billj4525]

The doctor told him how bad he smelled. I thought it was a bit mean, but he has to know to be fair. He needed to start taking care of himself. He said you smell horrible and probably haven't showered for several months. He looks like he smells bad. Sad situation, I do have empathy for him.

[@heidilefevre2680]

Maybe so, but he's still a human being and he needs a lot of help. What if you were in a situation where you couldn't do anything for yourself. Doesn't have to be obesity but what if you got in a car wreck and you were completely paralyzed and everybody had to do everything for you. What if you couldn't bathe or do anything for yourself. You would want Mercy and people to understand and not make fun of you

[@the10th90]

"If he's hungry, he needs something to eat." This kind of thinking is why he's 900lbs.

[@Waya420]

Absolutely incredible that the human body can get up to 5-6 times its normal size.

[@ethiennedegagne8779]

it can, but not for long, hence why he died

[@dtyodeller]

Yeah but there’s only so much that the heart and other organs can take.

[@vlxxx]

1000 is 7.4 times my 135. I'm just pointing out how extreme it is. And incredible as you said

[@DaisyMaeMoses]

…and to think there is a normal size skeleton holding up all that blubber. His internal organs must be squished with the pressure of all that fat.

[@10191927]

Just barely

[@MultiYUUHI]

This is the worst scenario where a parent with a developmental disorder is raising a child with a developmental disorder.

[@RYMAN1321]

Yeah she definitely wasn’t playing with a full deck. I wonder if she didn’t want him to lose weight and become independent? Like a Munchausen situation

[@calbudd2838]

Nailed it. There was a lot of arrested development in both cases.

[@olatunjimusa2981]

His mom should be arrested and taught a lesson for ruining her child’s life.

[@JeffreySmith-m3y]

She's dead. So is he.

[@olatunjimusa2981]

@@JeffreySmith-m3yOmg. Are you shitting me bro?

[@citomakaveezly]

4:57 & 6:01 yikes. The Mom is the most in-denial enabler I’ve ever seen on here… it’s his fault too because he’s an adult, but still.

[@jacobfromallstate4963]

​@@JeffreySmith-m3yhe killed that child. Idc if he's 26, she imprisoned him into an infantile state. Poor guy.

[@JohnSmith-fq7hj]

​@@jacobfromallstate4963let's not pretend it's all her fault he's a grown man and he did this to himself

[@nayeli7878]

aw i feel so bad for him. he deserved better. rip sean❤️🥺

[@deidradahl2802]

My aunt was very overweight. The rest of the family had given up as they believed that she was taking over their lives. I dropped out of college for 2 years to help. Breakfast; one slice of bread, hot beverage of her choice, half of a fruit, greens and tomatoes, one boiled egg and lots of water. First morning she threw it on the floor, it stayed there until she could clean it up. Dinner; a small salad, stew chicken, vegetables, lots of water. Nightcap. A cup of coffee. I got a huge tub by her bed, and she had to wash herself as best as she could. We fashioned a pulley over her bed, so she could pull herself onto the '''potty chair'' It has a hole in the middle, she '''walked''' herself to the toilet, then positioned the chair over the toilet. She had to wipe her own behind as well. I wanted her to know, that she had to be on her way to independence. She wanted a dog, I told her that until she could walk a dog, she had to be satisfied with the cat. I would not be taking on that added duty; besides I was doing a couple courses on-line to keep up. She got the message real fast, that this was her last chance. She lost 320 pounds during and is still losing.

[@d.annejohnson5631]

WOW you arre a hero!

[@deidradahl2802]

@@d.annejohnson5631 Thank you

[@michaelharris8598]

That's what so many on this show need. Tough love.

[@Blaiselade]

Good for you.

[@MeaganSal96]

How does she scoop the litter box? Poor cat

[@marilynvpryor4573]

This was amazing to me how he got to that size. Unbelievable that his mother couldn't understand or stop feeding him.

[@kdlofty]

It's called Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy.

[@spaceracer23]

If HeS hUngRy hE nEeDs To EaT ... 🤡

[@貓球球球]

Because his mom use food to control his whole life

[@Jules279]

​@@spaceracer23(Son literally is a giant blob of fat with vaguely human limbs.) Mom "He NeEds FoOd" 😒😒

[@marcellofunhouse1234]

If he’s hungry…” Let me stop you right there. He’s not hungry, he’s depressed. He’s eating to satisfy an emotional need, not a physical one, and nobody looking at him would rationally think that he’s being deprived of food unnecessarily. Something tells me she needs just as much therapy as he does

[@sheilawells732]

The mother is unbelievable! She’s the one giving him the food! 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@momD612]

That mom should've been charged & him removed from her care YEARS AGO! She didn't love him, she killed him.

[@thomas77597]

Dude shat himself and checked with his hands like a 2 year old.

[@FranchescoGutierrez-b5f]

Yep... He pooed a little 😢

[@Gonken88]

When you need a compass and map to find your own ass, it's probably necessary to do a checkie/smellie. I mean my ass is a defined part of my body, and I always know where it is, while in his case it's just a little hole in the middle of an ocean of skin and fat he can't reach. He's just all "body".

[@JaneDoe-ls6dg]

His ass is somewhere south of his back area and north of what used to be his legs. Of course he has to check.

[@flensburgerpilzproductions3141]

Mom - Bathroom! Bathroom! Thats a big boy, isn´t he? :D

[@xinyifailed]

no literally 😭😭 acting like a toddler

[@katthefantastic]

She just said, "We weren't comfortable putting him on that few of calories." ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!?! Thats pure denial right there folks!

[@Maerahn]

She never read the diet sheet Dr Now gave her, not for a second. And unfortunately, Sean did not have "only one burger a day" as an 'extra' on his 'diet' - if that really was the only 'indulgence' he was having, even on a daily basis, he would STILL have lost weight. Not as much, but definitely some - and he absolutely would NOT have GAINED weight.

[@lyndahylton819]

But she's comfortable with the excessive overfeeding?? Just seems crazy to let someone get like that.

[@katthefantastic]

@@lyndahylton819 right!?! Don't you see you're slowly k*****g him? It's weird.

[@graceskerp]

As if he's 'confortable' in that condition!?

[@katthefantastic]

@@graceskerp Right!?!

[@zp7853]

Dr Phil always says a form of child abuse is a parent that does not teach a child basic life skills that teach them how to be a full functioning independent adult that can make their own decisions and take care of themselves. This is the worse form of overmothering that I have ever seen.

[@anyaw340]

I don't like Dr. Phil, but that's correct. The parent is actually more reliant on the child. The parent keeps the child at home and dependent on the parent by not teaching them life skills - just so that they have companionship. It's horrible. Eventually, the parent dies and leaves their child alone and in a world that their child has no clue how to navigate. Since they've been in the house most of their lives, they have no friends or support system. All they had was their mom. This episode makes me so sad. I can't even watch it again.

[@andrewiglinski148]

Lord as much as I hate to agree with anything Dr Phil ever said…

[@_loss_]

Dr Phil isn't a licensed doctor

[@waxkopp]

Do not forget the infamous Steven "royal highness the blob" ASSanti.

[@annelieseharrison9027]

I don't fully agree with that because we have a choice to pursue knowledge ourselves. Parents sometimes fail because they also lack knowledge regarding parenting because no one is born a parent. But it doesnt have to end there we can also learn how to develop independence without their help through reading several books per month, discipline and commitment. We live in a world with easy access to information. Resources are readily available. It's easier to pass blame on someone instead of taking responsibility and accountability for it. Sean was the driver of his own life. He made choices that led him to his death. If he sought after a way out perhaps he could have found an escape. But for many years he was comfortable. I don't know the entire situation or know his temperament towards his mother. I'm not sure if he threw tantrums to get what he wanted from her.

[@lisamoul263]

Ultimately, Sean’s story was very sad. He was so utterly dependent on his mother that he really had no hope to begin with. Then when she passed away, he just gave up.

[@finster1968]

I know he’s gone now (RIP), but I’m astonished that he was over 900 lbs and could still take a few steps.

[@belugasmith]

Mom is murdering him as surely as if she is putting a bullet in his brain.

[@josephdillon9698]

Somehow the bulket in the brain isn’t as bad it’s not as mean

[@michaelamack-white117]

he ended up passing away- it’s very sad

[@jb6712]

He expired in 2019, age 29. And I can tell you from firsthand experience, a bullet to the brain is far more merciful than "living" in Sean's condition. My son lost his life when a gun misfired. He was only 31, not the least bit overweight, healthy, strong, loved his life, loved his chosen careers(animal rehabilatator for a wildlife rescue center and a tattoo artist). The only consolation at the time was that his death was instantaneous, and he didn't suffer at all. Much better than being bedbound for most of one's life, totally dependent on someone else for all physical needs to be met.

[@kristijohnson1216]

This guy is a vulnerable adult. I would call social services.

[@toogee1850]

Dude is over 900lbs and pooping himself in public but still eating horribly and mom condones it. Do these people have no shame at all? Honestly insanely ridiculous

[@SillyShangTsung]

Well they are both dead now so

[@kaspervestergaard2383]

@@SillyShangTsung Wait actually or just joking?

[@Ch4rlz_ThA_Princ3]

​@@kaspervestergaard2383 actually

[@AnaLucia-wy2ii]

@@kaspervestergaard2383No, it’s not a joke. They both died. I found it hard to feel compassion for either of them. They were both terrible people.

[@kaspervestergaard2383]

@@AnaLucia-wy2ii Damn. Probably for the best tho.

[@flynnpin]

To the engineers that built that wheel chair I salute you… that’s over 450 lbs on each wheel.. that’s impressive

[@misssss.anthropic]

Dr Now is a Saint. He's steady helping ppl that've destroyed themselves and can't fix it.

[@roselee4445]

How. Sending heaven meals

[@10MINUTESORMORE]

*Rest In Love & Power Sean Milliken (September 13th, 1989 ● February 17th, 2019)* 🕊✝️💗💙♥️✨️ #RestInPeace #RestInPower #RestEasy #SeanMilliken

[@AsinaKk]

I searched and found out that he went up to 1003lb but till 2019 he lost over 400lb. Then he died due to an infection at the age if 29

[@ricarleite]

Yes. Nature took care of that thing. They had to saw it off in three parts to shove it in a casket made for humans. Now it's buried.

[@meganr9280]

@@ricarleitehave some respect and compassion. It’s not his fault the mother didn’t raise him to be a man. She raised him to be her companion and she made sure he could never leave.

[@estefanymurillo22]

Oh...sad to read that. Not surprised tho 😢

[@chaosisblond]

Crazy that even after losing 400 pounds, he was still as big as most patients when they begin on this extreme show!

[@chris7563]

​@@ricarleite So cruel of you

[@Familliarsurroundings]

Sean deserved a much better life. The way he lived was nothing short of suffering. I hope he’s feeling much better now 🕊️

[@bunbell5329]

How has he only been alive for 26 years and is almost 1000lbs I’m actually stunned

[@OffGridInvestor]

He's since died

[@icebergslim1872]

He actually gained up to 1,oo3lbs Dr. Now was right when he said it looked like he'd gained weight. 4 digits is crazy.

[@jb6712]

His female parental unit did that to him deliberately. She expired in 2017, he expired in 2019 (age 29).

[@fanofmetals]

He passed away in 2019, he was only 29 years old poor guy

[@henriksvensson126]

The mother: "Aww my poor sick 900 baby is in agony!" Buys him a giant family size pizza.

[@iamthestig1]

He must be on that diet. He's only down to one family size pizza. I can just about manage a medium.

[@howtobreatheidiedyearsago7804]

@@iamthestig1 I can manage a family-size pizza... (I can eat two a day)

[@storminicole3991]

The torment you are in when you are stuck in food addiction to this extreme is tremendous. It seems easy to us but it is near impossible for these people. We need to not make fun of them or think badly. They are struggling and can’t get out. Him joining this program is already a huge step and it has to be very scary

[@citomakaveezly]

A bunch of people successfully complete the program Dr Now prescribes to them. The black dude with the pony tail (forget his name) did unbelievably well and didn’t complain. It’s not like hero!n or something where they or need methadon and it sucks beyond belief and you have sleepless nights etc. The point is do 9 out of 10 meals the Dr Now way and sneak in cheat meals, just not like these people do. This guy Sean and his ding dong mom probably didn’t even attempt to follow diet. There is 2 common factors in each one. An enabler and the actual persons selfishness/ constant over eating and snacking even when told their life is on the line … this dude in particular is horrifically maladapted. The mom is one of the worst enablers I’ve seen on the show. When the cameras aren’t there she’s like “The Doctor Doesn’t know what he’s talking about 🥴” and then in front of him she’s like “we’re trying 😥”.

[@citomakaveezly]

He passed away unfortunately

[@OraPyralis]

@@citomakaveezlyexcept it is like hero!ne. When you have a food addiction, eating produces the same chemical reaction in your brain as drugs and alcohol, where doing it makes you feel great and after you feel awful so you keep chasing that feeling cuz you don’t want to feel awful, even though it’s temporary and is harming you. No, you won’t get the DTs from not eating but you can have other complications. It’s no different than any other addiction. Addicts of drug, alcohol, smoking, gambling all have the exact same excuses and warped rationale to convince others and themselves that what they are doing is fine, even when all evidence proves it very much is not. It takes more than a diet, it takes counselling, understanding where the issue started, what the triggers are and creating healthy alternatives to deal with the triggers, emotions and anxieties. That is how you are successful at recovering. It is not purely physical. The same goes for any eating disorder. I agree his mom is a terrible enabler and she needs the same counselling and education so she can be a better caregiver and advocate for her son. Addiction encompasses a lot of points including environment. It’s harder to stop if the people around you are pushing you to do the harmful behaviour or are giving in to you all the time, even just being around people who are overly critical and cruel about it can make it worse. No one wants to end up like he is, not even him. But I understand the pure hopelessness of everything seeming so overwhelming and feelings of what is the point and just wanting to shut down and shut out the world. It takes strength, compassion, patience and kindness from everyone involved. It is not an easy fix. You don’t get that way over night, you won’t fix it over night. Personally I don’t feel he should have been sent home the first time. It was clear he was not going to get the support and routine he needed at home with his mom at that point. He needed to in a place that monitored his intake and provided counselling and physical therapy to help him move with people who are not emotionally invested and are medically objective. No everyone can do it on their own. I would say in fact most people can’t do it on their own.

[@sariahjohnson7237]

Thank 👏 you 👏

[@starbug345]

You think that helps anyone?

[@RadagonTheRed]

“Shaun hasn’t adapted to the new diet yet but we’re trying” said as she makes him a 1500 kcal meal.

[@Msderryqueen]

RIP to him and his mom

[@ryanbrets7695]

Fuck em. Lazy bastards

[@anniekinsmishkamouse7575]

I came to say how much I appreciated everyone who tried to give this young help with dignity. I was so sad to read he has passed away. Maybe his story can help someone else.

[@BrianTokyo]

"one fast food a day" isn't "a compromise", it's the problem, it's crazy to think in his situation that was ok, maybe once a month.

[@amirahclark4989]

Should’ve stopped fast food all together at that weight, he’s had enough fast food for a lifetime

[@Memoreism]

I eat 1 fast food meal and I'm full for an entire day.

[@Diolla_]

IF he had really eaten only one burger a day, he should still have lost a lot of weight. The denial is real.

[@we8608]

I wouldn't even say once a month of low-end franchise fast food is healthy for an adult that doesn't routinely work out. The calorie intake is too high.

[@we8608]

​@@MemoreismI eat one McDonald's meal, and I'm sick for the rest of the day.

[@nathanielaranda8407]

Unbelievable! I can’t believe the excuses his mom is giving. How is she not getting it? What part of close to death do you not understand lady?? This is horrible and sad 😢

[@Tuuut_Tuuut]

I am so amazed that our organs still work at this stage!!!

[@sangsterxx1897]

Unfortunately Sean passed away in 2019 due to an infection but had lost over 400 lbs. RIP 💛🕊️

[@billygamer0539]

Yea, but he gained all his weight back again. He was 489 but then in 2 months he was up to 766. That's 277 pound weight gain in just 2 months. 2 weeks later, he passed away. He was really depressed after his mother passed away. He kept regaining any weight Dr Now helped him lose

[@yelanchiba8818]

​@Cjjjj902300lbs were like 2 people Imagine carrying the weight of more than two people in your body May their souls rest in peace

[@ashiecloud]

@@yelanchiba8818 and in this video he was carrying 7 of me (30yr old female). 7 people worth :o

[@piyushdeshpande7623]

Source?

[@yelanchiba8818]

@@ashiecloud I am also overweight and carrying an 11-year old boy my doctor said After two months of diet and exercise, I already lost a toddler. I cannot imagine myself carrying 7 people 😬😬

[@jossvillarreal5897]

seeing him cry while doing nothing is actually really heartbreaking . he was literally sitting not moving a single muscle and still is in pain do u know how unbearable that must be ?

[@whiteyfisk9769]

His threshold for pain is different than a normal persons. What he is calling pain is what you and I would describe as a minor ache or being slightly uncomfortable.

[@mattorama]

@@whiteyfisk9769Or, having 900 pounds of fat crushing your body actually is painful.

[@willcookmakeup]

Oh its absolutely horrible. The amount of pressure that's constantly on his body must be so painful. It's so sad it got to this point. This is way past the "normal" level of obesity. I honestly don't know how he survived as long as he did at this weight. Sad to hear he did pass, this was ultimately preventable

[@metalmamasue3680]

What is wrong with his mother ? My God peopIe, that is NOT Iove. It's chiId abuse at its worst. I have 2 sons and in no reaIity couId I possibIy feed them Iike that, into an earIy grave. ObviousIy she's compIicit in his death but l guess they are both gone now. No shock there. I'm sorry they are, but this was totaIIy preventabIe. We have a serious mentaI heaIth crisis in this country. This is awfuI and so senseIess. No he doesn't need something to eat every time he is bored. She's weak and enabled his death.

[@fluffylittlebear]

@@whiteyfisk9769 Nah. I'm 20-30lbs overweight and my back kills me. I can't imagine how shitty this guy feels.

[@FlipMacz]

The doctor is quite amazing ...incredible physician and humanitarian. So wise.

[@Mrscatcat]

Shaun is like a small child and his mother is a abuser . She’s literally abusing him with food

[@m.r.e.5731]

She never allowed him to individuate.

[@PonnUruli]

Not being a parent is better than being a bad parent! Food addiction is probably the most serious yet underrated addiction

[@watchdealer11]

I have been watching this show for years. This was one of the hardest cases I've ever seen!

[@jmfia2391]

Honestly, I really felt bad for him. His mom passed, then he just gave up on life because he had no one to support him.🤦🏽‍♂

[@sharonbyrd8625]

Yep. And it's taken years to control my eating habits. I'm fat/obese and I know whassup now thanks to Dr Now!

[@watchdealer11]

​@@sharonbyrd8625damn good luck.

[@aakashjacob5767]

​@@jmfia2391😅

[@kimf442]

@@jmfia2391sadness indeed 😔

[@puttingwarheadsonforeheads9872]

Damn if he’s 919 lbs at 26 then he was averaging 35.2 lbs of weight gain per year since birth. That’s unbelievable. I’m surprised he didn’t die before 20 years old.

[@melissaharris3890]

probably because it wasn't linear. he did not weight 200 pounds in kndergarden

[@Aaron_Hanson]

@@melissaharris3890bruh, you sure? Did you watch the same show I just did?

[@MustyUnderboob]

He didn't make it past 30 apparently.

[@MrJedroi258]

"800 kcal is a bit extreme" Says the guy who weights above scale limit

[@Bodgemiester]

This guy weighs nearly half a TON!

[@Propfaqs]

Slick mom. ‘I just don’t feel comfortable feeding him that amount of food.’ ‘I’m feeding him good, nutritious food. I mean like, what should he be eating?’ But it’s not easy to put one over on Dr. Now. He’s met this ‘type’ of mom before. She is a know-it-all.

[@kimbok5971]

She is an enabler. She knows damned well what she should've been feeding him but chose not to.

[@JulieH819]

What a nightmare for this young man. He’s imprisoned in his body and his mother is the warden.

[@l.a.410]

26 years old? He’s got he’s whole life ahead of him. What a shame…

[@estebreu]

Not anymore sadly

[@RandomGuyOnYoutube601]

You spelled behind wrong.

[@patch8880]

​@@RandomGuyOnKZbin601*_OOF_* 💀

[@rcrbrewster7840]

What I want to know is HOW can someone who sits/lays around all day eating and nothing else has the muscle mass to stand up from a seated position with 900 +lbs packed on to their frame?

[@tomwatson5884]

I went from 309 on April 7th 2021 to 225 July 4th 2021. I can’t imagine how fast this dude could lose weight with half the effort

[@Costanza1459]

That’s incredible!!! Congratulations!!! How did you do it?

[@Cricket2731]

​@@Costanza1459, Losing weight is a matter of "won't" power. "I won't eat _______ today."

[@kaleighp7723]

They don’t feel comfortable with him being put on an 800 calorie a day diet but are fine with 10,000-20,000 calories a day?

[@kaleighp7723]

@@Balletified this is crazy. I just did the math, and to eat 15,000 calories a day would equal 50 cheeseburgers from McDonald’s (each being 300 calories) and the cost of that would be around $139. I don’t know how these people afford that

[@karterwilson7094]

Dr.Now has absolutely no reason at all to care whether someone lives or dies, but he does. We need more people like him

[@Youstankfuyfuy]

Well he does since he is a doctor btw

[@dagrothus131]

@@Youstankfuyfuy well he does since he's a human being btw

[@purple4156]

⁠@@dagrothus131 humans by nature aren’t required to be empathetic in this sense. Nor is a doctor because a doctor can just do their job without really caring about a persons life.

[@ricarleite]

He doesn't. He wants those things destroyed. He said so.

[@theintrovertedaspie9095]

​@@purple4156We are social animals. We're hardwired to empathize and care for others.

[@skittles3310]

What drives me absolutely crazy is the obvious lying. It's so obvious that they are lying on this show. I mean, they don't even look like they believe the bull shit coming out of their mouth when they're saying it. Dr. Now is an angel. He is the epitome of patience and no nonsense in equal doses. I certainly couldn't do his job. The only reason he can do it so well is his genuine compassion. You would have to have above average compassion for people, or you would give up on people who are so infuriating and dishonest. He has saved so many people that he probably can't even count them all at this point. ❤

[@Alotta21]

I love how straightforward he is

[@skittles3310]

@@Alotta21 Same. I really like people who are straightforward and honest with me. It immediately puts me at ease.

[@jhopetheestallion]

I was 200 pounds when I was only 13-14 in 8th grade, and it was embarrassing to exist and go to school. When I got to high school, I was 195 and stayed like that for the entire year. I'm 5'0, so imagine almost 200 pounds on a short girl. This summer, I was so sick of being fat but didn't do anything about it until this July when I threw up from overeating. That's when I knew I had to change something or I was going to end up on this show. I didn't want to live like that, so I started eating healthier and exercising. In under 3 weeks, I lost 15 pounds and now weigh 180. I'm now going into my sophomore year and going to try to get back into sports and get to my goal of 170. Not to mention, my family was a big help in all of this. It sickens me that someone would let their child eat that much. (And I hope you guys know that it was my choice to eat the way I used to eat, and that's why I gained the weight. My parents always told me not to eat that much, but I didn't listen and I paid the consequences for it. Remember, the first step to losing weight is to take accountability. Don't blame anyone else for why you gained weight.) Update: I'm now 16 and have been maintaining a weight of 175. I got a gym membership last month, and life has been good

[@alexanderluna4598]

Congrats on the progress !

[@jhopetheestallion]

@@alexanderluna4598 thank you😊

[@MeganWhamGMfan]

❤❤congrats You’re worth it

[@jhopetheestallion]

@@MeganWhamGMfan thank you😊❤️‍🩹

[@karyannfontaine8757]

So impressed by your willingness to change to a healthy lifestyle. Also having a family to be your advocate is a huge help. Love your attitude which more people need.

[@mrshadenoughofallthis911]

How could she do that to him? By the time he reached adulthood he was already imprisoned in his own body.

[@rosemarybowser5543]

They don't FEEL COMFORTABLE putting him on 800 calorie diet?! What, they think he's gonna starve??

[@jonleibow3604]

I'm baffled that they think a medical doctor who specializes in this would give bad advice

[@206hxcx]

if this dude stopped eating right at the filming of this, he would probably have lasted months if not a whole damn year with basically no food and just water + vitamins. absolutely mind boggling.

[@tactical_pizzas3660]

This is very, VERY depressing. And the fact he died a while back now- Man. What a terrible, terrible life, if you can even call it that.

[@RealAyoTark]

Absolutely astounding that dangerously unhealthy people like this will seek help, get the help, then say stuff like "this is extremely unfair right now" and "we didn't feel comfortable putting him on 800 calories a day" what's even the point. I feel like most people come to Dr.Now for some sort of miracle surgery

[@jb6712]

Dr. Now has often stated that very thing..."People are looking for a magic cure so they don't have to change their eating habits, but the surgery is not magic,"...so you're right on target.

[@CraftHarlot]

So sad. He thinks being admitted to the hospital is excessive. The denial is incredible.

[@elizabethbest6992]

That comment blew me away. You're the size of 6 grown men and you think being hospitalized is excessive?

[@brennathecatlover4360]

@@elizabethbest6992his mom definitely fed that to him let’s be real she just wanted to control him

[@roselee4445]

He misses home snd uber eats

[@amandad6782]

He doesn't seem to understand he is so close to death. How can anyone see that as any sort of life? This is so sad. The mother is letting him die.

[@brennathecatlover4360]

Because his mom wants to control him that’s why

[@ladycatfern]

She's not 'letting' him die. She's actively killing him.

[@pershorefoodbanktrusselltr3632]

His mother basically turned him into a human soufflé!