Originally Posted by Simpleplan
Yes, that was the program. It was so sad. I know those people don't want to live that way. It must be an addiction or medical problem of some sort. It is hard not to judge, because we are conditioned as a society to think negatively about overweight people. Still, nobody would choose to live like that if they had a choice. I hope they are successful in overcoming their weight problem. We all have our crosses to bear.
overeating often times is an addiction just like drugs or alcohol is in addiction. There are AA based groups for it and everything. Many people do not eat because they want to, but because they use food or their weight as a way to hide or ignore their problems. Its not like that for everyone perhaps, but I think most of us have SOME sort of emotional relationship with food.
I think that understanding the real reasons why many people are overweight, and even understanding why we eat ourselves (overweight or not) can go a long way towards understanding and helping our patients when the time comes.
It may sound far fetched, but don't we see sugary foods as "treats"? What if someone felt they had no joy in other areas of their life, or wanted a quick pick me up after a rough morning? The taste and the sugar high from a "sweet treat" would be just the thing, right? The problem, as I see it, is when people don't diversify their relief strategies. After a long week, some pizza and a few beers sounds great to relax and unwind. But if i had that every time I had a bad day, I'd be an overweight alcoholic. What about holidays? we associate turkey with Thanksgiving, which we may associate with family and fond memories, or Christmas with cookies (for santa). So if you eat something similar during the year, or if you even smell gingerbread for instance, you're automatically brought back to that time. I think people get in a rut of starting to rely on food for those memories and good feelings and forget about all the other ways that they can feel good, like exercise/sports/hobbies/etc and where one day it was "just a sweet treat" suddenly it becomes a daily part of life, and maybe eventually becomes a replacement for healthier foods. They don't call them "comfort foods" for nothing.
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yet he only weighed 600-some lbs. he's bedridden and can't even get up to the use the bathroom and using a bedpan is difficult, so he has to wear a pad/diaper which is changed every 4 hours or so.
that's just ridiculous.
jk! I'm sorry...I'm tired; everything is funny when your tired!
