Comments by "B Bodziak" (@B_Bodziak) on "How Much Weight Can a Plus Size Mother Lose? | Obese (Australia) S1 Ep4 | Only Human" video.

  1. I think in Australia it's more of a medical term-- in the US, doctors would refer to people this size as Morbidly Obese.
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  2. Of course, they do. BUT, you cannot "think" yourself into a healthy weight. The first thing that must be done, is a person must ge themselves to a point where their health, specifically their weight, is not an IMMEDIATE threat to their lives and that can be done most efficient and effectively through weight loss. Aside from that, they did show clips of them talking with therapists, it just wasn't highlighted as often as the exercising. As for time for themselves: I was a working single mom since my two children were 1yo & 2yo (now 24 & 25), and every mother is stretched thin on time for themselves. However, to get and to stay this morbidly obese, an individual has to spend much more time eating than the average person. You don't get to and remain over 500 lbs from spending just 20 minutes a day eating dinner. You are making excuses for people getting and staying morbidly obese, and if you are doing this to people in your life, you're not doing them any favors. I'm not saying that obese people don't need compassion. I'm saying you're not doing them any favors by enabling their behaviors.
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  3. It seems like it's a term the Australian medical Community uses as a descriptor. I think I'd prefer to have my size referred to as collosal over the US medical term: morbidly obese.
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  4.  @dannybryant1114  Wow. I didn't know that the medical community had extended the scale to include "super morbidly". I was only aware of Overweight-->Obese-->Morbidly Obese (all based upon one's BMI) I know they actually lowered the "requirements" for Overweight & Obese. So, it makes sense that a totally new category was created on the scale.
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