Marblicious

My point is not to judge people with weight problems, my point is to judge the makers of the show and their objectives.

These show's are about entertainment. They take a tragic person and use their life story for entertainment to others. Sponsors' won't sponsor them if they don't get viewers, therefore they use shock and awe to get the largest audience possible. Their audience isn't the small group of people seeking gastric surgery, it is as big an audience as it can get. What is the objective of the show? First and foremost the objective is to make money. As I mentioned before, for people like us who have battled with weight problems, we have an empathy and some understanding of what it is to struggle with these issues. But the majority of viewers are there for the shock value. How we all got this way is a combination of many things. Eating too much, not exercising enough, giving up, laziness, mental health issues, lack of education, addiction we are all dealing with some or all of these issues. I personally was well on my way to 600lbs and I am guilty of all of these things. What works for some will not work for another, we have to remember that everyone here had their own journey in life to reach where they are now. We are all here to support each other and I hope we can continue that without allowing different journeys and experiences to get in the way.

Go to Woolies and get some Chicken stock

I personally think it is taking advantage of someone who is in a desperate situation. It is an opportunity to show the voyeurs the warts and all of being fat, instead of exploring it as an illness. Why is it necessary to show them naked in the shower or someone else having to wipe their bums. In my opinion this is purely for the entertainment of people who do not understand the illness and tragedy behind super obesity. For people like us who have weight problems we can see the struggle and pain and it can be motivating. We are but a small portion of the watching audience and the rest is humiliating and dehumanizing. Inside every overweight person is someone with feelings and problems and hopes and dreams. Surely it would be better to explore the illness from all sides rather than focus on the surgery and the way they look. As the message says this is a CASTING call, to me, that says it all. Just my thoughts on this.

I am from Sydney, was sleeved on 19th June so 1 month tomorrow.