Half Ton Man

[Labarum]

UK Residents may want to watch this programme on TV tonight

He weighed 76 stone 8lb 1072 lb 486Kg

Channel 4 - 9pm

Half Ton Man

Series looking at extreme cases in human science. Patrick Deuel is one of the heaviest men ever and his heart and other organs should have collapsed long before he reached his record-breaking weight of 76 stone 8lbs. The documentary follows his struggle and that of one of his supporters, Rosalie Bradford, who was once the world's fattest woman, before losing an incredible 900lbs.

[stephbob]

Sounds good, I shall tune in!

[Richt]

Me too, but it clashes with Life on Mars. Shame. The video will be in use tonight.

Thanks for the heads up Brian.

[erinonatkins]

i think they showed that here in the states on the discovery channel. or at least something of the same title. in the one i saw, the man (despite his incredible food intake) was severely malnourished because of his poor diet choices. he ended up having gastric bypass surgery and lost hundreds of pounds, but it was SO discouraging to see him still reaching for the soda, chips, etc. that had helped to get him there in the first place.

[Gala]

I am late!!! as usual
how was it?

[stephbob]

It's still on, and yes it's the same one as what was on the discovery channel.

It's really interesting!

[Gala]

OMG that's nothing human!

[Kiasmama]

Ya know I think I saw part of that a few weeks ago. The big thing I remember is his excuses for being fat and eating the way he does. He's like....."most people eat a lot more than me, it's just genetics" as the camera pans to the 12 pizza boxes in the trash. It really was a shame cause he's going to put the wieght back on. Very interesting however

[Jellybean1984]

I watched that, it really opend my eyes...wow... (I think were talkin bout the same one, if not it was a different one)
Thing that bothered me was the bag of chips still aside him...(if it is the same one) and his self denyle! It made me see why holding me accountable is so important.

[erinonatkins]

the most heartbreaking part is that he can't get out to get his snacks and sodas so his wife does it for him. every bag of chips she puts in the cart is just pushing him closer to the grave. the other thing that struck me was that he seemed like an unpleasant jerk. if i were handed my life back i would feel so blessed. i can't imagine laying around, snacking on chips, and taking myself back to square one. as for genetics, neither of his parents were HUGE (though they were considerably overweight). even if genetics are part of the problem (as i'm sure they are for many of us) it's not an excuse to give up.