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Somebody I know work as a geriatric GP (a family doctor for very old people). They told me they don’t have obese patients.
The WeTV series featured Lopez talking about her weight struggle, including learning to walk again after shedding 400 pounds. She shared that at one point she had weighed 846 pounds.

Holy shit. >

As a paramedic there are some people I go to and just wince. The logistics of getting these people out of their apartments in a timely manner are exhausting and dangerous for patient and practitioner. If they fall in the wrong place it can take hours to get them out. If they fall down dead in the wrong place there is very little anyone can do. >

Don’t you guys ask a bunch of fireman to help? >

I can only speak for the UK but we have special bariatric teams for cases like this. We can call fire out but that's if any structural stuff needs to happen (taking walls, windows out). However, I've had a couple of cardiac arrests where CPR was unsafe and the time to deconstruct the adjoining wall was going to be a long time. So we had to just leave them to die. Sad but these people are way way down a path before we arrive in their moment of crisis. >

Let’s say you guys take down the wall. Who is going to pay for it? Seems a lot of money will be involved just to transport 1 person out!
I really have high respect for you guys. I think in some cases, you guys save a lot more lives than doctors. >

Well that's why fire only come out when that sorta thing happens. Fire pays for it and yeah it is a lot of work. >

In Canada, when paramedics sent someone to hospital, they need to stay with the patient until the hospital/ER take them in. So they could waiting in ER for hours. Is UK the same? >

Canada's methods of prehospital care are very much aligned with the UK and yes, this hospital turnaround time debacle is one of the reasons why paramedics are striking in the UK. In the worst hit areas, crews are handing over to the night crew, only to have the night crew hand the same patient back to the day shift. >

That is upsetting >

I got out of prehospital a few years ago, I saw the way it was going. Plus there were an influx of kids into the roles, some were really good but most had no life experience and were just a pain in the ass "trauma junkies". I left to do my MSc and now happy in a UTC >

Good for her for losing so much weight. Although she never got to a healthy weight and  I will take a huge liberty to assume her death was weight related, it's still very commendable and inspirational that she was able to lose almost half her body size and was able to be mobile again. So sad for someone who worked so hard to combat mental illness to still succumb to its effects. >

Loosing 400 lb is amazing. If her death is weight-related she deserves respect for trying to correct it rather than blame for having it >

It's wild that people don't understand that losing 400lbs in a single year requires malnutrition, and continuously being malnourished puts you at a higher risk of heart failure.
Weight loss surgery is such a frightening scam.  They get fat people's money, then don't have to give a fuck how many of them die.  And society doesn't care because fat people are seen as less than human.  It's a win-win for for-profit healthcare. >

If someone is 800 pounds they would need to eat what, 12k calories per day to maintain that useless fat? Wouldn't going down to a lower calorie but nutrient rich diet with proper vitamins make sense and make you drop weight quickly? How would that make them malnourished? >

I agree, I’m not sure they know what the word malnourished actually is.
I’ve a family member who used to be pretty big when I was growing up - couldn’t walk properly and whatnot kind of level “big”. Over many years now they’ve managed to get back to a healthy weight and size, genuinely never looking better. 
Slow and steady wins the race and all that, but most people just want to lose weight as quickly as possible, which isn’t really the healthiest way to go about it. >

When you are 800 pounds, it's probably best to get the weight off asap while getting proper amounts of macro and micronutrients, just lowering the calories. At that weight you are looking at death at any time. Its like a constant game of Russian roulette. >

Yeah, the best way to not need to take on extreme weight loss is to take action before it ever gets near there. I doubt I’ll ever have to worry as someone who’s always struggled to put weight on, so I won’t pretend I know what those struggles are like, though I know anyone can do things they normally wouldn’t do due to stress from practically anything (plus whatever other factors such as medical).
The only obese people I judge are those who deny the science regarding their health, and I’m only judging their ignorance to the facts, not the fact they’re whatever weight they are. Like that “comedienne” (can’t remember her name now, was years back - Sofie Hagen or something?) who claimed that Cancer Research UK were spreading lies about how obesity increases your chances of getting cancer, heart disease, joint problems etc. Those people are fucking idiots who hurt everybody. You can be overweight and healthy (see: rugby players) at the end of the day, but not like the obese science deniers pretend they are.
Sorry if I dragged on a bit! >

The obesity proponents are going to be handled the natural way.. obesity is generally going to kill them before they make it out of their 50s. Often 40s and sometimes 30s. >


No information about a possible cause of death was shared..

I’m guessing we all have similar theories >

Precisely what I was thinking. >

I'm thinking that she lost 400 pounds (!) but it wasn't enough, she probably needed to gradually lose another 300 to get to a healthy weight. >

I'm between 6'1" and 6'2", about 285, and I feel like a fucking whale despite being able to do cardio for extended periods and being rather strong. I can't even imagine needing to lose almost 3x my current weight in order to be healthy. >

You are technically morbidly obese. Unless you bench squat and deadlift north of 500, 700, 700, with visible abs, then muscle mass doesn’t even come close to explaining it. >

I’m 6’2” and weigh 185 and feel huge…I can’t imagine another 100. Even when I was working out and lifting a lot I lose fat and gained muscle…still only weighed 195-200. >

Oddly, I'm 6' and down to 185 lbs from just shy of 230 lbs around this time last year. I have been between 215 and 230 for the last decade and change. At 185 I feel downright petite and can't imagine not looking like a lanky-ass rail if I go much further. All a matter of perspective I suppose. >

Shoot, I’m 6’ and was about 225 from college until maybe a year ago. Lost 10-12 lbs and don’t feel huge, but definitely could stand to lose another 10 or so pounds before I would start feeling “skinny”. How’d you end up doing it? >

My story is similar, I did it by quitting alcohol and pop while working an active job. Also patience. >

Same thing. This year I quit any sort of regular drinking. I didn't swear off it entirely or anything, but my current rate is maybe 2 drinks a month as opposed to a healthy glass of whiskey and a beer every night. Just decided I didn't want to do that anymore and cut way back.
It not only cut a lot of unnecessary calories out of my diet, I had more energy in general. So I took up the habit of pacing around the house while I work from home. I do like 20k steps a day. Just snowballed into a healthier mindset overall. The weight just started falling off >

I have no problems with "plus sized" anybody but this is morbid obesity, not plus sized. >

Her BMI was 149, normal BMI is 18-24. She was extremely obese. >


Her BMI was 149

Holy shit. >

the highest BMI in a hospital patient I've seen is 70's. This is quite insane. When your BMI is around 50 or so you can't even fit on a CT or MRI table, so when you get sick you quite literally cannot get appropriate tests done. >

It's sad the number of cases of people like that I've read about where they have to take them to zoos to uses the machines there to run the tests, because they are the only places the machines are large enough for them to fit into. >

The second I have to go to the zoo to get an MRI for any reason, is the day I turn my life a solid 180 >

The only solid 180 was her BMI >

We are about to see a lot of this. American obesity is the worst it has ever been. A lot of people late 30s to early 50s are unfortunately going to fall prey to their own weight. >

I'm 5'10 and have been fluctuating between 200 and 220.  I feel(and I mean, am) extremely unhealthy.  How the hell can you even exist day to day over 300 lbs. >

I am 6'6 and used to wrestle and play football, I would wrestle at 260 and was an offensive lineman around 300 lbs. That was in high school. I stuck to wrestling in college and stayed around 260. I hurt my back and stopped working out. I ballooned up to 400 I'm a couple years. I was able to get back to 290 and then I had my first neck surgery and am at 340 now. Being 400 feels 10 times worse than 300. When I was around 250 I felt fine foe the most part. I need to get down to like 210 though. I have had 2 neck surgeries and knee surgery and am 31 years old. I abused my body first through sports and then through being obese. The weight didn't really stop me from doing things day to day, but the pain sure as hell does. >

neck injuries are debilitating. I damaged a disk in my neck doing jiujitsu while in the best shape of my life. i couldn’t exercise at all for a few months >

Yeah I just had a c6/c7 fusion like a month and a half ago. I have stenosis pushing on my spinal chord as well as failed discs. It takes 6 months to completely fuse so I can't really do anything but walk during that time. They told me not to lift things over 20 lbs. I might need another surgery in my thoracic spine too. They told me they have to work from the top of the spine down. The numbness and pain seems like it's slowly improving so I guess that's good. >

Man thats rough, hope after the operations are done you are able to get back to being active! >

We can have a frank discussion about the obesity problem in our culture without being assholes. This was a person with feelings and a family. Kindness doesn’t cost you a thing. >

In my opinion overweight people are already aware of the health implications and are used to getting bullied about their size. So when others attempt to talk about the health aspect they get defensive as it may seem judgmental. Healthy food options are rarely convenient in America and it affects some more harshly than others. >

What is your definition of convenience? 6% of Americans live in a food desert while 42% have obesity. Fast food being absurdly convenient doesn't make the grocery store any less convenient for the vast majority of Americans. 
That being said the rest of your comment is correct, one should really avoid bringing up someone else's weight in roughly 100% of situations. >

American culture values profit over people and the health of the population.
Other countries, like Japan, make it easy to walk pretty much everywhere, have great public transit, prioritize selling healthy drinks in vending machines, and sell actually healthy snacks at convenience stores.
In America, everything is sugary, fried, and fattening. It's obnoxiously difficult to avoid extra sugar and fried foods because it's pushed at almost every fast food place. The meal sizes are larger, massive syrupy sodas are the go-to drink, public transportation is crippled, and everyone is encouraged to drive rather than walk anywhere. It's basically engineering obesity for profit. >

Oh, so very  young. What a life of struggle, may she rest in peace. >

850 lbs at one point.. wonder what the cause was >

Underlying cause is obvious, but it's a crap shoot as to which vital organ failed first. >

Another article said heart failure >

Everyone dies of heart failure. >

You may be thinking arrest. Heart failure is different. It's chronic and progressive and can be from a variety of causes. >

I was honestly shocked to learn this lady was from Vegas. You really don't see a lot of morbidly obese people in this city and this city isn't very kind to it, at least in the 24 years I've been year. When I visit some other city I'm always shocked how many more morbidly obese people I just see out and about. I can see why she tried to make an accommodating space for herself and others. Sucks that her weight loss journey wasn't enough to keep her healthy. Seems she was trying to get better. >

Interesting with all of the endless buffets for cheap prices to draw people into the casino. >

psh, have you been to vegas lately?  Name me one cheap buffet thats not trashfood. >

The Boardwalk hotel, when it was around like 15 years ago, had a $6 seafood buffet. They don’t make them like that anymore.
Thank god. >

Not a single comment saying RIP, so I guess I'll be the first to say it and to wish condolences to her loved ones. Like jesus christ yall, she KNEW she was fat. She lost 400 pounds! She was taking steps to address her health issues. This is not the place for making jokes about obesity or for shaming her. Is obesity a problem? Yes. But we can discuss that without being fucking assholes about a woman who DIED. >

I think the fact that she started and then publicized a business for making obese people feel beautiful is the reason for a lot of the comments.
It's a hard conversation to have, nobody should be ridiculed for their appearance.  That said, I think it's unhealthy to glorify unhealthy lifestyles.
It's a tragedy when anyone dies and the fact that she lost 400lbs makes it clear she was making the right decisions to improve her life and health.
I think we need to strike a balance where we can say you can still value yourself as a person while acknowledging living an unhealthy lifestyle.
"Beautiful at any weight" is just as unhealthy as the fashion brands that encourage and idealize underweight/unrealistically skinny models.
None of that conversation really needs to happen immediately after someone dies and their family is mourning. >

So people fatter than you think is okay aren’t allowed to feel pretty now? They aren’t allowed to get services that other people get until they are a weight you are okay with? Are they allowed to exist outside in public? Is that okay or do we need to tell them to hide inside in isolation, where they definitely won’t get better? >

Its stupid and dangerous to try to convince people with 400+ lbs that they should be happy with their bodyweight when they are able to change it to a weight where they can actually live a normal life. >

Losing 400lbs is unfathomable, I am struggling to lose 20. >

the heavier you are the easier it is to lose the weight because your body naturally will struggle to hold on to all that higher level of fat. Trying to lose 20lb when you're already lean is going to be much harder than trying to lose 100lb when you're already 300lb overweight. It took me longer to go from 155 down to 150 than it did 180 to 160. >

it's surprising to even get to 37 when you weight 846 pounds >

I never heard of her. May she RIP,and her memory,and babydoll line contiunue to help,and inspire others. >

Life is hard. So I hope she had some really good times, had friends that really cared about her, and had family that helped her and shared life with her.
The pandemic should have been teaching all of us to cut each other some slack.
Don't take life too seriously, you're never getting out alive. >

Whenever I would find myself being judgmental about fat people - I would remind myself - how hard is it for me to lose twenty fucking pounds?  That's all I need to lose, twenty pounds!  and then I'll be perfect!  Except I can never seem to lose those twenty pounds.  How much harder is it for someone to start out knowing they need to lose 50 pounds or 100 pounds or even more?  If I can't lose 20 pounds, who am I to judge someone who needs to go so much further?? >

Counterpoint... maintaining morbidly obese weight requires an ungodly amount of daily calories... >


“I was inspired by there being no place I could get my nails or hair done in Vegas that would accommodate my needs as a plus-size woman, and I decided it was time to make some changes for the plus-size women of the world”  
The WeTV series featured Lopez talking about her weight struggle, including learning to walk again after shedding 400 pounds. She shared that at one point she had weighed 846 pounds.

"Plus-sized" is not the same fucking thing as a person weighing as much as 4 large adult men. The fat acceptance movement is a sick joke. There is no reason other than a legitimate medical situation that you cannot control that you should be that morbidly obese. >


"Plus-sized" is not the same fucking thing as a person weighing as much as 4 large adult men. The fat acceptance movement is a sick joke. There is no reason other than a legitimate medical situation that you cannot control that you should be that morbidly obese.

"Plus-sized" Is being 25 - 50 pounds overweight, something like that. 850 pounds is just outright morbid obesity. >

Other than a damaged pituitary there isn't any medical condition that will cause it. people who say "Thyroid disorder" are - to put it politely  "full of shit", given  hypothyroidism is one of the most easily treatable disorders out there (a couple of tiny pills every day). >

Do you have any medical training? >

No, but I do have hypothyroidism (treated, for 20 years), am married to a doctor and understand physics.
There are disorders than cause an obsessive compulsion to eat (even so far as a person eating their own flesh), but these are so rare as to be irrelevant to the discussion.
Corticosteroids can cause fat to be deposited in unusual places and increase appetite. This will not make you morbidly obese. They might make you somewhat overweight.
Hypothyroidism will not make you morbidly obese if you have it treated. It is easy to treat.
Using hypothyroidism as an excuse will make you morbidly obese. >

Don’t worry everyone. They are married to a doctor. >

OK, sometimes it can sound kind of forced when you are being snarky just to win Internet points. 
She said she has the condition, so I would imagine she's got a pretty good idea of what the treatment consists of.  Maybe even a slightly better understanding than most, if her partner, arguably the person on the planet who is most invested in her health, is a doctor. >

When you all die someday I hope people talk about how you were always sitting around playing video games all day, slouching over your phone, drinking Diet Coke, and that it was bad for your heart and body, but you glorified your lifestyle, yadda yadda, and they seem to willfully forget that a full and beautiful life ended...
(Rest in peace, Jamie Lopez) >

Literally an entire thread of people celebrating someone's death and this hasn't gotten locked yet I wonder why... >

Redditors normally shit on people for the things they are saying in this thread too. Wonder why it’s ok to fat shame this woman. What’sthe weight limit that makes that ok? 😂 >

omg i’m morbidly obese and im on my health journey right now and this really put me in high gear mode. i’m 24 and thinking about how I could possibly die that young if I keep going in the direction I am is so shocking. granted i’m no where near as large as her but fuck i’m scared that i’ll die young. >

I’m rooting for you, yo!!!   You can do it!   Just never give up, always push yourself, education yourself, do your research & the results will come! >

I was reading a negative review of The Whale today.  All about “sizeism”, fat suits etc.  These people need medical help for their mental and physical issues.  Denying it just leads to their early death. >

Not to mention all the overweight and obese people who legit medical issues, including ones that have nothing to do with their weight, are routinely blown off and undertreated  by their doctors. >

well, if you come in and your back is hurting and you weigh 400 pounds, they won’t do surgery on you first thing. you have to show that you’re able to control yourself and able to GET the surgery or whatever, because it’s already a huge risk with someone being that overweight. 
it’s almost always going to be the first step and so many people want to stomp their feet about it. >

They don't do surgery on anyone first thing. >

Exactly. It's a drastic step which can have horrible side effects.
Also, it's very, very hard to do surgery on the morbidly obese, and they are more likely to have horrible side effects and infections. They have a lot of fat that the surgeon needs to work through - it doesn't magically disappear when the surgeon starts work. >

I was a little chubby after I got married but it wasn’t in the obese category. At one time I had a depressive episode that landed me in a mental facility where they came up with a medication plan to help with the goal of being relatively sane. However one of the meds they put me on was Lithium, and over the course of a few months I went from 180 to 257. At that point I did some research on what I was taking and I told them I would stop taking nearly immediately, and if there was an alternative for it, I needed to be put on it right fucking now. 
A year later, I had lost more than 100 lbs. and I’ve maintained that goal weight for the last 6 months. 
But in between the time I started gaining weight up until the time I hit my goal weight, all I was ever approached for was to tell me that I was fat (like I didn’t know) that I needed to lose weight (like I don’t know) and that I was gross and unattractive, which was just people who like to torment others. 
It was a nightmare having to live around these people. But once I got down to my goal weight without ever having to change my diet or work out, I explained to others how the weight loss really happened. It was then that they were baffled because of course, diet and exercise is the solution to every weight gain, right?
Obviously it isn’t. So like… maybe do some research on the other causes of weight gain and be respectful to everyone and not assume people are just eating themselves into obesity and respond by telling them to “eat less.”
Amazing how all you armchair nutritionalists/doctors/gym turds/doctors don’t have a degree that qualifies you to diagnosing what their problem is, because for you the answer is the same. “You’re eating too much and making yourself fat.” 
Well, Reddit armchair docs, you obviously haven’t studied every case. Just the ones you think prove your point and then call that sample “data,” which is really a small pool for you to draw your conclusions from, but you do it anyway. >

Gaining weight due to medication is a bitch. I gained 50 lbs from taking Zoloft and Risperdal as a teen and I've never been able to lose that weight. >

I had the same problem with Risperdal. When I gained 15 lbs in 3 months, I told my doctor that I wasn’t doing this again, and to find something else. For me, the weight gain side-effects of antidepressants was the one thing I was not going to put myself through again. There’s so many different ones on the market that don’t have that as a side effect that I was willing to put myself through the trial and error phase until we found something that worked. The Zoloft actually made me agitated to the point I couldn’t sit still, though, and I wasn’t going down that road, either. 
Right now, for psychiatric meds, I’m on Lamictal, Trintellix, and an antipsychotic called Caplyta for the severe clinical depression I have, and without which I have depressive episodes that land me in the facility again, this time on suicide watch. Every antipsychotic I’ve had that hasn’t caused weight gain, however, has caused horrible nausea and vomiting, but with an added anti-nausea medication I have no issues now. I’m still maintaining a normal weight as well though, with 10 lb +/- depending on my diet. Otherwise, after 10+ years of trial and error, I’ve found the best combination for me. What’s most important is to be your own advocate when it comes to getting help - you have to find a doctor that will listen to you, believe you, and work with you. And not everyone is as lucky as I am in that regard. >

MFs be promoting all this "body positive obesity" bullshit need to realize the consequences of too much body fat...
Just be normal size and keep your weight in check ffs, you'll do YOURSELF a Favour instead of going around and cussing other people that they can't accommodate you...
I respect her decision to try to lose as much as much as 400 pounds but the others who post crap on TikTok how they "celebrate" this toxic shit need to sit down and introspect. >

“Supersized”… just say fat or obese wtf?? >

Yeah, reclassifying medical issues as innocent lifestyle choices was a mistake >

That's really sad. She was so young. Rest in peace Jamie >

Well. This is sad. Not shocking or unexpected. But very sad. >

I wonder what killed her >

Damn, that is really young. 🥺 >

I'm sorry, but it's called morbidly obsese for a reason. Getting to 900 lbs. and maintaining that weight involves a whole lot more than just overeating. Underneath all the make-up, the wigs, the glamourous clothes and the reality show spin, she exhibited the exact traits that we see in every single episode of My 600lb Life. Very, very sad. She needed help, including psychiatric, and not a TV show celebrating and encouraging her slow suicide. >

I mean I’m not shocked , and the “fat positive body positivity movement” is going to get a lot of people killed with slow painful deaths. The idea that “this” is still somehow healthy and ok just is appalling 
If someone chooses to be that fat , that’s there choice but when the world isn’t made for there size it’s not the worlds problem , im to tall to ride most roller coasters should I demand the world be less tall phobic or something? (Yea I know height isn’t comparable as height can’t be changed but I can’t honestly think of another metric quickly) >

"We ask, on behalf of the Babydoll family, that you allow us time to process this tremendous loss."
Now is not the time to be bringing up her size. >

We should all have a conversation about where the line is in fat shaming, and encouraging morbid obesity.
This woman unfortunately lost her life to choices she made over a long time, it takes an dedication to get to 800+ lbs. >

To the surprise of literally no one. 
Shame on people who glorify obesity. >

If it were easy to lose weight and keep it off for a long period of time, there wouldn't be so many obese people in the world. We need to acknowledge that obesity is a complex chronic disease that cannot be fixed with a goddamn diet and gym membership. You are making disingenuous arguments because "ugh, fat people are gross" and you fucking know it. 
One thing I can always count on is disgusting Reddit trolls crawling out of their parent's basements to make stupid comments and act like they have some knowledge of the world when they are confronted with something that requires empathy. Cruelty doesn't make you interesting or funny, it makes you an asshole. 
To that end, they shared a range of mechanisms that might explain the global obesity surge. And their theories, however diverse, made one thing obvious: As long as we treat obesity as a personal responsibility issue, its prevalence is unlikely to decline. NYT: scientists can’t agree on what causes obesity, but they can agree on what doesn’t
The annual probability of achieving normal body weight was 1 in 210 for men and 1 in 124 for women with simple obesity. The probability declined with increasing BMI category. In morbidly obese patients, the annual probability of achieving normal weight was 1 in 1290 for men and 1 in 677 for women. Probability of an Obese Person Attaining Normal Body Weight
Washington Post: There are real, and difficult, biological reasons why it’s hard to lose weight
Scientific American: A Molecular Reason Why Obese People Have Trouble Losing Weight >

It absolutely is difficult and obviously it's complex.  But to say it cannot be fixed with diet and dedicated exercise is being intentionally obtuse.
I think you're well intentioned but maybe someone reading this is halfway through meeting their goals through diet and exercise, pushing themselves hard every day, and you just told them they can't do it.
Both things can be true and the science supports that. >

I’ve lost 50+ pounds since July, don’t assume I’m anti-weight loss or someone that thinks it’s impossible to lose weight. 
I’m saying that long-lasting weight loss is statistically difficult and it’s made worse by the idea that diet and exercise alone can cure obesity.
It’s a societal issue requiring public health initiatives, better nutrition for all, more scientific research, more pharmaceutical interventions, and we need insurance companies in the U.S. to cover the solutions that are effective. The government intervened when smoking was a crisis and it helped, we successfully reduced smoking in the U.S. Why do we sit on our hands with the issue of obesity and insist it’s an issue only of personal responsibility? 
I’ve lost weight because I take a drug that has made me feel like a normal person. It’s addressed the physiological challenges that have made is exceptionally difficult for many of us to lose weight. However, this drug costs almost $1200 a month. It would be so much more productive if people would support the research and production of these types of drugs and pressure insurance companies to cover them instead of lecturing random fat people or encouraging yo yo dieting. >

I didn't even know she was sick >

don’t think it was a sickness that got her >

Let me guess, skiing accident? >

Shark attack. Apparently she didn’t chew thoroughly enough. >

Being morbidly obese is very dangerous to your health and will very likely lead to an early death… >

That’s why we should stop glamourized the overweight lifestyle like if it’s a personal choice and pretending it’s not a problem. >

Did she pretend it’s not a problem? >

I was talking in general. I see a lot of advertising and and big girl models in fashion nowadays in the name of inclusivity. >

I’m gonna walk in the other direction out of a fear of touching this one. >

I have an idea what could be a “possible cause”. Not judging, not even saying I’m right as to the cause, but human organs are not meant to work overtime at a rate of 846 lbs, nor 450+. Again, no hate, just facts.
Edit: added “as to the cause” >

This is a shocking revelation. I never would have imagined that this could possibly happen to such a healthy young lady. >

Yeahhhh this is why being overweight shouldn’t be celebrated nor glorified.
It shouldn’t be mocked of course, but health is health. >

Somebody I know work as a geriatric GP (a family doctor for very old people). They told me they don’t have obese patients. >

There are plenty of obese elderly people. What are you talking about? >

How elderly we talking about here >

I work in a hospital and we get some that make it into their 80s. In fact it “seems” like a lot,  but that’s probably selection bias because other than a grave, a hospital is probably the next most likely place to find an elderly obese person. Of course they’re basically helpless at that point and require a team of people working around the clock to provide basic life functions for them.
Being that overweight is a problem on its own + just complicates whatever else you have wrong with you that landed you in the hospital >

Pretty sure most of us without blinkers on can guess what the “unknown cause of death” was related to. And it shouldn’t be controversial. >

Hello diabetes and heart disease. >

No, not every body size is beautiful. Morbid obesity is disgusting. >

How did she make it too 37 >

There Are Old People and Fat People, But Few Old Fat People >

Super size = short life. No matter how “fabulous” you are. >

How is this post not locked? People in here are being straight up assholes. >

It’s the internet, grow thicker skin >

Why? Is cruelty supposed to be acceptable? >

Healthy at every size movement makes no comment >

Grave bouta be 6 feet wide >

No information on hear death…… yea sure. 99% is the Lard costume that kill here. >

The average lifespan of a hippo is between 40 and 50.   Sad news >

It's all progressive and positive until you realize you're dying. People this heavy need to wake up and know what they're doing is killing them. >

I guess living past 37 is just another example of “thin privilege” >

Normalizing unhealthy is a terrible thing. Poor woman. RIP. >

Anti body shaming is literally killing people >

Sighs This is what people praise as “body positivity”? >

Well I'm not surprised, it's almost like being they obese damages your body >

I truly can’t even fathom how somebody could allow themselves to weigh over 800 pounds. That’s insane. >

Fat shaming saves lives.
Nothing healthy about being morbidly obese >

it is impossible to be fat and healthy. it’s fucking horrible that this woman passed so young from something that can be easily manageable with the right tools. >

I'm just a super sized bitch, 
laying in this super sized ditch. >

Poor health shouldn’t be glamorized >

Heart attack? When body positivity goes wrong. >

Cannot be because of her healthy eating habits… >


The WeTV series featured Lopez talking about her weight struggle, including learning to walk again after shedding 400 pounds. She shared that at one point she had weighed 846 pounds.

Holy shit. >

As a paramedic there are some people I go to and just wince. The logistics of getting these people out of their apartments in a timely manner are exhausting and dangerous for patient and practitioner. If they fall in the wrong place it can take hours to get them out. If they fall down dead in the wrong place there is very little anyone can do. >

Don’t you guys ask a bunch of fireman to help? >

I can only speak for the UK but we have special bariatric teams for cases like this. We can call fire out but that's if any structural stuff needs to happen (taking walls, windows out). However, I've had a couple of cardiac arrests where CPR was unsafe and the time to deconstruct the adjoining wall was going to be a long time. So we had to just leave them to die. Sad but these people are way way down a path before we arrive in their moment of crisis. >

Let’s say you guys take down the wall. Who is going to pay for it? Seems a lot of money will be involved just to transport 1 person out!
I really have high respect for you guys. I think in some cases, you guys save a lot more lives than doctors. >

Well that's why fire only come out when that sorta thing happens. Fire pays for it and yeah it is a lot of work. >

In Canada, when paramedics sent someone to hospital, they need to stay with the patient until the hospital/ER take them in. So they could waiting in ER for hours. Is UK the same? >

Canada's methods of prehospital care are very much aligned with the UK and yes, this hospital turnaround time debacle is one of the reasons why paramedics are striking in the UK. In the worst hit areas, crews are handing over to the night crew, only to have the night crew hand the same patient back to the day shift. >

That is upsetting >

I got out of prehospital a few years ago, I saw the way it was going. Plus there were an influx of kids into the roles, some were really good but most had no life experience and were just a pain in the ass "trauma junkies". I left to do my MSc and now happy in a UTC >

Good for her for losing so much weight. Although she never got to a healthy weight and  I will take a huge liberty to assume her death was weight related, it's still very commendable and inspirational that she was able to lose almost half her body size and was able to be mobile again. So sad for someone who worked so hard to combat mental illness to still succumb to its effects. >

Loosing 400 lb is amazing. If her death is weight-related she deserves respect for trying to correct it rather than blame for having it >

It's wild that people don't understand that losing 400lbs in a single year requires malnutrition, and continuously being malnourished puts you at a higher risk of heart failure.
Weight loss surgery is such a frightening scam.  They get fat people's money, then don't have to give a fuck how many of them die.  And society doesn't care because fat people are seen as less than human.  It's a win-win for for-profit healthcare. >

If someone is 800 pounds they would need to eat what, 12k calories per day to maintain that useless fat? Wouldn't going down to a lower calorie but nutrient rich diet with proper vitamins make sense and make you drop weight quickly? How would that make them malnourished? >

I agree, I’m not sure they know what the word malnourished actually is.
I’ve a family member who used to be pretty big when I was growing up - couldn’t walk properly and whatnot kind of level “big”. Over many years now they’ve managed to get back to a healthy weight and size, genuinely never looking better. 
Slow and steady wins the race and all that, but most people just want to lose weight as quickly as possible, which isn’t really the healthiest way to go about it. >

When you are 800 pounds, it's probably best to get the weight off asap while getting proper amounts of macro and micronutrients, just lowering the calories. At that weight you are looking at death at any time. Its like a constant game of Russian roulette. >

Yeah, the best way to not need to take on extreme weight loss is to take action before it ever gets near there. I doubt I’ll ever have to worry as someone who’s always struggled to put weight on, so I won’t pretend I know what those struggles are like, though I know anyone can do things they normally wouldn’t do due to stress from practically anything (plus whatever other factors such as medical).
The only obese people I judge are those who deny the science regarding their health, and I’m only judging their ignorance to the facts, not the fact they’re whatever weight they are. Like that “comedienne” (can’t remember her name now, was years back - Sofie Hagen or something?) who claimed that Cancer Research UK were spreading lies about how obesity increases your chances of getting cancer, heart disease, joint problems etc. Those people are fucking idiots who hurt everybody. You can be overweight and healthy (see: rugby players) at the end of the day, but not like the obese science deniers pretend they are.
Sorry if I dragged on a bit! >

The obesity proponents are going to be handled the natural way.. obesity is generally going to kill them before they make it out of their 50s. Often 40s and sometimes 30s. >


No information about a possible cause of death was shared..

I’m guessing we all have similar theories >

Precisely what I was thinking. >

I'm thinking that she lost 400 pounds (!) but it wasn't enough, she probably needed to gradually lose another 300 to get to a healthy weight. >

I'm between 6'1" and 6'2", about 285, and I feel like a fucking whale despite being able to do cardio for extended periods and being rather strong. I can't even imagine needing to lose almost 3x my current weight in order to be healthy. >

You are technically morbidly obese. Unless you bench squat and deadlift north of 500, 700, 700, with visible abs, then muscle mass doesn’t even come close to explaining it. >

I’m 6’2” and weigh 185 and feel huge…I can’t imagine another 100. Even when I was working out and lifting a lot I lose fat and gained muscle…still only weighed 195-200. >

Oddly, I'm 6' and down to 185 lbs from just shy of 230 lbs around this time last year. I have been between 215 and 230 for the last decade and change. At 185 I feel downright petite and can't imagine not looking like a lanky-ass rail if I go much further. All a matter of perspective I suppose. >

Shoot, I’m 6’ and was about 225 from college until maybe a year ago. Lost 10-12 lbs and don’t feel huge, but definitely could stand to lose another 10 or so pounds before I would start feeling “skinny”. How’d you end up doing it? >

My story is similar, I did it by quitting alcohol and pop while working an active job. Also patience. >

Same thing. This year I quit any sort of regular drinking. I didn't swear off it entirely or anything, but my current rate is maybe 2 drinks a month as opposed to a healthy glass of whiskey and a beer every night. Just decided I didn't want to do that anymore and cut way back.
It not only cut a lot of unnecessary calories out of my diet, I had more energy in general. So I took up the habit of pacing around the house while I work from home. I do like 20k steps a day. Just snowballed into a healthier mindset overall. The weight just started falling off >

I have no problems with "plus sized" anybody but this is morbid obesity, not plus sized. >

Her BMI was 149, normal BMI is 18-24. She was extremely obese. >


Her BMI was 149

Holy shit. >

the highest BMI in a hospital patient I've seen is 70's. This is quite insane. When your BMI is around 50 or so you can't even fit on a CT or MRI table, so when you get sick you quite literally cannot get appropriate tests done. >

It's sad the number of cases of people like that I've read about where they have to take them to zoos to uses the machines there to run the tests, because they are the only places the machines are large enough for them to fit into. >

The second I have to go to the zoo to get an MRI for any reason, is the day I turn my life a solid 180 >

The only solid 180 was her BMI >

We are about to see a lot of this. American obesity is the worst it has ever been. A lot of people late 30s to early 50s are unfortunately going to fall prey to their own weight. >

I'm 5'10 and have been fluctuating between 200 and 220.  I feel(and I mean, am) extremely unhealthy.  How the hell can you even exist day to day over 300 lbs. >

I am 6'6 and used to wrestle and play football, I would wrestle at 260 and was an offensive lineman around 300 lbs. That was in high school. I stuck to wrestling in college and stayed around 260. I hurt my back and stopped working out. I ballooned up to 400 I'm a couple years. I was able to get back to 290 and then I had my first neck surgery and am at 340 now. Being 400 feels 10 times worse than 300. When I was around 250 I felt fine foe the most part. I need to get down to like 210 though. I have had 2 neck surgeries and knee surgery and am 31 years old. I abused my body first through sports and then through being obese. The weight didn't really stop me from doing things day to day, but the pain sure as hell does. >

neck injuries are debilitating. I damaged a disk in my neck doing jiujitsu while in the best shape of my life. i couldn’t exercise at all for a few months >

Yeah I just had a c6/c7 fusion like a month and a half ago. I have stenosis pushing on my spinal chord as well as failed discs. It takes 6 months to completely fuse so I can't really do anything but walk during that time. They told me not to lift things over 20 lbs. I might need another surgery in my thoracic spine too. They told me they have to work from the top of the spine down. The numbness and pain seems like it's slowly improving so I guess that's good. >

Man thats rough, hope after the operations are done you are able to get back to being active! >

We can have a frank discussion about the obesity problem in our culture without being assholes. This was a person with feelings and a family. Kindness doesn’t cost you a thing. >

In my opinion overweight people are already aware of the health implications and are used to getting bullied about their size. So when others attempt to talk about the health aspect they get defensive as it may seem judgmental. Healthy food options are rarely convenient in America and it affects some more harshly than others. >

What is your definition of convenience? 6% of Americans live in a food desert while 42% have obesity. Fast food being absurdly convenient doesn't make the grocery store any less convenient for the vast majority of Americans. 
That being said the rest of your comment is correct, one should really avoid bringing up someone else's weight in roughly 100% of situations. >

American culture values profit over people and the health of the population.
Other countries, like Japan, make it easy to walk pretty much everywhere, have great public transit, prioritize selling healthy drinks in vending machines, and sell actually healthy snacks at convenience stores.
In America, everything is sugary, fried, and fattening. It's obnoxiously difficult to avoid extra sugar and fried foods because it's pushed at almost every fast food place. The meal sizes are larger, massive syrupy sodas are the go-to drink, public transportation is crippled, and everyone is encouraged to drive rather than walk anywhere. It's basically engineering obesity for profit. >

Oh, so very  young. What a life of struggle, may she rest in peace. >

850 lbs at one point.. wonder what the cause was >

Underlying cause is obvious, but it's a crap shoot as to which vital organ failed first. >

Another article said heart failure >

Everyone dies of heart failure. >

You may be thinking arrest. Heart failure is different. It's chronic and progressive and can be from a variety of causes. >

I was honestly shocked to learn this lady was from Vegas. You really don't see a lot of morbidly obese people in this city and this city isn't very kind to it, at least in the 24 years I've been year. When I visit some other city I'm always shocked how many more morbidly obese people I just see out and about. I can see why she tried to make an accommodating space for herself and others. Sucks that her weight loss journey wasn't enough to keep her healthy. Seems she was trying to get better. >

Interesting with all of the endless buffets for cheap prices to draw people into the casino. >

psh, have you been to vegas lately?  Name me one cheap buffet thats not trashfood. >

The Boardwalk hotel, when it was around like 15 years ago, had a $6 seafood buffet. They don’t make them like that anymore.
Thank god. >

Not a single comment saying RIP, so I guess I'll be the first to say it and to wish condolences to her loved ones. Like jesus christ yall, she KNEW she was fat. She lost 400 pounds! She was taking steps to address her health issues. This is not the place for making jokes about obesity or for shaming her. Is obesity a problem? Yes. But we can discuss that without being fucking assholes about a woman who DIED. >

I think the fact that she started and then publicized a business for making obese people feel beautiful is the reason for a lot of the comments.
It's a hard conversation to have, nobody should be ridiculed for their appearance.  That said, I think it's unhealthy to glorify unhealthy lifestyles.
It's a tragedy when anyone dies and the fact that she lost 400lbs makes it clear she was making the right decisions to improve her life and health.
I think we need to strike a balance where we can say you can still value yourself as a person while acknowledging living an unhealthy lifestyle.
"Beautiful at any weight" is just as unhealthy as the fashion brands that encourage and idealize underweight/unrealistically skinny models.
None of that conversation really needs to happen immediately after someone dies and their family is mourning. >

So people fatter than you think is okay aren’t allowed to feel pretty now? They aren’t allowed to get services that other people get until they are a weight you are okay with? Are they allowed to exist outside in public? Is that okay or do we need to tell them to hide inside in isolation, where they definitely won’t get better? >

Its stupid and dangerous to try to convince people with 400+ lbs that they should be happy with their bodyweight when they are able to change it to a weight where they can actually live a normal life. >

Losing 400lbs is unfathomable, I am struggling to lose 20. >

the heavier you are the easier it is to lose the weight because your body naturally will struggle to hold on to all that higher level of fat. Trying to lose 20lb when you're already lean is going to be much harder than trying to lose 100lb when you're already 300lb overweight. It took me longer to go from 155 down to 150 than it did 180 to 160. >

it's surprising to even get to 37 when you weight 846 pounds >

I never heard of her. May she RIP,and her memory,and babydoll line contiunue to help,and inspire others. >

Life is hard. So I hope she had some really good times, had friends that really cared about her, and had family that helped her and shared life with her.
The pandemic should have been teaching all of us to cut each other some slack.
Don't take life too seriously, you're never getting out alive. >

Whenever I would find myself being judgmental about fat people - I would remind myself - how hard is it for me to lose twenty fucking pounds?  That's all I need to lose, twenty pounds!  and then I'll be perfect!  Except I can never seem to lose those twenty pounds.  How much harder is it for someone to start out knowing they need to lose 50 pounds or 100 pounds or even more?  If I can't lose 20 pounds, who am I to judge someone who needs to go so much further?? >

Counterpoint... maintaining morbidly obese weight requires an ungodly amount of daily calories... >


“I was inspired by there being no place I could get my nails or hair done in Vegas that would accommodate my needs as a plus-size woman, and I decided it was time to make some changes for the plus-size women of the world”  
The WeTV series featured Lopez talking about her weight struggle, including learning to walk again after shedding 400 pounds. She shared that at one point she had weighed 846 pounds.

"Plus-sized" is not the same fucking thing as a person weighing as much as 4 large adult men. The fat acceptance movement is a sick joke. There is no reason other than a legitimate medical situation that you cannot control that you should be that morbidly obese. >


"Plus-sized" is not the same fucking thing as a person weighing as much as 4 large adult men. The fat acceptance movement is a sick joke. There is no reason other than a legitimate medical situation that you cannot control that you should be that morbidly obese.

"Plus-sized" Is being 25 - 50 pounds overweight, something like that. 850 pounds is just outright morbid obesity. >

Other than a damaged pituitary there isn't any medical condition that will cause it. people who say "Thyroid disorder" are - to put it politely  "full of shit", given  hypothyroidism is one of the most easily treatable disorders out there (a couple of tiny pills every day). >

Do you have any medical training? >

No, but I do have hypothyroidism (treated, for 20 years), am married to a doctor and understand physics.
There are disorders than cause an obsessive compulsion to eat (even so far as a person eating their own flesh), but these are so rare as to be irrelevant to the discussion.
Corticosteroids can cause fat to be deposited in unusual places and increase appetite. This will not make you morbidly obese. They might make you somewhat overweight.
Hypothyroidism will not make you morbidly obese if you have it treated. It is easy to treat.
Using hypothyroidism as an excuse will make you morbidly obese. >

Don’t worry everyone. They are married to a doctor. >

OK, sometimes it can sound kind of forced when you are being snarky just to win Internet points. 
She said she has the condition, so I would imagine she's got a pretty good idea of what the treatment consists of.  Maybe even a slightly better understanding than most, if her partner, arguably the person on the planet who is most invested in her health, is a doctor. >

When you all die someday I hope people talk about how you were always sitting around playing video games all day, slouching over your phone, drinking Diet Coke, and that it was bad for your heart and body, but you glorified your lifestyle, yadda yadda, and they seem to willfully forget that a full and beautiful life ended...
(Rest in peace, Jamie Lopez) >

Literally an entire thread of people celebrating someone's death and this hasn't gotten locked yet I wonder why... >

Redditors normally shit on people for the things they are saying in this thread too. Wonder why it’s ok to fat shame this woman. What’sthe weight limit that makes that ok? 😂 >

omg i’m morbidly obese and im on my health journey right now and this really put me in high gear mode. i’m 24 and thinking about how I could possibly die that young if I keep going in the direction I am is so shocking. granted i’m no where near as large as her but fuck i’m scared that i’ll die young. >

I’m rooting for you, yo!!!   You can do it!   Just never give up, always push yourself, education yourself, do your research & the results will come! >

I was reading a negative review of The Whale today.  All about “sizeism”, fat suits etc.  These people need medical help for their mental and physical issues.  Denying it just leads to their early death. >

Not to mention all the overweight and obese people who legit medical issues, including ones that have nothing to do with their weight, are routinely blown off and undertreated  by their doctors. >

well, if you come in and your back is hurting and you weigh 400 pounds, they won’t do surgery on you first thing. you have to show that you’re able to control yourself and able to GET the surgery or whatever, because it’s already a huge risk with someone being that overweight. 
it’s almost always going to be the first step and so many people want to stomp their feet about it. >

They don't do surgery on anyone first thing. >

Exactly. It's a drastic step which can have horrible side effects.
Also, it's very, very hard to do surgery on the morbidly obese, and they are more likely to have horrible side effects and infections. They have a lot of fat that the surgeon needs to work through - it doesn't magically disappear when the surgeon starts work. >

I was a little chubby after I got married but it wasn’t in the obese category. At one time I had a depressive episode that landed me in a mental facility where they came up with a medication plan to help with the goal of being relatively sane. However one of the meds they put me on was Lithium, and over the course of a few months I went from 180 to 257. At that point I did some research on what I was taking and I told them I would stop taking nearly immediately, and if there was an alternative for it, I needed to be put on it right fucking now. 
A year later, I had lost more than 100 lbs. and I’ve maintained that goal weight for the last 6 months. 
But in between the time I started gaining weight up until the time I hit my goal weight, all I was ever approached for was to tell me that I was fat (like I didn’t know) that I needed to lose weight (like I don’t know) and that I was gross and unattractive, which was just people who like to torment others. 
It was a nightmare having to live around these people. But once I got down to my goal weight without ever having to change my diet or work out, I explained to others how the weight loss really happened. It was then that they were baffled because of course, diet and exercise is the solution to every weight gain, right?
Obviously it isn’t. So like… maybe do some research on the other causes of weight gain and be respectful to everyone and not assume people are just eating themselves into obesity and respond by telling them to “eat less.”
Amazing how all you armchair nutritionalists/doctors/gym turds/doctors don’t have a degree that qualifies you to diagnosing what their problem is, because for you the answer is the same. “You’re eating too much and making yourself fat.” 
Well, Reddit armchair docs, you obviously haven’t studied every case. Just the ones you think prove your point and then call that sample “data,” which is really a small pool for you to draw your conclusions from, but you do it anyway. >

Gaining weight due to medication is a bitch. I gained 50 lbs from taking Zoloft and Risperdal as a teen and I've never been able to lose that weight. >

I had the same problem with Risperdal. When I gained 15 lbs in 3 months, I told my doctor that I wasn’t doing this again, and to find something else. For me, the weight gain side-effects of antidepressants was the one thing I was not going to put myself through again. There’s so many different ones on the market that don’t have that as a side effect that I was willing to put myself through the trial and error phase until we found something that worked. The Zoloft actually made me agitated to the point I couldn’t sit still, though, and I wasn’t going down that road, either. 
Right now, for psychiatric meds, I’m on Lamictal, Trintellix, and an antipsychotic called Caplyta for the severe clinical depression I have, and without which I have depressive episodes that land me in the facility again, this time on suicide watch. Every antipsychotic I’ve had that hasn’t caused weight gain, however, has caused horrible nausea and vomiting, but with an added anti-nausea medication I have no issues now. I’m still maintaining a normal weight as well though, with 10 lb +/- depending on my diet. Otherwise, after 10+ years of trial and error, I’ve found the best combination for me. What’s most important is to be your own advocate when it comes to getting help - you have to find a doctor that will listen to you, believe you, and work with you. And not everyone is as lucky as I am in that regard. >

MFs be promoting all this "body positive obesity" bullshit need to realize the consequences of too much body fat...
Just be normal size and keep your weight in check ffs, you'll do YOURSELF a Favour instead of going around and cussing other people that they can't accommodate you...
I respect her decision to try to lose as much as much as 400 pounds but the others who post crap on TikTok how they "celebrate" this toxic shit need to sit down and introspect. >

“Supersized”… just say fat or obese wtf?? >

Yeah, reclassifying medical issues as innocent lifestyle choices was a mistake >

That's really sad. She was so young. Rest in peace Jamie >

Well. This is sad. Not shocking or unexpected. But very sad. >

I wonder what killed her >

Damn, that is really young. 🥺 >

I'm sorry, but it's called morbidly obsese for a reason. Getting to 900 lbs. and maintaining that weight involves a whole lot more than just overeating. Underneath all the make-up, the wigs, the glamourous clothes and the reality show spin, she exhibited the exact traits that we see in every single episode of My 600lb Life. Very, very sad. She needed help, including psychiatric, and not a TV show celebrating and encouraging her slow suicide. >

I mean I’m not shocked , and the “fat positive body positivity movement” is going to get a lot of people killed with slow painful deaths. The idea that “this” is still somehow healthy and ok just is appalling 
If someone chooses to be that fat , that’s there choice but when the world isn’t made for there size it’s not the worlds problem , im to tall to ride most roller coasters should I demand the world be less tall phobic or something? (Yea I know height isn’t comparable as height can’t be changed but I can’t honestly think of another metric quickly) >

"We ask, on behalf of the Babydoll family, that you allow us time to process this tremendous loss."
Now is not the time to be bringing up her size. >

We should all have a conversation about where the line is in fat shaming, and encouraging morbid obesity.
This woman unfortunately lost her life to choices she made over a long time, it takes an dedication to get to 800+ lbs. >

To the surprise of literally no one. 
Shame on people who glorify obesity. >

If it were easy to lose weight and keep it off for a long period of time, there wouldn't be so many obese people in the world. We need to acknowledge that obesity is a complex chronic disease that cannot be fixed with a goddamn diet and gym membership. You are making disingenuous arguments because "ugh, fat people are gross" and you fucking know it. 
One thing I can always count on is disgusting Reddit trolls crawling out of their parent's basements to make stupid comments and act like they have some knowledge of the world when they are confronted with something that requires empathy. Cruelty doesn't make you interesting or funny, it makes you an asshole. 
To that end, they shared a range of mechanisms that might explain the global obesity surge. And their theories, however diverse, made one thing obvious: As long as we treat obesity as a personal responsibility issue, its prevalence is unlikely to decline. NYT: scientists can’t agree on what causes obesity, but they can agree on what doesn’t
The annual probability of achieving normal body weight was 1 in 210 for men and 1 in 124 for women with simple obesity. The probability declined with increasing BMI category. In morbidly obese patients, the annual probability of achieving normal weight was 1 in 1290 for men and 1 in 677 for women. Probability of an Obese Person Attaining Normal Body Weight
Washington Post: There are real, and difficult, biological reasons why it’s hard to lose weight
Scientific American: A Molecular Reason Why Obese People Have Trouble Losing Weight >

It absolutely is difficult and obviously it's complex.  But to say it cannot be fixed with diet and dedicated exercise is being intentionally obtuse.
I think you're well intentioned but maybe someone reading this is halfway through meeting their goals through diet and exercise, pushing themselves hard every day, and you just told them they can't do it.
Both things can be true and the science supports that. >

I’ve lost 50+ pounds since July, don’t assume I’m anti-weight loss or someone that thinks it’s impossible to lose weight. 
I’m saying that long-lasting weight loss is statistically difficult and it’s made worse by the idea that diet and exercise alone can cure obesity.
It’s a societal issue requiring public health initiatives, better nutrition for all, more scientific research, more pharmaceutical interventions, and we need insurance companies in the U.S. to cover the solutions that are effective. The government intervened when smoking was a crisis and it helped, we successfully reduced smoking in the U.S. Why do we sit on our hands with the issue of obesity and insist it’s an issue only of personal responsibility? 
I’ve lost weight because I take a drug that has made me feel like a normal person. It’s addressed the physiological challenges that have made is exceptionally difficult for many of us to lose weight. However, this drug costs almost $1200 a month. It would be so much more productive if people would support the research and production of these types of drugs and pressure insurance companies to cover them instead of lecturing random fat people or encouraging yo yo dieting. >

I didn't even know she was sick >

don’t think it was a sickness that got her >

Let me guess, skiing accident? >

Shark attack. Apparently she didn’t chew thoroughly enough. >

Being morbidly obese is very dangerous to your health and will very likely lead to an early death… >

That’s why we should stop glamourized the overweight lifestyle like if it’s a personal choice and pretending it’s not a problem. >

Did she pretend it’s not a problem? >

I was talking in general. I see a lot of advertising and and big girl models in fashion nowadays in the name of inclusivity. >

I’m gonna walk in the other direction out of a fear of touching this one. >

I have an idea what could be a “possible cause”. Not judging, not even saying I’m right as to the cause, but human organs are not meant to work overtime at a rate of 846 lbs, nor 450+. Again, no hate, just facts.
Edit: added “as to the cause” >

This is a shocking revelation. I never would have imagined that this could possibly happen to such a healthy young lady. >

Yeahhhh this is why being overweight shouldn’t be celebrated nor glorified.
It shouldn’t be mocked of course, but health is health.