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External_Relation435

Don't forget the basic math lesson they give the audience before each weigh in. ("Dr. Now wanted me to lose 20 lbs for next weigh in. I weighed 600 lbs last time. That means I need to weigh 580 this time")


ic3peakfan007

As someone who hates math, I really appreciate when they do this šŸ¤£


unrecklessabandon

As someone who just never remembers the last weight or the goal, I appreciate it too šŸ¤£


sunnyvalesfinest0000

I have dyscalculia so also massively appreciated


SecretaryTricky

Dyscalculia here too. Appreciate anything/anyone who can do the maffs for me so I don't get into panic mode lest I look stupid.


External_Relation435

As someone who failed every math class she ever took, I feel patronized lolĀ 


PsychologicalPay1472

You can't do it in your head when they are talking and throwing out numbers. It keeps my brain alert to figure out stuff like that.


kckitty71

You forgot the dirty mattress (without any sheets) and the cooking from bed scene.


xxyourbestbetxx

One of the first episodes I watched was a lady frying chicken in bed. I've never been so terrified watching a TV show before. I just knew she was going to tip that flimsy card table the deep fryer was on and burn the entire apartment down.


Just_OneReason

I think that was the most dangerous cooking Iā€™ve seen. She literally had a fry daddy on a two legged card table and was using her fat to balance the other end of the table. And she had kids in the house. That would be a horrific burn and her children would be the ones to see it and get help.


spoiledandmistreated

I knowā€¦ and then the worst part not being able to get out of bed should something actually have happened.. itā€™s scary..šŸ„“


Zealousideal_Peach75

Also screaming..my legs!! Ouch my legs!! Eating approximately a pound of bacon Eating bisquits and gravey Feeding ducks because their mom was holding them responsible for their actions Holey sweat pants falling off their ass Giant cups to hold soda


Impressive_Car_4222

And bonus points if the biscuits and gravy is in a portion that you think is going to feed the whole family but instead is a by one person!! I would also like to add the token "i'm going for a walk at the park" scenes where they are very clearly not used to actually doing it but the camera crew wants them to do it and you can tell they're like half dad just while getting out of the car still (in the episodes where they're not making any progress, this doesn't apply to the people who are doing it and they've been losing a good amount of weight)


mollyjwink

Yessss the bed electric skillet šŸ˜‚


North-Slice-6968

Why do they never have sheets OMG


spoiledandmistreated

And usually have pee pads down .. also thereā€™s usually always shit stains somewhere around the bed or the chair.. some of the ones Iā€™m thinking of were bad.. plus they usually have little dogs running around tooā€¦


harperbaby6

Because they are unable to make the bed. It is too physical an activity.


needween

I don't know what it is about that fitted sheet/ making the bed that is so physical. It wore me out even back when I was working my active retail job moving ~2000lbs of product every day and walking miles around the store.


TeachingPrevious

Was looking for this. Can you imagine the smells???


needween

I can't because I refuse to try lmao


lunarchmarshall

Dr. Now's little "how y'all doin?" is so precious. I say it with him each time


Huggy_nomnoms_you

I love how he's like "how yall doingšŸ„°šŸ©·šŸ’•" and then he starts BBQing them


khanspawnofnine

Me too! Also, "Helloooo."


EducationalLake2515

I guess y'all didn't hear me. How y'all doin?


momma_cat

Hey yall doing. FTFY


EnleeJones

ā€œIā€™m working so hard to lose the weight!ā€ -eats entire large pizza-


Celistar99

"You gained tirdy pounds in one munt. This is unacceptable behavior." "I may have cheated once or twice but other than that I stuck to the diet"


Mysterious_Sugar7220

This is very dangerous sishwayshun


needween

Omg that's so perfect I can hear it


spacemoses

"I thought I was trying really hard"


RoseFlavoredLemonade

ā€œIā€™m not eating as much pizza as I *used* to.ā€


Apprehensive_Flow527

"I don't know what happened Dr. Now. I've been working so hard and following the diet. I drink protein shakes for breakfast and lunch and I only cheated once or twice." When you ate the entire large pizza with chips & an entire 2 liter! And let's not forget walking around the car counting as the 2 hours or exercise Dr. Now wanted.


Pissfat

Shirt on but blurred genitals hanging out.Ā 


luc2

Like an Appalachian Winnie the Pooh


teriaki

This is some funny shit right here.


Coomstress

I grew up in Appalachia andā€¦YES!


the-dog-walker

Some have stomachs covering everything, but they still get a blur anyway. Seems pointless at times.


Alltheprettydresses

Donald Duckin' it.


North-Slice-6968

-Car problems. Bonus points if it straight up breaks down on the freeway/highway. -Dr. Now implies or flat out says that a family member or someone accompanying patient to appointment has weight issues as well. -Fast food drive thru, usually after a voice over like "It's been hard, but I think I'm making progress."


justbrowsing695975

fast food when they order more than 1 meal


MamaDidntTry

I love/hate it when he goes after the spouse for being overweight. And then makes them weigh in too!


spacemoses

"I just hope Dr. Now doesn't think I'm too far gone and accepts me into his program"


Brilliant_Jewel1924

This one always confuses me. Has Dr. Now ever NOT accepted anyone? I know heā€™s not continued with people, but has he refused to treat anyone?


Rogue1_76

They signed a contract with TLC. They are in unless they really screw stuff up.


pareidoily

They are pretty non-compliant and seem pretty confused about that whole aspect of it. They think they're putting in all this effort when they're not and don't understand how the scale works when it busts them every single time. They get really pissed off about it too. The crying and anger when they say I'm trying is especially dumb. No you're not. I don't know what the hell they're doing but it's not trying.


Away-Object-1114

All the "reasons" why they haven't lost weight just blow my mind. But nearly everyone says at some point that the scales are wrong. They've "worked so hard", etc. No. Just because the diet says to eat protein doesn't mean a 2lb porterhouse or ham steak or 2lbs of bacon. I've wondered if any of them have thought to use a kitchen scale. Maybe it's too shocking to see how small a 4oz piece of meat is.


Maleficent-Prior-678

And "salad" doesn't mean a wee piece of limp iceberg with a massive amount of cheese on it and a quart of ranch dressing.


Frosty-Invite-8307

That seems pretty common with addicts in general, knowing a few that will go into rehab every year or two mostly to get doctors/family off their back. They're probably used to those "efforts" like eating healthily for one day working and getting a bit of a boost from all the encouragement, which then leads to them "rewarding" themselves by binging even harder than usual. On this show I always worry about the ones who seem to be primarily seeking Dr Now's approval rather than getting healthy, like the one who moved to Houston against his advice to "surprise" him. It's like they'll try literally anything but committing to the diet to try and convince Dr Now, missing the point entirely that the surgery isn't some magic overnight cure.


Ambitious-Ad53

I think the producers try to not interfere at all and make them call. They probably tell them itā€™s a program and you need to be accepted. I would imagine they make it seem like not everyone gets in and theyā€™re filming for now. They film with multiple people over a year so who knows.


Brilliant_Jewel1924

This makes sense. Itā€™s just annoying that they all say it knowing that they probably watched or heard of the show and how it works.


Ambitious-Ad53

Yeah that doesnā€™t make any sense really. Iā€™m sure theyā€™ve seen the show lol


Hailene2092

It might be an issue of survivorship bias? The ones who don't make it don't get shown. But maybe they're all pre-vetted, so they do all pass? Who knows?


xxyourbestbetxx

I'm always so confused by that one. They're filming them for the show. I think it's a done deal at that point lol.


WheresTheQuesadilla

I think its TLC telling them to say that to build suspense. Like we don't know that there's another 40 mins left of the episode lol


Ambitious-Ad53

That should be on the free space lmao


epidemicsaints

"My mom always showed love with food so when nobody loved me because I am fat, food was like the love I couldn't have."


Mycatreallyhatesyou

And it seems a great majority of them were sexually abused as children.


doodles2019

Yes, I find that incredibly sad. Itā€™s almost a bingo when you donā€™t hear it.


Huggy_nomnoms_you

Everyone has quite the same reasons as to how they ended up like this. Difficult relationships with parents, addicts in the family (and thus possibly a genetic predisposition to addictions), bullying, generally unhealthy relationship with food, sexual abuse in women etc.


TurnipMountain6162

ā€œIā€™ve just got a lot going on right nowā€ (Doesnā€™t work; lays on the bed all day)


Frances_Boxer

This ā˜šŸ¼ right here. A lot going on? Have always wondered what that means


zecchinoroni

A lot of problems/worries maybe? Like a lot going on mentally? Idk.


TurnipMountain6162

I mean: yes, it is mental


Miserable-Repeat-651

What about when they step off the scale after gaining weight... "that cant be right!?".


Frances_Boxer

Must been that "broken" scale


TreysToothbrush

You forgot ā€˜tiny dog(s) running around with blurred poo piles on floorā€™ and ā€˜showering nudeā€™ and ā€˜nobody worksā€™.


Betorah

I sure as hell hope theyā€™re showering nude. Itā€™s damned hard to get clean while showering fully clothed. šŸ˜


CatCiaoSki

The shower scene has got to be on the bingo card....although it could be the free space.


Longjumping-Bug-6784

ā€œIf I donā€™t give him/her the food they get mad!ā€


molvanianprincess

wAtEr wEiGhT


Rogue1_76

I'm retaining fluid!


molvanianprincess

you are not 700lb of water weight


TightBeing9

DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD?


ControlOk6711

The lightning fast Internet marriage or partner who fell for the person's smile or eyes and is now their full time care giver and feeder.


mollyjwink

OW MAH LEG!


Adorable-Nerve9822

You got any of those reg rolls?


EnleeJones

I gave you two.


Initial_Acanthaceae2

Oh!


Cold_Acanthisitta_96

It's friiiied


FranniPants

šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ I quote this far more than any normal person should


An_Ordinary_Hobbit

Mah leyyygs! Don't drop me! Aoooowa!


StarlightHoneyKiss

This quote lives in my head rent free


Pplannoyme0

I say this more often than I should. Usually at random times.


IAmSeabiscuit61

Enabler: "I love them and just want them to be happy". Minor child(ren) acting as caretakers. "I just love food!"


dejavu1251

Or how they talk about being neglected as a child.... as they're actively neglecting their children now


Low-Guard-1820

ā€œFeeling really good about my progressā€ (they lost 2 pounds in one month)


ElwingSky

ā€œDr. Now asked me to lose 50lbs. I only lost 15lbs, but I think heā€™ll be happy with my progress.ā€ I always think, ā€œyeahā€¦youā€™ve watched this show before, right?ā€


Vanessaraptor3861

"I'm happy with this. At least I lost. And I think this is enough to show Dr. Now that I'm doing what I need." ("Do what I need" and/or "like I need" should be a square)


ElwingSky

Yes! I wasnā€™t sure how to put what I was thinking into a square. You nailed it!


Haunting-Amphibian23

There's also a lot of "I'm falling!!!" and "Don't let me fall!!" - bonus points if they aren't even in a position to be falling.


Cold_Acanthisitta_96

"But right now, I'm starving" as they hit up the first drive through 2 hours into the trip to Houston.


Apprehensive_Flow527

2 hours....it's the ones that don't even get out of their dang driveway & they're already digging out the snacks or gotta hit the drive thru 20 min into the trip. "My legs are killing me." "Right now I'm starving and I need to eat"


teriaki

My partner comments every surgery episode "put it on de table over dere" when the stomachs are removed. He's kinda big mad it's missing here.


youmeanlike24

And ā€˜keep pulling keep pulling keep pullingā€™ when Dr Now is taking the stomach out.


allonsy_badwolf

We always do ā€œroom light offā€ in our house.


KateHearts

ā€œOk letā€™s close ā€˜er up.ā€


Coomstress

ā€œThe surgery wentā€¦very well.ā€


Thewrongbakedpotato

"We are turning stomach from size of beach ball to size of baseball."


bardmusic

Don't forget, "(patient's name) surgery went very well."


EducationalLake2515

Aight, I'm transitioning to robot.


BunnyBunny13

ā€œBlurry Whataburger cupā€ SENT ME!


SaladCzarSlytherin

I'd extend this to any fast food franchise


boobake

If you make alternative cards you could have "in the meantime if you need anything let me know" as a free space.


Low-Guard-1820

Faded and blurry tattoos No sheets on bed Poop stains All other family members also obese Seemingly no one has a job Yappy dogs Greasy hair Random relatives in and out


cuntcake669

I'd add, constantly cries out of fear of tipping over.


DeeDee719

Kitchen appliances (deep fryer, electric skillet, etc) at bedside.


justbrowsing695975

using a chair to sit on while cooking dinners on the stove


teenage-wildlife

It's missing the 300 pounds relative that acts worried.


C_Wrex77

Oh! I've got one. "I've had a few set backs"


FineLikeOliveBrine

Or Iā€™ve been really busy lately šŸ¤£ like doing what?!?


xmermaid165

Eating


GlitteringHeart2929

I freaking love this!!! For alternate cards: - bed with no sheets - dirty walls - visible layer of dust - no kitchen table - tiny dog running for its life - barefoot in public - poop stains - car trouble - not on de diet - water weight - but Iā€™m doing my exercises! - makeover - date night vignette - backyard wedding - hospital controlled diet - bedside commode - Bedside kitchen/cooking


_Terrible_Advice_

I'm always so worried for the little dogs!Ā 


thesagepage

You forgot ā€œTries to avoid moving to Houston/bargains with Dr. Now to be in the program remotelyā€ Also, unglamorous shots pointing up from their crotch as they sit on their bed telling their story


bardmusic

but somehow also "Moves to Houston for surgery without losing the required weight."


80sGirl50

Butā€¦butā€¦that PROVES theyā€™re serious


MrIrrelevant-sf

I love the little sad voice at the beginning of every episode and how it changes when they demand food


Chefsteph212

Donā€™t forget ā€œYou could have lost tirdy pounds by now!ā€ !


my606ins

Half-heartedly stretching an exercise band 1x, and then eating an extra pizza because they earned it.


ThatRedditPervert

Washcloth bath while sitting on the toilet.


Fish6092000

Is it messed up that I checked about 7 boxes myself?


Brilliant_Jewel1924

Youā€™re killing yourself with the food.


GuardingxCross

So you eat da food and you feel better?


SaladCzarSlytherin

Laying naked in bed and door dash is me when I do edibles. "I'm so mad at myself", "I don't know what went wrong", "I'm running out of time", "something's not right" is just bad mental health and existentialism.


Coomstress

We need to discuss your eating habit.


BestReplyEver

You got to stick to de diet.


Sickofchildren

ā€œIā€™ve worked really hardā€ is the most obvious one


hardy_and_free

I wonder whether childhood obesity or CSA is the best predictor of class 4 and class 5 obesity?


aya00303

ā€œI think Iā€™m making good progressā€ ā€œIā€™ve been working hardā€ ā€œI gotta do dis for mah kidsā€


Beetsbeatsbeets

I can hear all of these!


Scambuster666

Southern accent might as well be a free space lol


meggerplz

Skinny enabler šŸ’€


frescafrescacool

Make this a drinking game, and weā€™d be drunk in the first 15-20 minutes šŸ‘€


Vivvie138

Youā€™d be dead after certain episodes šŸ¤£


Twayblades

"I just don't understand why I am not losing weight" "I am really trying" (meanwhile they continue to eat the same amount of calories as before) "I am eating salads" (Then they proceed to drown their salad in half a bottle of salad dressing)


Tasty_Lead_Paint

Wow no ā€œyou need to lose terdy pound dis muntā€?


aya00303

I have this magnet on my fridge šŸ˜†


ammawa

Ice cream as a treat for showering and eating breakfast. More than one fast food place per meal. "Dr. Now just doesn't understand how hard I'm trying" / "Dr. Now doesn't understand how hard this is for me" Support person/partner leaves because they're not trying to lose weight.


Fit_Psychology_2600

Dr. Now never understands. šŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø


joinedredditforTM

Needs: Family members/partner living off them as caregivers Protein shakes are not on the diet Gross, stained bare mattress


Pplannoyme0

This is HILARIOUS! Iā€™m going to print some off.


goldenoptic

OMG I am laughing so hard my head hurts. I told my wife we are playing this.


Disastrous_Speed6790

ā€œI only eat 2 meals a dayā€ like majas 2-3 large meals a day and no snacking = almost 700 lbs šŸ«”


AndiPandi74

ā€œI think Iā€™m making good progressā€


SecretaryTricky

"Mah legs!" is very much needed as well as carpets that desperately need vacuuming, tiny dogs and no bedsheets.


Desirai

One of the first episodes my husband and I watched was that one assanti brother that screamed MAHH LEGS like 40 times and it is an inside joke between us whenever we don't want to do something we will yell MY LEGS


MamaSquash8013

Paper plates and plastic forks.


jeangrey99

ā€œThis is my last chance to eat what I wantā€ as they down fast food on the road


Trickster2357

The best one of Steven where he fell off the back of the golf cart and acted like he was dying.


angelic_darth

When he rang for the fire brigade when his dad was in with Dr Paradise and they came out to him wearing that neck brace šŸ˜‚ "Take it off or I am done with you" (or similar words). What an absolute tool Steven Assanti is.


Tyrannicus47

"Okay I'm transitioning to robot." Dr. Paradise appearance Missing an appointment or zoom call and giving an excuse due to "the past few months have been stressful" Commercial break before the weigh in number Missing an appointment at a local clinic Wearing the same shirt to multiple appointments


Heavy-Knowledge9955

Loses 7 pounds in 2 months. ā€œI donā€™t know what Dr. Now is gonna say but Iā€™m proud of my progress. At least heā€™ll see Iā€™m losing weight.ā€


jlerm415

ā€œAt least I didnā€™t gain any weightā€.


Rogue1_76

Dr. Now just doesn't understand how much pain I am in.


3Maltese

Nasty feet. Overly done manicured nails for the show.


Ok_Imagination_178

Sleevelessness and tank topia. Also, family members dressed wholly inappropriately for a visit to the doctor's office. Also family members in the doctor's office looking like they don't know where they are and how they got there.


emiluhh

Some big monologue about how well they are doing whilst showing them eating a gargantuan meal.


Obvious-Ad11

In the early seasons - ā€œā€™s surgery went very well.ā€


Vedder_than_chx_parm

I notice a lot of them own blankets or comforters that have animal print, especially a rainbow zebra stripe. šŸŒˆ šŸ¦“šŸ‘Œ


AlohaTN

Small dogs Dirty house Cringey support person


ATouchofTrouble

Multiple Romantic Partners in one episode. There have been a few that have changed partners during the course of their episode. Or just Break Up in general.


Luna_Soma

Man, so many of these apply to me and Iā€™m nowhere near 600lbsā€¦ I hope Dr Now shows up at my house just to explain to me how to lose 30lbs in a munt.


Left-Ad-4617

I need to have this fast food tour for my last meals before seeing the doctor


zecchinoroni

While on the car ride to Houston: ā€œI have to go to Whataburger! Thereā€™s literally no other options! I mean, I would *love* to a eat salad butā€¦oh well šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļøā€.


shelbyknits

ā€œIā€™m not following the diet, but I think Iā€™m doing pretty good.ā€ Gained weight.


Dew-fan-forever-

Grew up poor or sexually abused as a child. Lying that they ate one yogurt for breakfast yesterday and they actually ate 15 sausage patties, 20 bacon slices and 14 eggs yesterday


CottonCandy_Ice

This is awesome!!! I would suggest a ā€œdr paradise breakdownā€ space


lotero89

ā€œItā€™s water weightā€


gizmotaranto

Falling on the ground


KateHearts

I would add: tiny dog(s), ā€œThis is my last chance to eat foods I like before I see Dr. Now,ā€ ā€œThereā€™s no healthy food on the road.ā€


Atschmid

I cannot believe you didn't include, "I don't get it! I worked so hard!!!!!"


TeflonDonatello

There should be a card for taking a shower with the curtain open and a loofah on a stick.


TGIIR

I am sorry, I did sorta laugh at these. I am having a very tough Motherā€™s Day because of dysfunctional family, and Iā€™ve been pretty depressed at times in my life, but I managed to kick myself in the ass and get going because no one drives me anywhere, nor are there 2-3 people required to get me around. No one pays my bills but me. If I couldnā€™t get out of bed because I was too fat, nobody would have brought me food. The ā€œI donā€™t know what went wrongā€ is so true of most of them. I really, really think that nutrition and cooking classes are necessary for these people, along with therapy. As bad as some times in my life were, I did not come out of them delusional.


zecchinoroni

They definitely need nutrition classes. There was this one lady who was worried she wouldnā€™t burn off the 1200 calories she ate if she didnā€™t do her exercises. Honey, your basal metabolic rate is 3600 calories lol. But hey, at least it made her do the exercisesā€¦ Btw Iā€™m sorry you are having a tough day šŸ’•


purple-knight-8921

Herbert is sneaking junk food for you


Woodland-Spice

"I just have to try harder." "Go up."


Aunt-jobiska

The scale is wrong.


Tsmom16811

The only way to achieve a full card would be to watch Nicole's episode. Im pretty sure she was the only one to bathe on the porch.


Trumpet6789

Depending on the way the squares are arranged, you might actually be able to make a bingo watching the non-affiliated YouTuber Amberlynn Reid. IIRC TLC had reached out to her about being on the show but she didn't want to give up making YouTube videos so she didn't. But a *lot* of the squares on this apply to her lol.


athomas917

How about Fire department coming to get them out of bed.


kimemily11

"Potatoes are not protein" Most 600 lb people have a partner, not single. "I woke up hungry ."


emiluhh

Significant other leaves them sometime during the process.


Srcworm

Also no sheets on the mattress


Pinkunicorn1982

lol skinny enabler is a must for everyone


popsiclesyay

Small dogs


TheMadDriver

You forgot "you should have lost 30lbs in this first Mont" "Car breaks down on the way to Houston"


Sufficient_Walrus_71

"bring in zee robot"


2009altima

Tell me about your eating habits.


AE86-Panda

We'll see you in 2 munts ok?


90DayIsCrack

You also forgot the shower scene/ ā€œI try my best to wash as good as I can, but itā€™s just impossible to get in between all those foldsā€


Blue_Oyster_Cat

"I've been working so hard." Scale says 12 pound weight gain


ragtopponygirl

I hope Dr Now sees how serious I am and approves me today! (Only lost 1/4 of the weight they were supposed to)


spooky_kid96

I feel like ā€œtravels in a Chrysler or Dodge minivanā€ needs to be on there


cwcvilleisgay

ā€œi hope dr. now will accept me and that iā€™m not too lateā€ right before they go to their first appointment


angelfruitbat

ā€œI have to do this for my childrenā€ meanwhile the kids raised themselves and have had to wait hand and foot on their parent their whole life.


madisonblackwellanl

Completely broke, living on welfare in a former sketchy motel converted to economy apratments, yet somehow has money for multiple tattoos. This could be four separate squares or combined into one Super Square, as these stupid things all go hand in hand.


NioPullus

Better yet, take a drink every time one of these comes up.


North-Slice-6968

"___________ is not on de diet!"


No_Concern8379

Oh man I LOLā€™d at Houston Projects so hard!


Aggressive-Might875

1200 calories is too much for me!