Wow, 33,000 calories! I do remember a show that pictured a man who was over a thousand pounds who could not get out of bed. He was in is late twenties. I guess he agreed to go into a hospital to get his diet in order, the EMTs that transported him had to cut down a wall and get a special truck and stretcher to get him to that specialized hospitall for bariatrics. I cant believe that the people who loved him actually brought all of the food right to his bedside! It was a phenomenal amount....something that might equal a week's worth of groceries! Sadly, I believe that this individual died of heart failure after losing almost 200 lbs, his heart just couldn't take the stress anymore.
You would be amazed on how many calories are in a typical Mcdonald's meal. Has anyone ever looked at their nutrition pamphlets? I have....You can easily mow down almost 2500 calories in one sitting if your order the right stuff. For most folks, that's an entire day's worth of calories. The fat content as well as the carbs are way off the recommended charts too. I don't eat much Mc'Ds although I need a higher amount of calories. It seems that I really have to up my enzymes just to eat their stuff and my bowels don't thank me later!
I think that the biggest person I took care of was over 600lbs, he could barely walk and had great difficulty with his hygeine. He was always very embarassed to come into the hospital. I didn't treat him any differently than any other person, a good nurse doesn't do this but I couldn't help but think what got him to this point. He was very depressed, it was also found that he had severe sleep apnea related to his morbid obesity. He was subsequently treated with CPAP and started to lose weight. The next time I saw him, he said that he was being properly treated for his depression and had lost 200 lbs, I almost didn't recognize him!
Do you guys ever see the shows where parents allow their kids to eat huge amounts of food and are severely obese by the time they are 5? I think I saw one kid who weighed in at 230 lbs, she was 5!!!! Now that freaks me out and angers me to see that.
Hugs to all, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
You would be amazed on how many calories are in a typical Mcdonald's meal. Has anyone ever looked at their nutrition pamphlets? I have....You can easily mow down almost 2500 calories in one sitting if your order the right stuff. For most folks, that's an entire day's worth of calories. The fat content as well as the carbs are way off the recommended charts too. I don't eat much Mc'Ds although I need a higher amount of calories. It seems that I really have to up my enzymes just to eat their stuff and my bowels don't thank me later!
I think that the biggest person I took care of was over 600lbs, he could barely walk and had great difficulty with his hygeine. He was always very embarassed to come into the hospital. I didn't treat him any differently than any other person, a good nurse doesn't do this but I couldn't help but think what got him to this point. He was very depressed, it was also found that he had severe sleep apnea related to his morbid obesity. He was subsequently treated with CPAP and started to lose weight. The next time I saw him, he said that he was being properly treated for his depression and had lost 200 lbs, I almost didn't recognize him!
Do you guys ever see the shows where parents allow their kids to eat huge amounts of food and are severely obese by the time they are 5? I think I saw one kid who weighed in at 230 lbs, she was 5!!!! Now that freaks me out and angers me to see that.
Hugs to all, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">