Half Ton Dad
Running Time: 60 minutes (approx)Documentary about forty-year-old father of four Kenneth Brumley who weighed 73 stone when he was cut free from his house. His last chance to live was weight-loss surgery provided by a specialist team. Still looking for more?
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This show made me really sad. Not least because it shows how ignorant people are. While I don't understand how someone can reach that level of obesity in the first place, it was clear from the show that the families of these two obese men were not helping at all. I was pleased to hear Kenneth's family was recieving nutritional counselling, but I hope Billy's mum did too.. how could she do that to her own son? My heart went to the poor boy. He is 19 but this obviously started long before, when he was only a child. People need to learn about food and realise that giving your child - or anyone - whatever they want will, in the end, only hurt them.
i feel sorry for him loads but his partner should help him though this by not lettinj his kids go the same way by feedinbg them junk food it is rediculas i understand he became like this after the split up with his kids mother but he met someone else got on with his life but all he ate was junk food his partner is ment to be lookin after his kids while he is in hospital and she feeds them junk food its like she wants them to turn out like him. as i said i feel sorry for him it is not his fault but has let him self slip but his partner could of said no while he was in bed for 4 years and she was feeding him. i am glad he can carry on with his life after the awful things which have happen to him. and his daughter finding her kid his grandchild a burger his awful. this family need to grow up and support there dad and partner.
I feel sooo sooo sooo sorry for this guy...bless hiss big heart!
May god be with him and help all his problems out... god bless you all the best! xx
Fat git
i would first like to say to the comment made by sophie that she is one rude person and its people like her that that make people that are over weight feel even more depresssed than they do i myself are over weight and people dont know what people like myself face and go through every day we are people just like they are we have feelings just because we are over weight people think we sit around all day long eating well thats not true we are not lazy fat pigs the way people make out if people cant say anything nice about a person then they should keep there mouth shut its never to late to ask for help but you have to be ready to do it people like sophie should be lined up against a wall and shot people like her are the reason why we have so many young people killing themselves by not eating and are trying to be a size 0 i think it takes alot of guts when you are as big as kenneth is to ask for help knowing that he is going to be laughed at and stared at i wish him all the luck in the world with his weight lose and anyone else who is trying to lose weight there are people out there that are behind you all the way so goodluck
um... they watch themselves grow bigger. Ok it's not like there like "oh my god where did this 600 pounds come from." uh. There fat, disgusting and sinning. Gluttony, hello. To much fucking pride to ask for help until it's to late and there bed ridden. Noone forced you to eat, noone forced you to handle your emotions with food and those obese people take the handicap parking that my father who rest his soul served this country need to use to walk take up the spaces for the elderly and the actually disabled. There not disabled you just cant put down the fucking food. Disgusting. Absoluty disgusting,it's seriously not that hard to either pay a counselor to help you or choose a salad. Seriously? Come on. Get a grip it's not a disease, you don't "catch" the fat. Whatever. Put down the pizza and instead order a salad, stop drinking so much starbucks, put down the sub, take the stairs, walk to the mail box ( if you can even get out if bed to care enough about your bills)..... do something.
This is a sad story but at the same time he did it to his self...I don't feel the least bit sorry for him. When you saw yourself rise above 500 or 600 pounds that should of been a wake up call. Now you want to get help when the circumstances are a bit difficult. You should of gotten help when you were able to literally get up and get help. I just want to say to his significant other that this ios partially her fault also becasue whether he threw a hissy fit or not you should of been the one to step up and gave his ass a roasted chicken salad..instead of a big mac..after all its not like he can get it himself if you don't or get up and chase you..all you got to do is give him his salad and close the damn door. Let him know "if you don't eat that you don't eat nothing". But overall god bless soul and I hope he he finds the help he needs as far as getting to where he needs to be. And Im 0ut`!!!
Makes me even more determined to get that walk in every day, get in that swimming pool, and eat vegetables, salads and fruits, in moderation.
I grew up in a time when there was no fast food. It is the malady of the western world!
Good luck to Kenneth and all who struggle. Stay away from fast food!