Some people can be very rude. They don't understand the struggles that people go through with weight.
Those that judge people by the size just remember this....You're ugly and shes overweight, but she can always lose weight.

Sure are a lot of crazies out there. I am never disappointed in the stupidity, hatefulness and tiny little eminds of some posters. I wish I were perfect like they OBVIOUSLY are.

The good news is that fat comes and goes. It's pretty much up to the individual and their choices. Fat people can and do change all the time. Ignorance, stupidity and plain old meaness is in the bone--ya'll aint NEVER gonna be decent people.

My God Carnie!

You spent the money to lose the weight. Then you had to go and eat to get it back. You didn't just eat, you ate EVERYTHING like you always do! If you want to spend money on a hot bod, you won't keep it for long. You always have to ruin it don't you. You will never be anything different than a fat hog. I think you should change your name to Porky, and stop wasting money on your own fat butt, and help someone else, who is really ready to lose it and keep it off. You weren't ready for it in the first place.

It isn't easy to lose weight nor is it easy to maintain. Obviously some of you have never had any weight related issues in your life time! Sweep your own door step and quit worring about others!!

The big, fat glutton-bitc h is back up to 390 stone or more--she's a seething, sloppy tranny mess who will die of a massive coronary like her pigmother Mamma Casserole...die now, fat who re!

PS---I wasn't saying you should compare the two, just that everyone has flaws and should stop judging.

Why did she say "If I'm 205 today"? Why if? Are you are aren't you Carnie?

Carnie is not 79 pounds overweight just like Jennifer Love Hewitt is a size 2.

Riiiiiiiiiight. **wink wink**

Well the camera DOES add 10 pounds, so the estimates aren't really that far off.

P.S. Who cares?

hmm, i don't mean to sound mean, but why is she bit**** about 9 lbs? Close enough to 70. If they were off by 20 or more, then I would get pissed.

6:35 - I get it and I'm not trying to promote anything. She has been extremely open about her struggles with both food and other substances and I read many articles about what she was doing to help her. All I was trying to do is say that it is so easy to say that "she's fat, she has no discipline, etc." And, she clearly was sending a message by her quote. I didn't tell anyone to join any group, I'm not even saying that it is particularly workiing for me...as you can see, I said I am still struggling. I'm just trying for some compassion and understanding that there are many issues that are intertwined and we cannot judge unless we walk in others' shoes.

Hi everyone,
I really speak from experience on this one and there are many things that Carnie said that only those "in the know" know what she meant. I have always struggled with one addiction or another. I don't know why and I am not trying to hide my issues behind my family but...so many family members are alcoholics or drug addicts. When they quit those addictions, they turned to food. I was the other way around, which Carnie is as well. She was born to both a mother and a father that were addicted to drugs and alcohol. She turned to food (so did I). She lost weight (so did I, I went from 5'1", 270 lbs to 143 lbs. after Gastric Bypass Surgery). Then, guess what happened? I became an alcoholic (so did Carnie) and I am still struggling with the disease. When I went to treatment at Hazelden, they were starting to understand the connection. There is a connection in the brain between where alcohol hits and sugar in general. In the end, please be nice...there is so much more to this issue than "sticking 20 donuts in your mouth." You don't know what you don't live. If you are normal and healthy, thank your Higher Power but don't criticise others. Oh, and by the way, her comment that let me know where she is...she said we should live by "progress, not perfection", right from the AA 12-Steps.

Carnie- all you need is healthy diet, and exersize and a positive attitude and you can do it. They do it on the biggest loser all the time. It is nice to see you in a piture and at least trying to workout.

Good luck Carnie. I'm rooting for you !!!

sooooo...why would she even make the statement "if im 205" like where does that number come from? and why would she compare 70 pounds to 79 pounds like its an "outright lie". please. whoever looked at her was off my nine pounds. she shouldnt complain that the media are attacking her about her weight when she used the media train and made it SOOO public that she had the surgery and then lost the weight. she even wrote a dang book about it! you dont get a gastric bypass unless you are seriously SERIOUSLY dedicated to changing your lifestyle. for life. not for a year or two. yeah people arent perfect. gain 20 pounds after a surgery like that? ok yeah thats understandable. but to go 70 pounds and just let the pounds come and come and come there is something mental going on.

Anyone who says that electing to have weight loss surgery is the "easy way out" is ignorant. Weight loss surgery is often the last ditch chance for someone who is morbidly obese to reduce their chances of dying too soon. It is a powerful tool
in the battle against obesity, but it is only that, a tool. It is not an "easy fix" or a "cure-all". The person electing the surgery faces all manner of complications and challenges for the rest of their life. The average person loses about 60% of their excess weight after surgery, significantly improving the person's health and appearance.
Carnie has nothing but my admiration for being so open about her very personal struggles with her weight. I only hope that her story and others like it help to educate the general public about this all too often misunderstood treatment for those people who suffer from morbid obesity, its severe health risks and its associated cultural stigma.