10 My 600-lb Life Patients & Their Transformations

though plenty of reality shows feature dramatic transformations none of them deals with metamorphosis as intense as those that have been documented on TLC's hit show my 600 pound life that has been on the air since 2012 four years viewers have watched unbelievable stories of ordinary people with eating disorders and witnessed morbidly obese patients completely transformed their bodies and lives some of the people on the show have been so heavy they literally could not walk or in some cases even get at a bed luckily for them one man was willing to try and help with a high-risk gastric bypass surgery which more often than not turned out to be a life-saving decision doctor now would work with people that other doctors had turned away however extreme weight loss is not only physically but also mentally hard since changing detrimental habits proves strong will and determination and as corny as it sounds nothing is impossible some of the changes on the TLC show are so incredible that you probably won't believe that the before and after pictures show the same participants over the seasons dozens of people have made a complete turnaround going from barely mobile to active and fit and while most patients on the show lose weight some of them really stand out check out some of the most shocking and fascinating before-and-after pictures and some of the biggest stories from the heaviest individuals ever who took part in the program when viewers first met Marlow McCants she was morbidly obese and was desperately seeking help now four years after the show Marla looks and sounds astonishing she has lost nearly 500 pounds and is in the process of writing her book while staying active arguably dr. now's most challenging patient Marla McCants didn't start gaining weight until she was in her 20s after she became the victim of a horrible crime when she was kidnapped and held hostage by her boyfriend in 2015 doctors determined that she was only months maybe even weeks from dying with an estimated 800 pound weight after a long and arduous process Marla was able to lose 300 pounds and qualify for gastric bypass surgery however after the surgery the 43 year old stole refused to let medical professionals help her stand up even doctor now gave up on Marla but fortunately her daughter Sierra was able to convince the surgeon to help her mom eventually doctor now and his medical staff helped Marla's stand and she started walking again once she moved back to Tennessee a year after she started her journey Marla was able to stand on a scale for the first time in five years weighing five hundred and thirty-four pounds not only has she managed to control her weight but four years after it all began she has managed to lose an incredible 600 pounds in total season 2 star Paula Jones is one of the show's most successful past members when Paula decided to lose weight she had a powerful and tragic motivation her husband had died from weight related complications from weighing over 600 pounds a year after he passed away Jones herself weighed 542 pounds and worried that she too would suffer a life-threatening complication from obesity leaving her four children on their own after she had decided to change her lifestyle she paid a visit to doctor now her commitment led her to move her family from Georgia to Texas in order to have surgery which turned out to be a really good plan since she managed to lose 400 pounds now Paula's paying it forward she's a writer motivational speaker and weight loss coach she has overcome the odds and is teaching people how to do the same when viewers were first introduced to Donald Shelton back in February of 2012 he weighed 678 pounds and his weight made it hard to move around causing him to ride in a wheelchair his immobility led to severe bouts of depression partway through his episode Donald appeared to have things well under control he managed to lose a whopping 380 pounds was dealing with his meth habit and seemed well on the way to a complete turnaround then after injuring himself in a fall and getting checked out at the hospital Donald received a shocking diagnosis he was suffering from guillain-barre a syndrome the rare disorder tricks the body's immune system into attacking its central nervous system reducing muscle strength unfortunately after this devastating setback he reportedly back 200 pounds but like the other highly-motivated stars of my 600 pound life Shelton didn't give up thanks to a physical therapist he was able to get back some mobility though his weight still fluctuated from time to time luckily he was ultimately able to drop some of the weight he put on and he looked trim and happy in later social media posts Laura had turned to food for comfort during a childhood haunted by molestation at five years old an older cousin began abusing her and food became her coping mechanism as an adult Laura was too obese to care for herself and had become dependent upon her husband Joey to take care of her when viewers were introduced to Perez in season 3 she weighed 594 pounds but she was also wheelchair-bound and suffered from debilitating diabetes the surgeon removed 80% of Perez's stomach during a gastrin ectomy and she managed to shed an amazing 412 pounds her weight loss was steady over the next two and a half years and by her second where they now episode in 2017 she dropped a total of 336 pounds losing 57% of her peak weight meant Laura had managed to finally qualify for a gastric bypass but her new figure caused problems with her marriage during her March 2018 where are they now special Perez revealed that her husband was having a hard time accepting the new her fortunately Laura and Joey split up and laura has found love with a new man and according to her social media photos it's evident that Laura is keeping the weight off participant angel parish was one of the show's rare success stories managing to go from her heaviest weight of around 570 pounds to less than 200 when she first appeared on the show in season 3 she was riding in a wheelchair and relying on her boyfriend Donnie for everyday needs she said that her eating habits had been triggered by the trauma of placing a baby up for adoption at age 14 and the situation got worse when she later experienced postpartum depression after giving birth to a son Andrew with Donnie the situation got so out of control when Donnie had three that if she didn't get help you'd have to leave her and take Andrew with him parish rebounded in a big way by losing over a hundred and fifty pounds through diet changes and then undergoing weight-loss surgery with dr. now however the most crushing moment in angels first my 600-pound life episode came after she had already lost 165 pounds and undergone gastric bypass surgery nausea that followed the surgery was so severe that angels boyfriend Donnie took her to the hospital before surgeons got in touch with dr. now they inserted a feeding tube in order to give angel the nutrients she was lacking but dr. now wasn't happy with their decision and worried it would set angels weight-loss progress back several steps but angel didn't let that stop her from continuing to lose weight down 261 pounds by the end of the show she had already managed to shed 309 pounds and angel didn't stop there these days she's just unrecognizable parish's most recent facebook update came in May 2000 18 when she shared a full-length photo of herself showing an absolutely stunning transformation when she first appeared on the show at age 23 amber actually weighed about 660 pounds and felt like a yucky nasty monster however who transformation is one of the most jaw-dropping her legs carried a great deal of her weight and as a result she said she couldn't stand for more than 30 minutes at a time moreover according to many doctors odds were she wouldn't live to see 30 unless she made some serious changes unfortunately amber lived at home with her parents who only made things worse by helping her eat too much food luckily both her parents and herself came to their senses and decided to get help when they went to Houston and visited dr. now after losing 20 pounds in order to qualify for gastric bypass surgery with dr. now she underwent the procedure and ended up getting down to 377 pounds within a year and she didn't stop there she kept promoting her immaculate pinup style her makeup skills her super cute hairstyles and of course her new body on Instagram and served as a great role model for all the young girls out there who are struggling with their physical appearance ratchety who confessed on her episode my 600-pound life that her weight prevented her from being intimate with her then-boyfriend now has a lot to celebrate when it comes to her personal life she got engaged in 2016 and has since tied the knot Kristina Phillips weighed in at seven hundred and eight pounds at only twenty two years old when she first visited doctor now in season two and said that she was so embarrassed about her weight that she only left the house at 3 a.m. when she was unlikely to see many people Christina has always struggled with her weight ever since she was a child when she was 12 years old the youngster weighed in at a whopping 295 pounds unfortunately Christina didn't get a grip on her eating and it wasn't long before the weight continued to pile on besides coping with her eating Christina also needed to look after her brother and sister who didn't have anyone to turn to but her after working with dr. now and undergoing skin removal surgery Christina weighed and astonishing 183 pounds she later revealed on social media that her weight had dropped again to 172 pounds in the end her weight loss ended up being so extreme that she actually lost too much weight Christina's total 536 pound loss is among the most amazing weight loss transformations and her loss of seventy five point seven percent of her peak weight is the show's highest by percent as well thank you 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Length: 10min 51sec (651 seconds)

Published: Mon Jul 13 2020