Plenty of reality shows feature dramatic transformations,
but few chronicle the intense metamorphoses that are documented on the popular TLC program
My 600-lb Life. Here's the skinny on some of the most popular
stars from the intense TLC reality show. What a journey it's been for Milla Clark,
who weighed in at a whopping 751 pounds in her Season 4 episode of My 600-lb Life. In addition to that, she was confined to her
bed, and relied on her children to tend to her most basic hygiene. To top it off, she hadn't left her home in
two years, and couldn't stand on her own two feet. "Every single day of my life is miserable." Fortunately, Clark was able to get the help
she desperately needed. By the end of her episode, she was approved
for weight loss surgery, having shed 150 pounds, and made the effort to stand up. "It's been maybe seven years since I've gone
anywhere in a vehicle that wasn't an ambulance." But that was just the beginning, as she continued
to steadily make some seriously dramatic progress. After multiple skin surgeries and a double
knee replacement, Clark hit the 152 pound mark, according to her follow-up episode. That's a 600 pound difference, and a record
breaker for the show! When viewers first met Ashley Dunn Bratcher
in her Season 4 episode of My 600-lb Life, she relied on her young son Patrick to help
her get things done around the house, like laundry and cooking. She was deeply ashamed, feeling like she should
she be the one caring for him, and not the other way around. But at 725 pounds, she was extremely limited
in her mobility. Not content with her life, Bratcher made the
brave decision to conquer her eating habits and get weight loss surgery. By the time her second follow-up episode rolled
around, Bratcher celebrated a total weight loss of 350 pounds, nearly half of her entire
body weight. "I can do so much more than just sit around
the house waiting to eat." With that loss came newfound freedom, too,
which gave Patrick his childhood back. "He can be a kid, and I can be a mom, and
that's what I'm most thankful for." Unlike many of the partnerships in My 600-lb
Life, Bratcher and her husband didn't break up when she decided to change her life. In fact, they celebrated their ten-year wedding
anniversary in 2019, according to a post on her Facebook page. Chay Guillory's Season 3 transformation on
My 600-lb Life is arguably one of the most dramatic of them all, and for more than one
reason. First, at the end of her debut episode, she
had lost a total of 119 pounds, enough to bring her under the 500 pound mark. Then, by the end of her first follow-up episode,
she was down to 379 pounds, showing continued and consistent success on her weight loss
journey. But during that episode, she also dropped
another bomb: Guillory came out as transgender, and began to live her life as a woman. "I live my entire life, 24/7, as a woman because
that's what I am." In Guillory's most recent follow-up episode,
viewers learned that she was ready for skin removal surgery. Additionally, Guillory is getting closer to
her 180-lb goal, at which point she will qualify for gender confirmation surgery. "Ta da." And as if that wasn't enough amazing news,
Guillory announced in an Instagram post that she's engaged to her boyfriend, Patrick. When Bettie Jo Elmore began her weight loss
journey of Season 3 of My 600-lb Life, she weighed 654 pounds. But thanks to her commitment and hard work,
she's a long way from where she was during those dark times, despite the many obstacles
that she's had to overcome. Mainly, in Elmore's follow-up episode, she
found out that she had a growth at the base of her spine. While that can normally be removed surgically,
it wasn't an option for Elmore because she was pregnant! Knowing that surgery would put her baby at
risk, Elmore opted to risk the paralysis that the growth could cause her. "I'll do whatever it takes to protect my child." By her second follow-up episode, Elmore was
on bedrest due to her high-risk pregnancy. But fortunately, everything turned out well,
as she and husband Josh welcomed a baby boy in August 2016. And according to a post on her Facebook page,
she went back to back to working on weight loss as a major goal in April 2017. Check out one of our newest videos right here! Plus, even more List videos about your favorite
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