Meet top 5 'My 600-Lb Life' patients who look unrecognizable before and after successful surgery
HOUSTON, TEXAS: TLC's 'My 600-Lb Life' features the struggling stories of obese people who try their best to lead a healthy life. We all know gaining weight is easy, but shedding it needs loads of motivation and effort. These physical challenges are linked with mental trauma. TLC features the story of each individual that lead them to become a food addict.
With the help of a therapist and doctor, 'My 600-Lb Life' cast members manage to keep a track of their lifestyle. They are motivated to follow a healthy diet and live in an environment that helps them get over past trauma. However, things don't always go as planned. These individuals' motivations for the weight loss journey are often drawn back with even the slightest of triggers. In order to avoid these hurdles, they are asked to visit Dr Younan Nowzaradan. Dr Now has helped and motivated a lot of patients to get back on track with a healthy lifestyle and shed hundreds of pounds. Let us look into the top 5 success stories of 'My 600-Lb Life'.
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Top 5 'My 600-Lb Life' success stories
1. Milla Clark
Milla Clark is one of the most successful patients of 'My 600-Lb Life'. She was 751 pounds when she started her weight loss journey. She reportedly struggled with obesity since her childhood. But, her determined motivation helped her get past all the physical challenges. And, to everyone's astonishment, she lost 596 pounds and got down to 155. She had weight loss surgery, multiple skin removal surgeries, and a double knee replacement surgery. Shedding a massive weight, Milla has now become a completely different person.
2. Christina Phillips
Christina Phillips is another inspirational woman who worked really hard to cut down her weight. She weighed 708 pounds when she first came to 'My 600-Lb Life'. She was bedridden because of her heavy weight. But, Christina continued to follow Dr Now's strict diet plan and exercise schedules. This helped her shed down to unbelievable 183 pounds. Even though she suffered anxiety and other mental health-related problems after losing weight but thankfully Christina didn't go back to the unhealthy path. As of now, she is the mother of two kids.
3. Brittani Fulfer
Brittani Fulfer weighed 604 when she entered the TLC's show 'My 600-Lb Life'. Getting past her binge eating habit and terrifying past, Brittani managed to follow Dr Now's diet chart. She shed more than 330 pounds. After following one year of a weight loss journey Brittani underwent bariatric and skin removal surgery.
4. Paula Jones
Paula Jones was 542 pounds when she started her weight loss journey in 'My 600-Lb Life'. Paula was sexually assaulted at a very young age and that led to her eating disorder, thereby making her fall into the obese category, as per Distractify. Moreover, the sudden death of her obese husband was a wake-up call for Paula. She immediately moved to Texas from Georgia to be closer to Dr Now. Her constant dedication towards weight loss was not only praised by the fans but by Dr Now as well. She shed 269 pounds and got successfully went through bariatric surgery. She now looks lean and healthy. Moreover, Paula helps spread awareness among obese people.
5. Sarah Neely
Sarah Neely weighed 642 pounds when she got featured in TLC's 'My 600-Lb Life'. She was addicted to food and reportedly suffered substance abuse as well. Therefore, she struggled to follow Dr Now's diet chart. However, Sarah managed to drop down to 393 pounds. Later, she reportedly faced a miscarriage, but she positively handled the devastating loss and managed to keep her food-eating urge on track. Sarah now weighs 197 pounds. She is married to Jonah Carpenter, as per Distractify.
To catch up with more such weight loss stories tune in to TLC. 'My 600-Lb Life' Season 11 is set to premiere on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 8 pm ET and 7 pm CT on TLC.