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'My 600-lb Life’: Release date, trailer, format and all you need to know about TLC’s upcoming reality show

While one of the unnamed cast states, 'Food’s like a drug to me,' addressing his addiction with food, another says losing the extra chunk of weight is 'impossible' for her.

Issues associated with obesity, eating disorders and the perils an overweight individual inflicts on themselves couldn’t have been showcased in a way better than TLC’s reality series ‘My 600-lb Life’ does. Following seven successful, ‘My 600-lb Life’ is returning with Season 8, comprising more repelling stories.

Release date

‘My 600-lb Life’ Season 8 will premiere on TLC on January 8.

Format 

‘My 600-lb Life’ Season 8 will follow a year in the life of obese individuals documented in the form of episodes. Iranian-American surgeon Younan Nowzaradan will help the overweight individuals shed extra pounds by monitoring a strict diet and based on their progress through the process, offers gastric bypass surgery. 

‘My 600-lb Life’ official tweet states, “I’m at the end of my rope. It’s either now or never.”#My600lbLife returns with drastic weight loss journeys like you’ve never seen before. The new season premieres Wednesday, January 1 at 8/7c..”

Cast 

Season 8 of ‘My 600-lb Life’ features a set of new cast members, all of whom weigh around 600 pounds or more, struggling to lead a normal life while being bogged down by their big bodies and enormous frames.

Creators/showrunners

The TLC reality series is directed by Jonathan Nowzaradan and Conor McAnally. While Jack Tarantino, Cameo Wallace, Ron Bowman, Jeff Keels, Graham Davidson and Tom Mireles serve as the executive producers, ‘My 600-lb Life’ is produced by Megalomedia Production Company.

Trailer

The official trailer for Season 8 of ‘My 600-lb Life’ was released by TLC on YouTube on December 9, 2019. The one-and-a-half-minute video gives glimpses of the obese individuals featured in the upcoming season. While one of the unnamed cast states, “Food’s like a drug to me”, addressing his addition with food, another says losing the extra chunk of weight is “impossible” for her. 

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