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My 600-Lb. Life
My 600-Lb. Life

My 600-Lb. Life

—Telling powerful stories in hourlong episodes, TLC follows the medical journeys of morbidly obese people as they attempt to save their own lives. The featured individuals -- each weighing more than 600 pounds -- confront lifelong emotional and physical struggles as they make the courageous decision to undergo high-risk gastric bypass surgery. In addition to drastically changing their appearances, they hope to reclaim their independence, mend relationships with friends and family, and renew their feelings of self-worth.
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Season 13 of 5 Episodes

  • Melissa weighs a shocking 673 pounds, and decides to begin her seven-year weight-loss journey toward a healthier life.

  • Melissa struggles to get to her ideal weight after starting her weight loss journey from 650 pounds with gastric bypass.

  • Donald has difficulty walking and relies on his parents to take care of him, so he gets motivated to begin his weight loss journey.

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72 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Joyce's Story
    Nikki's Story
    Ashley D.'s Story
    Carlton & Shantel's Story
    Seana's Story
    Ashley B's Story
    Tommy's Story
    Dominic's Story
    Isaac's Journey
    Michael's Journey
  • Joyce's Story

    Joyce needs home health care and hasn't left the house in three years; getting to Dr. Now in Houston is just the first step and when he prescribes therapy where Joyce must revisit an unhappy past with her mom; it might be more than she can handle.
    Upcoming
  • Nikki's Story

    Nikki finds her career as a costume designer threatened by immobility, so she undergoes gastric bypass and confronts the emotional causes for her eating.
    Upcoming
  • Ashley D.'s Story

    Ashley confronts medical setbacks and struggles to get past the trauma that ignited her eating disorder.
    Upcoming
  • Carlton & Shantel's Story

    Shantel's brother Carlton lives downstairs but she hardly ever sees him because at 600 lbs each, neither can do the stairs safely; to break free from a death spiral of codependent eating they need Dr. Now's help to reforge their sibling relationship.
    Upcoming
  • Seana's Story

    Seana is 23 and nearly 700 lbs, living at her mom's house, depressed and anxious, her weight-gain threatening to take her last breath; Dr. Now can give her the tools she needs to live, but until she chooses life, no one can save Seana but herself.
    Upcoming
  • Ashley B's Story

    At 600 pounds, Ashley has to move home, so her mom can help her care for herself and her newborn daughter; Ashley must overcome a lifetime's worth of unfortunate circumstances and get Dr. Now's help in Houston.
    Upcoming
My 600-Lb. Life

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Telling powerful stories in hourlong episodes, TLC follows the medical journeys of morbidly obese people as they attempt to save their own lives. The featured individuals -- each weighing more than 600 pounds -- confront lifelong emotional and physical struggles as they make the courageous decision to undergo high-risk gastric bypass surgery. In addition to drastically changing their appearances, they hope to reclaim their independence, mend relationships with friends and family, and renew their feelings of self-worth.

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Younan Nowzaradan

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