A collection of people’s stories who lost weight and improved their health, helped by a popular reality show
The reality show “My 600-lb-life” has helped many people improve their health and make changes in their weight.
Viral Strange will list 17 stories of people who went through drastic changes in their appearance. Their journey resulted in health improvements and changed their lives forever.
1. Amber Rachdi
Amber Rachdi is a girl who was overweight – around 660 lb. She joined the project and changed her eating habits. Amber started working out and had a gastric bypass surgery. After 6 months, along with her extra pounds, she also left her boyfriend, who didn’t care much that her weight was giving health problems.
2. Christina Phillips
Christina was present in many family issues and arguments. Food was her escape door. At 25, she weighed more than 660 lb which is why she had a gastric bypass surgery and keeps eating healthy food. On the other hand, doctors’ concern is that Christina may become anorexic.
3. Marla McCants
Marla had a lot to go through after she was kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend, and she was afraid of his return to kill her. By the time he was caught, Marla had developed eating disorders. She weighed around 793 lb. When a blood clot formed, she decided it was time to improve her eating habits and go for a new regime in her life.
4. Donald Shelton
Donald had a 4-year journey to lose weight. During his treatment after having a gastric bypass surgery, doctors diagnosed him with Guillain—Barré syndrome, which didn’t let him do any physical exercise. He is in a wheelchair, but he is not giving up!
5. Melissa D. Morris
Melissa always dreamt of having a child, but she couldn’t because of her weight. She had a gastric bypass surgery and started a strict diet alongside physical activity. She managed to get pregnant when she went from 652 lb to almost 154 lb.
6. Chuck Turner
Chuck started to develop eating disorders to cope with his wife’s murder. After he joined the project, Chuck was able to go from 692 lb to 418 lb and also help his new wife take care of their son.
7. Susan Farmer
Susan also had a gastric bypass surgery to get rid of those extra pounds. She changed her eating habits and started doing physical exercises. She lost more than 400 lb, and after having her skin removed, the first thing she did was buy a new pair of jeans.
8. Nikki Webster
Nikki didn’t have control over her eating process. At 33, she weighed 649 lb. Before having a gastric bypass surgery, she had to lose more than 45 lb by herself because Nikki would be at risk of dying during the process. After the surgery, she started a new lifestyle, fell in love, and got married.
9. Paula Jones
Paula had a gastric bypass surgery and also had her skin removed. She keeps following an active lifestyle and eats healthy food.
10. June McKaymee
After her son’s death, June was grieving by eating a lot of food and gained more than 595 lb. When she realized that this situation was life-threatening, she had a gastric bypass surgery and started dieting alongside psychotherapy.
11. Brittani Fulfer
Brittani suffered from obesity alongside her thyroid cancer and problems with her immune system. This diagnosis complicated the process of losing weight. Nonetheless, she did a great job and lost 332 lb. Brittani continues to improve her health.
12. Diana Bunch
Diana was sexually harassed at the age of 11. To cope with this traumatic event, she found peace in eating lots of food. At 40 years old, she weighed 335 lb and kept gaining more weight until she got 600 lb. She had surgery and some changes in her eating routine. Diana managed to reduce her weight down to 222 lb.
13. Zsalynn Whitworth
Zsalynn divorced her husband, who didn’t support her towards a healthy lifestyle. She met a new guy, and she continues to improve her health.
14. Lupita Samano
Lupita had many relationship problems with her ex-husband. He mocked and insulted her for her weight, but he didn’t stop when she started losing weight either. She weighs 209 lb now and has a new love in her life.
15. Charity Pierce
16. Olivia Cruz
Olivia survived several surgeries to reduce her weight. She weighed 579 lb at the beginning of the project and now weighs 198 lb. Alongside her continuing improvements, she made her dream come true by becoming a chef!
17. Mayra Rosales
Mayra weighed 1100 lb – a record!
A tragedy made her change her lifestyle. Her nephew died because of a head trauma caused by Mayra’s sister. With her sister sent to prison, Mayra decided to lose weight to be able to move and take care of the children. She had some dangerous surgeries that led to losing weight, alongside new eating habits and exercises.
It is not easy to overcome an addiction like food. Sometimes, we don’t even realize how it is happening and when it needs to stop. What we want to say is that… Don’t wait until it’s too late to make the changes in your life! The perfect moment is now.
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