The most incredible weight loss stories from the Deadly Kilos program

the popular reality show ‘My 600-lb Life’ helps morbidly obese people lose weight and maintain a healthier lifestyle. The show often leaves viewers quite impressed, as participants almost always weigh more than 300 kg. The way such fat people live and the difficulties they have to overcome every day do not leave anyone indifferent.

Today we bring some examples of incredible transformations of people who, inspired by the program, reached their goals and started to live a much healthier life.

Amber Rachdi has always been a ‘chubby’ and insecure woman. The only way she could find comfort was with food. At 24 years old, she reached 300 kg, a really worrying weight. She needed to leave the apartment she had rented and returned to her parents’ house because she could no longer take care of herself. Every day, she ate 4 big meals and, between them, a mountain of sweets.

When Amber joined the project, she had to forget the way she had been eating until then. She had a gastric bypass and had to face a radical change in her routine: gym, sessions with a psychologist and a new and healthy way to face life. About 6 months after the surgery, Rachdi had lost more than 40 kg. Just one year, plus 25 kg. After starting to lose weight, she broke up with her boyfriend (her boyfriend didn’t see the point in what she was doing) and ended up marrying another man.

Christina Phillips grew up in a family where her parents were always fighting. To forget the problems, she was all the time eating. At the age of 12, she already weighed 130 kg. At 25, she weighed 300 kg. The young woman closed herself off from the world, stopped leaving the house and became completely dependent on her mother and husband, Zack.

Christina went from 320 kg to 83 kg in just 2 years. She also underwent a gastric bypass operation and had plastic surgery to remove excess skin. But she doesn’t think about stopping: she continues to eat healthy and train regularly. But she still does all this with medical supervision so she doesn’t fall into the other extreme, anorexia.

After being kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend, Marla McCants developed a stress eating disorder. For many years she was very afraid that the man, fleeing from justice, would reappear and kill her. He was arrested when she turned 43. By then, she was already very fat, weighed 360 kg and could not get out of bed anymore.

One day, Marla realized that she might die in the apartment. When a blood clot went to her lung, around the time she decided to move to Houston (where the surgeon Younan Nowzaradan, who is responsible for the treatments, is located), she became very scared and began to actively fight for a new life. .

It took Donald Shelton 4 years to go from 306 kg to 134 kg. He also had gastric bypass surgery, but during treatment doctors discovered that he suffered from Guillain-Barré syndrome. This prevented him from exercising. He couldn’t even walk. He had to face life in a wheelchair, but he didn’t give up.

Melissa D. Morris was one of the first participants in the reality show. The woman, who dreamed of becoming a mother, could not get pregnant because of her excess weight: 296 kg. Thanks to gastric bypass, diet and physical activity, she lost nearly 70 kg. That was the kick-off for her dream to come true, and she gave birth to a boy. But the pounds came back to haunt her.

When she reached 124 kg, she managed to control herself, reduced her diet to 1,200 calories and lost weight, until she weighed 80 kg. Today, she takes care of the family’s food and uses social media a lot to motivate people to maintain a healthier life.

Chuck Turner had never been overweight, but that all changed when his wife was murdered. After the tragedy, Chuck plunged headlong into pain and food. He stopped only when he weighed 314 kg. When this happened, he was already remarried and had a son. But he couldn’t help his wife because he couldn’t get out of his chair and because he had a big tumor on his leg. Thanks to the project, Chuck lost almost 190 kg and transformed into a new man.

Susan Farmer has always dreamed of losing excess weight. For her, that would mean freedom from the prison she’s always been in: her eating disorder. Susan got over gastric bypass surgery and, with the help of experts, started eating better and exercising regularly.

As a result, it went from 275 kg to 90 kg. Friends of hers supported her in every way possible, and even offered her their swimming pool for her to do other types of exercise. After an operation to remove the excess skin, the first thing she did was buy a pair of jeans, something she had last done when she was still in school.

Nikki Webster was 33 years old when she realized she was addicted to food and her life was in danger. Maybe the problem started because her parents always let her eat everything. They even sent the food to her room in an elevator. At the age of 33, she weighed 294 kg and could barely stand up without the help of others.

At that moment, Nikki’s father took her to a clinic for a gastric bypass, but first she needed to lose 20 kg, otherwise her heart and lungs would not resist. Then she started dieting and exercise, and many psychotherapy sessions. In one year, Nikki lost 90 kg, met a boy and got married. Today, she weighs 107 kg, is very happy and continues to lose weight.

When Paula Jones was very fat, she began to worry about her health and the possibility of leaving her children alone. Before gastric bypass surgery, she lost dozens of pounds on a low-carb diet. A year after the surgery, she had gone from 242 kg to 122 kg.

In addition, she also had surgery to remove the excess skin. Today, she weighs 90 kg, continues to exercise and eat well.

June McKaymee started putting on weight after her son’s death. The woman actually dove headfirst into the food because she was so sad. Her boyfriend, in addition to not preventing, did everything she asked. Several times a day the guy would take out large portions of fatty meat, cheese, and other unhealthy foods. When June weighed 270 kg, her boyfriend said he couldn’t keep doing that anymore. She went into despair and realized that she needed to solve the problem. She asked for help from professionals, had gastric bypass surgery, diets, exercises and psychotherapy sessions and managed to lose weight.

Brittani Fulfer was obese and very ashamed of her body, even her husband. But that didn’t stop her from eating a lot, and Brittani spent 6 to 8 hours a day eating large portions, always sitting on the couch. For her, losing weight was more difficult than for the other participants because of thyroid cancer.

She was diagnosed when she was 19 years old, which greatly hindered her struggle with the scales. But with the help of experts she managed to go from 274 kg to 123 kg in just 3 years. Today, she continues to struggle to lose even more weight.

Diana Bunch grew up with a mother who was always sick and a father who was always complaining about work, which made her feel forgotten and abandoned. At age 11, she was sexually abused by 2 teenagers, something that marked her entire life. She didn’t tell anyone and went on to solve her anxiety problem through food.

At 40 years old, Diana weighed 152 kg, was unemployed and only stayed indoors. The niece would go to the supermarket for her and her friend Tracey was the one who bathed her. At that time, she weighed 272 kg and could no longer walk without the help of others. One day, afraid of dying, Diana decided to change her life. She had surgery, changed her eating habits and reached 101 kg.

When Zsalynn Whitworth decided to lose weight, her husband was unsupportive. He said he liked big women and if she lost weight he wouldn’t like her anymore. The guy even boycotted some weight loss attempts, for example refusing to buy salad. He said she could go eat grass in the garden.

After a year of struggling with the scales, she decided to get a divorce, met a new guy and never stopped thinking about her health.

For 10 years Lupita Samano was prostrate in bed because of her weight. Her husband, Gilbert, took care of her, but he always insulted and humiliated her. When Lupita joined the program and began to lose weight, her husband’s attitude began to deteriorate and he began to drink even more. Gilbert became very jealous and insecure. Today, Lupita weighs 95 kg — she has lost 200 kg — and is very happy in a new relationship.

For a long time Charity Pierce, a 38-year-old single mother, held the title of the fattest woman in the world. When she decided to marry 22-year-old Tony, Charity decided it was time to lose weight. In addition to obesity, she suffered from lymphedema, which is an accumulation of lymph fluid in the interstitial tissue. As a result, her left leg swelled up a lot and she could no longer move.

The desire to wear a white dress to the wedding motivated Charity to overcome the difficulties, and she reached 136 kg. Doctors removed 40 pounds of dead tissue caused by necrosis, and she continued to lose weight, maintaining a 1,200-calorie diet and lots of exercise.

Olivia Cruz arrived on the show weighing 263 kg. At that time, she lived in the basement of her mother’s house and was completely dependent on her family. In addition, she was unable to carry out the most basic day-to-day activities. Olivia had some surgeries and reached 90 kg. For the first time in 15 years she was able to go to work and fulfill her dream of being a chef.

Mayra Rosales was the record holder among women suffering from pathological obesity. Before she started to lose weight, she weighed 499 kg !!! She couldn’t walk, shower, and had a hard time even lifting her torso. She was cared for by her family and what made her start to change her life was a tragedy: her nephew suffered a serious head injury and died. Mayra explained to the police that she had fallen on top of the boy by accident. The police investigated the case and found that the culprit was her sister, who had murdered the child.

The sister was arrested and Mayra was in charge of taking care of the other nephews. This made her desperate and she decided to start…