My 600-lb Life

650-lb Melissa begins her seven-year weight loss journey.

Love motivates 660-lb Donald to begin his weight loss journey.

Ashleys career was derailed after she was let go due to her excessive weight. Will she be able to turn her life around and achieve her goal of owning a childcare facility?

Zsaylnn, once known as the "Fat Girl Rock Star" - married a man who loves large women. Now weighing over 600lbs, she urgently needs to lose weight to be the mother her daughter deserves. Can Zsalynn succeed with a husband who doesn’t support her goals?

Bedridden for four years, 46-year old Penny knows that her weight may kill her if drastic actions arent taken. Penny moves from Maryland to Texas, to have gastric bypass - but her unwillingness to make real lifestyle changes could be her downfall.

Christina is a 22-year old married woman from South Haven, Mississippi, who hasnt left her house in two years due to her size. Her doting family has enabled her and shes eaten herself into a state that will soon kill her, if she cant make a change.

James comes from a long line of family obesity and at 706lbs, is determined not to die in the same hospital bed that his father and sister did. James vows to change his lifestyle in order to get gastric bypass, and even has hopes of dating again.

At age 23, and over 600-lbs, Amber relies on her family, and boyfriend for even simple needs. Her fear of dying young is so overwhelming that she makes the decision to relocate 2,000 miles in hopes that weight loss surgery will give her life back.

At nearly 700 lbs., 51-year-old Pauline has an addiction to food that is killing her and taken over the life of her son, who is the primary caretaker. Can she overcome this addiction to change her lifestyle and save both their lives?

At 42 years old, Angel is staring death in the face. She is struggling to make a positive change and be an active part of her partner and sons lives. With so much at stake, can she turn her life around?

Laura has used food to cope with her emotions for too long. Confined to a wheelchair, relying on an oxygen tank to breathe, she depends upon her husband and mother to survive. Love for her family must conquer her demons if she is to turn her life around.

Chay is just 23, but to cope with the emotional turmoil of his childhood he has eaten his way to 600-lbs and its threatening to kill him before turning 30. When Chay loses his emotional support, he must find new strength to take control of his life.

Nikkis life and career are threatened by her 650-pound weight. Determined to make a change, she undergoes weight-loss surgery.

At over 700 pounds, Chads weight is out of control and gastric bypass surgery is his last resort. He sells his house to be able to afford the surgery, but his recovery is complicated when he faces a medical crisis and fails to follow doctors orders.

At over 600 pounds, Dottie agrees to a drastic new diet and gastric bypass surgery in hopes of reclaiming her health and ability to care for her children. Her childs life-threatening emergency and her own self-sabotage threaten to derail her efforts.

Ashley is just 26 years old and over 700 pounds. Her 5-year-old son is one of her primary caregivers and a motivating factor in making a major change. Knowing her life is on the line, she pursues weight loss surgery but faces medical setbacks and various struggles in the process.

At 650 pounds, Randys weight has led to the loss of his marriage and custody of his daughter. In a last ditch effort to save his life, he begins a rigorous diet to undergo weight loss surgery. He battles the temptation of fast food, as well as lingering depression, and struggles to keep his job.

Sean weighs almost 1,000 pounds at just 26 years old. His skin is so stretched it is tearing apart, and a massive growth protrudes from his side. With the support of his mother, he attempts weight-loss surgery to save his life.

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Twins Kandi & Brandi have a combined weight totaling over 1100lbs. These inseparable twins fear losing each other to obesity, so they make a change together. But a life-threatening event during weight loss surgery recovery may separate them forever.

Cynthia is a 610-lb single mother raising five kids. Shes been focused on her children, but now realizes what her death would mean for them. As she battles her emotions & the pressures of life, she is forced to fight harder to save her own life.

After overcoming a dependence on drugs & alcohol, sneaking food is 660-lb Dougs last remaining vice. Can this husband, and father of 3 overcome his addictive personality and take control of his eating habits in order to save his life & his marriage?

Diana, a once thin & active woman, is now a prisoner to her 620lb body. Desperate to break free of her food addiction, she trades the comfort of her home for a weight loss journey under the strict authority of her niece in order to regain her life.

Weighing over 700-lbs, Nicole is on the verge of leaving her two young children motherless. Trying to survive a family of addicts, she commits to Dr Nowzaradans diet program, but crisis threatens to derail all her hopes for weight-loss.

Weighing 791-lbs, James is bedridden, unable to stand, and can barely move his legs. He may only have a few months to live, so his family takes a high-risk journey to Houston, TX with the hope that bypass surgery can save his life.

Steven Assanti weighs nearly 800-lbs and his brother/nemesis, Justin, is almost 600-lbs. Though the brothers cant stand each other, their father packs up the family to travel across the country to seek help, desperate to save both his sons lives.

Dr. Nowzaradan is worried Lupes emotional issues are blocking her weight loss journey since shes shed over 300 lbs. but still cant walk. Ashley is struck with sudden paralysis. Sarah and Roger prepare for skin removal surgery.

Surgery enables Teretha to finally return to family in Detroit, but it soon threatens to undo all the progress shes made. After his weight loss surgery, trucker Chad gets back on the road, but the job is putting any further weight loss in peril.

A womans weight-loss journey is in danger of going off track following the sudden loss of her son; a woman embarks on a plan to win approval for skin surgery.

A man who weighed 800 pounds is engaged, but must continue to lose weight; a woman is on the verge of independence if she qualifies for skin surgery.

After meeting and falling in love at a bariatric rehab center, Lee and Rena are battling health and anger issues while making a desperate, second attempt to save their lives.

A devoted girlfriend and loving aunt, Alicia is all smiles and laughter on the outside, but on the inside she is terrified that her addiction to food will kill her before she can marry her long-time love or watch her nieces grow up.

A woman with two children weighs more than 600 pounds, so she agrees to go on an extreme new diet, but her weight-loss efforts are threatened by her debilitating habits and a child’s health emergency.

Lisas struggle with her weight begins as a child and significantly worsens after witnessing her brothers murder; now bedridden and unable to care for herself, she must lose the weight or she will never see her grandchildren grow up.

After years of a tumultuous relationship with her husband, Tamys eating addiction causes her weight to balloon over 500 pounds; she becomes a hermit after years of shame and hopes to restart her life so she can better care for her son, Zachary.

A former plus-size model and "big is beautiful" advocate, Renee realizes the mortal mistakes she made as her weight swells to 600 pounds and her health crumbles.

Devastated by two miscarriages due to her weight, Schenee is desperate to start a family and stop relying on her husband, Freddie, to take care of her; she hopes weight loss surgery will be able to fix her fertility issues as well as her marriage.

A 400-lb. woman learns that shes pregnant, but wonders if shell be able to deliver the baby without complications; a woman who lost 400 pounds is in a relationship, but it could be in jeopardy when her weight-loss journey stalls.

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Back on Dr. Nowzaradans program, James is suspected of cheating as he continues to gain weight and suffers a series of life-threatening illnesses; Cynthia continues to lose weight but seems satisfied to do so at her own pace.

Ashley hits an emotional wall and is desperate for skin surgery, but she is not losing any weight. After being evicted, Nicole is forced to move back to Ohio, which could impact her weight loss journey.

Octavia has been bedbound for nearly a year when she decides to make the trip to Houston to get help from Dr. Now, but when it turns out that her best friend is also her worst enabler, Octavia will have to choose between old habits and a new life.

Robin and her brother Chris are both obese and already lost a sibling to obesity; they plan to visit Dr. Now together when Chris suffers a stroke and cant go; Chris son Garrett, already 600 pounds at age 20, is game to join the journey.

Holly already has one failed weight loss surgery, so to succeed this time, she must do more than change her eating habits, she must address the childhood issues that continue to plague her.

Brandon is a talented musician with a beautiful voice and a run-away weight problem; he wants to lose weight and embark on a career; he also wants to take the next step with his girlfriend, Taylor, whom he risks losing if he cant make a change.

Despite moving to Houston with the solid support of her boyfriend, Aaron, and her cousin, Jasmine, Tiffany finds it difficult to break the cycle of depressed eating when her two roommates dont join her diet and leave the house every day for work.

Jeanne lives in an unhygienic household with her mother and schizophrenic father; at well over 600 pounds, Jeanne might never get weight-loss surgery as she runs into several obstacles, especially after an unexpected death in her family.

Kelly is on the verge of immobility when she decided to make the trip to Houston to visit Dr. Now; Her journey gets off to a painful start when a long travel day grows longer as Kelly gets stuck in a cab on her way from the clinic to the hospital.

When Annjeannette was 9, a campaign was established to send her to fat camp. She hated that her weight had become a source of public shame and she has struggled to overcome her food addiction. Now, she must change her habits to save her life.

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At over 600 pounds, Angie is trying to get to Houston to see Dr. Nowzaradan, in hope of getting weight loss surgery to save her life; family conflict and disagreements may stop her from being able to do what she needs before she even gets the chance.

As Steven heals from his weight loss surgery, his brother Justin finally decides to come to Texas to get the same procedure, but his feelings toward Steven immediately begin to sabotage his hopes of surgery.

Lees anger issues continue to jeopardize his relationship with Rena and threatens to derail both of their weight loss journeys; a major life event sends Sarah into a depression that she must pull herself out of if she wants to keep losing weight.

Liz has gone from being bedbound with lymphedemas on both legs, to standing and walking, but old fears are about to threaten her progress; if Jenn and Marissa cant get along as mother and daughter to lose weight, theyll have to proceed apart.

John & Lonnie are two brothers from opposite ends of the spectrum. For years estranged, the brothers are now brought together by a common need to lose weight while they still can.

Bethany has two daughters who live in fear of losing their mom to her food addiction. Once an addiction counselor, Bethany has gotten so big that she can no longer work. Now she risks losing her life if Dr. Now cant help her curb her own addiction.

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Joyce needs home health care 24/7 and hasnt left the house in years. But 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 may be more than she can handle.

Seana is 23 and nearly 700 lbs, living at her moms 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 Seana.

Tommy wants to lose weight so he can marry his fiancee and have the life he always dreamed of, but to break the cycle of pathological eating, he’ll have to face a piece of his past he has always kept secret.

Dominics life is falling apart due to his food addiction; over 600 pounds and living in a van with his brother, he decides to leave California for Texas, where only Dr. Now can help him learn to face lifes challenges without using food to cope.

Ashley is 24 and lives alone; her only sources of comfort are food and the relationships she has online; but not a single one of her profiles is real; Ashley learns that Dr Now isnt someone she can lie to like her online friends.

At nearly 1,000 pounds, Samantha is dangerously close to dying. To make matters worse, shes paid to eat by making videos online. If Samantha doesnt overcome her toxic relationship with food, she worries that she will leave her daughter motherless.

20 years after her dad died as a result of a botched weight loss surgery, Carrie is on the brink of eating herself to death. To live, she must face the fear and grief of losing her father and end a cycle of toxic behavior with her husband Chris.

Melissa has isolated herself at home and lost many friends to avoid feeling the shame of what her food addiction has done to her body. Now, the only way to get her life back is to leave it behind to start a new one with Dr. Nows help in Houston.

Krystal began overeating to shield herself with a protective layer of obesity after suffering years of abuse. Once a means of protection, her pathological eating now threatens to destroy her life if she doesnt get help.

A lifetime of abuse and ridicule has left Michael anxious and afraid to leave the house. Now with the help of his devoted wife he must follow Dr. Nows program to keep from eating himself to death.

Irene had to move back in with her son because her weight made it unbearable to live on her own. When Dr. Now cant get through to her, the only thing that might help her break the cycle is a once-in-a-lifetime turn of events.

Having her daughters help bathe her is not how Chrystal pictured parenting, but she is so large now that theres no other option. Chrystal wants Dr. Nows help, but she didnt know that bringing her childhood trauma to light would be part of the deal.

For Julian and his wife, Irma, it was love at first sight. But in order to grow old together, Julian will have to overcome the food addiction that made him more than 800 pounds, and Irma will have to hold on no matter how difficult the journey may become.

Mike was born with a talent for sports -- and an omnivorous appetite to match. After his football dreams were dashed by multiple concussions, he packed on over 700 pounds. Now he must find a new purpose in life to avoid succumbing to pain and regret.

Paul weighs in at 700 pounds, and his girlfriend struggles with how this limits their ability to live a normal life; he thinks their relationship wont survive if he moves to work with Dr. Now, but prioritizing his own health is the only option.

For James B, food means family. He grew up eating rich Haitian food and loves it with a passion. Now, James needs Dr. Nows help to diminish that love in order to survive, but a death in the family sends James retreating back to the comforts he knows.

Margarets life at 700 pounds is in need of a jump start. At age 35, she is a mamas girl. Now, its time for Margaret to get out of bed, overcome her food addiction and break away from the comfort of her mother so she can finally live her life.

Dolly has gotten too comfortable at 600 pounds. Theres physical pain all over, and the skin apron pulling on her abdomen is miserable, but with her mom and others waiting on her hand and foot, she manages to avoid ever taking responsibility for her life.

Lisa wouldnt have made it this far without the help of her chief enabler, her boyfriend Randy. But Randy falls ill, and Lisa is about to find out if she has the will and determination she needs in order to turn her life around.

As an Italian American, Geno was raised with lots of love, family and food. Now, hes still living with his mom and eating himself to death, and its time to make a change. Genos cousin, Nico, joins the cause, and they pledge to lose weight together.

Wess gets off to a great start in Dr. Nows program, but when the cravings continue after surgery, Dr. Now sends him to therapy to confront his demons. Now, Wess must ask himself whether he is ready to live his truth as a gay man in small town Texas.

Mark sets out with a goal for weight loss surgery, but as weight loss gets easier, he turns down medical advice and decides to do it on his own. Now, Mark thinks he can lose 500 pounds by himself, but Dr. Now sees this as another excuse not to change.

Nothing means more to Chris than his relationship with his daughter, Zoey, but now he feels he is failing her as his weight gain begins to limit his mobility. Chris turns to his mother, whom he hasnt seen in seven years, to help get his life on track.

Krystal S. has finally met the man of her dreams, but she wont let herself marry him until she can be sure that she wont become bedridden and force him into the role of caretaker.

When a regular trip to the grocery store turns into an emergency for the EMTs, Delana must admit how badly she needs Dr. Nows help to lose weight. Hopefully her road to recovery will lead her to reconcile with the daughter shes grown apart from.

At 58, Rose had given up on life. But for her familys sake she resolves to lose over 400 pounds no matter what it takes.

Recovering addict Charles replaces drugs with food. Morbidly obese, he needs Dr. Now but his brother enables his gluttony. Will he make the trek to Houston?

Krystal has never let her weight get in the way, but the truth is her weight has really started getting in the way; she has the husband of her dreams who supports her unconditionally, but she has to get weight loss surgery.

Gary doesnt leave the bed anymore, he has his mom and a bevy of caretakers to get him what he needs; but his life is slipping away from him; he is so overweight that just getting to Houston may be out of the question.

Deshaun takes being protective of his mom to the next level. Hes over 700 pounds and wont leave his mothers apartment. Dr. Now and Dr. Paradise might be able to get him to leave the bedroom, but will Deshaun ever make it to Houston?