Category: My 600-lb Life

Lindsey Witte appeared on Season 8, Episode 2 of TLC’s My 600-lb. Life. During the episode, Lindsey, who weighed 647.6 pounds at the start of filming, explained that her problems with food began at an early age, and were fueled by her father Tom’s toxic behaviors. She first gained weight as a small child, reaching 125 pounds by age five, because her dad showed love to her by bringing treats. Soon, though, her father betrayed Lindsey and her family in multiple ways and she turned to food to cope with the hurt his actions caused her.

“None of my sadness or fear has been enough to stop me from eating,” – Joyce

Joyce Del Viscovo, who appeared on Episode 7 of Season 8 of My 600-lb Life in 2020, is one of the heaviest people to be featured on the show. Her highest weight was 758 lbs, and she suffered from severe mobility and self-care issues. Joyce is only 4 ft. 11 in. making her 758 lb weight even more taxing on her body.

The Steven Assanti COVID rumors are true — and the controversial My 600 Lb Life star says his case was so bad that he was near death. Steven, who recently resurfaced on social media after a multi-year hiatus, revealed that he was hospitalized for both COVID-19 and pneumonia shortly before Christmas. Read on for the details, plus the first new photos of Steven since Starcasm broke the story of his marriage!

We’ve got confirmation of the My 600 Lb Life Season 10 premiere date, and it’s the earliest the show has ever come back from hiatus. TLC itself announced the news, though it’s revealed little else about what to expect. Fortunately, we have precedent to go on — keep reading for the details.

Gossip about My 600 Lb Life star Brianne Smith Dias engaged to a new love has been making the rounds of late. Normally, Brianne is pretty open on social media and engages with her fans on the regular. So it seemed a little odd that she was keeping mum about the rumors. But Brianne’s silence is now a thing of the past! The reality star is beginning a new chapter of her life with a new man — and some more good news about her rumored pregnancy!

Too Large , an extreme weight-loss show featuring Atlanta-based Dr. Proctor of 1000-lb Sisters fame, debuted yesterday on Disocver+. The show is modeled on My 600-lb Life, which stars Houston-based Dr. Nowzaradan, and has a bit of the flare and positivity of 1000-lb Sisters. During the episode, Meghan tries to persuade her lifelong friend Vannessa to also get the surgery, but Vannessa has a number of internal roadblocks that keep her from reaching her goals.

In the premiere episode Stockbridge, GA resident Meghan Crumpler is almost 500 pounds, needs an oxygen tank to breathe and has decided it’s time to make a change in her life. She seeks help from Dr. Proctor, who is passionate about bariatric surgery and has been practicing it for 14 years.

Cillas Givens had the biggest single episode weight loss of My 600 Lb Life Season 7. And the newfound North Carolinian has shown no signs of slowing since then. So how is My 600 Lb Life Cillas now? Read on for the latest, including some truly stunning new weight loss pics, plus an update on when to expect Cillas’ Where Are They Now? episode!

My 600 Lb Life viewer response to Brianne Smith Dias’ first follow-up episode has been almost uniformly positive. But the star herself told us that she’s afraid of possible ‘retaliation’ from Brianne Smith Dias husband Rick after her first Where Are They Now? episode. Brianne is especially wary of the ‘crazy’ woman Rick left Brianne for. Brianne went on to accuse the woman, Jamie Moon, of having done some truly eyebrow-raising things over the past couple of years — read on for our complete interview with Brianne!