The TLC television show “1000-lb Sisters” has become a guilty pleasure for many people in the United States, as well as anyone in other countries who can watch it. It’s a show about Amy and Tammy Slaton, two sisters who once weighed more than 1,000 pounds combined and rely on each other for support. The show depicts their struggles as morbidly obese women attempting to find their path to health and happiness.

The show “1000-lb Sisters,” like “My 600-lb Life,” has a fan base of people cheering on Amy and Tammy as they navigate their weight loss journey and other life obstacles, particularly those related to their health. While many people admire the sisters for their sense of humor and their relationship, others are disappointed and concerned about how unmotivated the sisters appear to be to care for themselves and take their health situation seriously, honestly.

Throughout the year, both sisters try to eat healthier and exercise more to live a happier, healthier, and longer life. They are helped by healthcare professionals who offer them guidance and advice on how to control their weight, which frequently teeters on the brink of medical danger. Their journeys, however, are fraught with ups and downs, with many instances in which they succumb to their food addiction, much to the dismay of their doctors and themselves.

Amy started the series as the lighter of the two sisters, but her motivation has come and gone in waves. The main difference is that Amy, who is married, was determined to get pregnant, which she could only do if she lost weight.

In January 2020, the show “1000-lb Sisters” premiered. In an explosive start, Amy and Tammy were forced to weigh themselves at a junkyard because no other scale could accommodate them before seeking medical advice on bariatric surgery. Amy weighed in at 406 pounds, while Tammy weighed in at 605 pounds. As the numbers appeared on the scale, both women began to cry in emotional moments. However, the sisters turned to one another, knowing that, despite their disappointment, they had someone who understood their pain and was on the same path to a better and healthier life.

Over the years, the Slaton sisters have had a few health scares. Tammy tested positive for COVID-19 during the pandemic, according to Distractify. “I was on 15 liters of oxygen, and now I’m on three,” she said, explaining the gravity of the situation.

Tammy was also hospitalized and required a ventilator due to a health scare. When her body began to shut down, she was also placed in an induced coma. Amy said the family panicked when Tammy appeared to stop breathing, prompting an emergency room visit. She “quit breathing,” and “her body shut down,” Amy said. Tammy had a tracheotomy in the hospital. While she eventually recovered, the terrifying experience taught her some valuable life lessons.

“My near-death experience has taught me not to take life for granted,” Tammy said in an interview with People. “I now live my life how I want to and not how others want me to. It has also softened me. I try harder not to get angry as easily and to find a way out of the situation.”

Throughout the television series, the sisters have had disagreements, with Tammy criticizing Amy on several occasions. One particular instance was when the family visited an amusement park. Tammy was grumpy the entire time and only joined the rest of the family for dinner.

Tammy’s family decided to get her an electric wheelchair, but she refused to use it, claiming she preferred the mechanical one. She then expressed her suspicions that the family was only using the electric wheelchair to avoid having to push her around. Fans of the show took to social media to express their thoughts on Tammy’s irrational behavior.

“Tammy has an attitude because the electric wheelchair makes life easier for her family,” one fan wrote on Twitter. “How selfish can one person be?!”

The Slaton sisters have had many ups and downs as they strive to create the life they want while meeting their personal health goals.

Many fans have noted that Amy was making much more progress than her sister, Tammy, throughout the show’s run. Fans have been rooting for the sisters and have shown concern over times when it seemed like they had fallen off their paths. While we’ll never know how much encouragement they’ve received from the public and their fans, it’s clear the sisters need each other. They are each other’s cheerleaders, disciplinarians, teammates, and, most likely, biggest supporters through thick and thin.

“We always knew we only had each other,” Amy said about herself and her sister at the start of the first season. “We grew up very poor, mostly on fast food, but if we didn’t have fast food, the church would feed us.” Amy, unlike her sister, can walk without the assistance of a walker or wheelchair, so she was able to do some exercises like swimming. Amy was able to shed some of the pounds after a few months.

“In the past, I could barely make it down the driveway and back,” Amy said while walking her dog in a video. “Now that I’ve lost weight, I find walking easier.” “I want to do everything I can to get surgery approved,” Amy explained. She reaffirmed her intention to stick to her diet plan and lose more weight before her next appointment with Dr. Charles Proctor, her bariatric surgeon.

“I’m going to do everything in my power to get surgery approved,” she declared.

Amy’s motivation was also influenced by her mother, with whom she hasn’t always had the best relationships. Amy’s mother was skeptical that she would be able to lose enough weight to qualify for the surgery.

“My relationship with my mom was always a little rocky,” Amy explained, adding, “She doesn’t think we’re going to be successful. But I’m attempting to mend things with her. And prove that we can do it.”

Amy admitted to her mother that the prospect of surgery terrified her, saying, “I ain’t going to lie, I’m scared. I mean, I was never detained.”

Amy was finally able to lose enough weight to undergo surgery a few months later. However, while waiting on the hospital bed, she began to have doubts. “I’m blubbering like a baby, but I’m terrified,” Amy later said of her ordeal. “I’m not sure if I want to have the surgery.”

Amy was unable to stop crying in the hospital. She then pleaded with her husband, Michael Halterman, to contact Tammy. Amy’s mood was lifted as the two cracked jokes. “So you just needed to call me and laugh?” Tammy inquired jokingly. “You’re going to be fine,” Tammy said again, adding, “We’ve got a good hospital, a good team. “You’re going to be fine.” Amy agreed to the surgery after more encouragement from her sister and a hug from her husband.

She returned to see Dr. Proctor a week later. He was in for a surprise when he asked her how she was doing with her weight-loss goal.

“I ate, like, that much of a honey bun, and a little bit of chicken, and a couple of bites of a breakfast burrito,” Amy admitted, adding, “I ate like, that much of a honey bun, and a little bit of chicken, and a couple of bites of a breakfast burrito.” Dr. Proctor then hung his head, clearly dissatisfied with Amy’s behavior.

“I’m very disappointed that you’d go ahead and have a bite of solid food a week after a gastric bypass, when you’ve got part of your body just sewn together and held together by sutures,” he said.

The conversation awakened Amy, and she began to take her food addiction seriously. Amy’s wish came true in November 2020, when she gave birth to her firstborn son, Gage.

Amy’s determination to become a mother led her down a unique path, but one that was always threatening to derail if she lost focus. Amy returned to Dr. Proctor after having her first child, and he didn’t have much good news for her.

“When I first met Amy… one of her life goals was to have a baby, and at that point it was impossible for her,” he said in a January 2022 episode. “We’ve seen that surgery isn’t a guarantee that someone will not only lose weight but keep it off,” he continued. “From what I can tell, she hasn’t put any more effort into her health. We’ve pretty much come to a halt at this point.”

Amy got back on track, and by February 2022, despite being pregnant with her second child, due in July of that year, she had dropped to a low of 250 pounds from a high of 406 pounds before her 2019 gastric bypass surgery.

“I feel like I’m losing weight with this baby because I’m eating right. Gage’s favorite foods are green beans, broccoli, brussels sprouts, and tuna fish,” she told The Sun, adding, “He eats healthy, so I eat healthily. But I keep sugar on hand in case my sugar drops, because with this baby, my sugar drops into the 40s, whereas with Gage, it was always high. ‘Hey, is it okay if I lose weight?’ I asked my doctor. And my doctor agreed, as long as the baby grows.”

She contributed to The Sun. While her family isn’t particularly strict about mealtimes, she isn’t bingeing as much.

“I don’t have set meals I eat when I’m hungry. I’ve gone from 406 to 250 pounds since having a gastric bypass. I feel much better now that I can chase him down (Gage). I get tired, but not as much as I did when I was overweight.”

She claimed to have strange cravings. “Right now, I’m craving pickles and garlic powder,” she told the publication. “Also, potstickers, which are similar to Chinese dumplings.

When asked why she thought she had allowed herself to become so overweight, she cited poor eating habits since childhood.

“We believed in fried foods, butter, and whatever my grandmother could get for a lower price. My mother worked a lot, so it was mostly our grandmother. She died when I was 10, so it was either take-out or something I could throw in the microwave quickly, which isn’t very healthy for you,” she explained.

“There was a little depression because my grandma just died, but we didn’t know how to cook. My uncle would come over once a week and cook breakfast for us, and we thought it was the best, even though we didn’t know how to make the gravy,” Amy added.

While she has yet to reach her goal weight of 150 pounds, some changes, such as her new favorite dish, have helped.

“All I’ve wanted is salad, and it has to have chicken breast,” she explained.

“I want to get to 150 pounds; I’m currently 250. I don’t exercise, but running after him (Gage) is exercise, and most of the time, picking him up is like picking up a 25-pound barbell.”

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