“My 600 Lb. Life” Returns for Season 9 After A Year of ...

“My 600 Lb. Life” Returns for Season 9 After A Year of Lawsuits & Two Cast Member Deaths: Watch the First Trailer of the New Season. × Home 16&Pregnant 90DayFiance Bachelor CountingOn SisterWives FunStuff BehindtheScenesStuff BeforeTheyWereStars BytheNumbers Exclusives List-a-Polooza Recaps RumorPatrol TheAshley’sRandomStuff Video-a-Polooza WhereAreTheyNow? TeenMom TeenMom2 Recaps MoreShows ShowsA-H ShowsI-L ShowsM-P ShowsQ-Z OtherShows My600Lb.Life,Video-a-Polooza December28,2020byChelsea 4 AfteratragicyearwhichsawthedeathoftwoformerMy600Lb.Lifecastmembers,theTLCshowissettoreturnforanewseason,premieringthisweek. Theweight-lossreality/docuseriesreturnsWednesday,withthenetworksharingsomeofwhat(andwho)willbefeaturedintheSeason9trailer. “Thetimeforchangeisnow,”TLCcaptionedthecliponsocialmedia.  …andspeakingof“now,”yes,Dr.Nowzaradan–akaDr.Now–willalsobereturningtotheseriesthisseason.  “AsifI’deveractuallygiveupthisgig…“ Inthetrailer,weseetheparticipantsstrugglingwitheverydaythings,suchasgettingoutofbed,gettingdressedandgettingintoacar.(Inonepart,amancrawlsintothebackofaminivan,presumablybecauseheistoobigtositinaseat.)  “Iwishmylifewasjustanightmare,thatIcouldwakeupfrom,”oneparticipanttellsthecamera. Wealsoseeplentyofclipsoftheparticipantseatinginsanelylargemeals. “Foodislikeabestfriend,”onewomantellsthecamera.“It’sacomfort,it’sajoy.” “Foodistheonlyconstantinmylife,besidesGod’slove,”anotherpersonsays. Onemanisseencaretakingforhiswifeasshestrugglestogetintotheshower. “I’ddoanythingtogetmywifeback,thewayshewasbefore,”hesays.  Onewomanisshownweighinginat940lbs.,beforeDr.Nowencourageshertomakethechangesnecessarytogethelp. “Yourlifeisworthmorethanfood,”hetellsonepatient. “Foodismyentirelife,”onewomansays.“Idon’tknowwhoIamwithoutfood.” TheannouncementofSeason9comesjustafewmonthsafterSeason8castmemberColiesaMcMillian,41,diedaftersufferingcomplicationsfromweightlosssurgery.  ColiesaMcMillianduringherSeason8episode… Sadly,Coliesawasthesecondmemberofthe“My600Lb.Life”familytopassawaythisyear,asSeason5starJamesKingdiedinAprilattheageof49.  AsTheAshleyreportedinearlierthisyear,therehavebeeneightpeoplefeaturedon“My600Lb.Life”todieaftertheirepisodewasfilmed.OtherparticipantsincludeSeason1’sHenryFootsin2013;RobBuchelofSeason6in2017;L.B.Bonner,alsoofSeason6,diedofsuicidein2018.   Alsoin2018,LisaFlemingofSeason3passedaway.InFebruary2019,SeanMilliken,whoappearedonSeason4,diedaftersufferingcomplicationsfromaninfectionattheageof29.ThatmonthalsosawthelossofSeason7’sKellyMason,whodiedofheartfailureduringher“My600Lb.Life”episode.  Additionally,atenthlawsuitwasfiledagainst“My600Lb.Life”productioncompanyMegalomediainApril–thisonebyAliciaKirganofSeason6–basedonclaimsthattheshow’sproducersfalsifiedamentalhealthexamrequiredforweightlosssurgery. TherehasalsobeenawrongfuldeathlawsuitfiledbythefamilyofL.B.Bonner. LegalactionhasalsobeentakenbyDavidBolton(Season6),GinaKrasley(Season8),MajaRadanovic(Season7),DestineeLashaee(Season7),JeanneCovey(Season7),NicoleLewis(Season5),DottiePerkins(Season4)andAnnjeanetteWhaley(Season7).  AnnjeanetteWhaleyduringherSeason7episode… InMay,ajudgedeniedMegalomedia’srequesttodismissthelawsuits.ItwasalsorevealedatthattimethatJonathanNowzaradan,founderofMegalomedia,creatorof“My600Lb.Life”andsonofDr.Now,wouldbedeposedalongwithMegalomediaCFO,ToniWestberry.  “My600Lb.Life”returnsWednesday,December30,at8/7conTLC. CheckouttheSeason9trailer below.  ViewthispostonInstagram ApostsharedbyTLC(@tlc) RELATEDSTORY:“My600lb.Life”Season8StarColiesaMcMillianDiesAfterSufferingComplicationFromWeightLossSurgery  (Photos:TLC;Instagram)  Chelsea 4 4Comments Imprettysurethesepeoplehavemedicalinsuranceduetobeingdisabledfromobesity.IthinktheshowgivesthemsometypeofrentalallowancecauseitseemssomeofthesepeoplehavelivedinthesameaptinHouston.Stateinsurancecoversthesurgerybutnotskinremovaliftheskinremovalisconcideredcosmetic.Ihaveseen1episodewhereDr.Nowsaiditisntcosmeticbecausetheextraskinwascausingotherissues. Reply Ifthey’refalsifyingmentalhealthexamsandotherdocumentationthatisWRONGandtheyshouldbeheldaccountableforthat. ANDwhileI’veonlyseenoccasionalepisodesDrNowliterallywarnsthemhowdangeroustheirsituationis Reply Itotallyagreeiftheywerefalsifyingmedicalrecords,butthatseemsflimsytome.Because.atleastwhattheyshowontheepisode,DrNowhasanoriginalconsultationandrequiresthepatienttoloseacertainamountofweightbeforehewilldosurgery.Ifthepatientdoesn’t,DrNowadvisestherapytoseewhatcouldbeadeepercauseifthisissue.Samewiththosewhostalloutlosingweightafterthesurgery. SoIwonderwhatmental/medicalteststheycouldbefalsifying?Didtheparticipantstakementalhealthevaluationspriortothefilming? Reply Irecentlystartedgettinginto600lblife(thanksHulu!)andit’sclearthesepeoplehavementalhealthissuesaswellasphysicalissues.It’sanaddiction,justlikedrugs/alcohol,theyknoweatinglikethatiskillingthemandruiningtheirlives–buttheykeepgoingback.Istillquestionhowtheshowworks,likedoestheshowpaytheparticipants?Doyoupayfortheactualsurgeryandaftercare?SomecompletelyuprootthemselvesandfamiliestomovetoHouston,whenyouseetheiroriginalhomeisarundowntrailerandtheymoveintoadecentlookingapartment-howcantheyaffordthat?Ontopofmajorsurgery… Reply LeaveaReplyCancelreplyYouremailaddresswillnotbepublished.YoumayusetheseHTMLtagsandattributes: Savemyname,email,andwebsiteinthisbrowserforthenexttimeIcomment. Notifymeoffollow-upcommentsbyemail.Notifymeofnewpostsbyemail. Δ ThissiteusesAkismettoreducespam.Learnhowyourcommentdataisprocessed. 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