'My 600-lb Life': Where Are the Assanti Brothers Today?

Steven and Justin Assanti were two of Dr. Now's most difficult patients. Neither brother managed to lose much weight on the show. According to ... Advertisement Home/Celebrity/ ‘My600-lbLife’:WhereAretheAssantiBrothersToday? ProducedbyDigitalEditors Twitter Twitter MoreArticles:Celebrity Publishedon October17,2021 My600-lbLife shedlightonthelivesofpeoplewithobesity.Ontheshow,thesedifficultcasesarefollowedbytherenownedbariatricsurgeon,Dr.Nowzaradan.HispatientscallhimDr.Now.TLCfollowspatientsthattravelhundredsofmilesandpickuptheirentirelivestoseethedoctorandgetbariatricsurgery.StevenandJustinAssantiweretwoofDr.Now’smostdifficultpatients.Neitherbrothermanagedtolosemuchweightontheshow.AccordingtoLooper,they’restilltryingtoattainahealthylifestyle.  TheAssantibrothershadacomplicatedjourneyon‘My600-lbLife’  StevenAssantiandJustinAssantiwerebothdangerouslyoverweight.WhenviewerswereintroducedtoStevenAssanti,heweighed800pounds.Hewasbarelymobile,andhisaddictionissueswereoutofcontrol. JustinAssanti,ontheotherhand,wasabletolivearelativelynormallife.Buthisweightwasalsodangerouslyoutofcontrolat600pounds.BothbrotherswantedhelpfromDr.Now,butneitherhadaneasyweightlossjourney.  StevenAssanti’saddictionissuescomplicatedhisweightlossprogressfromthebeginning.Dr.Nowaccusedhimofhavinganaddictivepersonalityandusingbothfoodandpainkillersasacopingmechanism.StevenAssantihadmanysuccessesbutalsothrewviolenttantrumsthatalmostgothimkickedoutofthehospital.  JustinAssantididn’tfeelheneededthesamelevelofcareasStevenAssantiandendedupleavingHouston.Still,hefollowedDr.Now’sordersathomeinRhodeIslandandwaseventuallygivengastricbypasssurgery.  WherearetheAssantibrothersnow? Attheendoftheshow,StevenAssanticlaimedtohavelostweightthankstoDr.Now’sprotocol.AccordingtoHeavy,heself-reportedhisownweightataround500pounds—a300-pounddifferencefromhisstartingweight.Dr.Nowdoesn’tthinkStevenAssantiwascorrectabouthisweightlossandclaimedthathebelievedStevenAssantiweighedmorethan500pounds.  Aftertheshow,SteveAssantigotmarried.Hisrelationshipreportedlysufferedbecauseofthefame,accordingtoTheList.StevenAssantihasn’tlostanymoreweightandtakesexceptiontothewayhewasshownon My600PoundLife. Heclaimstheshowonlyshowedhisworstbehaviorandcutthewholesomemomentshehadwithhisfamily.  JustinAssantidoesn’tagree.Heandhisbrotherarenotspeaking,andJustinAssantireportedlythinkstheshow’sportrayalofStevenAssanti’simpossiblebehaviorwasspoton.JustinAssantihaslostmoreweightsincetheshow.Heclaimshe’slostatotalof200pounds.  ‘My600-lbLife’doesn’thaveagreattrackrecord  Dr.Nowof‘My600-LbLife’|TLCviaYouTube Unfortunately,thefactthattheAssantibrothershaven’tlostalotofweightpost-surgeryisn’tananomaly.Despitegastricbypasssurgery,manypatientsaren’tabletokeeptheirweightoff.AccordingtoTrueYouWeightLoss,around59%ofgastricbypasspatientsgainbackatleastsomeoftheweighttheylose.Forsome My600-lbLife participants,complicationsfromweightlosshaveturnedfatal.  Afewsubjectshavediedfromweight-relatedconditionsaftertheshow,orevenduringonecase.RobertBuchelpassedduringthefilmingoftheshowofaheartattack,eventhoughhisweightlosswasgoinggreat.HecametoDr.Nowweighing840pounds. Notallcastmembershavediedfromweight-relatedcomplications.JamesBonnerwasabletolose400poundsthankstoDr.Nowbutendedhislifebysuicideat30.Overeatingintheextremeisoftenacopingmechanism.Bonner’stragicdeathprovesthatparticipantsofDr.Now’sprogramneedtoaddresstheirmentalhealthaswellastheirphysicalhealth.  RELATED:‘My600-LbLife’:HowisBrianneDoingNow?