'My 600-Lb. Life' Stars: Where Are They Now? - Us Weekly

'My 600-Lb. Life' premiered on TLC in February 2012 and follows people on their journeys to lose weight — see where past stars are now. AmberRachdi,CillasGivens,DonaldSheltonandMarlaMcCants CourtesyAmberRachdi/Instagram;CillasGivens/Facebook;DonaldShelton/Instagram;MarlaMcCants/Instagram 11 ClicktoshareonFacebook(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonTwitter(Opensinnewwindow) MoreNews ZaynMalikLooksUnrecognizable6MonthsAfterGigiHadidSplitinPhoto JessicaBielReflectsOn'UpsandDowns'inJustinTimberlakeMarriage KhloeKardashianAdmitsShePhotoshoppedDisneylandPhotosofDaughterTrue MoreNews Atransformationalexperience.My600-Lb.Lifehaschangedmanyofitsstars’worldsthroughout itsrun — anditshowsnosignsofslowingdown. TherealityshowpremieredonTLCinFebruary2012,documentingthejourneysofobesepatientsastheyattempttoloseweight.BariatricsurgeonDr.YounanNowzaradan(a.k.a.Dr.Now)overseestheprocess,whichofteninvolves developingnew eatingpatternsandhavingagastricbypassprocedure. “Itjusthappened,”NowzaradantoldHoustoniamagazineinOctober2017ofhowtheseriescametobe.“Iwasoperatingonalotof600-poundpeople.” Thesurgeonhopedthattheshowwouldbehelpfulnotonlytohispatientsbutalsotoviewersandhiscolleagues.“Wecontinuetotrytoprovideeducationforeveryone.That’sthereasonIstartedthetelevisionseries,[which] wastomakeanimpressiononthemedicalcommunitythattheyshouldtakecareofthesepatients,”heexplainedatthe2016ObesityHelpNationalConference.“Anotherreasonimportanttomewastohaveashowthatprovidedinspirationforpeopleandforthemedicalcommunitywithmyhopetochange[biased]opinionsaboutmorbidlyobesepeople.” Nowzaradanisknownforhistoughloveapproach,butheunderstandsthathispatients’issuesarecomplicated.“Theirsituationisnottheirchoice.Itisduetoametabolicandgeneticpredispositionforthem,andtheydon’thaveanychoice,”henoted.“Thisisadiseasethatisbeyondthehigh-riskpatients’control.…Itisn’tduetoalackofdiscipline,itisn’tduetoeatingthemselvestodeath.” Thedoctorhashispatients’bestinterestsatheart,evenifhedeliversnewsforwhichtheyarenotprepared.“Peoplecomelookingforasinglesolutiontotheirproblem,andsometimestheanswerisnotwhattheywanttohear,”hetoldHoustonia.“Theythinksurgeryisthesolutionforeverything.Andit’snotgoingtochangepeople’sbehaviortowardfood.” Nowzaradanfeelsaresponsibilitytoassistwherehecan.“Lookingatthemoralobligationthatwe’vegot,youseesomebodywhohasnolifewhocouldhavealife,”heshared. Therealitystarworksovertimetocareforasmanypeopleaspossible,seeing60to80patientsperday.Whethertheirappointmentsarefilmedornot,hegiveseveryonethesametreatment,insisting,“Ineverletthecamerachangemybehaviortowardanypatient.Idoexactlythesamethingifthecameraisthereornot.” ScrollthroughthegallerybelowtoseewherestarsfromMy600-Lb.Lifearenow. Inordertoviewthegallery,pleaseallowManageCookies ListentoWatchWithUstohearmoreaboutyourfavoriteshowsandforthelatestTVnews! Foraccesstoallourexclusivecelebrityvideosandinterviews–SubscribeonYouTube! MoreNews ZaynMalikLooksUnrecognizable6MonthsAfterGigiHadidSplitinPhoto JessicaBielReflectsOn'UpsandDowns'inJustinTimberlakeMarriage KhloeKardashianAdmitsShePhotoshoppedDisneylandPhotosofDaughterTrue MoreNews                                                                                 Account MyAccount SignOut