My 600lb Life star Marla McCants unrecognisable after 40 stone weight loss

Publish date: 2024-05-08

My 600lb Life star Marla McCants is looking totally different these days after shedding more than 40 stone – a staggering amount of weight.

US reality star Marla first appeared on the TLC show back in 2015, and could no longer stand up due to her 800lb weight – that’s more than 57 stone.

The 43-year-old nursing assistant spent most of her time in bed and was dependent on her children to help her around the house after developing compulsive eating habits due to trauma in her past.

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Dr. Now claimed Marla was “in the worst condition, health-wise” that he had ever seen, and was worried she “wouldn’t survive the next 24 hours”.

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But after undergoing gastric bypass surgery and keeping up a diet plan, by the end of her episode, Marla weighed just 534 pounds – just over 38 stone.

As of December 2019, Marla confirmed she had lost an incredible 560 pounds, which is more than 40 stone – taking her weight down to around 17 stone, or 240lbs.

Cutting a slimline figure, the star now keeps her fans updated on her progress via Instagram, and has since become a motivational speaker and health advocate.

In a series of incredible snaps, Marla could be seen with her fiery red hair worn in loose curls down her shoulders as she donned a cream jumper and wide-brimmed hat to gaze at the camera.

One full-body snap, meanwhile, showed her in a plunging burgundy top with striped trousers and a thin black cardigan, showing off her epic weight loss as she glammed up for a night out on the town.

Speaking about her weight loss to Sister Circle, she said: “I never want to go back to that place. The way I was treated. I never want to go back there, it’s lonely.”

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But she has also hit out at My 600lb Life, claiming that production tricks were used on the programme to exaggerate timings and provide better “entertainment” for fans.

She did, however, heap praise on Dr Nowzaradan, gushing: “I’m not gonna take anything away from Dr Now, ‘cause he’s the best gastric bypass surgeon there is.

“But as far as the rest of it… TV is pure entertainment. That’s all it is.”

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