A FORMER “My 600-Lb Life” star Marla McCants has shocked fans with her continued weight loss off-camera.
It’s estimated that the television star, who appeared on the programme in 2014, has the second largest weight loss in the show’s history.
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When she joined the show, Marla weighed in at an astonishing 800lbs.
“Even though I weighed that much, I never thought of myself being that size, that huge. Yes, I was big, but I was still able to walk,” she said on her website.
With help from the popular show’s dietician and surgeon, Marla has managed to stay on track with her planned weight loss.
In early 2019, she stunned her followers when she claimed to have lost 600 pounds since leaving the show.
She’s since criticised the show, calling certain scenes “greatly exaggerated”, and claiming the producers used production tricks.
One key figure left out of her criticisms was surgeon Dr. Nowzaradan, who performed gastric bypass surgery on Marla.
“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,” she said.
Marla resides in Gallatin, Tennessee and runs her own blog where she shares updates about her weight loss journey.
She also travels as a health advocate and motivational speaker.
Former star of “My 600Lb Life” Gina Krasley sued the production company of the show in 2020 for causing “emotional distress”.
Krasley alleged that Dr Nowzaradan placed her on an extreme weight loss diet, but she was required by production to eat excessive amounts of food.
This portrayed her as someone who couldn’t follow the diet, she claimed.
Krasley died shortly after making the claims, due to intense health issues from her weight.
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