My 600-lb Life is an American reality television series that has aired on the TLC television network since 2012, Each episode follows a year in the life of morbidly obese individuals, who usually begin the episode weighing at least 600 pounds (270 kg), and documents their attempts to reduce their weight to a healthy level. {IMDb}
Patients are assigned to Houston surgeon Younan Nowzaradan (often referred to as “Dr. Now”), who has their first try to lose weight on their own by following a strict diet, and then, depending on the patient’s progress, may offer gastric bypass surgery or sleeve gastrectomy to further assist in weight loss. {Wikipedia}
This series was originally a five-part miniseries involving four morbidly obese patients. Because of its popularity, new episodes were filmed, including a “Where Are They Now?” retrospective in Season 4 that follows up on previous patients to track their weight-loss journey months or years after bariatric surgery.
The eleventh season of My 600-lb Life premiered on February 1, 2023, on TLC.
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