My 600-lb Life is an American reality television series that airs on TLC. The series premiered in February 2012. The show also has its own spinoff: Where Are They Now?
As of February 12, 2025, 152 episodes of My 600-lb Life have aired, concluding the thirteenth season.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2012)
+ Season 1 subjects Episode Patient name Starting age Location Starting weight Ending weight (7 yrs) Total weight loss (7 yrs.) Notes 1/2 Melissa Morris 31 years old Livingston, Texas 3 Donald Shelton 34 years old Pasadena, Texas 4 Henry Foots 47 years old Houston, Texas Died of an illness unrelated to his weight on May 16, 2013. He was 54 years old.5 Ashley Randall 24 years old Killeen, Texas Died of sepsis, complications related to sepsis, and pneumonia on October 2, 2021. She was 40 years old.
Season 2 (2014)
+ Season 2 subjects Episode Patient name Starting age Location Starting weight Ending weight (12 mos.) Total weight loss (12 mos. or from later peak weight (LPW)) Notes 1 Zsalynn Whitworth 42 years old San Antonio, Texas 2 Olivia Cruz 46 years old Chicago, Illinois 3 Penny Saeger 45 years old Elkton, Maryland 4 Chuck Turner 45 years old Beaumont, Texas 5 Christina Phillips 22 years old Southaven, Mississippi (was 656.1 pounds before filming (297.1 kg)) (EPW-earlier peak weight) 6 Paula Jones 39 years old Jonesboro, Georgia (later 550 pounds (249.4 kg)) (LPW) 7 James Jones 37 years old Frankston, Texas 728.7 pounds (330.5 kg) 8 Tara Taylor 35 years old Lafayette, Louisiana
Season 3 (2015)
+ Season 3 subjects Episode Patient name Starting age Location Starting weight Ending weight (12 mos.) Total weight loss (12 mos. or from later peak weight (LPW)) Notes1 Amber Rachdi 23 years old Troutdale, Oregon 2 Susan Farmer 37 years old Eddy, Texas 3 Pauline Potter 50 years old Sacramento, California (later ) (LPW) Deceased, age 624 Bettie Jo Elmore 24 years old Potosi, Missouri 5 Angel Parrish 42 years old Kerrville, Texas 6 Joe Wexler 31 years old Johnson City, Tennessee (later 792.6 pounds (359.5 kg)) (LPW) 7 Laura Perez 41 years old San Antonio, Texas Deceased, age 488 Charity Pierce 39 years old Cedar Rapids, Iowa Deceased, age 509 Chay Guillory 23 years old Charenton, Louisiana 10 Marla McCants 43 years old Nashville, Tennessee (estimated) (estimated)
Season 4 (2016)
+ Season 4 subjects Episode Patient name Starting age Location Starting weight Ending weight (12 mos.) Total weight loss (12 mos. or from later peak weight (LPW)) Notes1 Nikki Webster 33 years old Little Rock, Arkansas 2 Brittani Fulfer 32 years old Tualatin, Oregon 3 Chad Dean 42 years old Hagerstown, Maryland 4 June McCamey 43 years old Houston, Texas 5 Dottie Perkins 34 years old Oxford, Mississippi (later 669 pounds (303.4 kg)) (LPW) Deceased, aged 44. Died on June 14th 2025.6 Gideon Yeakley 33 years old Mustang, Oklahoma 7 Ashley Dunn-Bratcher 27 years old Kemp, Texas 8 Teretha Hollis-Neely 47 years old Detroit, Michigan (estimated) (estimated) 9 Randy Statum 35 years old Hull, Texas 10 Milla Clark 47 years old Fayetteville, Tennessee 11 Sean Milliken 26 years old Cameron Park, California (later ) (LPW) Died February 17, 2019 from cardiac arrest due to an infection from poor hygiene, after having gained over 150 lbs during the previous four weeks. He was 29 years old.12 Lupe Samano 39 years old San Bernardino, California (later 655 pounds (297.1 kg)) (LPW) Deceased, age 50.
Season 5 (2017)
+ Season 5 subjects Episode Patient name Starting age Location Starting weight Ending weight (12 mos.) Total weight loss (12 mos. or from later peak weight (LPW)) Notes1 Brandi Dreier 29 years old Vancouver, Washington Kandi Dreier 29 years old 2 Ashley Reyes 30 years old West Hills, California 3 Cynthia Wells 42 years old Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 4 Kirsten Perez 38 years old Longview, Washington 5 Doug Armstrong 36 years old Wichita Falls, Texas 6 Erica Wall 44 years old Lompoc, California 7 Diana Bunch 55 years old Seattle, Washington 8 Michael Dominguez 32 years old Glendale, Arizona 9 Nicole Lewis 23 years old Marion, Ohio 10 Tanisha Cleveland 32 years old Silsbee, Texas (later ) Took place over 2 years11 James King 46 years old Paducah, Kentucky (later ) , dismissed from program in Month 11 (LPW) Died on April 3, 2020, from multiple organ failure due to his obesity at age 4912 Tracey Matthews 45 years old Lorain, Ohio 13/14 Steven Assanti 33 years old Cranston, Rhode Island (later 808.5 pounds (366.7 kg)) (LPW) Took place over 1 year and 10 months Justin Assanti 27 years old 432.0 pounds (195.9 kg)172 pounds (79 kg)
Season 6 (2018)
+ Season 6 subjects Episode Patient name Starting age Location Starting weight Ending weight (12 mos.) Total weight loss (12 mos. or from later peak weight (LPW)) Notes 1 Rena Kiser 39 years old Houston, Missouri Lee Sutton 42 years old Deceased, aged 51 https://www.evansfh.com/obituaries/Lee-Daniel-Sutton?obId=47160583 2 Janine Mueller 53 years old Seattle, Washington 3 Liz Evans 35 years old Freeport, Texas 4 Alicia Kirgan 32 years old Madison, Illinois 5 Karina Garcia 38 years old Converse, Texas 6 James "L.B." Bonner 29 years old Lexington, South Carolina Died by suicide on August 2, 2018, at the age of 30 7 Lisa Fleming 49 years old Mobile, AL , dismissed from program in Month 6 Died of an undisclosed illness on August 23, 2018, unrelated to her weight, at the age of 50 8 Robert Buchel 41 years old Forked River, New Jersey Died of a heart attack during filming in Month 9 at the age of 41. 9 Tamy Lyn Murrell 45 years old Covington, Kentucky 10 David Bolton 35 years old Houston, Texas Benji Bolton 32 years old 11 Renee Biran 53 years old Valdosta, Georgia Died, aged 56 12 Sarah Neeley 25 years old Dayton, Ohio (later ) 13 Schenee Murry-Hawkins 27 years old Indianapolis, IN , dismissed from program in Month 8 14 Jennifer Jess 42 years old Bend, Oregon Marissa Jess 26 years old 15/16 Roshanda Perrio 30 years old Lafayette, Louisiana (@11 mos.) (@11 mos.) Brandie Perrio 29 years old (@11 mos.) (@11 mos.) Clarence Perrio 33 years old (@11 mos.) (@11 mos.)
Season 7 (2019)
+ Season 7 subjects Episode Patient name Starting age Location Starting weight Ending weight (12 mos.) Total weight loss (12 mos. or from later peak weight (LPW)) Notes 1 Octavia Gahagans 42 years old Kansas City, Missouri 2 Brianne Dias 30 years old Florence, Oregon (@11 mos.) (@11 mos.) 3 Robin Mckinley40 years old Meade, Kansas Garrett Rogers20 years old 4 Justin McSwain 27 years old Rock Hill, South Carolina 5 Holly Hager 38 years old Ellijay, Georgia 6 Lacey Hodder 29 years old Bay City, Michigan 7 Brandon Scott 33 years old Columbus, Ohio 8 Maja Radanovic 33 years old Portland, Oregon , left program in Month 8 9 Tiffany Barker 28 years old Marysville, Washington 10Destinee LaShaee27 years oldPineville, LouisianaFirst out transgender patient on the show. Deceased, age 3111Jeanne Covey39 years oldBig Sandy, Texas, left program in Month 612Aaron Washer30 years old New Braunfels, Texas13Kelly Mason41 years oldGreensboro, North CarolinaDied of heart failure during filming in Month 10 on the eve of her 42nd birthday. Deceased, age 4114Annjeanette Whaley30 years oldHillsboro, Oregon15Angela Gutierrez44 years oldRoss, OhioNo second weigh-in, left program in Month 8UnknownDeceased, age 4916LaShanta White39 years oldKenner, Louisiana (later 689.5 pounds (312.7 kg)) , briefly dismissed from program in Month 9 (LPW)17Cillas Givens35 years oldFairview, Oklahoma18 Mercedes Cephas37 years oldCincinnati, Ohio19Angela Johns39 years oldMassillon, Ohio, dismissed from program in Month 820Vianey Rodriguez35 years oldChicago, Illinois (1st weigh-in at month 4) (@month 12) (@month 12)Died due to complicatons of pneumonia, age 41TLC’s ‘My 600-Lb. Life’ Season 7: Vianey Rodriguez DeadAllen Lewis51 years old (1st weigh-in at month 4) (@month 12) (@month 12)
Season 8 (2020)
+Season 8 subjects Episode Patient nameStarting ageLocationStarting weightEnding weight (12 mos.)Total weight loss (12 mos. or from later peak weight (LPW))Notes1John Hambrick34 years oldWylie, TexasLonnie Hambrick35 years oldHaltom City, Texas2Lindsey Witte39 years oldHills, Iowa3Bethany Stout40 years oldAlva, Oklahoma, left the program in Month 114Julius (J.T.) Clark32 years oldClaremore, Oklahoma5Gina Krasley28 years oldTuckerton, New Jersey(later )Deceased, age 30.6Travis Henry31 years oldCarrollton, Texas7Joyce Del Viscovo44 years oldGardner, Kansas, left the program in month 98Carlton Oglesby24 years oldColumbus, Ohio (@6 mos.) ended at 6 mos.Shantel Oglesby31 years old (@6 mos.) ended at 6 mos.9Seana Collins22 years oldKansas City, Missouri (gained weight) 10Ashley Bernard31 years oldCarencro, Louisiana11Tommy Johnson38 years oldWinnsboro, Louisiana12Coliesa McMillian41 years oldNew Roads, Louisiana (@6 mos.) Died on September 22, 2020, after being treated in ICU for two weeks due to acute kidney failure and other complications related to weight loss surgery.13Dominic Hernandez37 years oldFresno, California (@month 6) (@month 6)Removed from program at month 6. First patient in the show to be currently homeless.14Megan Davis24 years oldTaylorville, Illinois15Ashley Taylor24 years oldTemple, Texas (@ 6 mos.) ended at 6 mos.16Leneatha Reed40 years oldMeridian, Mississippi (@month 6) (@month 6) left the program at month 9
Season 9 (2020–2021)
+Season 9 subjects Episode Patient nameStarting ageLocationStarting weightEnding weight (12 mos.)Total weight loss (12 mos. or from later peak weight (LPW))Notes1Samantha Mason35 years oldDenver, Colorado (later ) (LPW)Largest weight loss of any patient featured in the show2Thederick Barnes32 years oldGretna, Florida (@5th month) (@5th month) last weighing at 5th month3Carrie Johnson37 years oldHuntington, Texas4Cindy Vela45 years oldPortland, Texas(later ) 5Melissa Marescot36 years oldSunrise, Florida6Kenae Dolphus41 years oldNacogdoches, Texas7Krystal Hall34 years oldFrankfort, Ohio8Isaac Martinez23 years oldHutchins, Texas9Michael Blair43 years oldConroe, Texas10Shannon Lowery39 years oldTucson, ArizonaTook place over 1 year and 2 months11Irene Walker39 years oldHouston, Texas Took place over 1 year and 4 months12Tammy Patton41 years oldWichita Falls, TexasTook place over 1 year and 5 months13Chrystal Rollins39 years oldSpring Valley, California (@8th month) (@8th month)Ended at Month 9
Season 10 (2021–2022)
+Season 10 subjects Episode Patient nameStarting ageLocationStarting weightEnding weight (12 mos.)Total weight loss (12 mos. or from later peak weight (LPW))Notes1Nathan Prater35 years oldPalestine, Texas 2Julian Valentine33 years oldTucson, Arizona3Bianca Hayes36 years oldFayetteville, Tennessee4Mike Meginness37 years oldMarion, Ohio5Lacey Buckingham36 years oldKennewick, WashingtonEnded at Month 66Paul MacNeill35 years oldAuburndale, FloridaEnded at Month 6. Died in a car crash in September 2023, aged 37.‘My 600-Lb. Life’ Paul MacNeill Dead At 377Ryan Barkdoll31 years oldColumbia Falls, MontanaEstimated above Ended at Month 10. First patient to have failed to show up for Dr. Nowzaradan's appointments for the entirety of the episode8James Bedard38 years oldNew York, New YorkEnded at Month 129Lucas Higdon33 years oldConroe, Texas10Margaret Johnson35 years oldBaytown, Texas11Ontreon Shannon36 years oldPlano, Texas (gained weight)12Dolly Martinez25 years oldFort Worth, Texas (@month 10)13Larry Myers45 years oldAlbany, New YorkDied of a heart attack, age 49Larry Myers Jr. of 'My 600-Lb. Life' Dead at 4914Lisa Ebberson51 years oldFairbury, NebraskaQuit in month 4, briefly reconnected in month 8, never saw Dr Now in person15David Nelson30 years oldIdaho Falls, Idaho
Season 11 (2023)