1000-Lb Sisters star Tammy Slaton reveals the one activity she can finally do ‘comfortably’ following 500lb weight loss
1000-Lb Sisters star Tammy Slaton reveals the one activity she can finally do ‘comfortably’ following 500lb weight loss
1000-Lb. Sisters star Tammy Slaton has opened up about the every day activities she can finally do ‘comfortably’ since shedding 500 pounds on her incredible weight loss journey.
In the first episode of the new season of the popular TLC show, the 38-year-old admitted she still feels insecure about her excess skin, but detailed how much her life has changed since she went to an obesity rehab center in Ohio and started losing weight.
Speaking to the camera, Tammy explained: ‘Now that I’ve lost so much weight, I’m able to do things that I never would have been able to do. I think people do take the small things for granted. Being able to cross your legs and put your shoes on… I’m able to sit comfortably on the toilet, I’ve never been able to do that.’
However, she then revealed: ‘The only problem is this excess skin is out of control,’ and when a member of the crew asked how much she has now, Tammy quickly replied: ‘Too damn much!’
The redhead divulged: ‘I get rashes under my stomach and that can get infected. And even though my mobility has gotten better, I kind of have to walk a little bow-legged because it’s dangling right there,’ pointing to in between her legs.
1000-Lb. Sisters star Tammy Slaton has opened up about the every day activities she can finally do ‘comfortably’ since losing weight
The reality TV star weighed 725 pounds at her heaviest and decided to go to an obesity rehab center in Ohio
‘I’m not trying to be nasty,’ she said, before adding: ‘So I’m hoping I’m ready for skin removal surgery.’
Later on in the episode, Tammy admitted that she was feeling ‘extremely nervous’ about her appointment with the doctor to discuss whether or not she has lost enough weight to have the procedure.
She and brother Chris decided to go and try out a machine called the Bod Pod, which uses air displacement to measure someone’s body fat percentage.
Tammy’s results confirmed that she had a total of 53.6 per cent body fat at the time of using the Bod Pod and weighed 308 pounds.
Talking to the camera, the reality TV star said: ‘Last time I saw Doctor Smith, I was around 420 pounds. So, I’ve lost about 100 pounds since nine months ago, and if my body fat right now is like 53 per cent and I’ve lost like half of my weight, it had to been over 100 before surgery.’
Tammy hit a milestone in her weight-loss journey in December 2022, having slimmed down enough to qualify for surgery, which she reportedly had in 2023.
She spent 14 months at Windsor Lane Rehabilitation Center in Gibsonburg, Ohio, where she lost more than 400 pounds through treatment and bariatric surgery.
The rehab center was where she also met her late husband Caleb Willingham.
In the new episode of 1000-Lb. Sisters, Tammy admitted that she’s still insecure about her excess skin
Tammy and her sister Amy, pictured here with her two sons, have both lost weight in recent years
Nicknamed ‘Double K’, Caleb starred on the weight loss show alongside his wife as they battled their chronic obesity.
The pair got married in November 2022, two weeks after meeting each other, with about 30 friends and family members invited to the small ceremony officiated by their home care nurse and friend, Billy.
Caleb sadly passed away in July 2023 at the age 40 from ‘complications of super morbid obesity.’
