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Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
1000lb Sisters star Tammy Slaton's new shrinking body on full display in shocking home video after 500lb loss
Tammy Slaton left fans stunned yet again—less than 24 hours after they did a double take over her jaw-dropping weight loss transformation. The 38-year-old 1000-Lb. Sisters star, who underwent bariatric surgery in 2022 followed by extensive skin removal procedures, gave a closer look at her shrinking frame in a brand new TikTok video on Wednesday. Lip-syncing and dancing to a viral meme about self-worth, Tammy showcased dramatically slimmed-down figure in a bright pink tee tucked into blue jeans. Fans were blown away by the full-body view of the TLC star, whose smooth moves showcased her 500-pound weight loss and freedom from the wheelchair and oxygen tank she once needed. 'Girl— you keep living your best life!! So happy for you and proud of you!!' one fan gushed, as another added, 'TAMMY!!! Such a queen!' Tammy captioned the video with a powerful affirmation: 'Forget about depression. Forget about stressing out and start counting your blessings you're amazing the way you are never forget that.' She was also adorably self-deprecating, admitting, 'I absolutely love this song and I know I can't dance — I'm just trying to have fun.' The TikTok comes just days after Tammy gave fans a full-body glimpse of her transformation by posting a photo of herself in a form-fitting black shapewear one-piece. With her hands behind her back and a subtle smile, Tammy looked like a completely different person — and fans couldn't believe their eyes. Captioned 'I knew the assignment,' the post made it clear she's not only owning her transformation, but thriving in it. 'Absolutely loving this era of Tammy,' one fan gushed, while another wrote, 'Brought a tear to my eye. It's been honestly so inspiring and amazing to watch your journey.' Tammy's weight loss journey has been front and center on 1000-Lb. Sisters, and in April, she shared her proudest milestone yet: a loss of 500 pounds. 'When I was at my heaviest, I was 700-plus pounds,' she shared on the TLC series. 'Right now, I'm weighing in at 238.' Tammy even compared her progress to that of her sister, 37-year-old Amy Slaton, who's lost 176 pounds. 'Everyone is telling me I look smaller than Amy,' she said. 'That's kind of hard to believe. I can't believe I did that.' Following her massive weight loss, Tammy revealed in June that she had finally gone under the knife for long-awaited skin removal surgery earlier this year. 'I was just overwhelmed with excitement,' she told People, recalling the moment she was approved. 'I worked really hard for this, and now it's here. I'm pretty sure it was noticeable on my face how immediately shocked and then overwhelmed with joy I was.' Tammy spent over a year—14 months total—at Windsor Lane Rehabilitation Center in Gibsonburg, Ohio, where she dropped more than 400 pounds thanks to intensive treatment and bariatric surgery. It was during her time there that she met Caleb Willingham, who would become her husband. Known affectionately as 'Double K,' Caleb joined Tammy on 1000-Lb. Sisters as the pair worked side by side to tackle their struggles with obesity. They eventually exchanged vows in an intimate ceremony with roughly 30 attendees, with their home care nurse stepping in to officiate. Sadly, their newlywed bliss was short-lived. Caleb passed away just months later at the age of 40 and a cause of death was never publicly disclosed. Tammy had previously addressed the state of their relationship before his death during an earlier season of the show, revealing that things had shifted between them. She said they had begun to 'feel like roommates.'
Yahoo
24-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Nurse, 26, Lost 270 Pounds After Making These 3 Lifestyle Changes
When his doctor prescribed the first blood pressure medication, Kevin Goode knew his weight probably contributed to it. He was 465 pounds, but he thought his high blood pressure wasn't 'too serious.' Still, it remained high, and his doctor prescribed him a second drug to try to lower it. Soon after, he learned he had sleep apnea and his A1C was 'shooting upward.' If it didn't lower, Goode would need to add insulin to his growing list of prescriptions. Then his doctor gave him a warning. 'My doctor told me that I wouldn't live past 40 with this trend,' Goode, 28, a nurse at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, tells 'That's the moment that everything changed.' At the time, he was 26 and visited a bariatric surgeon for a consultation. The doctor advised Goode that he needed to lose weight before he qualified for surgery. He immediately headed to the gym and sat on a bench to lift some dumbbells. Soon, he started eating a moderate-fat, low-carbohydrate and high-protein diet. '(The doctor) wanted me to lose 20 pounds because that would show that I was dedicated enough for surgery,' Goode explains. 'I ended up losing 80 pounds.' In December 2023, he underwent surgery. As he recovered for six weeks, he was anxious to get back to his exercise routine. 'I was very much like, 'How soon can I get back to the gym?'' he says. 'I was sitting around doing nothing, and I'm not liking it.' Six weeks later, he was cleared to return to his regular exercise routine. Over time, he shed more weight, reaching 176 pounds. 'My goal from the beginning of this whole journey back in February of 2023 was, bluntly, to win back my life. It was never about the weight, never about the bodybuilding, never about looking good,' he says. 'It was very much about (how) I was told that I wouldn't live past 40, and that didn't sit right with me, and I wanted to get rid of all the diagnoses.' This year, Goode took his love of weight training to the next level and is working toward becoming a certified personal trainer. One of the trainers in the gym approached Goode and suggested he consider participating in a bodybuilding competition. 'He was like 'Have you ever thought about doing a show?' and I was like, 'No, I just love it here and I come for the health aspect,'' Goode recalls. 'That's when I looked into the transformation competition.' A transformation competition generally focuses on people who have lost weight. Goode will compete in October in Chicago. As part of his preparation, he has focused more on lifting and less on cardiovascular exercise. 'Instead of doing 45 minutes of strength training and 30 of cardio, it's more like an hour strength training and maybe 15 minutes cardio,' he says. This caused him to gain some weight, and he's now at 210 pounds, but it's 'more muscle.' His diet has changed, too, and he focuses on counting macronutrients. He still eats a lot of protein, but with lower-fat foods and now incorporates complex carbohydrates into his diet. Losing fat while gaining muscle has changed his outlook on calories and how important they are for energy, he says. Since losing weight and transforming his body with lifting, Goode feels he's become 'more emotionally intelligent.' 'I share a lot more about myself,' he says. 'I'm 20 times more confident than I have ever been in my life.' Ahead, Goode shares what worked for him when it came to transforming his body. 'Nutrition Is Going To Be Your Biggest Thing' Eating fewer calories than he burned, what's known as a calorie deficit, helped Goode shed the weight. 'Nutrition is going to be your biggest thing,' he says. 'The biggest advice as far as actually losing weight is just (being in) a calorie deficit.' 'Fall in Love with the Small Wins' Focusing too much on the scale can feel overwhelming. People might think they look great, but the scale shows their weight increased slightly. Instead of focusing on the numbers, Goode urges people to 'fall in love with the small wins.' Goode keeps a running list of his in his notes app. 'I don't have to pick up my foot to tie my shoe. I can just bend over,' he says. 'I always made a joke that laptops are not laptops. There's no way that is sitting on my lap. But now I'm like I got all this room.' But his 'biggest non-scale victory' has been the difference he's noticed at work. 'Being able to move around (the hospital) room a lot easier, being able to play with the kids without getting out of breath,' he says. 'I enjoy it so much more now because I'm not getting (to) the end of the 12-hour shifts completely, like, dead.' Find Support While Goode taught himself how to work out, he hasn't been entirely alone in his process. 'I had the community support from the gym. My mom has been a huge supporter. All the nurses at work, they've been fantastic,' he says. 'I can't go without mentioning my amazing girlfriend. She's just been super supportive.' This article was originally published on
Daily Mail
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
1000lb Sisters star Tammy Slaton unrecognizable in full-body photo after losing 500 lbs and skin removal op
Tammy Slaton had fans doing a double take after unveiling her jaw-dropping weight loss transformation. The 38-year-old 1000-Lb. Sisters star — who underwent bariatric surgery in late 2022 followed by skin removal procedures — gave fans a closer look at her progress in a new TikTok photo carousel posted Tuesday. The series began with sweet close-up shots before revealing the full impact of her 500-pound weight loss: a head-to-toe view of Tammy in a form-fitting black shapewear one-piece that showed off her dramatically slimmed-down figure. Captioned 'I knew the assignment,' the post seemed to signal that Tammy is fully embracing her transformation — and delivering on it. Looking like a fraction of her former self, she posed with her hands behind her back and a subtle smile, leaving fans stunned by her progress. 'Absolutely loving this era of Tammy,' one fan gushed in the comments, while another added, 'Brought a tear to my eye. It's been honestly so inspiring and amazing to watch your journey.' Tammy has been incredibly candid about her journey — much of which has been documented on 1000-Lb. Sisters — and back in April, she proudly revealed she was down '500 pounds.' 'When I was at my heaviest, I was 700-plus pounds,' she shared on the TLC series. 'Right now, I'm weighing in at 238.' Tammy even compared her progress to that of her sister, 37-year-old Amy Slaton, who's lost 176 pounds. 'Everyone is telling me I look smaller than Amy,' she said. 'That's kind of hard to believe. I can't believe I did that.' After hitting her milestone, Tammy revealed in June that she finally underwent skin removal surgery earlier this year. 'I was just overwhelmed with excitement,' she told People, recalling the moment she was approved. 'I worked really hard for this, and now it's here. I'm pretty sure it was noticeable on my face how immediately shocked and then overwhelmed with joy I was.' Tammy spent 14 months at Windsor Lane Rehabilitation Center in Gibsonburg, Ohio, where she lost more than 400 pounds through treatment and bariatric surgery. It was also where she met her late husband, Caleb Willingham. Nicknamed 'Double K,' Caleb appeared alongside Tammy on the show as they fought to overcome their chronic obesity. The two tied the knot in a small, intimate ceremony with around 30 guests, officiated by their home care nurse. Tragically, just months after their wedding, Caleb died at age 40. His cause of death was never made public. Tammy spoke about the heartbreaking moment she found out, revealing that a friend of Caleb's first messaged her saying things weren't looking good — and then delivered the devastating news just 20 minutes later. 'I was sitting in the fetal position,' she recalled to People. 'I got a text message from his friend up there and the text said, "Caleb's not doing good. They're in there working on him.' Twenty minutes later, he texted me back and said he was gone.' In a previous season of 1000-Lb. Sisters, Tammy also admitted their relationship had changed in his final months, saying they 'felt like roommates' before his passing.
Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
1000-Lb. Sisters star Tammy Slaton is unrecognizable in new photos after 500-pound weight loss
1000-lb Sisters star Tammy Slaton has shocked her followers after revealing a series of images from after her skin-removal surgery following her 500-pound weight loss. On Sunday, the reality television star turned to TikTok to show up-to-date selfies, including one of her wearing black shapewear. In the comments, fans expressed how proud they were of Slaton for all of the progress she's made throughout the seven seasons of her TLC show. Slaton has been open about her health journey over the years, especially since her 2022 bariatric surgery, designed to help people lose weight by altering the digestive system. During the April 2025 season premiere of 1000-lb Sisters, she revealed that she was 'down 500 pounds.' 'When I was at my heaviest, I was 700-plus pounds. Right now, I'm weighing in at 238,' she said. Following her bariatric surgery, she underwent skin removal surgery, where over 15 pounds of excess skin were removed from her chin, arms, and lower stomach earlier this year. 'I was really nervous for the skin removal surgery because I was really just kind of afraid of how I'm gonna feel looking at myself without the belly there,' she revealed in an interview with People last month about the milestone. 'The night before my surgery, I was, like, seriously freaking terrified. I was even more nervous about having skin removal surgery than I was for the [sleeve gastrectomy] surgery because they're actually cutting the whole belly!' Fans have been incredibly supportive of Slaton, applauding her journey in the comments section of her recent TikTok. 'Love that you've been so dedicated and successful with your weight loss journey. Tammy, love, you DON'T need the filter. You have NOTHING to hide, and you're NOT a cartoon,' one person commented on the TikTok, while another commenter agreed, writing, 'Brought a tear to my eye. It's been honestly so inspiring and amazing to watch your journey. Never been more prouder of a stranger in my life! Well done Tammy.' 'I love your show soo much, i have been watching since day 1 and its soo incredible to see how far you have come. Keep slaying queen,' a third commenter gushed over the photos. The new photos mark the latest milestone for Slaton, who announced her engagement to her girlfriend, Andrea Dalton, during a June episode of the Creative Chaos podcast. During the conversation, Slaton referred to Dalton as her 'fiancée,' prompting podcast host Hunter Ezell to ask if she was engaged. 'Me and my fiancée we kind of just chill at home,' Slaton said, when asked what she did for fun. Ezell interjected: 'Hold on, you said fiancée?' He then pointed out that Slaton was wearing a 'little necklace' with Dalton's first name. Slaton continued to describe her relationship, adding: 'We go to Walmart and just walk around… Don't like to buy, just walk around.' The reality star then showed off her diamond ring to confirm the engagement after Ezell said that she was 'lighting up' when she was talking about her fiancée. 1000-lb Sisters, which chronicles the lives of Tammy and her sister Amy as they attempt to lose weight, wrapped its seventh season last month. Before they became reality stars, Amy and Tammy posted vlogs and product reviews on YouTube, where they gained a dedicated following. Amy still uploads videos on YouTube, though much less frequently.
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Losing weight has ‘hidden benefits' and clears out damaged cells
Losing excess weight has 'hidden benefits' and helps clear out damaged and ageing cells, scientists have discovered. They examined hundreds of thousands of cells to produce the first very detailed analysis of the changes weight loss causes in human fat tissue. Numerous benefits of losing weight were identified, including the clearing out of damaged, ageing cells, and increased metabolism of harmful fats. The findings could, in future, help in the development of therapies for diseases such as type 2 diabetes, the team said. The study, published in the journal Nature, compared samples of fat tissue from people with a healthy weight with samples from people with severe obesity (BMI over 35) undergoing bariatric weight loss surgery. The weight loss group had fat samples taken during surgery and more than five months afterwards, at which point they had lost an average of 25kg. Researchers from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Medical Sciences in London, and from Imperial College London, analysed gene expression in more than 170,000 cells that made up the fat tissue samples, from 70 people. They discovered that weight loss triggers the breakdown and recycling of fats called lipids. This recycling process could be responsible for burning energy and reversing the harmful build-up of lipids in other organs like the liver and pancreas, they said. Further research is now needed to work out if lipid recycling is linked to the positive effects of weight loss on health, such as remission of type 2 diabetes. Scientists also found that the weight loss cleared out senescent cells, which are ageing and damaged cells that accumulate in all tissues. These cells no longer function properly and release signals that lead to tissue inflammation and scarring. Dr William Scott, who led the study, said: 'We've known for a long time that weight loss is one of the best ways to treat the complications of obesity, such as diabetes, but we haven't fully understood why. 'This study provides a detailed map of what may actually be driving some of these health benefits at a tissue and cellular level. 'Fat tissues have many under-appreciated health impacts, including on blood sugar levels, body temperature, hormones that control appetite, and even reproductive health. 'We hope that new information from studies like ours will start to pave the way for developing better treatments for diabetes and other health problems caused by excess body fat.' Researchers found that weight loss did not, however, improve the effects of obesity on some aspects of the immune system. Inflammatory immune cells, for example, did not fully recover even after weight loss. Experts said this type of inflammatory cell memory could be harmful in the long term if people regain weight. The study was funded by the Medical Research Council, Diabetes UK and Wellcome. Dr Faye Riley, research communications lead at Diabetes UK, said: 'For some people, losing weight can put their type 2 diabetes into remission. 'But weight loss is challenging, and current approaches don't work for everyone. 'This research offers a rare window into the changes that occur in fat tissue during weight loss that may be key to improving health and putting type 2 diabetes into remission. 'By deepening our understanding of these processes, the study could open the door to innovative therapies that mimic the effects of weight loss, potentially helping people with type 2 diabetes to manage their condition or go into remission.'
