1000-lb Sisters star Tammy Slaton’s weight loss journey as she shows off transformation

1,000-lb Sisters star Tammy Slaton stunned fans when she recently showed off her tremendous weight loss transformation after shedding 300 pounds – a major feat for the woman who once weighed 717 pounds and whose family believed she’d be dead within five years.

Tammy, 36, first rose to fame in early 2020, when she starred in the TLC reality series alongside her 35-year-old sister, Amy Slaton. The show followed the sisters – who weighed just over 1,000 pounds combined – on their weight loss journey as they attempted to shed enough pounds to be approved for bariatric surgery.

And while Amy quickly saw success – she dropped from 400 pounds to 275 pounds by the end of season two – Tammy was less triumphant.

In fact, by the end of the second season, Tammy’s weight had actually soared to 665 pounds, and she soon descended on a devastating downward spiral – turning to excessive drinking and partying to cope with her severe ‘depression.’

Tammy’s unhealthy lifestyle left those around her terrified that she wasn’t going to live much longer.

Her family were even seen discussing plans for her ‘final arrangements’ during one episode of the third season.

It resulted in many wondering if she would ever turn her life around.

In late 2021, she hit rock bottom. Tammy was rushed to the hospital after she had trouble breathing, and she had to have a tube inserted into her throat to assist her. At the time, she weighed a whopping 717 pounds.

The reality star narrowly survived the horrifying incident after spending three weeks on life support, and it inspired her to finally change her lifestyle. She soon checked herself into a food addiction program, where she has lived for more than a year now.

After years of binge eating, continued weight gain, multiple health scares, and dangerous habits, Tammy has turned over a new leaf since entering rehab.

Not only did she find love – she married a fellow patient during a private ceremony held at the treatment center – but she also finally became slim enough to undergo the weight loss surgery.

It’s been reported that she quit smoking and drinking completely – and that she lost a total of 300 pounds during her time in treatment.

Tammy has recently appeared in a rare photo shared by the Facebook group Southern Indiana Combat Production – and fans were shocked over how different she looked.

The 36-year-old has certainly come a long way, and as social media raves over her drastic new look, FEMAIL went ahead and recapped her wild weight loss journey.

From starting the show at 605 pounds to nearly losing her life due to her obesity and her decision to finally change, take a look at the many ups and downs Tammy has faced over the years.

Tammy weighed 605 pounds when the show first premiered in 2020, and was up to 665 pounds by the end of the second season – and she began ‘partying’ to cope with her severe ‘depression’

When 1,000-lb Sisters first premiered in January 2020, Tammy weighed 605 pounds, while her sister, Amy weighed about 400 pounds.

During the first season of the show, the sisters began a strict diet and exercise regimen set by their doctor, Charles Proctor.

And while Tammy initially lost nine pounds, the star explained in the series that she struggled to keep up with her workouts and meal plan after the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, resulting in her gaining all the weight back and then some.

Despite spending some time in a food addiction rehab facility in Ohio during 2021, Tammy continued on her downward spiral throughout the third season of the show.

After deciding to check herself out of the program early, she was often seen binging on things like pizza and burgers, as well as vaping and drinking excess amounts of alcohol – and she even once admitted to downing eight bottle of liquor a week.

In the series, the reality star explained that she began ‘partying’ to cope with her severe ‘depression’ and ‘mental health issues.’ She also said she was done ‘caring’ about her weight loss.

Tammy’s unhealthy lifestyle left her family terrified, with her brother, Chris Combs, once admitting in an episode of the show that he was worried she’d be dead within five years.

‘She has enough health problems without adding more to the fire,’ he said. ‘It’s starting to take a toll on her.

‘Do we just let her live and be comfortable, and plan, for her not being here in five years, and take care of all the arrangements?’

Her sister, Amanda, added: ‘It sucks to have to sit and have a conversation like that about final arrangements when she has the opportunity to change.’

Tammy hit rock bottom when she suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning and had to spend three weeks in life support – but the horrifying incident inspired her to turn things around

Things hit an all-time low for Tammy when she was rushed to the hospital and forced to go on life support after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning in November 2021.

She suffered from obesity hypoventilation syndrome – a condition that occurs when someone breaths at an abnormally slow rate, which results in too much carbon dioxide and not enough oxygen entering their blood.

‘They’re just telling us that her lungs have given up and like her body is shutting down,’ Amy said during an episode of the show, while discussing the horrifying medical emergency.

‘So at this point, we’re facing making funeral arrangements for my little sister … She’s been in such a bad place for so long.

‘She waited too long. And now that she has the courage to step out and get the help that she needs, now this.’

Tammy spent three weeks on life support and narrowly survived after getting a tube inserted into her chest to help her breathe.

The terrifying incident was an eye opener for Tammy – who was up to 717 pounds at that point – and she decided it was time to head back to rehab.

Tammy has been thriving in rehab: She found love, lost 300 pounds and was finally slim enough to undergo weight loss surgery

Things started to look up for the star after that, with her brother, Chris, revealing in the season three finale that she had lost 115 pounds in rehab. 

‘She’s improving tremendously. She’s increased physical activity, which is amazing. She’s able to do more things on her own,’ a friend of hers told The Sun in early 2022, adding that she quit smoking and drinking ‘cold turkey.’

Tammy stayed out of the public eye for months, but when she shared a selfie from the rehab center in March 2022, her fans were quick to notice that she already looked fiercely different.

At the time, she told her followers that she was ‘staying on track’ and that ‘things were looking up.’

Three months later, The Sun reported that Tammy had finally dropped enough weight to undergo bariatric surgery.

A source told the outlet at the time that the procedure had gone ‘smoothly’ and that she had returned to the treatment center after leaving the hospital.

It was reported that she weighed 534 pounds when she went under the knife – which means she had shed a total of 180 pounds since entering rehab.

While in rehab, Tammy found love with a fellow patient named Caleb Willingham. He proposed to the TV star in October 2022 in the parking lot of the treatment center, and the two went on to tie the knot two months later, during a small ceremony attended by their close friends and family.

‘They have a lot of the same struggles that they can share. They’ve been a huge support for each other [in rehab], which is awesome,’ an insider dished on their relationship.

According to The Sun, as of March 2023, she had lost a total of 300 pounds since she first entered rehab last year.