Season
1000-lb Sisters: Season 1
Overview
Tipping the scales at over 1,000 pounds combined, the Slaton sisters try to lose enough weight to qualify for and undergo life-changing bariatric surgery and pursue their dreams.
Details
- Series
- 1000-lb Sisters
- Season
- Season 1
- Air date
- 2020-01-01
- Episodes
- 6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Meet The Slaton Sisters
The Slaton's are larger-than-life sisters who have always relied on each other and food for support. Amy, age 31, is desperate to have children, but hasn't been able to due to her weight. While Tammy, age 32, is one step away from being bedridden.
Episode 2: 1000 lbs To Freedom
Amy and Tammy go to Atlanta to meet Dr. Procter to discuss weight loss surgery. When they arrive, Dr. Procter gives Tammy a hefty weight loss goal before he will approve her for surgery, meanwhile the dietician has more bad news for Amy.
Episode 3: Breaking Point
Amy and Tammy eagerly begin their weight loss journey. Sticking to their diets is a matter of life and death but proves to be a real struggle. The pressure to reach their goals culminates in a huge fight that threatens their diets and relationship.
Episode 4: A House Divided
After a stressful first month of dieting, the sisters head back to Atlanta for their one-month check in with Dr. Procter to find out if they are on the right path to their weight goals. The results force Amy to make a difficult decision.
Episode 5: Wedding and Weigh-ins
Amy decides to have a real wedding ceremony because if she gets approved for surgery, she's afraid she may not survive; after the wedding, the sisters head to Atlanta hoping for a life-changing final weigh-in.
Episode 6: Under the Knife
Amy undergoes gastric bypass surgery to change her life, but endangers herself by not sticking to the post-op diet. Tammy seeks support from her love interest, Jerry. Two months later, the sisters reveal the changes they've made.