My 600-lb Life — Season 1, Episode 1: Melissa's Story Part 1
Reality • 43 min • 13 seasons, 153 episodes • ★ 6.3/10
Episode synopsis
650-lb Melissa begins her seven-year weight loss journey.
About My 600-lb Life
Telling powerful stories in hourlong episodes, TLC follows medical journeys of morbidly obese people as they attempt to save their own lives. The featured individuals - each weighing more than 600 pounds confront lifelong emotional and physical struggles as they make the courageous decision to undergo high-risk gastric bypass surgery. In addition to drastically changing their appearances, they hope to reclaim their independence, mend relationships with friends and family, and renew their feelings of self-worth.