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<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>‘1000-Lb. Sisters’ Star Tammy’s Body Transformation Over the Years<\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tViewers have watched 1000-Lb. Sisters star Tammy Slaton deal with major health problems over the years, and now they\u2019re cheering her on in her weight loss journey. Tammy suffered numerous health crises throughout the years as her weight and partying lifestyle grew out of control. In November 2021, the reality star was put on life [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cEven though I can\u2019t eat much doesn\u2019t mean my family shouldn\u2019t eat good and I\u2019m finally able to show off my cooking skills just cool me chef TT or chef TamTam lol \ud83d\ude02,\u201d she wrote via Instagram<\/a> at time alongside a slideshow of several dishes.<\/p>\nWhen fans were first introduced to Slaton on 1000-Lb Sisters<\/em> in 2020, she weighed around 600 lbs. While her weight fluctuated throughout the first couple of seasons, she lost 115 lbs after entering rehab<\/a> in 2021. Two years later, she reached her goal weight that qualified her for bariatric surgery<\/a> \u2014 a procedure that makes changes to a person\u2019s digestive system to help with weight loss, per the Mayo Clinic<\/a>. (Slaton underwent the surgery in 2022, which was documented in a June episode of 1000-Lb Sisters.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m feeling thrilled, proud, excited\u2014just all the emotions,\u201d she gushed in a confessional about her accomplishment. \u201cI proved everybody wrong. Everybody that doubted me, I finally got mine! My told-you-so moment!\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"1000-Lb](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1000-Lb-Sisters-Star-Tammy-Slaton-Shares-Her-Diet-Tips-As-She-Continues-Weight-Loss-Journey-285.jpg?w=700&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>Courtesy of Tammy Slaton\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSlaton has certainly made progress in her health journey, but she has also faced her fair share of adversity. The TLC star revealed earlier this year that her husband, Caleb Willingham<\/a>, had died.<\/p>\n\u201cRip sweet angel you will forever be missed and loved so much,\u201d Tammy wrote via Instagram in July, confirming that Willingham had passed away at age 40. \u201cThank you Caleb for showing me real love and happiness \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two days later, Slaton confessed she and Willingham were having problems in their marriage<\/a> before his death.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m in the stages of grief. Yeah, we were having problems but I loved that man and I still do,\u201d she said in July in an emotional TikTok video. Though she didn\u2019t want to \u201cget into details of what happened,\u201d she knows Willingham is \u201clooking down\u201d on her. \u201cYou know, he\u2019s not in any pain anymore. I know he\u2019s in a better place,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n
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Slaton and Willingham had met while in rehab together. Nearly one year later, the couple exchanged vows at the center where they met. \u201cI\u2019m thankful that so many family members and our family from the rehab were able to come,\u201d she told E! New<\/em>s<\/a> of the wedding, declaring it as the \u201cbest day\u201d of the duo\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n\n
When fans were first introduced to Slaton on 1000-Lb Sisters<\/em> in 2020, she weighed around 600 lbs. While her weight fluctuated throughout the first couple of seasons, she lost 115 lbs after entering rehab<\/a> in 2021. Two years later, she reached her goal weight that qualified her for bariatric surgery<\/a> \u2014 a procedure that makes changes to a person\u2019s digestive system to help with weight loss, per the Mayo Clinic<\/a>. (Slaton underwent the surgery in 2022, which was documented in a June episode of 1000-Lb Sisters.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m feeling thrilled, proud, excited\u2014just all the emotions,\u201d she gushed in a confessional about her accomplishment. \u201cI proved everybody wrong. Everybody that doubted me, I finally got mine! My told-you-so moment!\u201d<\/p>\n Slaton has certainly made progress in her health journey, but she has also faced her fair share of adversity. The TLC star revealed earlier this year that her husband, Caleb Willingham<\/a>, had died.<\/p>\n \u201cRip sweet angel you will forever be missed and loved so much,\u201d Tammy wrote via Instagram in July, confirming that Willingham had passed away at age 40. \u201cThank you Caleb for showing me real love and happiness \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f.\u201d<\/p>\n Two days later, Slaton confessed she and Willingham were having problems in their marriage<\/a> before his death.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m in the stages of grief. Yeah, we were having problems but I loved that man and I still do,\u201d she said in July in an emotional TikTok video. Though she didn\u2019t want to \u201cget into details of what happened,\u201d she knows Willingham is \u201clooking down\u201d on her. \u201cYou know, he\u2019s not in any pain anymore. I know he\u2019s in a better place,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Slaton and Willingham had met while in rehab together. Nearly one year later, the couple exchanged vows at the center where they met. \u201cI\u2019m thankful that so many family members and our family from the rehab were able to come,\u201d she told E! New<\/em>s<\/a> of the wedding, declaring it as the \u201cbest day\u201d of the duo\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n<\/div>