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Putting in the work! Viewers have been cheering on Amy Slaton<\/strong><\/a> since she began her weight loss journey on the first season of 1000-Lb. Sisters<\/em>.<\/p>\n The TLC series, which premiered in January 2020, followed the lives of Amy and her sister, Tammy Slaton<\/strong><\/a>, as they embarked on their respective health journeys<\/a>. Amy, for her part, originally weighed in at 406 pounds but her desire to be a mother inspired her to put in the work and drop some weight<\/a>. (Before the show began airing, the TLC personality tied the knot with her husband<\/a>, Michael Halterman<\/strong>, in March 2019.)<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I first met Amy, over two years ago, she weighed over 400 pounds, and one of her goals in life, not only to get married, was to have a baby, and at that point it was impossible for her,\u201d her surgeon, Dr. Charles Procter, Jr.<\/strong>, recalled during a January 2022 episode.<\/p>\n The reality star\u2019s doctor crafted a diet and exercise plan<\/a> for Amy that she followed so she could become eligible for gastric bypass surgery<\/a>. Following the procedure, Amy slimmed down to 282 pounds, which was shown on the premiere of the second season in January 2021.<\/p>\n In November 2020, Amy achieved her goal and became a mother for the first time<\/a> when she and her husband welcomed their first child<\/a> together, son Gage. While she was pregnant with baby No. 1, Amy weighed 288 pounds, according to Dr. Procter.<\/p>\n \u201cLooking at Gage, I just see his whole future basically, as he\u2019s going off to college,\u201d Amy gushed during a confessional during a season 2 episode that documented her eldest son\u2019s birth. \u201cIt\u2019s emotional. You can\u2019t really talk about [it] because you just love him so much you don\u2019t have words to explain how much you love him.\u201d<\/p>\n In April 2021, the TV personality showed off the progress of her weight loss journey<\/a> with before and after photos. In the first picture, Amy noted she wore a 5XL bathing suit while in the second snap she donned an XL. \u201cA lot has changed,\u201d she captioned the post<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Kentucky native expanded her brood once more when she gave birth to son, Glenn, in July 2022. Amy exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em><\/a> in February 2023 that her family was \u201ccomplete\u201d and she didn\u2019t have plans to add any more little ones to their group. The YouTube personality also revealed how she balances self-care while being the mom of two young boys.<\/p>\n \u201cAs a busy mom, I just take care of them, when they sleep that\u2019s when I get a bath or do other things for myself,\u201d she said to Us<\/em>.<\/p>\n