How has Kenae Dolphus from My 600-Lb Life been doing since her episode aired? TLC reality show My 600-Lb Life is the brainchild of TV producer Jonathan Nowzaradan and has aired ten seasons since its debut in 2012. Each episode chronicles a year in the life of an obese person as they take steps to bring their weight down to a healthy level with the help of Nowzaradan’s famous father Dr. Younan Nowzaradan – a surgeon and weight loss expert who is affectionately known by his patients as “Dr. Now.”
Dr. Now’s methods usually involve putting his patients on a strict diet and exercise program that’s geared towards helping them lose enough weight to be approved for weight-loss surgery like a gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy. Over the course of the reality show, Dr. Now has helped well over 100 overweight people improve their health and well-being and My 600-Lb Life season 9 introduced a patient named Kenae Dolphus, whose episode aired in February 2021.
When My 600-Lb Life started documenting Kenae’s journey, she weighed in at 615 pounds and turned to the series for help after her weight gain meant she had to rely on her nieces and nephews for help with basic tasks and moving around. As is the case with many My 600-lb Life patients, there was a psychological component to Kenae’s weight gain which she revealed spiraled after the death of her mother and dealing with infertility issues. Though she encountered some initial struggles, Kenae managed to lose an impressive 133 pounds over the course of her year-long weight-loss journey.
What Happened To My 600-Lb's Life's Kenae
Unfortunately, medical issues prevented Kenae from being approved for weight-loss surgery during her My 600-Lb Life episode and it seems she didn’t have the easiest time in the immediate aftermath of her appearance either. In a Facebook post made the day after her episode aired on TLC, Kenae revealed that she’d received some hate online and expressed feeling exposed after putting her life on display in the reality TV show. However, she also said many people had offered her words of encouragement and support after watching her episode.
Judging by her other social media posts, it would seem that Kenae has yet to undergo weight-loss surgery. She hasn’t revealed whether she’s managed to shed any more weight since appearing on My 600-Lb Life either, although she has posted pictures and videos of herself exercising so it looks like Kenae is still committed to her weight loss journey.