Summary
- Teretha Hollis-Neely, star of My 600-Lb Life, made significant progress in her weight loss journey but faced many challenges along the way.
- Despite multiple setbacks, including regaining weight and becoming bedridden again, Teretha ultimately found success in rehab and is now much slimmer.
- Teretha's main motivation for improving her health was to spend more time with her family, and she is now enjoying life with her husband, son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren.
My 600-lb Life's Teretha Hollis-Neely appeared on the hit reality TV series in season 3, and ahead of My 600-Lb Life season 12, there's curiosity about how she's doing today When she first starred on My 600-Lb Life, she weighed well over 800 pounds and was one of the heaviest women to appear on the series. After not leaving her bed for two years and being fully dependent on her husband, she decided that enough was enough. To get help she relocated to Texas to get help from My 600-Lb Life's Dr. Younan Nowzaradan.
During her first hospital stay with Dr. Now, Teretha lost up to 200 pounds. This helped her to qualify for weight loss surgery. After her procedure, she was able to lose an additional 221 pounds. At that point, she'd lost half of her initial body weight. While she was on the series, Teretha made tremendous progress, but unfortunately, she couldn't keep up with it after she left the show. During her first follow-up, she shared that she had gained more weight and that she had become bedridden again. From then on, her weight loss journey had a lot of ups and downs.
Where Is Teretha From My 600-Lb Life Now?
Teretha's second meet-up with Dr. Now led him to remove swelling (lymphedema) on her leg, enabling her to walk again, as per The Cinemaholic. However, the surgery didn't end up changing her lifestyle much, as Teretha still wasn't able to walk due to the pain in her legs. Because of this, Teretha was sent to rehab, but her stay there didn't make it easier for her to walk. After a month of no results, she checked herself out and returned to her family in Detroit.
Teretha's Post-My 600-Lb Life Journey Was Marked By Ups And Downs
Teretha ultimately decided to give rehab a second chance. When she went back, she got the results that she couldn't get the first time. Teretha's second, more successful stint in rehab led to stalled progress halfway through her weight loss journey. This was caused by irregularities in her diet, exercise routine, and therapy appointments. Eventually, she used a wheelchair. Nevertheless, her condition improved with time, and based on her social media posts, it's clear that she's much slimmer.
While she appeared on My 600-lb Life, Teretha was clear about wanting to improve her life so she could spend more time with her grandchildren. Now, her wish seems to have come true because she enjoys life with her husband, son, daughter-in-law, and grandkids. Although she rarely drops updates about her well-being on her social media pages, the few she has added do please her fans and well-wishers. Teretha has yet to reveal her current weight on her Facebook page, but it's obvious she's come a long way since the show.
Sources: The Cinemaholic, Teretha Hollis-Neely/Facebook