This article discusses sexual abuse and domestic violence.
McCants weighed around 800 pounds when she began her journey and was bedbound because of her weight.
Join us as we take a closer look at McCants' stunning weight loss transformation.
While chatting toRickey Smiley, McCants revealed where everything went wrong for her.
“It started a long time ago.
I was molested by my father as an infant up to six years old.
It started there,” she said.
McCants' boyfriend shot two police officers who tried to come to her rescue while she was held hostage.
After surviving this horrific incident, McCants found herself feeling anxious and scared all the time and became homebound.
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It happened suddenly, she told Rickey Smiley.
That was it for me," she said.
McCants became bedbound and fully dependent on her children after this unhealthy milestone.
“I have no life.
This is eventually what led her to start taking steps to make changes.
“[I am about] making sure she will survive the next 24 hours.
This is [a] very dangerous situation.
She is at the end of her life if we can’t do anything,” he said.
At this point, McCants was treated to prevent future blood clots and put ona strict diet plan.
McCants' daughter, Sierra, eventually told her to “work on your attitude.”
I’m bleeding on a bed and you want me to get up?
He didn’t even look at my cuts and sores and bed sores,” she said.
“I can make healthy choices on my own.
I can do this better,” she said.
She was eventually discharged but still had a long road ahead of her.
Her daughter, Sierra, was starting to become frustrated with her mother.
In this same episode, McCants said that life post-surgery had been challenging.
“But it’s getting better, I’ve gotten stronger.
The next big goal I have is to get up and walk,” she added.
“This is Marla’s last chance,” Nowzaradan explained in the episode.
“If she doesn’t stand up now, she will be in this bed until she dies.”
Needless to say, the pressure was on, but McCants succeeded in standing for a few seconds.
“I didn’t think I could get up,” she said with a big smile.
When Dr. Now asked her if she wanted to try it again, she responded with an enthusiastic yes.
Additionally, vitamin and mineral supplements are a must to prevent deficiencies.
The most challenging change, however, is cutting out foods that are rich in starch and sugar.
These foods can negatively affect digestion and blood sugar and lead to weight gain when consumed in excess.
For Marla McCants, adapting to these new diet changes after years of overeating was a challenge.
When McCants did have an appetite, choosing the right foods was challenging.
“I still have cravings,” she admitted, saying that she especially missed eating fried chicken.
“I was trying to find a way I can eat that.
“I never want to go back to that place,” she said.
“The way I was treated, you never want to go back there.
It’s lonely,” she explained.
There is no cure, but medication to ease symptoms does exist.
She did these talks in collaboration with L.O.S.S.
(Lending Our Shared Stories) Events.
“I want people to know and understand the truth about surgery and their health.
How important it is to maintain good health and exercise,“her bioreads.
McCants appeared on “My 600-lb Life” in 2015, and four years later, she was unrecognizable.
“I love you!
You look awesome you inspire me so much,” one fan commented on one of McCants’postsabout lymphedema.
“I am so proud of you as if you were my own mom!
“Thank you so much for being so brave,” another follower added on a 2020post.
She ended up shedding a total of 560 pounds by 2019.
