The Andersons, who weigh in at over 3000-lbs for the 6 of them, all have debilitating food addictions and include two family members who weigh in at well over 600-lbs. Inspired by the gastric surgery and 150+ pound weight loss of Nikki this year, this hilarious, yet desperate family is ready to cut the fat and change their ways forever.
Genre: Reality-TV
Cast:Charles Procter , Shavonne Owens
Cousins Casey, Amanda, Amy and Ed are morbidly obese. When Amanda decides to have bariatric surgery, it forces the rest of the family to confront their harmful lifestyles and consider doing the same.
Amanda undergoes bariatric surgery in the hopes of losing enough weight to treat her cancer. Casey meets with Dr. Procter and is told he'll die if he doesn't lose weight. Later, the family has a pool party and Casey confronts Ed over his name-calling.
Casey reaches a boiling point with his parents when they blame his morbid obesity on video games. Amanda starts having pains post-surgery that send her to the E.R. Amy makes major lifestyle changes in the hopes of being approved for surgery.
The family comes together to support Amy on her tough road to recovery. As Ed's surgery rapidly approaches his daughters start expressing their concerns. Casey starts questioning surgery more than ever after watching Amy go through post-op.
The family's explosive fight during Ed's surgery leaves Casey questioning whether he should go through with the surgery himself. Amy panics when she learns how difficult the Spartan Race will be. Amanda undergoes testing to see if her cancer has spread.
It's the moment of truth as Casey learns if he has been approved for life-saving surgery. Amanda has huge news regarding her cancer. Amy attempts a hellacious Spartan Race. The King family throws a party to reveal their shocking new looks.
A year after the Anderson family started their weight loss journey, they find that the honeymoon period is over as they begin to struggle. Their 600 lb cousin Shavonne wants to follow in their footsteps, but can they motivate her as they lose motivation?
Shavonne calls out the family for not losing weight. Naomi gets devastating news that might derail her goals for good. Drew attempts to reenter the dating world for the first time in a decade. Chitoka tries to get back on track, but it could be too late.
The Anderson family works through their issues in group therapy. Chitoka & Shavonne face the painful memories that have kept them from losing more weight. With Shavonne's surgery in sight, will she give into temptation and suffer a major setback?
Shavonne undergoes high-risk bariatric surgery. Chitoka struggles to lose enough weight to be approved for skin tightening surgery. Drew works up the courage to go on another date. The family throws a party for Shavonne to reveal her drastic weight loss.